Puerto Rico Convention Center
A Destination Within a Destination
San Juan, Puerto Rico
Conventional Wisdom and Johnson Consulting led a diversified consulting team in creating the development program for a new Puerto Rico convention center district in San Juan that is the focal point of the Governor’s initiative to develop sustainable tourism to diversify the island’s economy. The work included site selection and analysis, market demand, facility program and conceptual layouts. Coordination was required with the Highway Authority, Port Authority, Tren Urbano (mass transit system) and other agencies as part of major government investment in rebuilding the island’s infrastructure.
The 100 acre district is adjacent to the Isleta de San Juan. The first phase of this project consists of the convention center, an 800-room headquarter hotel, an 280,000 square foot World Trade Center, and 250,000 square feet of commercial retail space, office and residential space.
The convention center includes a 150,000 square foot exhibition hall, a 40,000 square foot ballroom, 40,000 square feet of meeting space along with a requisite amount of service and support space. The current master plan allows for up to 450,000 square feet of exhibition space with a proportional amount of meeting, banquet and support space. The firm continues to provide operational support to the Puerto Rico Tourism Company during the construction process.
- Status: Construction
- Open: 2004
- Cost: $180,000,000
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