In the Spring of 2022, the beginning of the next chapter at RiverWalk began! The project will take approximately two years and is scheduled to be completed in Spring of 2024. This next chapter at RiverWalk Resort at Loon Mountain will include 66 additional luxury units, a second restaurant, an incredible production winery, a new spa and Grand Ballroom.
We are excited to keep you informed of the latest updates as RiverWalk expands extraordinary and Phase II construction develops. In addition to this, to learn more about resort and area operations visit ourKnow Before You Go page.
September 28, 2023
Our monthly construction update by Chris Curran – Vice President of Development.
Elevator installation, front entrance paving and the Grand Ballroom ceiling and gazebo buildout all began this month.
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!
