Tucson Development Thread

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After the main entrance is moved to the east side, the hotel should begin construction in March, the TCC expansion in May, and the adjoining parking garage in June--with all projects completed by June, 2012:



Convention center revamp to start next month
Inside Tucson Business
August 07, 2009

Work continues to move forward on renovations of the Tucson Convention Center and a new 26-story convention hotel. The project’s developer told the City Council Aug. 5, work a new east entrance to the convention center is due to start in September and be finished in January before the start of the next Tucson Gem and Mineral Show in February.

Plans for the other portions of the project should be finalized next month, preceding a cost and financing plan. Preliminary estimates put the construction cost at $240 million. City leaders say the project is a necessary component in the Rio Nuevo downtown revitalization plan because it will allow the city to compete for conventions in order to bring in the tourist dollars. The entire project is scheduled to be completed by 2012.