Detroit — Immersive entertainment concept Cosm has signed on as the anchor tenant at Development at Cadillac Square, a 1.5 million-square-foot mixed-use project scheduled to break ground in Detroit in 2025. Cosm Detroit will feature an LED dome spanning roughly 90 feet with Shared Reality technology, offering experiential sports and entertainment programming. Content will include a production of Cirque du Soleil’s “O,” as well as immersive art experiences from members of the Cosm Studios Creator Program. The venue, designed by architecture firm Rosetti, will also feature a food-and-beverage element, with gastropub-style …
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Orlando, Fla. — Live Nation will open a 3,500-seat entertainment venue at Westcourt Sports and Entertainment District, a 900,000-square-foot mixed-use project currently underway in downtown Orlando. Construction on the facility is scheduled to begin early next year, with an anticipated opening in 2027. SED Development, JMA Ventures and Machete Group are developing Westcourt, which will feature a 260-room hotel, 265 residential units, 300,000 square feet of office space and 125,000 square feet of entertainment and dining-focused retail space. Westcourt will also feature 1.5 acres of flexible green space that will host …
Shenandoah, Texas — BRKTHROUGH will open a new, 20,000-square-foot experiential entertainment venue in Shenandoah, roughly 30 miles north of Houston. Located within the Metropark Square mixed-use development, the facility will feature 40 challenge rooms with competition-focused games. The concept also includes a curated food and drink menu offered in a dedicated BRK ROOM space. Sam Moon Group manages the Metropark Square development.
Cedar Hill, Texas — Kids Empire will open a 10,527-square-foot indoor playground in Cedar Hill, a suburb of Dallas. The venue will be situated within Hillside Village, a 615,000-square-foot, open-air power center anchored by Dick’s Sporting Goods, Barnes & Noble, Old Navy and H&M. Gretchen Miller, Emilie Paulson and Bryn Carden of Weitzman represented the landlord, PREP Property Group, in the lease negotiations. Robin Barrow and Eddie Liebman of Weitzman, with Austin Diemer and Shelby Pedroza of E & R Property Group, represented Kids Empire.
College Station, Texas — PopStroke Entertainment Group has opened 10,000-square-foot, golf-focused entertainment venue in College Station. Designed by Mark Odom Studio, the facility features a centralized courtyard with a full-service bar and kitchen, yard games and outdoor seating with views of the minigolf course. The venue’s four buildings were constructed using shipping containers, with ResCon Group serving as general contractor. PopStroke now operates four venues in Texas.
Austin, Texas — Partners Group and Presidium are underway on the addition of a 65,000-square-foot indoor entertainment venue at River Park, a mixed-use project being developed by the joint venture. A third-party developer and operator will open the venue, which will serve as an anchor for the first phase of River Park and will host live music shows, community events and other programming. Upon completion, River Park will also feature retail, office and residential space, as well as public parks and trails.
Houston — Great Big Game Show, a new interactive entertainment concept, will open within a 1,008-square-foot space at CITYCENTRE, a 47-acre mixed-use development in Houston. Developed by the creators of The Escape Game, the venue will offer visitors the opportunity to be contestants in a game show featuring challenges, questions and games. Scheduled to open this fall, the destination will be situated adjacent to an Escape Game facility. TriGate Capital is the landlord.
Chicago — The owners of the NBA’s Chicago Bulls and NHL’s Chicago Blackhawks have unveiled plans for the transformation of the area around their shared venue, the United Center. The initiative is known as The 1901 Project, and development costs are estimated at $7 billion. Michael Reinsdorf, CEO of the Bulls and son of owner Jerry Reinsdorf, formally announced the project on Tuesday, July 23. The elder Reinsdorf, along with Blackhawks owner Danny Wirtz, co-owns the United Center, where both teams have played since 1994. The name is a reference to …
New York City — State of Play Hospitality, an entertainment retail operator, has signed a lease at 31 Union Square West in New York City, with plans to open a Flight Club venue. Spanning 10,700 square feet on the ground floor and basement of the property, the facility will offer darts-focused games with food-and-beverage options. Scheduled to open in 2025, this marks the ninth North America location for the brand. Blue Water Grill restaurant previously occupied the space.
Atlanta — Immersive technology, media and entertainment company Cosm has announced plans to open an entertainment venue at Centennial Yards, a $5 billion mixed-use development currently underway in downtown Atlanta. Situated within the project’s Sports and Entertainment District, the venue will comprise 70,000 square feet across three levels. Architecture firm Gensler is designing the facility. Dubbed Shared Reality, the venue will feature Cosm’s proprietary technology, including a 12K+ LED dome spanning 87 feet in diameter. Shared Reality will offer immersive live sports viewing through Cosm’s partnerships with entities including ESPN, the …