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Consultants tell College Station there's market for convention center; council requests full Phase 2 report
Summary
Consultants presented Phase 2 of a feasibility study recommending a convention and event complex with a 35,000 sq ft exhibit hall, up to 65,000 sq ft of sellable function space and a 400-room headquarter hotel; estimated convention-center construction cost was shown at about $212 million and the total project package could reach hundreds of millions in capital. Council asked staff to deliver the full Phase 2 report before further decisions.
Consultants said College Station has a demonstrable market for a large convention and event complex and urged the council to pursue additional planning and partnerships.
Matt of Hunden Partners told the council in a Phase 2 presentation that the study team modeled a 35,000-square-foot exhibit hall combined with ballrooms and meeting rooms to create roughly 65,000 sellable square feet of flexible event space. He said the full facility program totals about 212,000 square feet and would be supported by a roughly 400-room headquarter hotel. "We feel there's strong opportunity for College Station with…
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