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AUSTIN CONVENTION CENTER REDEVELOPMENT Austin is the 13th largest city in the country. But the Austin Convention Center is only the 61st largest. 2 Once the redevelopment is complete, we expect the Austin Convention Center to be around the 35th largest in the country. 3 The redeveloped Austin Convention Center will be larger than: Charlotte Fort Worth Baltimore Nashville Kansas City Pittsburgh Once complete, Austin’s new competitive set will include: San Antonio Boston Seattle Philadelphia Denver Project Overview Rentable Square Footage Total Budget $1.66B Annual Economic Impact $750M+ Construction Schedule April 2025-December 2028 EXISTING CONVENTION CENTER 365,000 SF NEW CONVENTION CENTER 620,000 SF + 140,000 SF in the future Funding HOT*, Convention Center Revenues, PFZ* *HOT: Hotel Occupancy Tax, PFZ: Project Financing Zone Our Partners Construction Schedule 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 3rd St. Electrical 3 R Red Line Station Chilled Water Loop AE Demo We are here Excavation Building Construction Closed April 2025 Open March 2029 PROJECT GOALS Austin City Council Resolution NO. 20210610-096 The City Council seeks to work with the prime architecture firm capable of delivering a world class design befitting a city of Austin’s size and prominence. The Convention Center design shall incorporate the most innovative ideas in programming and placemaking and shall aim to create a civic building that draws and serves Austinites as well as visitors. The City council affirms its intention that the convention Center be, like its companion civic building to the west, the Austin Central Library, a landmark of great distinction, a bustling and vital public gathering place, and a point of pride for the community. Uniquely Austin Sustainability ACC will be the world’s First Zero Carbon Certified Convention Center powered by 100% renewable energy and built with low-impact materials. Art in Public Places SCALE $17.7M TOTAL INVESTMENT Austin’s largest single investment in public art to date ARCHITECTURAL INTEGRATION 10 artists selected during schematic design of building for architecturally- integrated art Additional AIPP artwork will follow more traditional procurement timeline PRESENTING Outdoor Event + The Warehouse • Enhance Connections and Movements • Flexible Event & Gathering Places • Abundant Shade & Comfort • Reflect History of the Site and Materials • Extension of Warehouse District Scale E H T A G R THE BAC K YAR D FESTIVA L D A N E M O R P TH EWAREHOUS E E DISPLAY DROP- OFF BACKYARD PROMENAD E WAREHOUS E EXHAL L TRIN ITY NECHES RED RIVER l a z a P t n e v E r o o d t u O e s u o h e r a W e h T + t n e v E r o o d t u O The Hub West and East • Reconcile the Downtown Urban Grid • Break the scale of the block • Reflect the Character of the neighborhood • Respond to the Existing Urban Context • Reinforce Project Features and Alignments • Neches as Interior Organizing Element • Unique Character for Each Street Edge: 2nd, 3rd, Trinity, Red River FLEXHALL RAVINE EXHALL TRINITY NECHES RED RIVER A B R U N N I V A R E P A C S D N A L E t s e W b u H e h T o e s a P e h T The Hall + Porch • Connection to Landscape • Break the scale of the block • Timber Wood Structure • Rainwater collection for Landscape Integration • Ballroom: Landmark Companion to the Library and City Hall • Porch: Pavilion in the Park BOH/ RETAI L BALLROOM PORCH EXHAL L TRINITY NECHES / H O B L I A T E R N A B R U M O O R L L A B H C R O P E P A C S D N A L h c r o P + l l a H e h T CONSTRUCTION UPDATES Excavation 400+ Trucks of Dirt Leaving the Site per Day Demolition Construction Bookings Now & Beyond 2029 Second & Red River Outdoor Event Spaces at Ballroom Get the latest about the project by signing up for our newsletter We’d like to hear from you Please take our survey Thank you!