CinemaStar Luxury Theaters announces plans to build 14-screen UltraPlex theater in Riverside; Mission Grove Plaza Theater to be chain's largest UltraPlex Theater.SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 15, 1995--CinemaStar Luxury Theaters (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on :LUXY) Tuesday announced the second project in its expansion program, to begin developing and operating a new 14-screen UltraPlex theater in the Mission Grove Plaza shopping center shopping center, a concentration of retail, service, and entertainment enterprises designed to serve the surrounding region. The modern shopping center differs from its antecedents—bazaars and marketplaces—in that the shops are usually amalgamated into in Riverside, Calif. According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. CinemaStar's president, John Ellison Jr., the ultra-luxury theater complex will contain 45,000 square feet, with a seating capacity Noun 1. seating capacity - the number of people that can be seated in a vehicle or auditorium or stadium etc. commodiousness, spaciousness, capaciousness, roominess - spatial largeness and extensiveness (especially inside a building); "the capaciousness of Santa's of approximately 2,800, and a total development cost of approximately $7 million. "Construction of the luxury theater is planned to begin in mid-September, and we are projecting a December 1995 opening," said Ellison. "This theater, our second outside of San Diego San Diego (săn dēā`gō), city (1990 pop. 1,110,549), seat of San Diego co., S Calif., on San Diego Bay; inc. 1850. San Diego includes the unincorporated communities of La Jolla and Spring Valley. Coronado is across the bay. County, will have the same high-quality sound and projection as our other theaters, including LucasFilm's THX A design system that provides realistic sound playback for movie and home theater from THX, Ltd., San Rafael, CA (www.thx.com), an independent spin-off from Lucasfilm, Ltd. The THX Sound System was developed during the production of the Return of the Jedi in 1982 and named after George environment system and six-channel digital sound in all 14 auditoriums." Ellison also noted that CinemaStar theaters include luxurious amenities such as plush reclining chairs with built-in drink holders, extra leg room between seats, superior customer service, and "cast members" who introduce each film. "We are very excited about bringing another CinemaStar luxury film entertainment center to Riverside," he added. In late July, CinemaStar announced plans to develop and operate a luxurious 10-screen theater complex in the University Village project near the U.C. Riverside campus. The University Village Theater will be opening in the spring of 1996. The CinemaStar design and construction team managing the Riverside project will be lead by architect, Gregory Siminoff of Newport Beach Newport Beach, residential and resort city (1990 pop. 66,643), Orange co., S Calif., on Newport Bay and the Pacific Ocean; inc. 1906. It is a popular seaside resort and yachting center. Manufactures include electrical and medical equipment, computers, boats, and adhesives. ; Joe E. Woods Construction of Mesa, Ariz. is the builder; and Crown Construction & Management Group of Upland, Calif., is the general contractor A general contractor is an organization or individual that contracts with another organization or individual (the owner) for the construction of a building, road or any other execution of work or facility. . The Mission Grove Plaza shopping center sits on a 43-acre site in the Canyon Crest area of Riverside. The current anchor tenants are Ralphs and Kmart. According to Jack Sweeney of Regional Properties Inc., the center's general partner, the CinemaStar theater will be part of Mission Grove Plaza's second phase of development. At the completion of this phase, the center will have approximately 350,000 square feet of building space. CinemaStar Luxury Theaters, formerly Nickelodeon Theaters, operates three multiplex theaters in San Diego County, including the Galaxy 6 in Bonsall, the Mission Marketplace 8 in Oceanside, and the Chula Vista 10. CONTACT: CinemaStar Luxury Theaters, San Diego Jon Meloan, 619/+30-2011 or McQUERTERGROUP Don Markley, 619/450-0030 |
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