Norfolk’s $750 million casino development HeadWaters Resort & Casino is expected to open in the latter part of next year and create more than 800 jobs, according to project representatives, as construction advances near Harbor Park.
The completed resort is planned to include a 65,000-square-foot casino, a 200-room hotel, live entertainment venues and outdoor amenities intended to draw visitors from across Hampton Roads and beyond.
“The construction team is doing such a great job of keeping us on task and on schedule that we’re going to be ready to open in the latter part of next year,” Ron Bailey, a representative for Boyd Gaming, one of the project’s stakeholders, told 13 News Now. “So, more jobs, more opportunities for the folks in this community.”
More than 300 workers from Yates Construction and S.B. Ballard are currently working at the site each day. Construction is also progressing on the parking garage beneath and adjacent to the casino complex, with work extending to its upper levels.
“The garage itself, as you can see, is moving very quickly. I think we’re on the sixth and seventh floors,” Bailey said. “The hotel is moving up very quickly and the casino floor, as you can see, the construction there is going very well.”
Gaming operations are meanwhile continuing at the interim gaming hall in front of the construction site. The temporary facility has been operating since November of last year and is expected to be replaced by a new marquee entrance when the permanent casino resort opens.
“I see the light at the end of the tunnel,” Bailey said. “We’ve been operating our Interim Gaming Hall since November of last year, which has been going well as expected.”
Construction began nearly a year ago on the Park Avenue development, which is now becoming increasingly visible from Interstate 264 through downtown Norfolk as cranes, heavy equipment and the casino structure reshape the area near the city’s waterfront district.
The project is expected to become one of Norfolk’s largest entertainment destinations, combining gaming, hospitality and event space.
“We can really see the shape of the building coming through,” Bailey said. “What’s going to be inside, which is most important, and so we’re looking forward to showing that to the Hampton Roads region.”
Original article: https://www.yogonet.com/international/news/2026/09/10/126330-virginia-norfolk-casino-project-targets-late2027-opening-with-more-than-800-jobs
