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GRB South — Convention District Expansion

Downtown · Convention center / civic development

Under construction
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Project imagery

GRB South — festival plaza and evening gathering

Architectural rendering · Houston First Corporation

GRB South — multi-level atriumGRB South — aerial of convention expansion and plazaGRB South — ground-level covered plazaGRB South — glass vestibule at duskGRB South — atrium plaza caféGRB South — upper-level balcony overlooking central atrium

What we know

GRB South is the 700,000-square-foot first phase of Houston's Convention District Transformation Project, with a 100,000-square-foot pedestrian plaza connecting the center to Toyota Center. Houston First confirmed financing of approximately $1.38 billion in bonds on April 1, 2026. The expansion is under construction with a 2028 target, not yet complete.

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Research sources

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