George R. Brown Convention Center Expansion Phase I

under construction

Phase I of renovations initiated in 2025 by Houston First will add a new 700,000-square-foot facility to the south of the existing 1.8 million-square-foot building. The expansion includes two new exhibit halls, an atrium hall, a large meeting space that can open to the outdoors, and a new 60,000-square-foot ballroom, which will be the largest in Texas when it opens. Construction has moved from utility and underground work to erecting the building's superstructure. The project is funded by $1.38 billion in bonds approved by the City Council, to be repaid by hotel tax revenue.