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Ovation poised to break ground in Newport? Randy Tucker
Cincinnati Enquirer USA TODAY NETWORK
A rainy afternoon at Newport on the Levee this past February. RYAN TERHUNE / THE ENQUIRER
Newport on the Levee loses another tenant: Bar Louie closes for good Sheila Vilvens Cincinnati Enquirer USA TODAY NETWORK
The Bar Louie location at Newport on the Levee announced its closing May 1. MICHAEL MILLAY/PROVIDED
After 17 years on the riverfront, it was a permanent last call for alcohol at the Newport on the Levee Bar Louie location. “Thank you, Bar Louie, for all the drinks and laughs you have brought to the Levee since 2002!” reads a post on the Newport on the Levee Facebook page. Only the Newport location closed May 1. The locations in Anderson Towne Center and Oakley Station will remain open for business, according to a Bar Louie spokesman. Bar Louie is the second major, long-time Levee tenant to call it quits this year. In January Mitchell’s Fish Market closed after 17 years on the Levee. Now like then, Newport on the Levee via Facebook is asking community members for ideas on how to fi ll the space. “As this chapter closes, we also want to hear your ideas for what you want to see as part of Newport on the Levee’s bright new future as we expand the mix of uses to bring you an 18-hour experience. The progress is already underway, but we’re always open to your feedback,” reads a Facebook post. More changes are expected at the Levee which sold late in 2018 for an undisclosed price to Cincinnatibased North American Properties. President and CEO Tom Williams told The Enquirer earlier this year that he’s confi dent the 380,000square-foot, town-center-style shopping center can make a comeback with the right mix of food, retail, and entertainment. So far no plans have been released. The developer has committed a total investment, including the purchase price, of $100 million to put the “new” back in Newport on the Levee.
After more than a decade, a local developer may be poised to break ground on new development at the Ovation site along the Ohio River in Newport. Corporex Cos., the Covingtonbased lead developer for the site, is planning a special announcement Thursday regarding Phase 1 of Ovation. No further details were provided. Corporex Managing Director Tom Banta told The Enquirer last November that the fi rst phase of development could include parking, new roads and other infrastructure improvements. When completed, the site is expected to include a mix of apartments and condos, restaurants, entertainment venues and hotels. The total project cost could approach $1 billion. The original plan announced in 2008 called for more than 900 residential units, 500-plus hotel rooms and about 380,000 square feet of restaurant, retail and entertainment space. Corporex is planning to use $70 million of its own money to kick off development at the Ovation site, which was once a contender for the new FC Cincinnati stadium. Corporex has owned the land, just southeast of the confl uence of the Ohio and Licking rivers, since 2006.
An artist's rendering of proposed Ovation development in Newport PROVIDED
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