Fort Worth unveiled plans for a $606 million four-story addition that will replace the convention center’s dated arena, which will be demolished in early 2027.

According to the Fort Worth Report, it will add 359,174 square feet of rentable space. The addition will add a 74,000-square-foot exhibit hall, 37,000 square feet of meeting rooms, and three loading docks to the 13 the center now has.

The expansion project will mark the convention center’s first significant renovation since 2003. The city has cited studies that indicated Fort Worth could nearly double its meeting business with an expanded and modernized convention center.

Much of the project’s construction costs will be paid for by debt the city plans to sell in September. Naming rights may be up for sale. 

Construction completion is projected in late 2029.