Luxury fine dining cinema confirmed for Islington Square (UK)

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The €549m (£400m) Islington Square development in north London has unveiled its latest tenant - a new 2,045m² (22,000ft²) six-screen luxury fine dining cinema.

 

The Lounge by Odeon will become the second cinema in Europe to offer exclusive at-seat waiter service serving gourmet three-course meals, wine and cocktails prepared by professional chefs and bar hosts. The brand new cinema will bring an intimate experience with six boutique screening rooms each with no more than 40 reclining leather seats. The fitting out of the new cinema at Islington Square will begin in early 2017, with the cinema opening its doors in late 2017.  

 

Developed by Sager Group in association with Cain Hoy, Islington Square is designed by the award winning architect Piers Gough of CZWG Architects and consists of the transformation of the former north London Mail Centre, nestled just behind Islington’s Upper Street into a new destination for London. Once complete, Islington Square will form a 4.5 acre Covent Garden style centre, providing 263 new homes, 108 serviced apartments, and 15,795m² (170,000ft²) of retail and leisure facilities.

  

Duncan Reynolds, managing director of Odeon UK & Ireland commented: “The Lounge at Islington Square will provide the most innovative and luxurious experience available in cinema today, in one of London’s most sought after locations. This is a luxurious way of enjoying exciting new films with friends and family, and is the perfect way to make a visit to the cinema extra special, offering all our guests the opportunity to relax and enjoy fine food and drinks in an exclusive environment. We have been thrilled with the success of the first Lounge at Whiteleys – and are using what we’ve learned there to create an even more innovative high quality experience at the new Lounge at Islington Square.”

 

Sager Group CEO Giris Rabinovitch commented:  “The Lounge by ODEON is another great anchor tenant for Islington Square and is confirmation that our scheme will bring the very best to the local area and our future residents. The Lounge by ODEON will be the second of its kind, which is a testament to our scheme. Tenants like ODEON are attracted by the vision we’ve set out for Islington Square and the quality of our offering; this is why over a third of retail/leisure space has now been reserved.”

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