Plans have been announced for a new hotel resort to open up in Atlantic City, NJ.  The resort is set to have a 31 story hotel and a year round amusement water park.

According to the developer the $123 million project should be completed within 2 years.  The resort and hotel in Atlantic City will be 350 feet tall, with 183 rooms.   The hotel is set to be built to emulate a ships sail, in order to help highlight the Atlantic City’s neighborhood nautical theme in the Marina District.  This resort could be, and is expected to be the gateway and main attraction to the Marina District.

Originally the space was supposed to occupy a casino, that should have joined Borgata, Harrahs, and the Golden Nugget, however the push for a more family friendly area and the areas declining gambling market, caused for the shift in the project, and now Atlantic City, will enjoy its first year round water park and hotel resort.