The Allen City Council in Texas approved a development agreement for the construction of The Convention Center at Watters Creek, an $85 million four-star facility. The convention hotel will contain 290 guest rooms and a 64,200-square-foot convention center. Projected to open in January 2017, the center will offer the largest convention and exhibition space in the north Dallas suburbs.
According to Allen officials, the convention center is being developed largely in response to Allen’s explosive corporate office and retail growth. Of the 64,200 square feet the hotel will include a 40,000-square-foot conference hall, 12,000-square-foot ballroom and 8,000 square feet of separate meeting rooms.