Cobb Convention Center to Reopen After $190 million Renovation; Phase One Due Jan. 2026

Commissioner Eric Allen, Cobb County commissioner for District 2, hosted an episode of his Inside the District program where two convention center representatives described a $190,000,000 renovation and rebranding of the former Cobb Galleria property to the Cobb Convention Center Atlanta.

"Phase 1 is the renovation of the exhibit hall and ballroom building. And then phase 2, it will be the demolition of the Galleria Special Team Hall and the rebuild of where that building used to stand, and it will be all new meeting space," said Dale Gustafson, director of sales and marketing for the convention center, who gave a timeline and scope for the project. Gustafson said Phase 1 will be complete in January 2026 and Phase 2 in 2027.

The renovation is occurring in two phases. The first phase focuses on a full closure and renovation of the ballroom and exhibit…