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The basics of the Boardwalk Residences at Ovation in Newport

Address: The Boardwalk Residences at Ovation in Newport are located on Ovation Way, a new one-way street that runs parallel to West Third Street next to the levee, between Central Avenue and Columbia Street.

Building type: Luxury condos.

Developer : Corporex Cos.

What you need to know about the Boardwalk Residences at Ovation

In Newport, construction is nearing completion on two of the three buildings that comprise the Boardwalk Residences at Ovation luxury condominiums, where residents are expected to begin moving in later this year, according to Covington-based developer, Corporex Cos.

The Boardwalk Residences will consist of 88 units in three five-story buildings sitting at the top of the Newport levee where the Ohio and Licking rivers merge, with panoramic views of downtown Cincinnati.

The condo complex is the centerpiece of Corporex's $1 billion, 25-acre Ovation mixed-use development, which will include a hotel, luxury apartments, Class A office space, retail, entertainment and dining spaces when completed.

Here's where the project stands and what's ahead

The Boardwalk Residences are filling up fast. At least 86% of the 56 units in two of the three buildings have already been sold at prices ranging from about $1 million and up.

Construction on the third building, which will have 32 units starting at about $1 million, is expected to begin next year, and many of the units have already been presold.

Take the bridge to MegaCorp Pavilion

A massive pedestrian bridge over West Third Street connects the condos, which are part of the second phase of the Ovation development, to the first phase of the development on the east side of the street.

Ovation's first phase includes the MegaCorp Pavilion music and event venue, which opened in 2021; A five-story, 100,000-square-foot Class A office building that opened in August with MegaCorp Logistics as the anchor tenant; and a 133-room Homewood Suites by Hilton that is in the final stages of construction and expected to open later this year.

How you can see it

The Boardwalk Residences is an active construction site and closed to the public, except on Sundays during the Over The Top at Ovation program.

The development can also be seen from across the Licking River in Covington and across the Ohio River from downtown Cincinnati.

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