{"id":1004131919,"date":"2015-11-18T08:07:58","date_gmt":"2015-11-18T16:07:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/?p=1004131919"},"modified":"2020-05-14T02:36:18","modified_gmt":"2020-05-14T10:36:18","slug":"mccormick-place-event-center-breaks-ground-in-chicago","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/mccormick-place-event-center-breaks-ground-in-chicago\/","title":{"rendered":"McCormick Place Event Center Breaks Ground in Chicago"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Ioana Neamt, Associate Editor<\/em><\/p>\n

\"Rendering<\/a>

Rendering of the McCormick Place Event Center & Hotel<\/p><\/div>\n

Mayor Rahm Emanuel, together with Metropolitan Pier and Exposition Authority<\/a> (MPEA) and DePaul University<\/a> officials celebrated the formal groundbreaking of the 10,000-seat McCormick Place Event Center in Chicago\u2019s Near-South Side.<\/p>\n

The result of a public-private partnership between the MPEA and DePaul University, the $164 million event center\u2014also known as DePaul Arena\u2014was first announced in 2013 and is expected to take about 22 months to complete. The center will have the capacity to host a variety of events, from concerts and graduation ceremonies to conventions and trade shows. DePaul Arena will also serve as the home court for the university\u2019s women\u2019s and men\u2019s basketball teams.<\/p>\n

The new event center is an integral part of the $841 million McCormick Place Entertainment District, which will also include the existing 1,258-key Hyatt McCormick Place and a new Marriott Marquis hotel currently under construction. Chicago\u2019s Entertainment District is an initiative meant to revitalize the area around the 55-year-old McCormick Place Convention Center, the largest in North America.<\/p>\n

In December 2014, MPEA awarded the contract for the development of the hotel and event center to Prairie District 3 Partners, as previously reported by Commercial Property Executive<\/a>. The design\/build team for the project includes Clark Construction Group Chicago<\/a>, Bulley & Andrews LLC<\/a>, Goettsch Partners<\/a>, Moody Nolan<\/a>, Old Veteran Construction<\/a>, and McKissack & McKissack Midwest<\/a>. Pelli Clarke Pelli<\/a> handles the project\u2019s design and architecture.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe McCormick Place Event Center is an entertainment and cultural anchor for development connecting the South Loop commercial corridor to the expanding Bronzeville neighborhood,\u201d said Third Ward Alderman Pat Dowell. \u201cNot only will this development ensure that Chicago remains a prime destination for tourism and convention business, but it continues the positive growth the Third Ward\u2019s Near-South Side communities have experienced since the end of the national recession.\u201d<\/p>\n

Renderings via Mayor Rahm Emanuel\u2019s Press Office<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Windy City officials celebrated the groundbreaking of the $164 million center, which will make up an integral part of the in-progress $841 million McCormick Place Entertainment District.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":192,"featured_media":1004131921,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1491,21782,21808,13,21752,21742],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1004131919","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-chicago","category-development","category-featured","category-midwest","category-mixed-use","category-latest"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nMcCormick Place Event Center Breaks Ground in Chicago - Commercial Property Executive<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/mccormick-place-event-center-breaks-ground-in-chicago\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"McCormick Place Event Center Breaks Ground in Chicago\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Windy City officials celebrated the groundbreaking of the $164 million center, which will make up an integral part of the in-progress $841 million McCormick Place Entertainment District.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/mccormick-place-event-center-breaks-ground-in-chicago\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Commercial Property Executive\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/CPExecutive\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2015-11-18T16:07:58+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2020-05-14T10:36:18+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2015\/11\/WWrgDrl2z2I0NPqN6yUuop3MheBPKtgKuVAEtRWwxnM.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"2000\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"1555\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Ioana Neamt\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@cpexecutive\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@cpexecutive\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/mccormick-place-event-center-breaks-ground-in-chicago\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/mccormick-place-event-center-breaks-ground-in-chicago\/\",\"name\":\"McCormick Place Event Center Breaks Ground in Chicago - 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