Overview

• MHTN Architects will lead the design with partners Populous, Allied Works and Sparano + Mooney, while Construction Control Corporation and Rider Levett Bucknall will serve as owner's representative and cost managers, and the county renewed the Salt Palace management contract with Legends Global.
• County estimates place Phase 1 planning at $1.15 million and Phase 2 at $900 million to $1.1 billion, for a total of $949.75 million to $1.4 billion including soft costs, with the architect paid a 5.4% fee tied to construction cost.
• Public renderings are expected between mid-summer and early fall 2026, initial construction is slated for February 16, 2027, and full construction is anticipated from December 2028 to October 2030 with the Salt Palace targeted for completion by October 2030.
• Plans for the Salt Palace call for a 110,000-square-foot ballroom, about 485,000 square feet of exhibit halls, roughly 547,000 square feet of support space and replacement of about 400 parking spaces.
• Abravanel Hall work centers on back-of-house upgrades with preservation of the venue’s iconic character and material reuse, while UMOCA is planned at 28,000 to 35,000 square feet with seven galleries, a 150-seat auditorium and artist-in-residence and education spaces.