Clearview Cinemas Hoboken
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6/26/2009 Update:
Continuing the ongoing Hoboken411 updates of the construction progress over at the upcoming Clearview Cinemas site…
“Months that begin with “A” for $400, Alex”
According to city officials at the last Hoboken City Council Meeting - they expect the Clearview Cinemas to open “sometime in August.” If that holds correct, that would mean 85% of poll participants picked the wrong answer!
I just have a hunch it’ll be September too - but stranger things have happened!
6/9/2009 Update/Poll:
When will the big screens open?
Above, is a recent picture of the Clearview Cinemas building over at 14th and Grand. Originally supposed to open “Spring 2009″ - and with Summer less than two weeks away, this is most certainly not likely.
A lot of folks have asked “when is it opening?” - and I asked the same question to Clearview, with no definitive response. Which leads us to one of today’s Hoboken411 polls!
When do you think the Theater will open??
- September 2009 or beyond... (82.0%, 295 Votes)
- August 2009 (15.0%, 54 Votes)
- July 2009 (3.0%, 12 Votes)
Total Voters: 361
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3/23/2009 Update:
Rear wall almost done
Another progress report on Hoboken’s Clearview Cinemas Theater. The exterior walls are going up rather quickly - and soon enough the entire place will be coated with sticky artificial butter. I hope an artery de-clogging clinic opens up in that nearby Peachtree Hollow Commerce Center.
2/28/2009 Update:
Construction Resumes at Clearview Cinemas
Workers have picked up the pace a bit over at Clearview Cinemas recently… Still going rather slowly, but at least they’re on the right track.
1/16/2009 Update:
Steel rising at Clearview Cinemas
I mentioned the new movie theater in a previous thread about the adjacent Peach Tree Hollow Commerce Center, so why not update the theater thread too?
Below are two shots - the first from the SW looking NE - and the second from the NE looking SW. I still don’t understand how they’re going to cram five screens in this thing. Read my previous comments after the break, and figure out exactly how they’re going to configure this place.
See Previous updates below…
10/9/2008 Update:
Official statement from Clearview Cinemas:
“Clearview Cinemas remains on schedule with the construction of our new theatre and we are pleased with the progress being made in Hoboken. We look forward to the grand opening of this entertainment destination in 2009, as planned.”
10/8/2008 Update #2:
Apparently it’s not the theater per se (they got a sweetheart lease deal) - but rather the property adjacent to it… which is of course, an URSA/Tarragon property..
Sorry for the false alarm - but it still seems like it’s taking a while.
10/8/2008 Update:
Is the Movie Theater doomed?
Haven’t confirmed this yet - but workers at the Clearview Cinemas site packed up and left - as there has been no activity on the Movie Theater in quite a while.
Rumor on the street is that this location may be a victim of the recent financial crisis - and may have lost funding from the bank they used… Stay tuned!
8/29/2008 Update:
Construction is not moving as quickly at the Clearview Cinemas site uptown. They’re slowly working on laying the foundation, but that’s about as exciting as it gets.
See all previous updates (including snazzy groundbreaking video) below…
8/7/2008:
Theaters will be SMALL!
All sorts of heavy equipment, mud and deep holes uptown as the Clearview Cinemas is now in the early stages of development.
A discussion that came up at the dog park recently was, “How small are these theaters going to be?”
The initial specs were FIVE screens, 600 capacity. Suppose it was divided evenly, you’d have 125 per theater, which would make them what, 12 rows, 10 seats? Imagine how small that would be? Or if they had a 250 seat “main theater,” that would leave four smaller theaters with 90 capacity? What are the screens going to be? 60″ Plasma TV’s?
I’d prefer a two, maybe three screen theater instead. Oh well.
So when do you think the first movie will be shown?
6/2/2008 Video Update:
For those interested in hearing what Mayor Roberts had to say at today’s ground-breaking ceremony… check this video out..
6/2/2008 Update:
Mayor Roberts showed up and was the guest of honor at this morning Clearview Cinemas Groundbreaking Ceremony. Other city officials and VIP’s were present as well. Full video a little bit later.
5/29/2008 Update:
Hoboken411 was invited to this Monday’s “groundbreaking” over at the upcoming Clearview Cinemas.
Clearview Hoboken Cinemas Groundbreaking Ceremony
Join Clearview Cinemas, Cablevision Systems Corporation, Hoboken Mayor David Roberts and other government officials as they break ground to begin construction on Clearview’s new, five-screen theatre in Hoboken, N.J.—the first movie theatre that Clearview has ever built from the ground up. The state-of-the-art theatre will showcase the best in Hollywood, art and independent films, providing a premiere entertainment destination for members of the local community.
- WHAT: Groundbreaking Ceremony for Clearview Hoboken Cinemas - Get a preview of the design and details of the new cinema complex
- WHEN: Monday, June 2, 2008 at 11:00 a.m. - Rain or Shine
- WHERE: Construction site on 14th Street (between Adams & Grand Streets) - Hoboken, N.J.
(Rendering by Studio 5 Partnership Architects/Planners, LLC - Glen Rock, NJ)
12/7/2007 Update:
They started work on the structure next door to the “coming soon” movie theater. From what I recall, it will hold parking and retail businesses. Uptown residents, businesses and bars should be thrilled, right?
8/2007 Update:
(this was previously named “Lazy Hoboken: New Theater”)
So today, I heard that Architect Alan Weissman was over inside the 14th and Grand lot taking pictures (notifying the PD that it was OK).. so I went by to see what the status of this new “theater” was… it was still a plot of unkempt grass.
They’ll eventually start construction on the 2-story, 60 foot-high movie theater. The five screen theater will be owned by Clearview Cinemas. It’s been said that construction will be complete in one year, however, with the recent trouble involving Al Arezzo, don’t be surprised if the H.A.T.T. kicks in, and says “Spring 2009″… But one thing they have going for them is that movie theaters are generally much easier to build cookie-cutter style than a typical condo, so we’ll see!
The flick-house is part of the Northwest Redevelopment Zone, a 22-acre plot in the northwest quadrant of town. The city council designated the western edge as a redevelopment zone by a 6-to-3 vote a few months ago and “plans” are underway for the area to include a pool and a community center (wonder how much those “plans” will change into 17 story condos….), in addition to the theater. Note that the owner of all these properties, Tarragon, has recently been in danger of bankruptcy, and trading was temporarily halted this past week. URSA claims it has the funding already in place, but that could always just be “fluff” depending on where the market heads over the next few months.
Mayor Roberts recently said that “The things schoolchildren tell me they want most is a movie theater and a swimming pool and they’re getting it.” I can only imagine every school kid at this pool. Buy stock in chlorine companies quick!
Point 1: Tarragon should understand that the sidewalks are still to be used by the public, and they should get out there ASAP to clean them up. While 14th St. isn’t highly trafficked there, it’s still uncalled for. Take care of your properties!
Point 2: Pardon me if I’ve skimmed my notes hastily, but does anyone know what this commercial/parking lot across the street will be? A garage w/ retail? I honestly cannot remember seeing plans for this…
See the original post from July 2006 below.
7/20/2006:
Was out of town and saw this great news item about the plans for the new five-screen theater. All I hear from people is that it’s too far.
How lazy have people become? Hoboken is constrained enough, now it’s too difficult to leave the comfort of your 2 square block area? It’s sickening that people complain about stuff, then never do anything about it. You’d be amazed at what you see once you walk around town a lot.
Cosmetic surgery, implants, artificially colored teeth, yet some people are too lethargic to walk their fat-asses to a theater? Get real! It’s free exercise!
5-screen theater for Hoboken
Break out the popcorn, movies may be returning to the Mile Square City.
Mayor David Roberts says he’s reached an agreement with the developers in the Northwest Redevelopment Area to build a five-screen theater on 14th Street between Grand and Adams streets.
The theater - which could open as early as next summer - would be the city’s first moviehouse since Hudson Street Cinemas closed last fall.
“This is the biggest single issue people have called me on,” Roberts said. “Our residents are going to have a theater in town, in walking distance.”
Since plans for the movie theater were not part of the original 1998 redevelopment plan, the City Council is expected to vote on the zoning change at its August meeting.
Fred Bado, director of community development, said it will be a two-story, 600-seat theater, roughly 200 feet wide and 50 to 60 feet long.
Ursa/Tarragon, the developer in the Northwest, will build the theater and then rent it to an operator.
Michael Sciarra, a principal of Ursa/Tarragon, said he is in negotiations with a major company that operates theaters in New Jersey and New York, and that the theater will likely include restaurant and retail offerings.
299 Responses to ** Clearview Cinemas Hoboken **
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January 19th 2009 - 10:07:46 |
strand wrote:
Thank you.
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January 19th 2009 - 10:09:39 |
xofalconxo wrote:
Bite it.
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January 19th 2009 - 10:22:08 |
Er, Matt, if I had to drive (or ride) to a movie theater, then I wouldn’t go to the itty-bitty, cramped one uptown. Sorry, but Edgewater is where I’ll be if we’re takin’ the car– more space.
And homeworld, I wish something like the Fabian existed again, right about where it used to be.
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January 19th 2009 - 12:24:20 |
mooshu wrote:
I don’t think people who live in Hoboken will be as big an issue as people who live outside of Hoboken. And they will drive. Shoot - they already no matter how much it makes no sense. Why any sane person would DRIVE to Hoboken to get plastered is beyond me, but hundreds do it every weekend. If they won’t take mass transit to get drunk, why would they do it to see a movie and then go get drunk?
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January 21st 2009 - 19:02:41 |
I was in a movie theater in lincoln center recently that was 10 rows wide by probably 18 rows deep. Probably about the size of the hoboken theaters. It actually wasn’t to terrible.
The movie theater in Hoboken will be a collasal waste if:
1. They don’t do stadium seating
2. Thy don’t give you ample room between seats for long legs
3. The seats don’t rock back.
A great example of great theater seats is the AMC theater on 42nd street. Stadium seating, comfortable chairs with tonsof leg room and they rock back. I could nap in those things.
If they do those three things. The size of the screen / theater wouldn’t really bother me.
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January 22nd 2009 - 15:48:32 |
spoon wrote:
Reminds me of the Prudential Center in Newark. I can’t believe how close those seats are. The guy behind me had his knees by my ears, for goodness sakes.
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February 24th 2009 - 10:28:50 |
The unions are upset about the workers hired by Clearview/Cablevision to build the Hoboken theater:
http://www.redbankgreen.com/redbankgreen/2009/02/carpenters.html
Antonio Godinho, an official with the Residential Carpenters Local 119 in Edison, hands out fliers in front of Clearview Cinemas on White Street Saturday objecting to what he says is the hiring of out-of-state carpenters by Clearview on a project in Hoboken.
The leafletting effort was replicated at the movie chain’s venues elsewhere in New Jersey, he said. In a statement, Beth Simpson, a spokeswoman for Clearview, which is owned by Cablevision Systems, said the general contractor for the Hoboken project “equally considers both union and non-union subcontractors.”
In the background are John Sorensen and Curtis Corral of Carpenters Local 2250 in Red Bank.
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March 23rd 2009 - 13:10:33 |
OMG - I LOVE movie theater popcorn, mmmmmmMMmmmmmMMmmm
remember when you were a kid and would throw the sourpatch kids at the screen and the sound that it would make? HA
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March 23rd 2009 - 13:12:21 |
Red Haven wrote:
Don’t even get me started on Unions. Unions needed to be shut down at the same time they shut down Ellis Island. They are costing this country more than the morons at AIG.
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March 23rd 2009 - 13:32:52 |
Between this and the new 14-screen theater at Mill Creek in Secaucus, we’ll have a lot of options for this area.
If Xanadu was still under construction that’d be a really nice theater.
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March 23rd 2009 - 13:40:49 |
homeworld wrote:
Well, you’ll still need to head out of town as this theater will be filled with the hoodies causing trouble.
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April 6th 2009 - 13:39:12 |
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April 6th 2009 - 14:40:14 |
Don’t be so quick to blame the theater construction - Fields is building the apartments/condos that are between the theater and the existing condo building.
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April 6th 2009 - 14:57:19 |
summerz wrote:
Well, they aren’t supposed to start until 8 on the weekends from what I remember, but after a year and a half of a site that started right at 6am right next door to me, best of luck trying to get anyone to call them on it.
Calls to my council person, police, and building dept…nada…they started at 5:30 am one Saturday.
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May 21st 2009 - 21:29:53 |
Status Update? Anyone know how close this is to completion?
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June 9th 2009 - 09:51:17 |
Better question is when will it close.
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June 10th 2009 - 10:03:50 |
Can someone tell me how many theaters this will hold???
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June 26th 2009 - 12:41:17 |
what’s wrong with the term un-desirables?
In response to mooshu who said:
xofalconxo wrote:
Bite it.
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June 26th 2009 - 14:14:17 |
What’s wrong with folks from neighboring towns paying us a visit to watch a movie? I’d rather have them do that than puke all over my steps and drunkly argue outside of my building.
Anyway, frankly, I go to Edgewater for my film-viewing pleasure :).
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