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NYC’s Pier 94 to
Expand; Seeks Mid-
Sized Trade Shows
By Hil Anderson, senior editor
New York, NY - New York City’s Pier 94
will be expanded to 355,000 square feet
of exhibit and conference space under
a plan announced April 23 by the New
York City Economic Development Corp
(NYCEDC).
Merchandise Mart Properties,
Inc. (MMPI) and its parent company,
Vornado Realty Trust, will carry out the
redevelopment and expansion of the
property. The companies will then lease
the property for 49 years with two 25-year
extensions.
“This new, expanded facility will
enable us to accommodate more of the
mid-sized trade shows that we know
want to come to New York City,” said
Seth Pinsky, NYCEDC president.
Pier 94, located on Manhattan’s
West Side, currently features 175,000
square feet of prime exhibit space
and plays host to a number of events,
including components of the multivenue
New York International Gift Fair,
The Armory Show and the Architectural
Digest Home Design Show. Current events
booked at Pier 94 will continue during
construction.
“Convention business, including trade
and consumer shows, last year drew nearly
4 million visitors to the city and injected
$4.32 billion into the local economy,”
Pinsky said. “This new, expanded facility
will allow us to win a greater share of this
multi-billion dollar business.”
Pinsky said the expanded facility would
host an estimated 40 trade shows and draw
300,000 attendees annually in 2013.
The $100 million project will
expand the Pier 94 facility to include the
neighboring Pier 92. A 60,000 square-foot
logistics center will be located on Pier
92 and will accommodate loading and
unloading as well as storage and other
back-of-the-house functions.
“The project will include
approximately 125,000 square feet of
trade show space on the ground floor and
Talley Management Group Selected to Manage CIC
By Hil Anderson, senior editor
Washington, DC –
The Convention
Industry Council
(CIC) selected Talley
Management Group,
Inc. (TMG) as its
new management
firm. The association
will be run out of
TMG’s office in
Alexandria, Va.
Gregg Talley
TMG was selected in an extensive
search process. Former CIC President
Mary Power announced her resignation
a year ago. (See Trade Show Executive,
The Vault, May 29, 2007).“Based
on our strategic planning process
begun in December 2007, the board
identified the key attributes needed
in our management partner,” said
Brenda Anderson, chair of the CIC
board. “TMG exceeds these required
parameters.”
TMG manages 22 national and
international associations. “We
are honored to serve CIC and, by
extension, the industry,” said Gregg
second level of Pier 92, 85,000 square
feet on Pier 94, and 145,000 square feet
in the completely rebuilt head house,” the
NYCEDC said in its announcement.
By comparison, the Jacob K. Javits
Convention Center has 760,000 square
feet of prime exhibit space but is in need
of renovation and has no firm plans for
Talley, president of TMG. “We look
forward to this partnership and to
growing the CIC.”
The Convention Industry Council’s
32 member organizations include
IAEE, SISO, PCMA, ESCA and TSEA.
Collectively, the member associations
represent more than 103,500 individuals
and 17,300 companies involved in the
meetings, conventions and exhibitions
industry. The CIC sponsors the Certified
Meeting Professional (CMP) and
APEX (Accepted Practices Exchange)
programs for exhibition industry
professionals. There are over 14,000
professionals worldwide with the CMP
designation. The CIC is also well known
for its Hall of Leaders award gala, which
includes recognition pavilions in the
Walter Washington Convention Center
in Washington, DC and McCormick
Place in Chicago. Trade Show Executive
columnist Bob Dallmeyer was inducted
into CIC’s Hall of Leaders in 2006.
Reach Brenda Anderson at (312)
673-4902 or brenda_anderson@site-intl.
org; Gregg Talley at (856) 423-7222
x218 or gtalley@talley.com
On the waterfront. New York’s Pier 94 will soon boast another 355,000 square feet of exhibit space
under a $100 million expansion plan. The goal of the project is to host more mid-sized trade shows and
other events.
expansion in effect.
The new facility will also have three
separate entrances, and a public esplanade
will provide attendees with views of the
city’s harbor and waterfront.
Reach Mark Falanga, senior vice
president, MMPI, at (800) 677-6278 or
mfalanga@mmart.com
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