Facts and Figures |
* This study was well done and is clearly an important piece of research. However, the conclusions don't apply to the Lancaster County Convention Center project. In fact, the study specifically mentions Lancaster as a community that is well suited to the current convention marketplace.
The following facts and figures associated with the Lancaster County Convention Center and the Lancaster Marriott at Penn Square are based on schematic designs completed in November 2004. The list features dimensions of select facilities in the convention center and hotel; not all areas are included. The data is subject to change.
| Convention Center and Hotel Project | |
| Total Area | 412,079 square feet |
| Hotel Facilities Convention Center Facilities Shared Space |
161,417 square feet; 13 floors |
| 183,917 square feet | |
| 66,745 square feet | |
| Approximate Cost | $169.7 million, including hard construction costs (associated with the building), the costs of furniture and fixtures, and soft costs (such as financing) |
| Entrances | The facility will have three entrances: a hotel lobby entrance at Penn Square, a convention center entrance at East Vine Street, and a pedestrian entrance on South Queen Street |
| The Lancaster Marriott at Penn Square | |
| Rooms | 300 |
| Full-service Restaurant | 4,785 square feet |
| Ballroom | A 9,621-square-foot ballroom – which can be divided into six individual meeting rooms – will be highlighted by the majestic two-tiered windows of the former Watt & Shand Building |
| Indoor Recreation Facilities | 7,541 square feet; amenities include an exercise room, indoor pool, and whirlpool spa |
| The Lancaster County Convention Center | |
| Exhibit Hall | 47,842 square feet |
| Lobby/Registration | 14,421 square feet |
| Prefunction Area | 27,551 square feet (for exhibit hall, ballroom, and meeting room areas) |
| Ballrooms | A 9,200-square-foot ballroom will be accessible by elevator from the main exhibit hall floor |
| Boardrooms | Three 764-square-foot boardrooms (total of 2,292 square feet) |
| Meeting Rooms | 7,662 square feet of meeting room space |
| Total Meeting Room Area | 9,954 square feet |
| Shared Space | |
| Watt & Shand Lobby | 6,193 square feet, featuring a grand staircase to the meeting rooms |
| Employee Facilities | 2,919 square feet |
| Administrative Offices | 2,636 square feet |
| Main Kitchen | 5,059 square feet |
| Back-of-House | 88,559 square feet, including mechanical rooms, storage, service hallways, etc., normally not seen by the public, but essential to the successful operation of the project |
| Stevens and Smith Historic Site | |
| Museum and Interpretive/Education Center Facilities | The preserved home and other structures of American patriots the Honorable Thaddeus Stevens and his confidante Lydia Hamilton Smith, with a multi-level 20,000 square foot museum and interpretive/education center. Among its variety of exhibits the underground portion of the site will feature a recently unearthed historic Underground Railroad feature, a converted water cistern utilized in the mid-ninteenth century to hide runaway slaves escaping to freedom. The historic site will be visually integrated into the Vine Street entrance and lobby of the convention center. |
