The Costa Mesa-based OC Fair and Event Center will be experiencing radical change over the next decade, after its governing body approved the first phase of an eight-pronged plan to renovate the property.
“We are on solid financial ground and … projects will bring the property new opportunities to serve the community, generate family fun and fulfill our mission,” OC Fair & Event Center CEO Michele Richards said in a Jan. 31 press release.
The cost for the renovations are approximately $229 million and will roll out in eight phases:
Phase 1
Expansion of the property’s administration building to add meeting rooms and archive and storage areas
Start/Completion date: 2023–2024
Cost estimate: $25 million…