Philadelphia based developer Bart Blatstein’s Showboat property opened on July 8th. The former casino will now be a hotel only. The facility currently offers 850 rooms for booking and about 500 more will be available in the coming year. There are two restaurants and a coffee shop in the hotel. Atlantic City Eatery serves “all-American” fare and the Worship Surf Bar is touted as a “flip flop-friendly” restaurant and...

This is very good news for Atlantic City, the region and state. Revel Reopening… These are the facilities that they anticipate would be a part of the initial re-opening of Revel: – Several Restaurants – 500 guest rooms (out of 1500) – Ropes course in the 140 foot lobby – A few clubs (but, not HQ) – Swimming Pool There will be many job opportunities. As such, Revel is looking at holding a job fair with the stated goal of...

ATLANTIC CITY — The board of the Casino Reinvestment Development Authority approved a three-year, $6 million agreement with Live Nation on Tuesday to bring more beach concerts in the upcoming summers. The deal requires Live Nation to bring at least six beach concerts or events that attract 30,000 attendees or more to Atlantic City during the next three summers. The agreement comes after Live Nation successfully bid last year to run this...

Historic Gardner’s Basin could turn into Atlantic City’s version of Baltimore’s Inner Harbor, a tourist magnet lined with lively restaurants, hopping bars and busy shops. As the Bayfront park hits its 40th birthday this year, Josh Levin is betting it can still be both a great draw to its Inlet neighborhood and a key to a long-needed neighborhood upgrade. Levin runs Levin Commercial Real Estate in Atlantic City and represents the sellers...

The Atlantic City CRDA loaned the amusement park about $10 million for, among other things, procurement of an observation wheel that, once assembled, will soar as high as 220 feet. The authority agreed to be repaid with revenue generated from the pier’s rides — the same rides Firestone is trying to repossess. Imported from Italy, components of the wheel are being stored in Williamstown and Pleasantville while financing is arranged for...

Plans are in motion for the owner of Showboat, Playground Pier, and a nice chunk of the Inlet waterfront to transform historic Garden Pier. Located across from the shuttered Revel & Showboat casino properties, Garden Pier is situated at New Jersey and the Boardwalk. It’s now home to the Atlantic City Historical Museum and Art Center. Atlantic City City Council is expected to name Blatstein the redeveloper of Garden Pier and will have 90...