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City leaders mark Moscone expansion Phase 2 completion, touting jobs and economic gains
Summary
City officials and partners celebrated the completion of Phase 2 of the Moscone expansion, calling it a roughly $550 million project that will add significant convention capacity, create thousands of temporary jobs and generate long‑term tourism revenue.
City and project officials used a later portion of the meeting record to celebrate completion of Phase 2 of the Moscone Center expansion. Speakers from the Department of Public Works, the mayor's office, the board of supervisors and the convention and hospitality sector lauded the project for meeting tight deadlines while keeping the existing center open.
Director Nuru, Mayor Ed Lee (remarks referenced in the record), Supervisor London Breed and Supervisor Jen Kim cited the expansion's economic benefits. Officials described the project in the remarks as a roughly $550,000,000 effort to add roughly a half‑million square feet of space and said the construction supported an average of about 400 onsite workers per day and a total of approximately 3,400 temporary jobs and nearly 1,000 permanent jobs tied to the project.
Speakers emphasized the project's neighborhood considerations (play area and walkability improvements), commitments to low‑emissions operation and the role of partners including SOM (Skidmore, Owings & Merrill), Webcor and San Francisco Travel. The board chair of the San Francisco Tourism Improvement District and hotel partners highlighted anticipated conventions and the project's role in keeping San Francisco competitive as a convention destination.
Why it matters: The phase completion is presented as a major local economic and infrastructure milestone that city leaders say will support tourism, hotels, restaurants and neighborhood amenities. The record includes multiple ceremonial remarks and acknowledgment of the project team, contractors and city staff who managed permitting and construction while the center remained operational.
The event drew remarks by city administrators and private‑sector partners and concluded with a ceremonial ribbon cutting in the transcript.
