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$1.5B Javits Center Expansion Moves to 2021 Completion
The $1.5-billion expansion of the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center will be substantially complete by March 2021, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said recently. Spearheaded by Empire State Development, the project to add 1.2 million square feet of event-related space on Manhattan’s Far West Side is moving toward on-time, on-budget completion with the steel-and-concrete superstructure finished and installation of the final phase of non-structural steel underway.
“New Yorkers expect action, and the expansion of the Javits Center through the design-build process is delivering results in a safe, streamlined fashion that will generate a new wave of economic activity for the Empire State,” Cuomo said. He predicted the center “will become one of the most sought-after event venues anywhere in the world.”
The first post-expansion event scheduled will be the joint International Contemporary Furniture Fair and LightFair in May 2021. The combined design-industry events are expected to attract more than 40,000 design professionals.
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