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Stockton University Nears Second Dorm in Atlantic City

Stockton University Nears Completion of Second Atlantic City Dorm

Stockton University is nearing completion of a second student residence hall at its satellite campus in Atlantic City, another step toward the gambling destination’s goal of diversifying its economy beyond gaming. The 135,000-square-foot, six-story building is located at 3550 Atlantic Ave., at the corner of Atlantic and South Providence avenues, in the Chelsea Heights section of the… Read more »

Atlantic City Moves Forward with Plans for Bader Field

Atlantic City moves ahead with $2.7B Formula 1 racetrack plan for Bader Field

Atlantic City Council unanimously approved on Wednesday a $2.7 billion plan to turn Bader Field into a Formula 1 racetrack, spurning a competing proposal led by Philadelphia developer Bart Blatstein to overhaul the long-vacant site.  Any proposal for the 140-acre site would ultimately need final approval from the state of New Jersey, given that the gaming town… Read more »

Atlantic City Expressway Looking for Electronic Toll System

Atlantic City Expressway Looking to Remove Tolls with Electronic Tolls

MAYS LANDING – Cash tolls — and toll plazas — are on their way out on the Atlantic City Expressway. The South Jersey Transportation Authority is seeking a contractor to build an all-electronic toll system on the 47-mile highway. The change will include demolition of the expressway’s “legacy tolling plaza structures,” the Authority says in… Read more »

Bader Field Looking at Three Proposals

Bader Field: A look at the pros and cons of three proposals

Bader Field is the most coveted piece of real estate in the city, which explains why developers are pitching massive projects for it. But while the plans are big, the details have been scant. Developers are keeping information about their financing and market research close to the vest. And he state Department of Community Affairs,… Read more »

Cannabis Cultivation Site to Atlantic City

Cannabis Cultivation in Atlantic City

A cannabis cultivation facility is coming to Atlantic City. The move puts down roots for Agri-Kind, a Pennsylvania-based cannabis company, while showing more signs of growth for the budding industry in the state. It also holds significance for the diversification of Atlantic City’s economy as one of the largest non-casino and non-entertainment real estate transactions in the… Read more »

Multimillion Dollar Atlantic City Waterpark Progresses

indoor waterpark coming to Atlantic City Show Boat Casino

It’s only been about a year since Showboat Hotel owner Bart Blatstein broke ground on a $100 million indoor water park in Atlantic City, but as seen on Wednesday, the structure seems to have made significant progress. In announcing the groundbreaking last year, Blatstein said that the water park being erected just off the city’s boardwalk… Read more »

Marijuana Dispensary Lounge Coming to Atlantic City Boardwalk

Marijuana Dispensary Coming to AC Boardwalk

ATLANTIC CITY — The Claridge Hotel in Atlantic City is making space on what used to be its casino floor for a cannabis dispensary and lounge that could open as soon as this summer. The state is finalizing its approval of regulations on legalized consumption lounges, where customers can smoke, vaporize, or eat cannabis products… Read more »

Luxury Apartment Project Plans to Convert Former AC Club Hotel Casino

AC Skyline Changes to Come

The luxury and glass project to convert the former Atlantic Club hotel casino into a “condo-tel” means change for the Atlantic City skyline. It also means bringing a modern look for part of the Chelsea neighborhood. Plans call for striking exterior glass plating to reflect the ocean and the sky from 23 stories above the Boardwalk. It’s a design… Read more »

Atlantic City’s Showboat Readies Final Renovation Phase

Showboat Renovation

The Showboat Resort in Atlantic City, New Jersey, is finishing up $50 million in renovations set to be done to coincide with the debut of its new $100 million indoor water park this summer. Philadelphia developer Bart Blatstein, the Showboat’s owner, on Tuesday said the final phase of remodeling the hospitality property’s 800 rooms, suites, lobby… Read more »