A small chain of premium movie theaters that feature upscale dining may be looking to open in Boston's Downtown Crossing where a soon-to close bookstore currently resides.
According to The Boston Herald, iPic Theaters is interested in opening a location in the Boston area, and it seems particularly interested in the site on School Street where Borders is. (The Borders Group, which filed for bankruptcy in February, has been closing many of their locations--including most of their stores in the Boston area--and it appears that the Downtown Crossing location will be closing soon as well.) The Herald mentions that a commercial real estate agent has shown the Borders shop to people from iPic, as well as several other sites in the Boston area, and that there is "preliminary interest" in the Borders space.
iPic, which currently has locations in Arizona, California, Illinois, Texas, Washington, and Wisconsin (where it first started out), features stadium seating in their theaters, along with upscale restaurant and bar areas, and in some cases, bowling alleys.
For more information on the possible opening of iPic Theaters in the Borders space in Downtown Crossing, please go to the Boston Herald link below.
Premier movie experience eyed for Borders locale
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