California & Northwest Industry News: February 2023
The Seattle Convention Center’s $2-billion downtown addition, known as Summit, opened last month. North America’s first high-rise convention center nearly doubles the capacity of the Seattle Convention Center, with Summit and the original Arch Building, located one and half blocks away, now totaling 1.5 million sq ft.
Summit includes 573,770 sq ft of event space and includes 62 meeting rooms; a 58,000-sq-ft column-free and divisible ballroom featuring 3,900 suspended planks of reclaimed wood; 248,450 sq ft of exhibit space; 140,700 sq ft of naturally lit lobby space; and the 14,000-sq-ft outdoor garden terrace.