$4,500,000
About this home
Rare Newport Hospitality & Entertainment Opportunity. Available turnkey restaurant, entertainment venue and commercial real estate at 102-104 JT Connell Highway. Approximately 8,700 SF on nearly one acre (0.956 AC) with excellent visibility and a 2025 traffic count of 19,686 vehicles per day. Currently home to the Newport Playhouse & Cabaret Restaurant, the property features a 165-seat theater, extensive dining and bar areas, commercial kitchen, outdoor patio, backstage/support areas and substantial on-site parking. Sale includes extensive restaurant, dining and theater FF&E, subject to final inventory and exclusions. Class BV full beverage liquor license available. The established Newport Playhouse business, brand and agreed operating assets may also be included, creating a unique turnkey opportunity for restaurant, hospitality, entertainment, event or dinner-theater operators. Convenient access to Downtown Newport, Pell Bridge and Middletown. Real estate $4,500,000; liquor license $500,000; total offering $5,000,000. Private showings by appointment only.
Property details
- MLS #
- 1424155
- Property type
- Commercial
- Subdivision
- N/A
- Status
- Active
- Days on market
- N/A
- On market date
- September 23, 2026
- Stories
- 1
- Total bathrooms
- N/A
- Garage spaces
- N/A
- Parking spaces
- 50
- Lot size
- 0.956 acres
Location
Get directions →Nearby schools
Within 10 miles · public school directory data (NCES)
- Enrollment
- 744
- Student:teacher ratio
- 10.9:1
- District
- Newport
- Enrollment
- 565
- Student:teacher ratio
- 9.7:1
- District
- Newport
- Enrollment
- 620
- Student:teacher ratio
- 11.9:1
- District
- Middletown
Walkability
Blended score for Newport's center: EPA's National Walkability Index (street network, transit, land-use mix) combined with nearby-amenity density. 60% EPA National Walkability Index + 40% nearby-amenity density (Google Places).
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