Overview

• City records show an Oct. 10 permit to remove 32,000 square feet of the venue’s temporary structures, with no timeline listed.
• The outdoor stage has been closed since 2024 after failed inspections derailed its 2025 season and forced show cancellations and relocations.
• Inspectors previously deemed the build-out structurally unsafe and out of fire code, and the Department of Buildings ordered repair or removal in August.
• Avant Gardner entered Chapter 11 in August, reporting up to $500 million in liabilities against less than $100 million in assets.
• A bankruptcy court hearing on Oct. 22 could approve a sale of the venue system to creditors, while the Great Hall and Kings Hall continue operating and contractors such as HEINI await payment.