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Development and Expansion Plans for Huntington Place Convention Center

Exciting Developments at Huntington Place!

The Huntington Place Convention Center is undergoing a significant expansion on its west side, creating a seamless connection from Second Avenue to the Riverfront. This extension will span over the M-10 Freeway, providing easy access for vehicles, pedestrians, and cyclists. Once completed, visitors to Huntington Place and the upcoming JW Marriott Hotel will have a direct route to the Riverfront and downtown Detroit. The JW Marriott will also feature a skybridge, linking it directly to Huntington Place via a Skybridge Connector. The DRCFA is proud to facilitate this vital infrastructure project.

The DRCFA has acquired the Joe Louis Arena Parking Deck and is moving forward with upgrades to its structural, mechanical, electrical, and plumbing systems.

Inside Huntington Place, we are also implementing various Capital Improvement Projects to enhance the facility, based on a recent professional facilities conditions assessment.

 

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Projects, Teams and Timelines

Second Avenue Construction:

  • Engineer of Record: Mannik Smith Group
  • General Contractor: Dan’s Excavating
  •           Construction Activation and Closeout: October 2026

Skybridge Connectivity from JW Marriott Hotel to Huntington Place:

  • Architectural/Engineering Contract: AECOM
  • Construction Manager Contract: Roncelli/Brinker JV
    • Construction Mobilization: October 2025
    • Construction Completion: October 2027

Joe Louis Arena (JLA) Parking Deck Renovations:

  • Temporary Support Installation Contract: RAM Construction
    • Completion: April 2025
  • Architectural/Engineering Contract: Fishbeck
  • Construction Manager Contract: Roncelli, Inc.
    • Construction Mobilization: May 2025

Capital Improvement Program (Projects within the facility):

  • Facility Condition Assessment: Completed in August 2024
  • AE/Structural Contracts Awarded: NORR/Somat Engineering
  • MEP Contracts Awarded: Peter Basso Associates and Albert Kahn Associates
  • Construction Manager Contract: To be awarded April 2025
    • Construction Mobilization: Spring 2025

Interested in bidding?

Interested firms may submit their qualifications to the Construction Manager to pre-qualify for bidding on the JLA Parking Deck or the Skybridge, through the link below:

http://app.buildingconnected.com/_/risk/public-invite/577e91979212e50a009f405f

DRCFA Partners and Roles

All Projects:

  • Owner’s Representative: Plante Moran Realpoint
  • Design Program Manager: Anderson, Eckstein and Westrick
  • Construction Material Testing: TBD

Second Avenue:

  • Civil Engineer of Record: Mannik Smith Group
  • General Contractor: Dan’s Excavating
    • DeMaria – Architectural Scope

Joe Louis Arena Parking Garage:

  • Engineering Review: Walker Consultants
  • Baseline Environmental: Beam, Longest and Neff/Egis Group
  • Architect: Fishbeck
    • Edge Design Assciates
  • Construction Manager: Roncelli, Inc.

Skybridge Connectivity:

  • Architect: AECOM
    • Bur Happold
    • INFORM Studi
    • Giffels Webster
  • Construction Manager: Roncelli/Brinker JV
  • Commissioning Agent: TBD

Capital Improvement Program:

  • Architect: NORR
  • MEP: Peter Basso Associates, Albert Kahn
  • Structural Engineering: Somat Engineering
  • Construction Manager: TBD