SPRING, TX—Star Cinema Grill has signed a long-term lease in CityPlace at Springwoods Village, according to the master development venture for CityPlace, comprising Patrinely Group, USAA Real Estate and CDC Houston. Star Cinema Grill is a Houston-based dine-in-theater concept that offers its guests first-run film releases, a full menu and a full-service bar.

The 1,400-seat 10-screen theater will be located at 1495 Lake Plaza Dr. This location will include projection technology, heated and cooled luxury recliner seating, large-format movie screens, and Dolby Atmos sound. The theater is slated to open in the second quarter of 2019.

“We look forward to being able to bring our unique experience and premium amenities to more guests in the greater Houston area,” says John Walsh, vice president of operations, Star Cinema Grill.

Dennis Tarro of Patrinely Group and Nick Hernandez, Crystal Allen and Chace Henke of Transwestern represented the landlord. Kristen Barker of Wulfe & Co. represented Star Cinema Grill.

“It's exactly the type of experience we are looking for and is a critical part of creating an 18-hour location,” said Robert Fields, president and CEO of Patrinely Group. “We are actively marketing the balance of the retail and are receiving tremendous interest. We hope to be making other announcements soon.”

CityPlace is a 60-acre mixed-use development that will provide the Houston community with a new destination of choice that integrates working, shopping and living, and will include when fully developed 4 million square feet of class-A office space with 400,000 square feet of integrated retail space, including shops, restaurants and entertainment options carefully curated to appeal to a wide variety of tastes and activities, as well as the full-service Marriott CityPlace hotel and luxury multifamily projects.

Currently under construction in CityPlace are ABS Plaza with the ABS headquarters including ground-floor retail; HP Plaza, a two-building office campus; Marriott CityPlace hotel and the CityPlace Plaza, a public plaza and amphitheater for both private and public events. These projects are scheduled for completion in the fourth quarter of 2018. In the planning stages is CityPlace 1, which will include 122,700 square feet of office and 26,900 square feet of ground-floor retail. The project is being actively pre-leased and can be available for occupancy in as little as 12 months. Already completed is The Mark CityPlace, a luxury apartment community by Fein.

“With ExxonMobil, Southwestern Energy and CHI St. Luke's Health Medical Campus in place, and ABS HQs and HP Inc. campus underway, we will have more than 15,000 highly skilled well-paid employees and residents within Springwoods Village, all of whom need and want access to quality retail amenities,” said Warren Wilson, executive vice president of CDC Houston. “The addition of Star Cinema Grill is another step in creating a new urban center in north Houston: a truly walkable, sustainable mixed-use destination.”

Springwoods Village is a 2,000-acre mixed-use community situated along the west side of Interstate 45 between Springwoods Village Parkway and the Grand Parkway. When completed, the community will provide diverse housing options, civic facilities, outdoor recreation and a 60-acre CityPlace with office space, shopping, dining and lodging in a walkable environment.

“We enjoyed a great year in 2017, with an established residential and business community in place and new activity occurring on a regular basis, including the opening of The Market at Springwoods Village retail center, which has added a variety of shopping and dining amenities to Springwoods Village, as well as The Mark CityPlace luxury apartments,” Wilson tells GlobeSt.com. “We've also had several major construction starts, including ABS headquarters, the HP Inc. campus and Marriott CityPlace in first quarter 2017, all located in our urban district, CityPlace. We expect to continue the momentum in 2018, with the three abovementioned projects on schedule to be delivered in fall 2018. Aside from Star Cinema Grill, we expect several additional projects to start in 2018, which will be announced in the coming weeks and months, each becoming an important step toward building a complete community.”

CityPlace will be Star Cinema Grill's 10th location, which includes District Theatres and Hollywood Palms Cinema in Naperville, IL.