ALBANY – The Public Authority Control Board signed off on a renovation nd expansion project that will begin immediately.  The PACB approved the General Project Plan for the Javits Convention Center on west side Manhattan. 

The $463 million project will create some 9,000 direct and indirect construction and construction-related jobs.

“The long-awaited Javits Center renovation and expansion project is an important step toward addressing the demand for modern convention space”, said Mayor Michael Bloomberg. 

The project is scaled down a bit from the original proposal to add $500,000 square feet to the current $790,000 feet of exhibit space.  The new project will add about $100,000 square feet of new space.