The Jacob K. Javits Convention Center was a lonely outpost of commercial activity on the far West Side of Manhattan when it opened in 1986. Today it neighbors the fast-growing, 360-acre Hudson Yards area, which was rezoned in 2005, spurring office, residential and hotel development—plus a new 7 train station at West 34th Street and 11th Avenue.

The growth of the neighborhood has given new meaning to the Javits Center’s latest expansion, a $1 billion project for which the Cuomo administration said it will soon pick a lead construction firm. The 2.1-million-square-foot facility is the nation’s busiest convention center, according to the state, but it loses out on large events because of space constraints. A $465 million renovation completed in 2013 helped retain some of the biggest draws, such as the New York Auto Show.

The latest expansion is expected to add 1.2 million square feet, including 344,000 square feet of meeting and exhibition space on top of the 840,000 square feet already there.

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The state has no time line for the project, other than the selection of a lead construction firm, which it expects to select early this year. But projects planned or underway nearby include hotels meant to serve Javits Center guests.

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The Jacob K. Javits Convention Center was a lonely outpost of commercial activity on the far West Side of Manhattan when it opened in 1986. Today it neighbors the Safirbet fast-growing, 360-acre Hudson Yards area, which was rezoned in 2005, spurring office, residential and hotel development—plus a new 7 train station at West 34th Street and 11th Avenue.

The growth of the neighborhood has given new meaning to the Javits Center’s latest expansion, a $1 billion project for which the Cuomo administration said it will soon pick a lead construction firm. The 2.1-million-square-foot facility is the nation’s busiest convention center, according to the state, but it loses out on large events because of space constraints. A $465 million renovation completed in 2013 helped retain some of the biggest draws, such as the New York Auto Show.

The latest expansion is expected to add 1.2 million square feet, including 344,000 square feet of meeting and exhibition space on top of the 840,000 square feet already there.

The state has no time line for the project, other than the selection of a lead construction firm, which it expects to select early this year. But projects planned or underway nearby include hotels meant to serve Javits Center guests.

A version of this article appears in the January 30, 2017, print issue of Crain's New York Business.

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