The proposed Laemmle Theatre project and accompanying mixed-use development and parking structure in Old Town Newhall will be voted on by the Santa Clarita City Council Tuesday night.
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The city of Santa Clarita acquired a full city block of property in Old Town Newhall in November 2008, with the vision of constructing a theater, combined with retail space, residential units and a public parking structure, according to Tuesday’s agenda.
The location under discussion is directly across the street from the Old Town Newhall Library and bounded by Lyons Avenue, Railroad Avenue, 9th Street and Main Street.
Greg Laemmle, president of Laemmle Theatres, anticipates the theater in Newhall could draw between 150,000 to 200,000 people per year, according to a previous story.
“There’s an opportunity here to jumpstart the development of what will be an authentic and vibrant environment in Newhall,” said Laemmle.
There are three parts in the agenda item being presented to the Santa Clarita City Council: the Laemmle Theatre project, the mixed-use project and a 400-space parking structure.
The Laemmle Theatre Project is proposed as a two-story, 17,688 square-foot art house theater, with between 475 and 525 seats, and 2,293 square feet of retail space, according to city documents.
The proposed mixed-use project will provide an estimated 20,240 square feet of retail space, 46 multi-family units ranging from one bedroom to three bedrooms and public plaza space.
The project will also provide 85 parking spaces reserved only for the residential units in an onsite subterranean parking garage.
The cost of the combined project is estimated at over $18 million, with approximately $3.4 million going towards the theatre project and approximately $15.2 million going towards the parking structure.
The combined project is expected to generate an estimated $4 million in economic activity annually in an area the city has long been trying to revitalize.
On Tuesday night, the council will listen to public testimony and potentially modify and vote on the proposal.
The last time the project was in front of the Santa Clarita City Council was on July 14, 2015, where a total of 20 residents voiced their opinions, all in favor of the project.
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