Corporex, the Covington-based real estate developer behind the $1 billion Ovation project in Newport, recently unveiled seven new floor plans and opened up sales for their third and final luxury residential condominium. The building is part of the Boardwalk Residences — a collection of three condominium buildings that offer views of the Cincinnati skyline. Once […]
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Ovation office building unveiled, St. E signs 20-year lease on second floor
One of Northern Kentucky’s newest and largest office buildings was unveiled to the public today with the added news that the region’s largest employer inked a 20-year lease. The five-story, 100,000-square-foot office building in Newport is part of Ovation — a $1 billion mixed-use riverfront development located on 200 W. 3rd St. at the confluence […]
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Corporex hosting grand opening ceremony for Ovation office building
A core office building within the largest real estate development project in Campbell County is ready to be unveiled after months of construction. Corporex, the company behind Ovation, a $1 billion mixed-use development in Newport, is hosting a grand opening ceremony for their 100,000 square feet office building located at 200 W. 3rd St. this […]
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Newport considers new planning and development department
Newport is working toward separating the functions of code enforcement and planning into two separate departments. The Newport City Commission held a first reading on an ordinance that separates code enforcement operations and creates a new planning and development department. Newport City Manager Tom Fromme said that establishing the planning and development department was necessary […]
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NKY Water District to receive $4M loan for infrastructure fixes near Ovation project
The Northern Kentucky Water District will receive a $4 million loan to improve the water infrastructure in Newport and around the Ovation project along the banks of the Ohio River. The loan was approved by the Kentucky legislature’s Capital Projects and Oversight Bond Committee Tuesday, and it will be used explicitly for the Newport and […]
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Developers use Fortnite video game technology to bring Newport’s Ovation project to life
Written by Evan Millward for WCPO As construction goes vertical on Newport’s long-awaited Ovation project, its developers and architects are using the technology behind a popular video game to visualize how it will look when it’s completed. And it’s all done using just an Xbox controller. “Honestly, I don’t play Fornite myself but this whole […]
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Construction at Homewood Suites Hotel, Boardwalk Residences well underway as Ovation progresses
Since the development’s groundbreaking in the fall of 2019, there have been tremendous strides in the construction of Ovation. Now in 2023, construction on two of Ovation’s signature features, the Homewood Suites Hotel and The Boardwalk Residences, is now well underway. On Friday, LINK nky was given a tour of the Ovation complex to detail […]
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Corporex invites community to Touch-a-Truck event at Ovation
Corporex, the developer of Ovation in Newport, will put families in the driver’s seat with a Touch-a-Truck event from 9 a.m. to noon on Saturday, Oct. 8. Adults and children will have the chance to sit behind the wheel of a City of Newport fire truck and police cruiser, along with construction vehicles like dump […]
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Newport touts infrastructure improvements, economic development as city emerges from pandemic
After getting hit hard during the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, Newport bounced back by attracting new commercial and residential developments, while continuing to update the city’s infrastructure. That was the message as the Newport business and civic communities gathered at BB Riverboats on Wednesday morning where City Manager Tom Fromme gave his annual “State […]
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Take a look inside Ovation as construction progresses toward late 2022 opening
Construction on the five-story office building at Ovation began last October, and Corporex plans to deliver the finishing touches at the end of 2022, said Tom Banta, chief real estate officer of Corporex during a recent tour of the construction site. “We just signed a lease with MegaCorp Logistics for the top two floors in […]