Friday, July 28, 2023
Empire Cinema to open at Limelight in Sunderland
Morley, advised by Savills, has successfully concluded the assignment of the multiplex cinema space at Limelight, High Street West, Sunderland to Empire Cinemas.
The 12-screen cinema is part of a 81,000 sq ft city centre leisure scheme developed in September 2004. Empire Cinemas has taken a 23-year lease at the property, at a rent of £468,000 pa. Previous tenant Cine UK was forced by the OFT to dispose of this lease upon merging with UGC, allowing Empire Cinemas to rebrand and take over an already fully functional site.
Other tenants at the centre include Gala Casino, Frankie & Benny's and Nandos. Three vacant restaurant units remain at the scheme, ranging between 3,000 and 7,280 sq ft (279 and 676 sq m).
Justin Ribbons, chief executive officer of Empire Cinemas comments: "Empire Cinemas is delighted to have been able to secure this opportunity at the new Limelight development in the heart of Sunderland. The quality of the whole development mirrors our own commitment to provide an unrivalled cinema experience to our customers. With wall to wall screens, luxury seating, state of the art technology, mezzanine café bar and premier boxes the new Empire Cinema certainly delivers on that commitment. We believe our customers will enjoy not only the new cinema but also the range of leisure experiences on offer at Limelight."
Empire Cinemas was unrepresented.
The 12-screen cinema is part of a 81,000 sq ft city centre leisure scheme developed in September 2004. Empire Cinemas has taken a 23-year lease at the property, at a rent of £468,000 pa. Previous tenant Cine UK was forced by the OFT to dispose of this lease upon merging with UGC, allowing Empire Cinemas to rebrand and take over an already fully functional site.
Other tenants at the centre include Gala Casino, Frankie & Benny's and Nandos. Three vacant restaurant units remain at the scheme, ranging between 3,000 and 7,280 sq ft (279 and 676 sq m).
Justin Ribbons, chief executive officer of Empire Cinemas comments: "Empire Cinemas is delighted to have been able to secure this opportunity at the new Limelight development in the heart of Sunderland. The quality of the whole development mirrors our own commitment to provide an unrivalled cinema experience to our customers. With wall to wall screens, luxury seating, state of the art technology, mezzanine café bar and premier boxes the new Empire Cinema certainly delivers on that commitment. We believe our customers will enjoy not only the new cinema but also the range of leisure experiences on offer at Limelight."
Empire Cinemas was unrepresented.
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