Jacob K. Javits Convention Center

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The Jacob K. Javits Convention Center is a major glass-and-steel convention and exhibition complex on Manhattan’s West Side that serves as New York City’s primary venue for large trade shows and events.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf building
convention center
exhibition center
tourist attraction
architect James Ingo Freed
architecturalFirm Pei Cobb Freed & Partners
architecturalStyle Modern
borough Manhattan
boundedBy 34th Street
38th Street
city New York City
constructionStart 1980
country United States of America
surface form: United States
environmentalFeature bird-friendly glass replacement
stormwater management via green roof
exhibitSpace approximately 840,000 square feet
expansionCompletion 2021
floorArea approximately 1,800,000 square feet
governingBody Empire State Development
surface form: New York State Urban Development Corporation
hasExpansion Jacob K. Javits Convention Center self-linksurface differs
surface form: Javits Center expansion project
hasFeature ballroom
expansive exhibition halls
glass curtain wall
green roof
loading docks
meeting rooms
rooftop event space
hostsEventType auto shows
comic conventions
consumer shows
industry trade fairs
locatedOn Eleventh Avenue
location West Side of Manhattan
material glass
steel
name Jacob K. Javits Convention Center self-link
namedAfter Jacob Javits
surface form: Jacob K. Javits
near Hudson River
Hudson Yards
neighborhood Hell's Kitchen
surface form: Hell’s Kitchen
notableFor glass-and-steel structure
large contiguous exhibition space
role in New York City convention industry
opened 1986
openingDate 1986-04-03
operator New York City Economic Development Corporation
surface form: New York Convention Center Operating Corporation
owner New York City Economic Development Corporation
surface form: New York Convention Center Operating Corporation
primaryUse conventions
exhibitions
large public events
trade shows
publicTransitAccess 34th Street–Hudson Yards
surface form: 34th Street–Hudson Yards subway station
publicTransitLine New York City Subway 7 train
regionServed New York metropolitan area
roofType green roof
servesAs primary large-scale convention venue for New York City
shortName Jacob K. Javits Convention Center self-linksurface differs
surface form: Javits Center
state New York
streetAddress 429 11th Avenue

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Pei Cobb Freed & Partners notableWork Jacob K. Javits Convention Center
West Side of Manhattan hasLandmark Jacob K. Javits Convention Center
this entity surface form: Javits Center
Midtown West hasLandmark Jacob K. Javits Convention Center
2006 New York International Auto Show venue Jacob K. Javits Convention Center
Eleventh Avenue nearbyFacility Jacob K. Javits Convention Center
this entity surface form: Javits Center
2004 New York International Auto Show locatedIn Jacob K. Javits Convention Center
34th Street–Hudson Yards nearbyAttraction Jacob K. Javits Convention Center
Jacob K. Javits Convention Center name Jacob K. Javits Convention Center self-link
Jacob K. Javits Convention Center shortName Jacob K. Javits Convention Center self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Javits Center
Jacob K. Javits Convention Center hasExpansion Jacob K. Javits Convention Center self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Javits Center expansion project
2018 New York International Auto Show venue Jacob K. Javits Convention Center
2009 New York International Auto Show (first generation) venue Jacob K. Javits Convention Center