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Cinemark buys up 10 acres in Roanoke for new movie theater

Cinemark has announced a new multiplex coming to Roanoke, with a 14-screen, all-digital movie theater as the centerpiece. The complex will also include a Cotton Patch Cafe.

Scheduled to open in spring 2015, the new multiplex will be located on a 10-acre site at the junction of Highway 170 and Highway 114, north of Fort Worth. The complex will feature the company’s new Cinemark NextGen design concept, with cutting-edge amenities:

State-of-the-art viewing environment with wall-to-wall, ceiling-to-floor screens available in all auditoriums
4K digital projection powered by Barco projectors with RealD 3D capability
Enhanced sound systems
A self-serve concession stand offering freshly popped popcorn, candy and Coca-Cola beverages
Cinemark XD: Extreme Digital Cinema auditorium

Cinemark XD is a complete entertainment environment with a wall-to-wall, ceiling-to-floor screen; plush seating; and a digital surround sound system. The digital images are delivered by a best-in-class server and digital projector, which offers the brightest light standards in the industry.

The XD auditoriums will exhibit the newest movies every week, including 2D and RealD 3D pictures.

"The commitment of Cinemark to anchor the Roanoke Gateway project emphasizes the importance of the Highway 170 and Highway 114 location within of Roanoke," said project manager Donald L. Silverman in a statement.

The theater will offer print-at-home ticketing so customers can bypass the box office and go directly to a kiosk in the lobby. Guests can also download and purchase tickets through Cinemark's mobile applications for iPhone and Android.

When the Roanoke movie complex is completed, Cinemark will have 21 theaters in the Dallas-Fort Worth area.

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Grand Prairie expands to the south with new master-planned community

Rendering courtesy of Provident

Goodland Grand Prairie

The City of Grand Prairie is growing fast and expanding to make way for a new master-planned development south of US Highway 287 and along Tollway 360, in Ellis and Johnson counties.

The community development, called Goodland, is the result of Grand Prairie’s recent 1,500-acre annexation extending its southern border toward Mansfield. Overall, with the added land, Goodland will be a 5,000-acre site featuring 15,000 residences including townhomes, custom homes, and gated communities for 50,000 residents.

According to a release, it will be a “city within a city” and a 45-minute drive from Dallas-Fort Worth. Beyond housing, there will be shops, restaurants, schools, public and private event venues, regional sports fields and complexes, dance halls, churches, trail systems, city parks, ponds, and preserved green spaces.

“This is a significant step in our city’s development,” says Grand Prairie Mayor Ron Jensen in a statement. “Unlike many of our neighboring cities, we have the unique advantage of new development opportunities to our south that will drive the growth and prosperity of our city. We recognized the opportunity and took decisive action.”

Leading the development is Provident, a Dallas-based real estate firm that has created other master-planned communities across Dallas-Fort Worth, such as Preston Hollow Village and Hillstead in Collin County. Provident has plans to work nature into the space design with more than 1,600 acres of creek corridors and floodplain land.

Plans are ongoing for a centralized mixed-use walkable Town Center, complete with civic buildings and other commercial development. Further south on the property near Highway 67, light industrial uses and other private employment campuses are already underway, projects that will contribute vital tax dollars for city growth and future expansions.

“This level of placemaking is quite rare, and certainly not easy to execute, especially in a brand-new community," says Provident Managing Director Rylan Yowell in a statement. "We are committed to a long-term vision with a desire to be good stewards of the land."

A new four-lane road called Goodland Parkway will link Goodland to Grand Prairie at Tollway 360 and US Highway 287. It's set to open by December 2025.

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