New York City — Newmark has arranged an 80,300-square-foot lease for ROUND1, a Japan-based bowling and arcade concept, in New York City. Situated within the 700,000-square-foot The Shops at Skyview property, this will be the first venue in the city for the brand. David Friedman and Andrew Stern of Newmark Retail represented the tenant in the lease negotiations. According to Newmark, this marks the largest new retail lease in New York City this year.
Kansas City, Mo. — The Cordish Companies has unveiled plans for a $10 million renovation of Kansas City Live!, an entertainment development within the city’s Power & Light District. The project will include updates to existing spaces, as well as the introduction of a new concept. Upgrades at the Kansas City Live! Block will include a new exterior canopy, the addition of ceiling heaters and misters to the open-air venue, new high-definition ribbon boards, enhanced theatrical lighting, expanded group seating areas, fresh landscaping and expanded bar access. Additionally, Pizza Bar will …
Philadelphia — Apple Cinemas has signed an 82,000-square-foot lease at Riverview Plaza III, a retail center located in Philadelphia. Tower Investments owns the development, which is situated one mile from Center City. Richard Soloff of Soloff Realty & Development manages leasing for the property. Founded in 2010, Apple Cinemas currently operates multiple theaters across six states. Other locations include Greece and Hicksville, New York; San Francisco and Danville, California; and Royal Palm Beach, Florida.
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 …
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.
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