Phase II (the West Wing) is open! Major construction is completed on the Phase II expansion and we are welcoming new guests and owners to the extraordinary "West Wing" of RiverWalk, complete WITH a the brand new main lobby, Real Estate offices, Rhythm Tap & Grille restaurant, greatly expanded Seven Birches Winery Tasting room & production facility, and the spectacular, 10,000 square foot Grand Ballroom and event venue. We invite you to come and stay with us, have a meal, taste some locally made wine & cider, or just come and check out the property. While this chapter of the expansion is complete, we are looking forward to more exciting additions in the very near future, including a new and larger home for Solstice North Day Spa in the West Wing, a new 25+ person Hot Tub on the Lagoon Pool Deck and of course the addition of the first in New England "Pulse" Gondola, connecting RiverWalk with Loon Mountain & South Peak, coming soon.
First in New England "Pulse" Gondola - coming soon
The final countdown to our June 8th Grand Opening has begun!
Our team of extraordinary landscapers installed 42 irrigation zones, 1.25+ acres of sod and over 6 truckloads of trees and plants last week.
Parking lot paving & striping is well underway and will be completed next week.
In-unit furnishings and touch ups on all floors are nearing completion.
Lights, countertops & computers have been installed in the new resort registration desk where our guest services team is very much looking forward to greeting you starting May 31st.
Our monthly construction update by Chris Curran – Vice President of Development.
In-unit appliances have begun to arrive and be installed on all floors.
Carpet installation is in full swing on the upper levels and moving along well.
Lots of progress in the new Seven Birches winery including the start of finish carpentry work.
Rhythm Tap & Grille is taking shape nicely with the recent installation of the kitchen hood system, refrigeration/freezer unit and over 90% completion of all drywall work.
The Grand Ballroom will open early summer 2024 and will be the newest event venue facility in the northeast offering classical elegance with a functional flare.
RiverWalk’s team of seasoned event planning and culinary staff look forward to creating extraordinarily memorable events by offering the following services and more:
Customized event and menu packages
Full service on-site catering, event planning and audio visual offerings
Unique event locations and product offerings including vineyard wedding ceremony packages
Our monthly construction update by Chris Curran – Vice President of Development.
Featuring an update from our Vice President of Real Estate Sales, Brian Willette about RiverWalk ownership.
Construction fencing has been removed and the building exterior has been buttoned up tightly for the winter season.
Lots of interior work in progress including in-unit painting, winery tasting area buildout, Grand Ballroom insulation and stonework design for the lobby & lower level fireplaces.
As a reminder our next sales event will be on February 10, 2024.
Our monthly construction update by Chris Curran – Vice President of Development.
West end parking lot paving, exterior stonework and front entrance column installation have been the key focusses as our team of contractors work diligently to button up the building exterior before snowfall.
Lots of exciting updates at Seven Birches Winery including the creation of their new Club Lounge and Tasting Room, plus production space expansions.
Over the last month we have madea lotof progress. Here is what has been installed: 6000 feet of piping for the mechanical system, 35% of duct work, 30% of spray foam insulation, 45% of electrical rough, 25% of standing seem, 75% of windows and doors, 20% of the siding, 85% of exterior framing, 65% of interior framing, 50% of plumbing and last but not least… the upper roof is 75% waterproofed.
In the upcoming weeks, interior drywall work and spray foam will continue. In additional to this, the roof should be 100% watertight.
The building’s center cupola was flown into place last week. RiverWalk’s ceremonial signed beam will live securely under this cupola bestowing good luck and well wishes on the building for many years to come.
The creation of the red roof is coming along nicely as the building is being closed in.
The Grand Ballroom, catering event kitchen and interior staircases have been poured which completes 95% of all needed cement work in the building.
Our new state of the art air handler system is currently being installed. This extraordinary equipment will circulate air in and out of the entire building every 8 minutes.
Interior unit drywall grid systems and sheet rock work is happening daily... Lots of exciting changes are happening every day!
Roof trusses have all been installed and the creation of the red roof has begun.
The new spa and winery production cement floors have been poured. The Grand Ballroom and event kitchen are currently being prepped and will be poured next week. Once completed, all interior cement floor work will be finished.
225+ heat pump cabinets have been delivered and are currently being installed throughout the building.
In-unit drywall work is about to get underway.
Video credit: Resident Drone Pilot, RW Owner Tony Mangano.
Our construction crew has appreciated the unusual warmer temperatures this month and it shows in the great progress being made. Day by day, the crew works all bundled up to shield themselves from the winter elements while not missing a minute of time on the site. Our hats go off to the entire crew for the extraordinary work they are doing!
Erecting the front exterior steel towers has been a key focus over the last few weeks and is coming along nicely. Exterior framing & trusses as well as interior unit framework will continue through the winter.
Concrete work is also in full swing. The east end of the lower level is almost complete with the winery production area currently being prepped for pouring. Grand Ballroom and event kitchen floors are scheduled to be done soon.
Video credit: Resident Drone Pilot, RW Owner Tony Mangano.
Video credit: Resident Drone Pilot, RW Owner Tony Mangano.
Sixty-six additional new, luxury residences are currently being constructed with projected occupancy in the spring of 2024, as planned. Due to high-demand and pace of sales, we have created a virtual sales event model to carry us through pre-construction, with a third of the new construction being sold within the first two events. If there are any questions, to include how these events work or when they are held, please contact the Real Estate Office in person or via our website.
Buildout of the RiverWalk Grand Ballroom event facility, in-house theatre/activities room and the new location for the Solstice North Day Spa expansion are coming along very smoothly. Cement will be poured starting next month in the new West Wing lower level where these grand new amenities will be located. This will be the last of the cement work needed to complete the new phase. Bookings for weddings and conventions in the Grand Ballroom will begin next summer. And, more details about the exciting spa expansion are coming soon!
The Seven Birches Winery expansion, which will include an increase of their current footprint to over 10,000 square feet, is coming together nicely. The new winery location will be more than 5 times the size of their current tasting room & commercial production facility. The 4 new 26' tall, 3000 gallon wine/cider tanks were installed earlier this summer and the new production facility located on the lower level is going to be an extraordinary site to see.
Although the pool area will not be changing significantly, plans are in the works to add a new 35+ person outdoor hot tub as well as additional pool furniture & sunshade to the area. Interesting side note to share…the new hot tub will be the largest one our pool company has ever installed.
Two new parking lots are being added to RiverWalk with work scheduled to begin on these lots later next Spring. The new lots will be located near the new west wing side entrance by Jean’s Playhouse. In addition to this, there will be additional landscaping & parking enhancements in the playhouse theatre area.
A great time was had at our recent Expanding Extraordinary ceremonial Topping Off Celebration. It was a memorable day in the journey of our West Wing expansion.
The practice of “Topping Off” a building can be traced back to the ancient Scandinavian rite of placing a tree atop a new building to bestow good luck on the future inhabitants of the structure. In order to celebrate and carry on this tradition, we will be placing a special steel beam within the grand entrance cupola that was signed at the event by those who played roles in bringing the vision of RiverWalk to life.
East Meets WestVideo credit: Resident Drone Pilot, RW Owner Tony Mangano.
There are 300 trucks worth of concrete supporting the steel framing of the West Wing which is now only 12 inches away from connection with the East Wing.
Roof trusses will be completed next week to keep the coming weather out of the building.
Grand Ballroom steel work is complete and you can now see and feel the enormity of the beautiful space where we will host extraordinary events.
It’s been a very busy summer so far for our team of contractors! 50% of the steel work for the new West Wing building is complete.
The production tanks in the new Seven Birches winery location have been installed and are an extraordinary site to see.Check out their install footage.
First truckload of steel arrived this week. 50+ more truckloads are expected as 1045 tons of steel are needed for building completion. Steel beams are currently being eructed and the building structure is coming to life!
An exciting day here at RiverWalk as the new Seven Birches Winery production facility tanks arrive! And, it won’t be long now before these amazing tanks are put in place in the new winery production location as we ‘Expand Extraordinary’.
Such a memorable time was had as we commemorated the groundbreaking of “Expanding Extraordinary”! We celebrated with many great business partners, local community members and those involved in Phase II construction, many of which we are thankful to call our friends. We look forward to opening the doors of this expansion to everyone in the Spring of 2024!
