#4. Vancouver Conference Center | |
Cost: $47.39 million (construction)
Downtown Vancouver at Sixth and Columbia, next to Esther Short Park Start of construction: Dec. 18, 2003 Expected completion date: Summer 2005 Owner: Downtown Redevelopment Authority of the city of Vancouver Type of contract: Design-build |
Description The Vancouver Conference Center project will include a new 226-room hotel and convention center with 30,000 square feet of conference and exhibition space and an underground parking area. It will also have a grand ballroom that seats 933 people for banquets and 1,167 for receptions. A junior ballroom will hold 469 people for banquets. The urban-style design, by Portland’s Fletcher Farr Ayotte, features glass canopies, a two-story lobby, a grand staircase, and large windows in the lobby, lounge and restaurant that overlook the park.
The four-star hotel will be operated by Hilton Hotels. It will be located adjacent to the conference center.
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