“It’s a 2,500-capacity venue, whether general admission (GA) or reserved seating,” explains AV Group Business Development and partner John Coniglio. to ensure the systems and infrastructure inhabiting the 2,500-capacity performance space fit their client’s needs to the letter in what was very much a 360-degree project with AV Group providing audio, video, lighting, networking and rigging systems for the venue. The Integration Team at Aligned Vision Group (AV Group) worked closely with consultant Nathan Haynes of Avio Designs Inc.

Featuring retractable seating and highly flexible sound, lighting, and video infrastructure, the venue was purpose-built to accommodate virtually any configuration incoming clients require for their specific needs, and, since opening in April 2023 with a sold-out Bryan Adams show, has hosted numerous events including ‘in the round’ boxing matches. So I would say we would start construction on that phase in 2020,” said Apostolopoulos.Aligned Vision Group provides flexible, future-proof solutions for Pickering Casino Resort’s primary venue, The ArenaĪs a multi-purpose event space designed to host a wide range of programming, including concerts, boxing matches, and corporate and special events of all descriptions, The Arena certainly lives up to its name. We should probably four months or so get site plan approval and another four months to get to building permits. The second phase, with site plans being submitted in the near future, will include 150,000 square feet of restaurants or food offerings, a luxury retail wing of about 30,000 square feet, another hotel with 350 rooms and with a convention centre anticipated to be more than 100,000 square feet, and 250,000 square feet of film studios. The hotel will have 225 rooms and the concert venue 2,500 seats. Part of the first phase also includes a hotel and a concert venue. It will have about 330,000 square feet of gaming space and a grand fountain. The first phase of development is underway with construction of the casino featuring blackjack which is expected to open in 2020.

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