Ground Breaks on $146M Hampton Roads Convention Center & Hotel

HAMPTON, VA-After two-and-a-half years of planning, developers have finally broken ground on the $106 million Hampton Roads Convention Center, as well as the corresponding $40 million Embassy Suites Hotel. The city is behind the development of the 345,000-sf convention center, which is part of a grander Hampton economic development plan called the Crossroads Project, and Springfield, MO-based John Q. Hammons Hotels Inc. is the developer behind the 300-suite hotel.

Located on 90 acres near the Hampton Coliseum at the spot where I-64 and I664 meet, both the convention center and the hotel will sit just a stone’s throw away from the new entertainment and retail development Power Plant of Hampton Roads. Upon completion, the 345,000-sf convention center will feature 245,000 sf of retail and restaurant space and about 100,000 sf of exhibit space, which will include 13,000 sf of conference center space and a 28,000-sf ballroom. Newport News, VA-headquartered WM Jordan Co. is the contractor for the Hellmuth, Obata & Kassabaum-designed structure.