Bryan City Council Holding A Special Meeting To Consider Adding Another Entertainment Center At Midtown Park
Published: Mon, 11/14/22
Bryan City Council Holding a Special Meeting to Consider Adding Another Entertainment Center at Midtown Par
Image from a city of Bryan document showing an aerial rendering of the Midtown Park movie, bowling, and recreation complex.
WTAW
November 14, 2022
Bill Oliver
The Bryan council is holding a special meeting Monday at 5:30, in part to consider approving a third public-private partnership project at Midtown Park.
The proposal calls for creating a $26 million dollar movie, bowling, and recreation complex.
The 30 year ground lease is with the company running the Queen and Palace theaters for the city.
What is being called “Schulman’s Movie Bowl Grille” will have technology advanced auditoriums accommodating movies, e-sports, and conference space.
The complex will also have a bowling center of at least 24 lanes, at least four indoor pickleball courts, and at least three other recreational activities. Those options includes darts, axe throwing, bocce ball, and shuffleboard.
The complex, which will also have 250 parking spaces, will be built along Midtown Park lake near Villa Maria and South College.
Construction is supposed to start by next August and open in September 2024.
The council is requiring the complex to generate gross sales in its second year of operation of at least $10 million dollars.
When fully operational, city staff expects to collect at least $443,000 dollars a year in rent, property tax revenue, and sales tax collections.
Image from a city of Bryan document showing renderings associated with the Midtown Park movie, bowling, and recreation complex.
Image from a city of Bryan document showing renderings of the exterior of the Midtown Park movie, bowling, and recreation complex.
Image from a city of Bryan document showing the location of the Midtown Park movie, bowling, and recreation complex.