Despite the exterior of the building is enclosed, work continues on the four-story interior, said Jane McClay Hoyt, advertising and public relations coordinator at the Oxford Casino.
The final Planning Board approval for the project was given in May 2016.
According to David Rudzenski, a principal partner of R2Architects in Voorhees, New Jersey, who presented the plans to the Planning Board last year, the hotel will feature a 34,000-square-foot, first-floor public area and lobby. The second, third and fourth floors will have slightly more than 100 guest rooms and some suites.
Construction of the hotel and banquet space represented the second time Churchill Downs Inc., owners of the property, invested in and expanded the Oxford Casino since purchasing the facility in July 2013.
The facility has more than 400 workers and is the largest employer in town. The hotel construction and casino expansion that was part of the plan approved in May 2016 was expected to create 60 new full-time positions and an estimated 1,000 temporary construction jobs.
The hotel will connect to the town’s new municipal sewer system.