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FLOOR PLANS
BALTIMORE
DEPARTMENTS
PHOTO GALLERY
CONTACT US
Location
One West Pratt
Street
Baltimore, Maryland 21201
Contact
Phone:
(410) 649-7000
Fax: (410)
649-7008
info@bccenter.org
Owner
City of
Baltimore
| Original Facility | Expansion/Renovation |
|
Date of Opening: August, 1979 |
Date of Opening: September,
1996 |
| Cost: $51.4 million | Cost: $151 million |
| Financing: + $35 million, State General Obligation & Revenue Bonds + $15 million, City of Baltimore |
Financing: + $101 million , State of Maryland - General Obligation & Revenue Bonds + $50 million , City of Baltimore- Revenue Bonds |
| Architects: NBBJ Seattle, Washington (Cochran, Stephenson & Donkervoet Baltimore, Maryland |
Architects:
+ Loschky, Marquardt & Nesholm Seattle, Washington + Cochran, Stephenson & Donkervoet Baltimore Maryland |
| Construction
Manager: Whiting Turner Contracting Company Towson, Maryland |
Construction Manager: Gilbane Building Company Laurel, Maryland |
| Features: Total Square Footage: 425,000 Square Feet Exhibit Halls: 115,000 Square Feet Meeting Rooms: 40,000 Square Feet |
Features: Total Square Footage: 1,225,000 Square Feet Exhibit Halls: 300,000 Square Feet Meeting Rooms: 85,000 Square Feet Ballroom: 36,000 SquareFeet |
Description
The Baltimore Convention Center is the premier location in the Mid-Atlantic
for organizations to host conventions, meetings, banquets and other activities;
large or small. The Center is conveniently located off of Interstates
83 and 95, between Baltimore's Inner Harbor and Oriole Park at Camden
Yards. It is surrounded by several major hotels and tourist attractions,
all within walking distance. The Center is connected by skywalk to several
major hotels and shopping facilities. Located only eight miles from Baltimore-Washington
International Airport, it is conveniently accessible by car and Baltimore's
Light Rail system.
Features
The Center is equipped with a state-of-the-art telecommunications network
operated by M.C. Dean, Inc. The system boasts a high speed hybrid physical
plant comprised of multimode and single mode fiber optic backbone. High
speed category five cabling is connected to all floor boxes and outlets
and in the meeting rooms.
Compressed air, water, drainage, & electricity are available on the exhibit floor at 30' centers.
The facility's HVAC system is supplied chilled water by an energy efficient ice storage system.
The exhibit halls are equipped with 32 covered loading docks and has easy direct drive access to the exhibit hall.
43 of the Center's meeting rooms are equipped with a state-of-the-art in-house sound system. These rooms are tied to a centrally located recording feed.
The Ballroom is equipped with a state-of-the-art audio system which includes two Peavy Media Matrix computer that control the entire system.
The Center's food & beverage services are offered by ARAMARK Corporation. ARAMARK provides fine culinary food service to many convention centers across the country and food service management in several countries including Canada, Germany & Japan.
Phone 410.649.7000 | Fax 410.649.7008 | E-mail info@bccenter.org