The Seattle Convention Center (SCC) celebrated the opening of its Summit building with a ribbon-cutting ceremony in the building’s atrium.
Reflecting on the ceremony, Visit Seattle’s president and CEO, Tammy Canavan FCDME said, “Today’s ribbon cutting was an inspiring event that reminds us what makes Seattle, King County and the state of Washington exceptional. The number of public and private agencies that worked together to make this day a reality underlines how important this spectacular facility is to our community. We at Visit Seattle are excited to continue to build the momentum for Seattle’s convention business in that same spirit of collaboration and excellence.”
In addition to the existing Arch building one and a half blocks away, Summit nearly doubles the capacity of the SCC. The newly opened building adds 573,770 square feet of event space including 62 meeting rooms; a 58,000-square-foot column-free and divisible ballroom featuring 3,900 suspended planks of reclaimed wood; 248,450 square feet of exhibit space; 140,700 square feet of naturally lit lobby space; and the 14,000-square-foot outdoor Garden Terrace. Noteworthy features also include Summit’s sensory and quiet rooms, as well as the all-gender restrooms.
Aimee Peck, owner of Seattle staple Monorail Espresso welcomed Summit’s opening and said: “Conventions have always been great opportunities for us to represent Seattle’s vital coffee culture to visitors from all over the world. The Summit expansion is a new portal to this city’s small but important human-scale businesses like ours. We couldn’t be more excited for the energy and attention this new social hub will bring to downtown.”
Covering 1.5 million square feet, Summit and Arch together create a campus built to usher in the future of meetings and conventions.
For more information, visit seattleconventioncenter.com.
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