The City of Covington has secured a mortgage with First Financial Bank to bring the investment structure of North by Hotel Covington more in line with conventional funding models, allowing the company to take out a mortgage of $19.8 million with the building as collateral.
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Revival Vintage Bottle Shop move finally complete
Revival Vintage Bottle Shop co-owners Shannon Smith and Brad Bonds expressed relief that their years-long move into North by Hotel Covington is finally complete. Smith and Bonds opened Revival Vintage Bottle Shop in 2020 amidst the COVID-19 pandemic. MeetNKY CEO Julie Kirkpatrick said she thought that Smith was “crazy” when she first pitched the idea […]
Revival sues amid delay of new location near North by Hotel Covington
Revival Vintage Sprits & Bottle Shop is suing its landlord, 614 Madison YMCA LLC, a year after Revival expected to open its two-story bourbon experience at that location in Covington, according to a lawsuit filed in July. Revival, which announced in August 2022 that it would be moving from its East 8th Street location that […]
North by Hotel Covington, Knowledge Bar & Social Room celebrate grand opening
After months of anticipation, North by Hotel Covington and Knowledge Bar & Social Room are officially open to the public. Construction on the 72,000-square-foot building began in the spring of last year. The space, which sat vacant since 2015, was the previous home of the Covington YMCA and Gateway Bookstore. The Salyers Group, the developer […]
North by Hotel Covington, Knowledge Bar & Social Room to open next week
One of Covington’s most highly anticipated construction projects is now completed. North by Hotel Covington and Knowledge Bar & Social Room cost roughly $26.5 million to complete and will be accepting bookings in May. In the meantime, a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the hotel and bar is scheduled for Tuesday, April 11, from 2 p.m. to […]
Here’s what North by Hotel Covington will look like once finished
As North by Hotel Covington’s opening date draws closer, new renderings give a peek at how the $26.5 million property will look upon completion. LINK nky previously covered the the Covington Business Council’s August Hard Hat Tour for North by Hotel Covington, which included details about uncovering the former YMCA swimming pool and the new […]
Take a peek inside the new North by Hotel Covington
Developers and the Covington Business Council led a tour Wednesday of North by Hotel Covington, an expansion from the original hotel on Madison Avenue set to open in October. The renovations encompass the building next to Hotel Covington, which was historically the Covington YMCA. The original hotel is located at the spot of the former […]

