The iconic Hampton Beach Casino will soon be torn down to make way for what developers say will be a luxurious new hotel, casino, entertainment venue and condo complex designed to withstand rising sea levels.
The estimated $600 million project is being developed by property owners Lupoli Companies and Fred Schaake. It will nearly double the capacity of the existing Casino Ballroom entertainment venue and modernize the facilities at 169 Ocean Blvd.
The developers have said they hope to make Hampton Beach a year-round destination.
“The proposed improvements respect the Casino Ballroom’s history while providing a once-in-a-generation opportunity for the town of Hampton to gain a significant influx of investment into the heart of the cherished Hampton Beach area,” they wrote in a September application to the Hampton Planning Board.
