Groundbreaking set for North Richmond theater and retail complex

Bow Tie co-founder Charley Moss foresees city approval of his company’s plan to develop the nearly 11-acre property at Boulevard and Leigh streets in advance of the Nov. 27 groundbreaking.

“We’re going to rock and roll from there,” says Moss, who expects the project to stick to an opening date of sometime next year…

… Bow Tie plans to convert a former locomotive assembly plant into downtown’s only first-run theater. It was initially planned to include 12 screens, but “tweaking” has increased the number of planned screens, Moss says…

… Part of the experience at Boulevard Square will be Bow Tie’s preservation and incorporation of the old locomotive assembly plant’s features into its design. “It will look like it was when it was built,” he says. “We’re making a lot of effort to retain the character and the look of the building — inside and out.”