Toronto Life Square Adds Adrenaline - AMC Yonge & Dundas 24
Toronto, Ontario March 17, 2008
PenEquity Management Corporation (PenEquity)
and AMC Entertainment Inc. (AMC) are proud to announce the Gala VIP Opening
of the all-digital AMC Yonge & Dundas 24, at Toronto Life
Square, a new 500,000 sq. ft. mixed-use retail, office, entertainment and
media centre developed by PenEquity and located within Downtown Yonge
at Canadas busiest intersection (Yonge & Dundas) on Wednesday, March 26,
2008 at 6:30pm (EST).
WHO: PenEquity Management
Corporation and AMC Entertainment Inc.
WHAT: Preview of AMC Yonge &
Dundas 24 and Toronto Life Square
WHEN: Wednesday, March 26, 2008
Doors open at 6:30pm
Speeches at 7:15pm
Movies at 8:00pm
WHERE: The brand new, all-digital
AMC Yonge & Dundas 24 theatre
Located on the 4th floor of
Toronto Life Square
10 Dundas
Street East
(Northeast
corner of Yonge & Dundas Streets)
SPEAKERS:
Glenn Miller, Chairman, PenEquity
Leger Xavier, VP Development & Leasing,
PenEquity
Councillor
Kyle Rae, City of Toronto
Peter C.
Brown, Chairman, CEO and President, AMC Entertainment Inc.
PHOTO OP: A
special $10,000 donation on behalf of PenEquity will be presented to
Heather Sproule, Executive Director of Central Toronto Youth Services by
Glenn Miller, Chairman, PenEquity and Leger Xavier, VP
Development & Leasing, PenEquity and Councillor Kyle Rae, City
of Toronto following the speeches.
R.S.V.P:By
Monday, March 24, 2008 to Peter
Ashworth/Ashley Lloyd, Ashworth Associates Public Relations
Located
on the 4th floor of Toronto Life Square, some of the highlights of
AMC Yonge & Dundas 24, which opens on Friday, March 28 to the
public, include:
Twenty-four auditoriums with nearly 5,000 seats, including two screens more
than three stories high and 55 feet wide.
- The worlds
largest collection of SXRD 4K digital cinema projectors from Sony under one
roof, capable of producing images with more than four times the resolution
of HDTV.
-
AMC's exclusive and
ultra-comfortable Canadian edition of LoveSeat-style seating featuring
"rocking" backs and lifting cupholder armrests.
AMC
Yonge & Dundas 24
is the first of many tenants to open within Toronto Life Square this spring
including adidas, Extreme Fitness, Shoppers Drugmart, Jack Astors and
Milestones all of whom join Future Shop and Bell World who are currently open
and operating.
Toronto Life Square and the
redevelopment of Yonge & Dundas was conceived around entertainment and
experience and it is with great pleasure that we will be celebrating the
opening of our anchor tenancy, states Leger Xavier, VP Development &
Leasing, PenEquity. Toronto Life Squares unique retail, entertainment
and multimedia components will add energy, mass and vibrancy to downtown
Toronto.
Developed by PenEquity and
located on the Northeast corner of Yonge Street and Dundas Street East in
Toronto, Toronto Life Square is a 500,000 sq. ft. mixed-use centre designed
for the 56,000,000 people who work, shop and play in and around Yonge and
Dundas every year.
Toronto Life Square will feature:
- Megaplex theatre AMC Yonge & Dundas 24
(12 auditoriums will be used by Ryerson University who will use the
auditoriums as lecture halls during off-peak theatre hours);
-
30,000 sq. ft. Future Shop;
-
40,000 sq. ft. Extreme Fitness;
-
11,500 sq. ft. Shoppers Drug Mart;
-
11,000 sq. ft. adidas Sport Performance Store;
-
9,900 sq. ft. Milestones Grill & Bar featuring
an additional 2,000 sq. ft. outdoor patio;
-
7,500 sq. ft. Jack Astors Bar & Grill featuring
an additional 2,000 sq. ft. outdoor patio;
-
A collection of national, regional and unique
dining, entertainment and shopping experiences;
-
90,000 square feet of office space;
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Direct connection to Dundas Station (TTC) and
the PATH; and
-
Thousands of parking spaces within walking
distance.
A modern building, both in design and concept, the exterior faade of Toronto
Life Square comes alive with 20,000 square feet of spectacular
outdoor signage and media opportunities including the worlds largest
contoured Tri-Vision screen, Canadas largest HD video display and 10 backlit
static signs ranging in size from 300 sq. ft. to 4,100 sq. ft. In addition
to the exterior opportunities, Toronto Life Square will also feature an
internal signage and media network on 25 large format digital displays
together with static signage opportunities spread throughout the facility.
In addition to content created by Toronto Life Publishing Company Limited
and Canwest Global (and as an industry first) the exterior video display and
internal signage network will feature digital art created by a selection of
Canadas foremost digital artists and eight Ryerson University students whose
work was selected through a competition. Featured artists currently include
Lisa Steele, Kim Tomczak, Michael Snow, John Massey, John Oswald, Vera
Frenkel and Richard Fung.
About PenEquity Management
Corporation:
PenEquity Management
Corporation
is a private Canadian company that focuses on
institutional quality real estate asset management and specializes in
large-scale retail and entertainment projects on behalf of its pension fund
clients and institutional investors. Visit
www.penequity.com or
www.torontolifesquare.com.
About AMC Entertainment Inc.:
Headquartered in Kansas City, Mo., AMC Entertainment Inc. is one of the
world's largest and most innovative theatrical exhibition companies. With a
history of industry leadership dating back to 1920, the company today serves
more than 240 million guests annually through interests in 359 theatres with
5,138 screens in six countries.
www.amctheatres.com.
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