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Style Weekly has more details on the proposed entertainment complex envisioned for the stretch of North Boulevard near The Diamond.

“Our plan for this project is to develop, build and operate the first major entertainment center in Richmond,” Bow Tie states in an e-mail obtained by Style and prepared by Williams Mullen, attorneys for the developers.

As proposed, the 12- to 14-screen cinema will feature first-run movies, wood-backed seats with leather arm rests, original art, and a wine bar and café. It also will create special community-centered programs for families and “movies and mimosas” featuring classic films with cheap admission.

And the North Boulevard site might just be one of several cinematic developments the group has planned for Richmond, Style reports.

In May 2005 Bow Tie Partners bought a 2-acre block downtown from Richmond Times-Dispatch owners Media General for $3.1 million. The parcel, bounded by Main, Cary, Third and Fourth streets, was previously the paper’s distribution center. Preliminary plans for the site included retail and residential space and a movie cinema.