Bayfront Convention Center
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| Bayfront Convention Center | |
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| Location | 1 Sassafras Pier Erie, PA 16507 |
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| Owner | Erie County Convention Center Authority |
| Opened | August 3, 2007 |
| Banquet/ballroom | 2,000 |
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Theatre seating
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4,000 |
| Enclosed space | |
| • Exhibit hall floor | 28,800 sq ft (2,680 m2) |
| • Breakout/meeting | 14,025 sq ft (1,303 m2) |
| • Ballroom | 13,500 sq ft (1,250 m2) |
The Bayfront Convention Center is a convention center complex located in Erie, Pennsylvania. The center, which has views of Presque Isle Bay from three sides, includes a 28,800-square-foot (2,680 m2) Great Hall with a seating capacity of 4,500, and a 13,500-square-foot (1,250 m2) Grand Ballroom.[1] The attached hotel is a Sheraton.
The center held an open house beginning on August 3, 2007. Local promotion continued with public tours during the annual Celebrate Erie festival 17–19 August 2007.[2] The attached hotel opened on April 10, 2008.[3]
Construction manager, Barton Malow completed the construction of this project[4] which won the 2008 Build America Award from the Associated General Contractors of America.[5]
General Managers
- Kevin R. Molloy, June 3, 2002 – May 11, 2008
- Jeff Esposito, May 12, 2008 – present
References
- ↑ Convention Center Room Data
- ↑ Bayfront Convention Center news release 6 August 2007
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- ↑ [1] AGC
- ↑ [2] PCMA
