David L. Lawrence Convention Center
Pittsburgh, PA, US
Welcome to David L. Lawrence Convention Center
The Platinum LEED-certified David L. Lawrence Convention Center features riverfront views, flexible floorplans, high ceilings, and more!
As a green operation, the center features a green roof, hydroponics greenhouse, and rooftop garden, making it the perfect space for events that are both beautiful and environmentally conscious. By selecting this venue, you are committing to a greener environment. Every day, the David L. Lawrence Convention Center is committed to sustainability by collecting materials to turn into raw, usable product, including not-so traditional items like batteries, sod, water, and food.
Plan around Pittsburgh
Convention-center proximity, hotel inventory, meeting space and access — the market facts behind Visit Pittsburgh.
Top reasons to meet in Pittsburgh
- David L. Lawrence Convention Center — 313,400 sq ft of exhibit space and the largest column-free exhibit hall in the U.S. at 236,900 sq ft
- Walkable riverfront downtown — 3,800+ hotel rooms, museums, dining and the stadium district within a short walk
- Culture and sport on the doorstep — The Andy Warhol Museum, Carnegie museums, The Strip District and three major-league stadiums
Inventory & capacity
- Hotels near convention center
- 20 within 1 mile
- Total guest rooms
- 5,531
- HQ hotels with skywalk access
- 1
- Largest ballroom
- 31,610 sq ft
- Max contiguous exhibit space
- 236,900 sq ft
- Breakout room inventory
- 53
Access & district
- Airport proximity
- Pittsburgh International (PIT) ~20 mi west, 25–30 min via I-376; 28X Airport Flyer bus ~$2.75
- Air lift access
- Pittsburgh International (PIT): 64+ nonstop destinations in 7 countries and 30 states, roughly 720 departures a day. Transatlantic: British Airways to London Heathrow daily, Aer Lingus to Dublin, seasonal Icelandair to Reykjavik. Air Canada to Toronto and Montreal; Cancun, Punta Cana and Nassau seasonal.
- District transit & walkability
- Very compact Golden Triangle: the convention center sits on the riverfront a short walk from downtown hotels, the Cultural District and Point State Park. The T light-rail is free between downtown stations, the 28X Airport Flyer runs to PIT, buses converge downtown, and the riverfront trail network plus two inclines connect to Mt. Washington.
Operations & incentives
- Labor & vendor status
- Pennsylvania is not a right-to-work state, so trade-show and stagehand labor at the convention center is union (IATSE). Levy Convention Centers is the exclusive food and beverage provider — outside food and beverage is not permitted in the building — and rigging, utilities and telecommunications are ordered through the center's event services team. Security and police staffing are arranged by the venue.
- Local taxes & fees
- Sleeping rooms carry 14% total: 6% Pennsylvania hotel occupancy tax + 1% Allegheny County local sales tax + 7% Allegheny County hotel room rental tax. The county rate includes a temporary 2% add-on tied to convention center debt that ends no later than 31 Aug 2027, reverting to 5% (12% total). Sales and use tax in Allegheny County is 7%.
- Planner incentives & subvention
- VisitPITTSBURGH convention sales and services: RFP and bid support, complimentary site inspections, housing bureau and room-block management, registration staffing, convention planning bulletins, customized maps, attendance-promotion tools and the Show Your Badge discount program for delegates. No published per-room rebate; group support is negotiated case by case. A 500-room Loews hotel directly connected to the David L. Lawrence Convention Center is in development (letter of intent signed, $418M project) and will give the center its first attached headquarters hotel.
- Destination Marketing Info
- Visit PITTSBURGH
- Gross Exhibit Space
- 314,400 sq. ft.
- Hotels Within One Mile of Convention Center
- 20
- Largest Convention Hotel
- Wyndham Grand Pittsburgh Downtown
- Meeting Space
- 88,535 sq. ft.
- Number of Hotel Rooms Within One Mile of Convention Center
- 5,570 sq. ft.
- Number of Meeting Rooms
- 53
- Number of Miles from Downtown
- 17
- Number of Permanent Seats
- 500
- Served by International Flights (y/n)
- Yes
- Top Reasons to Visit
- 1. David L. Lawrence Convention Center - World-class Gold and Platinum LEED certified Convention Center with 313,000 sq. feet of exhibit space (237,000 sq. feet column free) 2. Convenient - 70% of the U.S. population is within a 90 - minute flight from Pittsburgh or within a 6 - hour drive. 3. Affordable, compact, safe and walkable! Eat, mingle, meet and stay downtown. A bustling Cultural District with nine live theaters, over 100 restaurants, and nightlife are an easy walk from the Convention Center.
- URL
- http://www.visitpittsburgh.com/meeting-planners/
- Ballroom
- 31,610 ft²
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