{"id":32367,"date":"2025-03-03T21:45:30","date_gmt":"2025-03-03T21:45:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.duck9.com\/blog\/?p=32367"},"modified":"2025-03-03T17:46:01","modified_gmt":"2025-03-03T21:46:01","slug":"convention-center-in-austin-closed-until-2029-march-31-2025-to-2029","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.duck9.com\/blog\/convention-center-in-austin-closed-until-2029-march-31-2025-to-2029\/","title":{"rendered":"Convention Center in Austin Closed Until 2029. March 31, 2025 to 2029"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"postie-post\">\n<div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/bthompson_ci\/status\/1894410538349736148?s=43&amp;t=EqVgOYfixWRKwcBgvsfTmA\"><\/p>\n<table cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" border=\"0\" style=\"border:1px solid #ccd6dd; border-radius: 12px;\" width=\"500\" bgcolor=\"#ffffff\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"3\" style=\"font-size: 0px; line-height: 0px;\" height=\"12\">&nbsp;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"18\" style=\"font-size: 0px; line-height: 0px; min-width: 18px;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Austin Convention Center is scheduled to close for renovations on April 1, 2025, following the conclusion of the South by Southwest (SXSW) festival in March 2025. This closure marks the beginning of a $1.6 billion redevelopment project, which includes demolition and construction, with the new, expanded facility expected to reopen in late 2028 or early 2029. The exact reopening date may vary slightly depending on construction progress, but the plan is to have it ready before SXSW 2029.<\/td>\n<td>\n<table cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" border=\"0\" width=\"464\" align=\"left\">\n<tbody>\n<tr valign=\"top\">\n<td width=\"48\" valign=\"top\"><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/bthompson_ci?s=43\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pbs.twimg.com\/profile_images\/1858533791708364800\/KJNMjfYV_normal.jpg\" style=\"border-radius: 50%; padding: 0px;\" height=\"48\" width=\"48\" data-unique-identifier=\"\"><\/a><\/td>\n<td width=\"8\" style=\"font-size: 0px; line-height: 0px; min-width:8px;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ea.twimg.com\/email\/self_serve\/media\/spacer.png\" width=\"8\" data-unique-identifier=\"\"><\/td>\n<td valign=\"middle\" width=\"388\" style=\"min-width: 388px;\">\n<table cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" border=\"0\" align=\"left\" width=\"388\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" width=\"388\"><b><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/bthompson_ci?s=43\" style=\"font-family: Helvetica, Arial, san-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; color: #292c2f; text-decoration: none;\">Ben Thompson<\/a><\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\"><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/bthompson_ci?s=43\" style=\"font-family: Helvetica, Arial, san-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; text-decoration: none; color: #7e8c98;\">\u2066\u202a@BThompson_CI\u202c\u2069<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"20\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ea.twimg.com\/email\/self_serve\/media\/logo_twitter-1497383721365.png\" height=\"20\" width=\"24\" data-unique-identifier=\"\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td height=\"9\" colspan=\"4\" style=\"font-size: 0px; line-height:0px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ea.twimg.com\/self_serve\/media\/spacer_464x1-1582829598167.png\" width=\"464\" height=\"1\" data-unique-identifier=\"\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"4\" style=\"font-family: Helvetica, Arial, san-serif;color: #292c2f; font-size: 18px; line-height: 24px; text-decoration: none;\">Here&#8217;s the first look at the $1.6B Austin Convention Center redevelopment.<\/p>\n<p>The project kicks off this spring with the facility&#8217;s closure. The new complex reopens winter 28\/29.<\/p>\n<p>Rentable space to jump from 365K to 620K square feet (indoor+outdoor), plus room for future expansion <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/bEdToecXl7\"><span>pic.x.com\/bEdToecXl7<\/span><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td height=\"3\" colspan=\"4\" style=\"font-size: 0px; line-height:0px;\">&nbsp;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"4\"><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/bthompson_ci\/status\/1894410538349736148?s=43&amp;t=EqVgOYfixWRKwcBgvsfTmA\" style=\"font-family: Helvetica, Arial, san-serif;color: #667785; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; text-decoration:none;\">2\/25\/25, 9:34\u202fAM<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"18\" style=\"font-size: 0px; line-height: 0px; min-width: 18px;\">&nbsp;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"3\" style=\"font-size: 0px; line-height: 0px;\" height=\"12\">&nbsp;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><\/a><\/div>\n<p>The Austin Convention Center is scheduled to close for renovations on April 1, 2025, following the conclusion of the South by Southwest (SXSW) festival in March 2025. This closure marks the beginning of a $1.6 billion redevelopment project, which includes demolition and construction, with the new, expanded facility expected to reopen in late 2028 or early 2029. The exact reopening date may vary slightly depending on construction progress, but the plan is to have it ready before SXSW 2029.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"image0.jpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.duck9.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/image0-3.jpeg\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"image1.jpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.duck9.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/image1.jpeg\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"image2.jpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.duck9.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/image2-2.jpeg\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"image3.jpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.duck9.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/image3-1.jpeg\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"image4.jpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.duck9.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/image4-2.jpeg\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"image5.jpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.duck9.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/image5-2.jpeg\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"image6.jpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.duck9.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/image6-1.jpeg\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"image7.jpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.duck9.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/image7-1.jpeg\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"image8.jpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.duck9.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/image8-1.jpeg\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"image9.jpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.duck9.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/image9.jpeg\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"image10.jpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.duck9.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/image10-1.jpeg\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"image11.jpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.duck9.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/image11.jpeg\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"image12.jpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.duck9.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/image12.jpeg\"><br id=\"lineBreakAtBeginningOfSignature\"><\/p>\n<div dir=\"ltr\"><span style=\"background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);\">WordPress\u2019d from my personal iPhone, 650-283-8008,&nbsp;<\/span>that Steve Jobs texted me on<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ejeIz4EhoJ0<\/span><\/p>\n<div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\"><span style=\"background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);\"><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Austin Convention Center is scheduled to close for renovations on April 1, 2025, following the conclusion of the South by Southwest (SXSW) festival in March 2025. This closure marks the beginning of a $1.6 billion redevelopment project, which includes demolition and construction, with the new, expanded facility expected to reopen in late 2028 [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":32368,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-32367","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"post_mailing_queue_ids":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.duck9.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32367","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.duck9.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.duck9.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.duck9.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.duck9.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=32367"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.duck9.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32367\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.duck9.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/32368"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.duck9.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=32367"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.duck9.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=32367"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.duck9.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=32367"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}