"The project received approval from the Planning Board on Nov. 5. According to planning documents, the project includes a 3,500-seat ballroom event and music venue, a 208-room boutique hotel with an event hall, 99 residential condominium units, a spa, restaurants, and retail space. Plans also include a 52,000-square-foot charitable gaming casino and a 732-space enclosed parking garage. Planning documents say the developers are eyeing a September 2026 start of demolition, following the annual seafood festival."
"The doors opened in July 1899 as a social gathering place for dance, music, and gambling, soon expanding into a 57-room hotel called the Ocean House. Unlike today's casinos, the venue offered a family-friendly atmosphere, including a penny arcade, a merry-go-round, and a shooting range. In 1927, the Casino Ballroom opened, ushering in an era of big-name performances by Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington, and Bing Crosby."
"Lawrence-based Lupoli Cos. is the developer of the project at 169 Ocean Blvd., working with the Cambridge architectural firm PCA, Lawrence-based engineering firm TEC, and Boston-based landscape architect Halvorson. The project received approval from the Planning Board on Nov. 5. Planning documents say the developers are eyeing a September 2026 start of demolition, following the annual seafood festival. Once demolition is completed, the developers expect construction to take 36 months, or about 3 years, with a phased opening."
The Hampton Planning Board approved a multi-million-dollar plan to replace the two-story Hampton Beach Casino with a larger mixed-use oceanfront development. Lawrence-based Lupoli Cos. will develop the project at 169 Ocean Blvd., with PCA, TEC, and Halvorson as design and engineering partners. Planned components include a 3,500-seat ballroom and music venue, a 208-room boutique hotel with an event hall, 99 condominium units, a spa, restaurants, and retail space. Plans also call for a 52,000-square-foot charitable gaming casino and a 732-space enclosed parking garage. Developers aim to begin demolition in September 2026, with construction expected to take about 36 months and phased openings. The current two-story Casino opened in July 1899 and previously hosted major performers and family-friendly attractions.
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