{"id":631686,"date":"2026-05-08T22:11:17","date_gmt":"2026-05-08T22:11:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/631686\/"},"modified":"2026-05-08T22:11:17","modified_gmt":"2026-05-08T22:11:17","slug":"a-historic-2-6-billion-expansion-plan-is-modernizing-the-l-a-convention-center-and-it-includes-a-rooftop-terrace-with-panoramic-hollywood-hills-views","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/631686\/","title":{"rendered":"A historic $2.6 billion expansion plan is modernizing the L.A. Convention Center \u2014 and it includes a rooftop terrace with panoramic Hollywood Hills views"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\n\t\t\tMay 8, 2026<\/p>\n

As Los Angeles prepares to welcome the world for the 2028 Olympics<\/a>, the city is simultaneously redefining its hospitality infrastructure. At the forefront of this evolution is the Los Angeles Convention Center (LACC)<\/a>, a venue currently undergoing a $2.6 billion <\/a>monumental architectural upgrade<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Historically, the facility has grappled with an infrastructural challenge: Pico Boulevard <\/a>bisects the space, physically isolating the South Hall from the West Hall and forcing attendees to navigate between disconnected lobbies. The new modernization plan<\/a> resolves this decades-old division, fusing the property into a single, cohesive campus equipped to host the future of global events.<\/p>\n

About the expansion of the LACC<\/p>\n

\"LACourtesy of Los Angeles Convention Center<\/p>\n

The renovation delivers a significant boost to the venue\u2019s overall capacity, expanding the footprint across all primary event categories. Here is exactly how the new floor plan breaks down:<\/p>\n

Total Exhibit Space: Upgraded to 912,575 sq. ft. (a 193,000 sq. ft. addition).<\/p>\n

Contiguous Exhibit Space: Increased to 750,575 sq. ft. on Level 1.<\/p>\n

Multi-Purpose Space: Expanded to 146,000 sq. ft. (a 98,000 sq. ft. addition).<\/p>\n

Meeting Rooms: Boosted to 140,500 sq. ft. (a 38,500 sq. ft. addition).<\/p>\n

Architectural highlights and key upgrades<\/p>\n

\"\"Courtesy of Los Angeles Convention Center<\/p>\n

The triumph of the new layout is what they call the \u201ckeystone\u201d \u2014 193,000 square feet of brand-new exhibition space suspended directly over the traffic of Pico Boulevard. This structural bridge finally unites the South and West Halls. <\/p>\n

With the campus fully integrated, the facility required a singular, iconic entrance. The solution is the Skynode, a sculpted entry atrium defined by its abundance of natural light. Lastly, the Multi-Purpose Space will be a flexible 98,000 sq. ft. hall accommodating up to 9,700 guests for lectures or 6,500 for banquets. It features an advanced operable wall system and a glass-wrapped prefunction corridor with skyline views. This space connects with a rooftop terrace with panoramic views of downtown LA and the Hollywood Hills.<\/p>\n

\"\"Courtesy of Los Angeles Convention Center<\/p>\n

Construction timeline <\/p>\n

Zero Event Disruptions: The LACC will remain fully operational during construction. Work is strategically concentrated behind the facility to minimize impact.<\/p>\n

Spring 2028: Major construction finishes.<\/p>\n

June \u2013 October 2028: Total construction pause so the LACC can host the 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games.<\/p>\n

Spring 2029: Final project completion.<\/p>\n

\u25b6\ufe0f If you are curious about the progress of the expansion, the LACC has a \u201cconstruction cam<\/a>\u201d in which you can check out how the construction is going!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Courtesy of Los Angeles Convention Center \u00a0\u2013\u00a0 Staff Writer Intern \u00a0\u00b7\u00a0 May 8, 2026 As Los Angeles prepares…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":631687,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[56],"tags":[228,226,227,229,88],"class_list":["post-631686","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-arts-and-design","tag-arts","tag-arts-and-design","tag-artsanddesign","tag-design","tag-entertainment"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/631686","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=631686"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/631686\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/631687"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=631686"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=631686"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=631686"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}