- Lansing Center
Infobox Convention Center
name = Lansing Center
image_caption = Lansing Center
location = 333 East Michigan Avenue
Lansing, MI 48933
USA
coordinates = coord|42.734109|-84.54797|type:landmark_region:US|format=dms|display=inline,title
built =
opened = 1987
renovated = 2007-2008
expanded = 1995
closed =
demolished =
owner = Lansing Entertainment & Public Facilities Authority (LEPFA)
former_names =
banquets =
theatre =
exhibit = convert|71760|sqft|m2|abbr=on
breakout =
ballroom =
website = http://www.lansingcenter.com/The Lansing Center, officially the Lansing Convention Center, is the primary and largest
convention center in Lansing,Michigan . The center is located along Michigan Avenue, with its western facade fronting the Grand River, which includes a riverfront plaza that hosts outdoor concerts and other events such as the Down By the River Chili Cook-Off held every spring. It is also directly connected to the Lansing Radisson Hotel by an enclosed, climate-controlledskybridge that spans the Grand River. The Lansing Center is currently managed by the Lansing Entertainment & Public Facilities Authority (LEPFA), a quasi-city government agency.The center has a total square footage of 124,118 (11,531 m²), of which 71,760 ft² (6,667 m²) is column-free exhibit space.
Designed by
Hellmuth, Obata & Kassabaum (HOK), the center was opened in 1987, and renovated and expanded in 1995 withHobbs + Black Associates as the renovation architects. The center currently holds 270,000 square feet of space, including a main exhibition hall, meeting rooms, conference centers, banquet facilities, a restaurants and lounge, a full kitchen, and a 500-space underground parking garage.The center underwent its first extensive renovation since the 1995 addition in 2007 and 2008. The renovation included cosmetic upgrades, as well as structural upgrades.
External links
* [http://www.lansingcenter.com/ Lansing Center Official Website]
* [http://www.lepfa.com/ Lansing Entertainment & Public Facilities Authority (LEPFA)]
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