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Robinson Center Adding Outdoor Terrace, Begins Booking Events

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With only eight months until the reopening of the Robinson Center, the Little Rock Advertising and Promotion Commission on Tuesday approved the addition of a 5,800-SF outdoor terrace. 

According to the Little Rock Convention & Visitors Bureau, the terrace was part of the original plans for the $70 million renovation, but was removed in 2014 during contract negotiations due to budget constraints. (You can see a larger rendering of the terrace at the end of this post.) 

According to Gretchen Hall, president and CEO of the LRCVB, the addition of the outdoor terrace will cost $332,479, but it will not affect the scheduled substantial completion date of Oct. 31. Funding for the terrace is provided through a combination of owner’s contingency funds and cost savings related to construction efficiencies, according to the city.

The finished outdoor space will offer views of the Arkansas River and sits on the highest level of the new conference center. 

The LRCVB is also now booking events at the center, set to reopen in November.

“We are so pleased with the progress of this complex project,” Hall said. “Our project team … [has] continued to provide meticulous attention to detail and countless effort to this project. The all-new Robinson Center is going to be a show-piece for Little Rock and all of Central Arkansas.”

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