Hot Announcement:

The $200-million Crossroads Development project involving XL Development Group will bring a full service hotel and a 2,000-seat theater to the site presently shared by the Hampton Roads Convention Center, a John Q. Hammons Embassy Suites Hotel and the 84,000-square-foot Hampton Coliseum arena.

The project will take place in two phases.  The first phase will include the hotel, a 2,200-space parking garage, 35,000 square feet of retail, dining and entertainment tenants, and office and residential units. The second phase component will include the theater, a unique water feature, additional office space and an additional 65,000 square feet of retail and dining. Projected completion dates are to be announced.

At 344,000 square feet, the Hampton Roads Convention Center features a 108,000 square foot exhibit hall, a 28,000 square foot ballroom and an intimate conference center.  The center offers 35 flexible meeting spaces and delegate-friendly services, like its business center, wireless Internet access and on-site visitor information.   

“Convention delegates will enjoy the entertainment, retail and dining located within steps of their meetings.  We are particularly excited about
the interactive theater experience Gaylord Entertainment will bring
to this development,” said Sallie Grant-DiVenuti, executive director of the Hampton Convention & Visitor Bureau. 

“While every meeting and event requires differing levels of lodging services, an additional full-service convention hotel on site will contribute to Hampton’s ability to draw larger conventions,” said
Grant-DiVenuti.

More than 2,500 hotel rooms presently are located within close proximity of the Hampton Roads Convention Center.  A Country Inn & Suites opened in 2006, and two additional hotel properties located within blocks of the center are under construction for completion later this year.