Cobo Center Facts
Totalbuildingfootprint:2.4millionsquarefeet
OperatingEntity:DetroitRegionalConventionFacilityAuthority
Buildingmanagement:SMG,theworldleaderinvenuemanagement,marketinganddevelopment,
responsibleforoperationsatmorethan230facilitiesacrosstheglobe
Food&Beverage:providedbyCenterplate,CoboCenter’shospitalitypartner,whoservesmorethan300
eventvenuesinNorthAmericaandtheUK.
FlexSpace:200,000feetofflexspace,including50,000newoutdoorterraces
MainConcourse:1,100feetlong,100,000squarefeet
RecentAwards:EminentConceptorAward,TripAdvisorCertificateofExcellence,KeepMichiganBeautiful
President’sPlaque,DetroitFreePressGreenLeadersAward,Facilities&DestinationsMagazinePrimeSite
Award,dBusinessTopMeetingFacilities
GreenEventSupport:GreenMeetingsIndustryCouncilAPEX/ASTMcertified
• FoodCourtcomposting
• Aggressiverecycling
• Post-eventsustainabilityreportsavailable
Ballroomspace:51,527squarefeet
40,000GrandRiverviewBallroom
5,368PortsideBallroom
6,139AmbassadorBallroom
GrandRiverviewBallroomopenedSeptember2013
AmbassadorandPortside“juniorballrooms”openedNovember2014
Exhibithallspace:723,000squarefeet;623,000contiguous
WayneHall–100,000squarefeet
OaklandHall–148,000squarefeet
MacombHall–142,000squarefeet
DetroitHall–209,000squarefeet
MichiganHall–100,000squarefeet(capableof28,000-,40,000-and32,000-square-footsections)
Ceilingheight: 30feetinWayne,Oakland,MacombandDetroithalls
18feetinMichiganHall
Meetingspace:100rooms,200,000squarefeet
• Videomessageboardsandbuilt-inhi-techfeatures
• Movableconversation-podfurnitureavailableinflexspacesnearmeetingsforbreak-out
Atrium:3-storyglassatrium,30,000squarefeet
• Flooring:30,000squarefeetofporcelaintilefromItaly
• Marble:315tonsof“Sunset”marblefromPortugalcoverthecolumns
• Dimensions:250feetlong,80feettalland65feetwide.
• Capacity:600peopleseatedformeals,1,000peopleseatedtheater-style,and1,200people
standing.
GrandRiverviewBallroom:
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40,000squarefeet,dividablewitharetractablewall
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Receptioncapacity4,500people
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Seatingfor3,500peopletheater-styleor2,250peopleforbanquets
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40-footceilingheightwithbuilt-inriggingpoints,eachcapableofholding1,500to2,500pounds
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21,000squarefeetofmeetingspaceonfloorbelowballroomthatcanbedividedintoupto11
meetingandbreakoutrooms
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Glass-enclosedpre-functionspace
Technology:
• Freehi-speedWi-Fithroughoutthebuilding
• Fiberconnectivitythroughoutthebuilding
• Broadcaststudiowithvideomixing,soundstage,greenroomandsatelliteuplink
• Eachmeetingroomhasbuiltinwiredinternetconnections
• Conversation-podfurnitureinflexspaceswithelectricoutlets
• Giantexteriordigitalsignageforeventpromotion
• Largeformatdigitalsignageavailableforuseinconcoursebusinesscenter,Cork&GrindandCity
ViewLounge
• 100exhibithallandmeetingroomvideoscreenmessageboards
Exteriordigitalsignage(alldigitalLED):
• MainmarqueeoneastfaçadefacingJeffersonAvenue:160feetby30feet(4,800squarefeet)
Ø Consistsof384cabinets,each5feetby2½feet
Ø Has3,806,400diodes
• Twosecondaryvisualdisplaysonnorthcorner:
Ø OnefacesCongressStreetandtheotherWashingtonBoulevard
Ø Eachpanelhasaviewableareaof1,382squarefeet
Ø Eachisirregularshaped–24feet-2½inchesatthetallestpointonthecorner,and65feet-1
inchattheirwidestpointonthebottom.
Food&Beverage:
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8,000-square-footkitchenwithprivatetastingroom
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Foodcourtcalled“DetroitMadeKitchen”adjacenttoballroomand250-seatCyberCafé.Detroit
MadeKitchenhasfourfoodoutletsfeaturinglocalfoodsandhealthy,naturalingredients(opened
January2014)
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OtherfoodoutletsopentothepublicformajoreventsincludeGoNatural(freshlymadefoodusing
naturalingredients),andthenewCork&Grind(awineandcoffeebarwiththelookandfeelofa
five-starhotel,featuringfinewineandproductsfromtheGreatLakesCoffeeCo.)
Parking:
• Totalspaces:2,200
• Rooftop:1,250spaces
• CongressStreetGarage:400spaces
• WashingtonBoulevard:550spaces
Capitalimprovementprogram:
• Budget:$279million
• Phase1,$3.25million–COMPLETEDJanuary2010
• Phase2,$46.94million–COMPLETEDJanuary2012
• Phase3,$228.8million–COMPLETEDJuly2015
• Structuralsteel:2,600tonsfortheoverallproject