Newport, Kentucky, positioned simply throughout the Ohio River from Cincinnati, might be getting an all-new $120 million Margaritaville Resort in 2026 as a part of the area’s Newport on the Levee growth space.
In accordance with native information outlet Fox19, the 264-room resort might be positioned close to the Newport Aquarium. It’s going to add about 200 new jobs to the world. Options embody three Margaritaville-branded eating places, a rooftop pool and bar space with the model’s signature “5 O’Clock Someplace” bar and a 2,000-square-foot occasion middle with views of the Ohio River and Cincinnati.
The brand new growth was accredited by Newport Metropolis Commissioners on April 25. Building is predicted to start subsequent 12 months.
Metropolis Supervisor Thomas J. Fromme mentioned the brand new Margaritaville property is “one of many closing items of the Newport on the Levee puzzle. The resort was lengthy deliberate for Newport on the Levee from day one. There was one within the works again round 2008 and because of the financial downturn that went stomach up for lack of a greater time period. That is actually an thrilling day for the Levee, town of Newport and your complete Higher Cincinnati area.”
