Suburban Collection Showplace

Suburban Collection Showplace is a convention center and exposition center in Novi, Michigan, which forms part of Metro Detroit. Suburban Collection Showplace is owned by TBON, LLC., a corporation located in Novi, but was originally owned by Blair Bowman, a lawyer. The center is in proximity to Interstate 96,[1] and is about 20 miles (32 km) west-northwest of Detroit.[2] As of 2013 it is the second largest convention center facility in Metro Detroit, after TCF Center in Downtown Detroit.[1] The complex hosts the Michigan State Fair and has done so since 2012.[3]

Suburban Collection Showplace
Location46100 Grand River Avenue
Novi, Michigan 48377
United States
Coordinates42.4889367°N 83.5050613°W / 42.4889367; -83.5050613
OwnerTBON, LLC.
TypeConvention center
Opened2005
Website
Official website

History

It opened in 2005 as the Rock Financial Showplace,[2] and was built for $18 million. Bowman had previously owned another convention center, the Novi Expo Center, which he had bought and renovated as a convention center in 1991.[4]

The original naming deal was with Quicken Loans, which was previously known as "Rock Financial."[5] Quicken later expressed more interest in using its current name, which was nationally known, instead of "Rock Financial," which was only known around Metro Detroit. Bowman instead terminated the original naming deal.[4] The center was renamed in 2010 after an automobile dealership group headquartered in Troy.[2]

Currently the center has 340,000 square feet (32,000 m2) of exhibition and convention space.[1] The center originally had 320,000 square feet (30,000 m2) of space,[2] making it the third-largest convention center in Southeast Michigan and METRO Detroit.[4] To accommodate the state fair's anticipated growth, Bowman made several land purchases since 2012, totaling 43-acre (17 ha) of space, including a plot of land across Grand River Avenue and a 30-acre (12 ha) lot to the west.[3]

Contents

The Diamond Banquet and Conference Center is on the property. Hyatt Place Detroit/Novi, the convention center's hotel, is also owned by Bowman. The six story hotel is in the eastern side of the property and is connected to the rest of the complex through a 20,000-square-foot (1,900 m2) extension of the banquet and conference center. The hotel officially opened in 2013.[1]

References
  1. Reindl, JC. "New Hyatt Place Hotel for Suburban Collection Showplace to open Thursday" (Archive). Detroit Free Press. August 20, 2013. Retrieved on December 2, 2015.
  2. "Former Rock Financial Showplace in Novi renamed Suburban Collection Showplace " (Archive). Associated Press at Mlive.com. December 17, 2010. Retrieved on January 3, 2016.
  3. Borst, Leah. "Michigan State Fair expands with land purchase" (Archive). The Detroit News. July 6, 2015. Retrieved on January 3, 2016.
  4. Duggan, Daniel. "Suburban Collection wins naming rights for Rock Financial Showplace" (Archive). Crain's Detroit Business. December 16, 2010. Retrieved on January 3, 2015.
  5. "Rock Financial Showplace Gets New Name" (Archive). CBS Detroit. December 16, 2010. Retrieved on January 3, 2016.
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