Sacramento city leaders are considering a $90 million expansion of the convention center.City Council members will discuss the proposed expansion at a meeting Tuesday night at Sacramento City Hall. The proposed first phase of the expansion calls for demolishing the original west part of the facility and nearly doubling the main exhibit hall from 88,000 square feet to 161,000 square feet. It would also get new lobbies on the west and east sides, where another office building currently stands. That move would create separate entrances and could allow the convention center to stack more events. The city is thinking about creating an events plaza between the convention center and the community theater, which would include an outdoor amphitheater. The city hopes the expanded convention center would drive up hotel occupancy, raising demand for new hotels in neighboring areas. There are a few sticking points. The financing hasn’t been completely worked out, so it’s unclear exactly how much it will cost and where all the money will come from. The first $11 million will pay for design and developing the financing. That money could be lost if the project is mothballed later.

Sacramento city leaders are considering a $90 million expansion of the convention center.

City Council members will discuss the proposed expansion at a meeting Tuesday night at Sacramento City Hall.


The proposed first phase of the expansion calls for demolishing the original west part of the facility and nearly doubling the main exhibit hall from 88,000 square feet to 161,000 square feet.

It would also get new lobbies on the west and east sides, where another office building currently stands. That move would create separate entrances and could allow the convention center to stack more events.

The city is thinking about creating an events plaza between the convention center and the community theater, which would include an outdoor amphitheater.

The city hopes the expanded convention center would drive up hotel occupancy, raising demand for new hotels in neighboring areas.

There are a few sticking points. The financing hasn’t been completely worked out, so it’s unclear exactly how much it will cost and where all the money will come from.

The first $11 million will pay for design and developing the financing. That money could be lost if the project is mothballed later.