Here is a picture I snapped last evening and it’s looking good. The theater will feature 1,100+ leather rocker seats, 12 screens, 2 wine bars, and a full menu.
The escalators now work so you can go up and take a look at the ticket booths and the main lobby area.
6 more days until the Grand Opening!
For more information on showtimes call 407-982-5444
I snapped this picture on the way to lunch today…Looks pretty close to the drafts(see my previous posts for renderings). I am sorry it’s a blurry pic but I was moving and took it with my sub par camera phone :/
The theater opens to the public May 29th(2 weeks from today!)
The ghost-town building with the “55 W on it” downtown looks like it will finally see some life. Zom Residential Services announced this week that it will be leasing the condo units as apartments instead of selling them in a dried up market as condos. SNS, the bank that recently foreclosed on the building says that it will “temporarily” lease about 60-70% of the units until the market picks back up and analysis is done(on converting them back to condos). Read the rest of this entry »
According to news reports today, Tremont Lendings(the owner) has decided to auction off Orlando’s Historic Church Street Station Friday. The lending giant foreclosed on the former owner Cameron Kuhn and is now trying to offload the complex as quickly as possible.
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Reports recently indicate that the much anticipated movie theater(named Plaza Cinema Cafe) in the downtown plaza will be open to the public on May 29, 2009. The theater will be run by Las Vegas based American Theater Corp. They have many similar projects across the country.
The $6 million deal with the city is what helped this project get the final push for completion. The plaza development(towers and condos) were finished back in 2007 but the movie theater lacked funding/ownership to fully build out and open at that time. Once the funding was issued, the orginal timeline indicated it would open at some point in July of 2009, just in time for the busy summer movie season. Local businesses’ should see growth to their bottom lines earlier now.
Click here for renderings of the exterior by Visual Impact Studios
More on this story on the Orlando Sentinel…
This popular spot in downtown Orlando will be shutting it’s doors for good on 3/14. However, it will still be available to rent for private parties.
The decision to close can be attributed to lender-owner foreclosure and the recent down turn in the economy.
This was a great spot(especially during football season for Gator games!). It will be missed.
A new survey of 16 downtown Orlando condominium towers, with a combined 3,236 units brought to market since 2001, shows that about one-third of the units remain unsold — with most of those in four relatively recent projects caught in the ongoing real-estate slump.
Nearly 40 percent of the 1,054 vacant units are in one building, the 55 West tower on Church Street, said Paul Sexton, president of Sexton Realty Advisors Inc. in Winter Garden. Read the rest of this entry »
Parking for local Church street attractions just got closer. The 55 West Parking garage(located on 60 West Pine | between Garland and Orange Ave.) is now open and accessible 24 hours a day.
Here is what it will cost you:
Standard Rates*(as of 2/18/09)
$1.00 for the first 30 minutes.
Per Hour: $2 hour / $15 max.
Evening: $10.00 Cash only. Pay at entrance.
Event: $10.00 flat fee. Cash only. Pay at entrance.
Monthly: Call the Parking Division at 407-246-2155 for monthly parking. The monthly limited rate is $110 + tax, unlimited $165 + tax.
Diner’s Special (enter between 6pm & 10pm). $6.00
Evening Rate $10, Event Rate $10
Early Bird $8
* Rates and hours subject to change.
C/O CB Richard Ellis:
On MONDAY, DECEMBER 15th
Orlando’s City Council will have a crucial vote on the Plaza.
On the agenda is the Community Redevelopment Agency’s presentation to complete the first Downtown Orlando Movie Theater!
We are introducing a one-of-a-kind, entertainment concept within the Orlando/CentralFlorida Region…and a new destination for Downtown!
Please come and show your support!
2:00 MONDAY, DECEMBER 15th
Council Chambers on the 2nd floor of City Hall, 400 South Orange Avenue
The new Plaza Owner is committed to making this project a success, but needs your help to show City Council that a Downtown Movie Theater is good for business.
Projections for the Plaza Theater are that it will attract approximately 600,000 people to Downtown Orlando each year. The indirect spending and jobs which flow from these visitors is significant…over $12 million annually by one conservative estimate. This could result in the infusion of millions of dollars to other businesses in downtown Orlando and the surrounding community.
For more information, on this unique theater, please download the attachments below.
The Plaza Theater will help to further define the downtown area and connect people to the heart of this up and coming city. Please show your support.
2:00 MONDAY, DECEMBER 15th
Council Chambers on the 2nd floor of City Hall, 400 South Orange Avenue
We look forward to seeing you there.
Please contact Bobby Palta or Wood Belcher if you have any questions:
407 839 3124
407 839 3110
Thank You.
Orlando Condo 411 is a FREE website with info on all of the new and current downtown Orlando Condos such as: Solaire at the Plaza, Star Towers, 55 West, The Vue at Lake Eola, Tradition Towers, Paramount on Lake Eola, Presidential Towers…AND MANY MORE!!!
