This article is about the active convention center in New York City. For its predecessor, see New York Coliseum. For the Stony Brook University building, see Jacob K. Javits Lecture Center.
New York City Convention Center Operating Corporation
Built
June 18, 1979 (1979-06-18) – April 2, 1986 (1986-04-02)
Opened
April 3, 1986; 38 years ago (April 3, 1986)
Renovated
2006-13
Expanded
2013
Former names
New York Convention and Exhibition Center
Enclosed space
• Total space
3,300,000 sq ft (310,000 m2)
• Exhibit hall floor
850,000 sq ft (79,000 m2)
• Breakout/meeting
603,204 sq ft (56,039.5 m2)
Parking
Pay parking nearby
Public transit access
New York City Subway: at 34th Street-Hudson Yards New York City Bus: M12, M34 SBS
Website
www.javitscenter.com
The Jacob K. Javits Convention Center, commonly known as the Javits Center, is a large convention center on Eleventh Avenue between 34th Street and 38th Street in Hell's Kitchen, Manhattan, New York City. It was designed by architect James Ingo Freed of Pei Cobb Freed & Partners. The space frame structure was constructed from 1979 to 1986 and was named to honor Jacob Javits, the United States Senator for New York.[1][2] When the Javits Center opened, it replaced the New York Coliseum at Columbus Circle as the city's major convention facility; the Coliseum was subsequently demolished and replaced by Time Warner Center.
The Javits Center is operated and maintained by the New York Convention Center Operating Corporation, a New York State public-benefit corporation. As of 2021[update], the Javits Center has a total interior area of 3.3 million square feet (310,000 m2).[3] It is billed as one of the busiest convention centers in the United States.[4] It has undergone expansions throughout its history, with the most recent expansion being completed in 2021 and adding 1.2 million square feet to the building.[5] Plans have also been made for the Javits Center to have panels providing solar power.[5]
^Purnick, Joyce (June 18, 1980). "Carey, Koch Join Forces To Celebrate New Center". The New York Times. Archived from the original on February 22, 2020. Retrieved January 6, 2012.
^Gottlieb, Martin (April 4, 1986). "Javits Center Bustles on Opening Day". The New York Times. Archived from the original on June 13, 2018. Retrieved January 6, 2012.
^Clukey, Keshia (May 11, 2021). "Cuomo Says $1.5 Billion Javits Center Expansion Is Complete". Bloomberg.com. Archived from the original on May 12, 2021. Retrieved May 12, 2021.
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at 34th Street-Hudson Yards