A brand new and redesigned Revo Casino and Social House came back to Manchester’s land-use boards this month after the acquisition of additional nearby properties allowed the creation of an expanded vision for the project.
Previously, the project would have a footprint consisting of the current Revo lot along with the former Harley-Davidson dealership and Even Hotel lots on John E. Devine Drive. However, plans for the creation of a new casino using those three plots of land now have been amended after news that Enterprise Car Rental and Taylor Rental/Gold Street Motors lots on Gold Street will also be added to the proposed rebirth of the facility.
Proposed by New Hampshire Group LLC, the five parcels total more than 14 acres and the new proposed version of the charitable gaming facility will have a 73,240 square-foot interior with approximately 700 gaming stations as well as restaurants and a stadium-style event center. The expanded footprint for the expected combination of the five parcels into one convinced the project’s planners to reduce the building to one floor and increase parking to approximately 1,000 spots.
During the June 4th Manchester Planning Board meeting, the revised and expanded plan was discussed, with details on how this proposal varies from the most recent proposal that received support in recent months.
A red line surrounds what will be the new Revo property using an aerial shot from before the demolition of the former Even Hotel and Harley Davidson buildings. South Willow Street is at the top of this image, which was found in the two meetings’ packets. (Courtesy)
The rebuilt casino and social house building is moved to a more centralized location in the new plan, allowing for a perpendicular thoroughfare between John E. Devine Drive, Gold Street and South Willow Street, with a roundabout at its intersection where the main entrance to the building will be located. The South Willow Street entrance will be across from South Porter Street.
The public hearing on this discussion was closed, with decisions likely coming at the board’s next limited business meeting.
At the June 11th Manchester Zoning Board of Adjustment meeting, representatives of the project sought relief from sections of the Manchester Zoning Ordinance regarding parking lot interior landscaping, parking lot perimeter landscape, parking lot interior landscaping distribution, parking lot landscape islands, parking lot landscape medians and monument sign illumination.
Many of these variance needs centered around the need for additional trees and shrubs within the newly proposed plan. While earlier editions of the proposal were allowed to proceed without these landscaping variances, that was due to the fact that they were submitted prior to the installment of the new zoning ordinance, which began on March 1, 2026.
Members of the zoning board had a positive response to the proposal given how they considered the plan to be an improvement over the area compared to its current status even though it did not meet all requirements of the zoning ordinance.
The variances were granted with a 5-0 vote.
Additional action allowing the development on green space along the right-of-way on South Willow Street is also part of the new plan, and that will require action by the Board of Mayor and Aldermen.
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