New 15-Screen Luxury Movie Theater Coming to Tysons

A new 15-screen movie theater is coming to the Tysons area, according to a recent report in the Washington Business Journal.

Bethesda-based developer The Meridian Group told the WBJ that Kerasotes Showplace Theaters LLC has signed a lease to open a new luxury theater in The Boro, Meridian’s redevelopment of SAIC’s corporate campus in Tysons. The theater is reportedly expected to open in summer 2018.

The 15-screen Kerasotes Showplace ICON will reportedly feature upscale dining options and drinks at a lounge outside the theater, as well as reserved seating for shows, according to its website. The Boro, which will also introduce a new Whole Foods location after the popular grocer signed on as an anchor tenant in the area, hopes to capitalize on its adjacency to the Silver Line Greensboro Metro station, which is expected to begin construction in summer 2016.

Meridian is reportedly seeking final approvals to begin work on the The Boro, which is expected to include 1.8 million square feet of residential space, 1.3 million square feet of office space, 316,000 square feet of retail and 250,000 square feet of hotel, according to its website.