At 1.8 million gross sq ft, the George R. Brown Convention Center ranks among the 10 largest convention centers in the nation.
Convention-goers in Houston will appreciate the excitement and convenience afforded by the George R. Brown's downtown location. The Brown is flanked by the brand-new Toyota Center arena to the south and Minute Maid Park, home of the Houston Astros, to the north.
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The GRBCC offers:
An arena with telescopic seating for 6,000, suitable for large scale presentations, concerts, corporate meetings, and sporting events
7 exhibit halls; 862,000 square feet of exhibit hall space
Contiguous space on Level 1 is 639,000 square feet
Contiguous space on Level 3 is 223,000 square feet
99,000 square feet of registration area on Level 2
George Bush Grand Ballroom offering 31,500 square feet of tasteful, functional event space - newly upgraded; sub-divides into three sections
A 3600-seat tiered theater hall; the general assembly theater
Nearly 185,000 square feet of a variety of meeting room space
4 exterior balconies suitable for festive outdoor receptions, each nearly 3,000 square feet
Houston’s official convention hotel, the 1,200 guest room Hilton Americas-Houston Hotel is connected to the Brown on two levels by a pedestrian skybridge. And within one mile, visitors will find 15 hotels and more than 5,000 hotel rooms, bringing the total number of hotel rooms in the Greater Houston area to more than 55,000. Also nearby is the city's flourishing Theater District.
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