Film producer buys historic Manhasset theater for $3M
David Winzelberg//August 6, 2026//
One of Long Island‘s oldest movie houses has a new owner.
Assemble Media, a company founded and owned by film producer Jack Heller, purchased the Manhasset Cinemas property at 430 Plandome Road for $3 million. The three-screen theater is in a 15,554-square-foot building on .32 acres at 430 Plandome Road.
The buyer plans on a gut renovation of the building and many improvements to the theater, according to the broker on the deal. A single-office residential brokerage firm and a coffee importing business currently occupy about 1,200 square feet on the ground floor.
The lobby of the historic Manhasset movie house. / Courtesy of Sovereign Realty Group
The lobby of the historic Manhasset movie house. / Courtesy of Sovereign Realty Group
Heller, who’s Assemble Media has produced more than 30 films and TV shows, serves as chairman of the board of directors for the nonprofit Southampton Playhouse, which was redeveloped by Aby Rosen. The Southampton entertainment venue, another historic Long Island movie house, originally opened in 1932.
“We’re thrilled to reopen the Manhasset theater and welcome audiences back to this beloved community landmark,” Heller said. “This first phase of renovations marks the beginning of an exciting new chapter, with a long-term vision to transform the property into a premier entertainment destination featuring best-in-class exhibition technology, elevated guest experiences, and a lasting commitment to serving and strengthening the local community.”
Built by Century Circuit, the Art Deco-style Manhasset movie house opened in Nov. 1936 as a single-screen theater. Over the years, Manhasset Cinema had several different operators, including Skouras Theatres, Century Theaters, United Artists, Clearview Cinemas and Bow Tie Cinemas.
Broker Clem Coté of Syosset-based Sovereign Realty Group represented the buyer, as well as the seller, Cinemas GMC LLC, an affiliate of Great Neck-based Gilman Management Corp., in the Manhasset sales transaction.
Selling the theater property was a difficult assignment.
“Downtown Manhasset is challenged with a lack of parking. We met with local government leaders early on to discuss solutions to the problem,” Coté told LIBN. “Many officials and local residents had an affinity for the theater. Many of them grew up attending films and birthday parties at the site. After a very long marketing and outreach campaign, we were able to connect with a company that had a proven theater redevelopment concept.”
The Manhasset theater sale is an historic movie house sequel for Coté, who sold the century-old Roslyn Cinema for $1.675 million in June 2025. The buyer, local developer Kevin Dursun, is currently converting the property at 20 Tower Place into high-end boutique retail space.
Coté said the Manhasset deal, like with most historic properties, had its own set of obstacles.
“We knew we had our work cut out for us. We were drawn to the history and character of the nearly century old building,” he said. “Movie theaters are very expensive redevelopment projects to complete and do not appeal to a large buyer audience. This buyer had the desire to preserve as much of the history this theater possessed as possible. We are excited to watch their vision for the theater unfold and will continue to assist them in any way we can.”
Film producer buys historic Manhasset theater for $3M
David Winzelberg//August 6, 2026//
One of Long Island‘s oldest movie houses has a new owner.
Assemble Media, a company founded and owned by film producer Jack Heller, purchased the Manhasset Cinemas property at 430 Plandome Road for $3 million. The three-screen theater is in a 15,554-square-foot building on .32 acres at 430 Plandome Road.
The buyer plans on a gut renovation of the building and many improvements to the theater, according to the broker on the deal. A single-office residential brokerage firm and a coffee importing business currently occupy about 1,200 square feet on the ground floor.
The lobby of the historic Manhasset movie house. / Courtesy of Sovereign Realty Group
The lobby of the historic Manhasset movie house. / Courtesy of Sovereign Realty Group
Heller, who’s Assemble Media has produced more than 30 films and TV shows, serves as chairman of the board of directors for the nonprofit Southampton Playhouse, which was redeveloped by Aby Rosen. The Southampton entertainment venue, another historic Long Island movie house, originally opened in 1932.
“We’re thrilled to reopen the Manhasset theater and welcome audiences back to this beloved community landmark,” Heller said. “This first phase of renovations marks the beginning of an exciting new chapter, with a long-term vision to transform the property into a premier entertainment destination featuring best-in-class exhibition technology, elevated guest experiences, and a lasting commitment to serving and strengthening the local community.”
Built by Century Circuit, the Art Deco-style Manhasset movie house opened in Nov. 1936 as a single-screen theater. Over the years, Manhasset Cinema had several different operators, including Skouras Theatres, Century Theaters, United Artists, Clearview Cinemas and Bow Tie Cinemas.
Broker Clem Coté of Syosset-based Sovereign Realty Group represented the buyer, as well as the seller, Cinemas GMC LLC, an affiliate of Great Neck-based Gilman Management Corp., in the Manhasset sales transaction.
Selling the theater property was a difficult assignment.
“Downtown Manhasset is challenged with a lack of parking. We met with local government leaders early on to discuss solutions to the problem,” Coté told LIBN. “Many officials and local residents had an affinity for the theater. Many of them grew up attending films and birthday parties at the site. After a very long marketing and outreach campaign, we were able to connect with a company that had a proven theater redevelopment concept.”
The Manhasset theater sale is an historic movie house sequel for Coté, who sold the century-old Roslyn Cinema for $1.675 million in June 2025. The buyer, local developer Kevin Dursun, is currently converting the property at 20 Tower Place into high-end boutique retail space.
Coté said the Manhasset deal, like with most historic properties, had its own set of obstacles.
“We knew we had our work cut out for us. We were drawn to the history and character of the nearly century old building,” he said. “Movie theaters are very expensive redevelopment projects to complete and do not appeal to a large buyer audience. This buyer had the desire to preserve as much of the history this theater possessed as possible. We are excited to watch their vision for the theater unfold and will continue to assist them in any way we can.”
Please update website to https://theparisiantheatre.com/ and rename theatre to The Parisian Theatre, this theatre no longer operated by Premire Theatres
Please update, rename theatre to Regal Starlight-Charlotte as per website and total seats 960
Seating Capacity:
Theatre 1 and 14 99
Theatre 2, 5, 10 and 13 54
Theatre 3, 4, 11 and 12 49
Theatre 6 and 9 83
Theatre 7 and 8 92
Also, two photos uploaded of the auditorium is not Regal Starlight-Charlotte, all houses are stadium seating and the recliners in the photos are not Regal Recliners, please remove.
Please remove this photo, this is not the Regal Starlight, all their houses are stadium seating and this type of recliners Regal doesn’t use. This photo was on yelp and the person taking it uploaded it to the wrong theatre. I verified all the seat maps, and it all stadium seating.
Film producer buys historic Manhasset theater for $3M
David Winzelberg//August 6, 2026//
One of Long Island‘s oldest movie houses has a new owner.
Assemble Media, a company founded and owned by film producer Jack Heller, purchased the Manhasset Cinemas property at 430 Plandome Road for $3 million. The three-screen theater is in a 15,554-square-foot building on .32 acres at 430 Plandome Road.
The buyer plans on a gut renovation of the building and many improvements to the theater, according to the broker on the deal. A single-office residential brokerage firm and a coffee importing business currently occupy about 1,200 square feet on the ground floor.
The lobby of the historic Manhasset movie house. / Courtesy of Sovereign Realty Group The lobby of the historic Manhasset movie house. / Courtesy of Sovereign Realty Group Heller, who’s Assemble Media has produced more than 30 films and TV shows, serves as chairman of the board of directors for the nonprofit Southampton Playhouse, which was redeveloped by Aby Rosen. The Southampton entertainment venue, another historic Long Island movie house, originally opened in 1932.
“We’re thrilled to reopen the Manhasset theater and welcome audiences back to this beloved community landmark,” Heller said. “This first phase of renovations marks the beginning of an exciting new chapter, with a long-term vision to transform the property into a premier entertainment destination featuring best-in-class exhibition technology, elevated guest experiences, and a lasting commitment to serving and strengthening the local community.”
Built by Century Circuit, the Art Deco-style Manhasset movie house opened in Nov. 1936 as a single-screen theater. Over the years, Manhasset Cinema had several different operators, including Skouras Theatres, Century Theaters, United Artists, Clearview Cinemas and Bow Tie Cinemas.
Broker Clem Coté of Syosset-based Sovereign Realty Group represented the buyer, as well as the seller, Cinemas GMC LLC, an affiliate of Great Neck-based Gilman Management Corp., in the Manhasset sales transaction.
Selling the theater property was a difficult assignment.
“Downtown Manhasset is challenged with a lack of parking. We met with local government leaders early on to discuss solutions to the problem,” Coté told LIBN. “Many officials and local residents had an affinity for the theater. Many of them grew up attending films and birthday parties at the site. After a very long marketing and outreach campaign, we were able to connect with a company that had a proven theater redevelopment concept.”
The Manhasset theater sale is an historic movie house sequel for Coté, who sold the century-old Roslyn Cinema for $1.675 million in June 2025. The buyer, local developer Kevin Dursun, is currently converting the property at 20 Tower Place into high-end boutique retail space.
Coté said the Manhasset deal, like with most historic properties, had its own set of obstacles.
“We knew we had our work cut out for us. We were drawn to the history and character of the nearly century old building,” he said. “Movie theaters are very expensive redevelopment projects to complete and do not appeal to a large buyer audience. This buyer had the desire to preserve as much of the history this theater possessed as possible. We are excited to watch their vision for the theater unfold and will continue to assist them in any way we can.”
Film producer buys historic Manhasset theater for $3M
David Winzelberg//August 6, 2026//
One of Long Island‘s oldest movie houses has a new owner.
Assemble Media, a company founded and owned by film producer Jack Heller, purchased the Manhasset Cinemas property at 430 Plandome Road for $3 million. The three-screen theater is in a 15,554-square-foot building on .32 acres at 430 Plandome Road.
The buyer plans on a gut renovation of the building and many improvements to the theater, according to the broker on the deal. A single-office residential brokerage firm and a coffee importing business currently occupy about 1,200 square feet on the ground floor.
The lobby of the historic Manhasset movie house. / Courtesy of Sovereign Realty Group The lobby of the historic Manhasset movie house. / Courtesy of Sovereign Realty Group Heller, who’s Assemble Media has produced more than 30 films and TV shows, serves as chairman of the board of directors for the nonprofit Southampton Playhouse, which was redeveloped by Aby Rosen. The Southampton entertainment venue, another historic Long Island movie house, originally opened in 1932.
“We’re thrilled to reopen the Manhasset theater and welcome audiences back to this beloved community landmark,” Heller said. “This first phase of renovations marks the beginning of an exciting new chapter, with a long-term vision to transform the property into a premier entertainment destination featuring best-in-class exhibition technology, elevated guest experiences, and a lasting commitment to serving and strengthening the local community.”
Built by Century Circuit, the Art Deco-style Manhasset movie house opened in Nov. 1936 as a single-screen theater. Over the years, Manhasset Cinema had several different operators, including Skouras Theatres, Century Theaters, United Artists, Clearview Cinemas and Bow Tie Cinemas.
Broker Clem Coté of Syosset-based Sovereign Realty Group represented the buyer, as well as the seller, Cinemas GMC LLC, an affiliate of Great Neck-based Gilman Management Corp., in the Manhasset sales transaction.
Selling the theater property was a difficult assignment.
“Downtown Manhasset is challenged with a lack of parking. We met with local government leaders early on to discuss solutions to the problem,” Coté told LIBN. “Many officials and local residents had an affinity for the theater. Many of them grew up attending films and birthday parties at the site. After a very long marketing and outreach campaign, we were able to connect with a company that had a proven theater redevelopment concept.”
The Manhasset theater sale is an historic movie house sequel for Coté, who sold the century-old Roslyn Cinema for $1.675 million in June 2025. The buyer, local developer Kevin Dursun, is currently converting the property at 20 Tower Place into high-end boutique retail space.
Coté said the Manhasset deal, like with most historic properties, had its own set of obstacles.
“We knew we had our work cut out for us. We were drawn to the history and character of the nearly century old building,” he said. “Movie theaters are very expensive redevelopment projects to complete and do not appeal to a large buyer audience. This buyer had the desire to preserve as much of the history this theater possessed as possible. We are excited to watch their vision for the theater unfold and will continue to assist them in any way we can.”
Last week, the AMC Site did’t reflect AMC Signature Recliners, this one a few they renovated to recliners since covid.
Please update, total seats 1,744
Seating Capacity:
Theatre 1 142
Theatre 2 98
Theatre 3 80
Theatre 4 124
Theatre 5 147
Theatre 6 92
Theatre 7 109
Theatre 8 184
Theatre 9 263
Theatre 10 180
Theatre 11 107
Theatre 12 91
Theatre 13 98
Theatre 14 121
Please rename theatre to Cinemark Tinseltown Salisbury and it’s grand opening ad in the photos section
Please update, total seats 1,154
Seating Capacity:
Theatre 1 and 14 103
Theatre 2, 5, 10 and 13 67
Theatre 3, 4, 11 and 12 63
Theatre 6 and 9 86
Theatre 7 and 8 128
Theatre 8 has GPX
Please update, total seats 1,786
Seating Capacity:
Theatre 1 and 14 85
Theatre 2 103
Theatre 3 156
Theatre 4 and 11 93
Theatre 5 111
Theatre 6 150
Theatre 7 231
Theatre 8 215
Theatre 9 136
Theatre 10 105
Theatre 12 124
Theatre 13 99
Please update website to https://theparisiantheatre.com/ and rename theatre to The Parisian Theatre, this theatre no longer operated by Premire Theatres
Please rename theatre is Regal Green Hills
Please rename theatre to Malco FOrest Hill Cinema Grill as per website
Please rename theatre to Malco Cordova Grill as per website
Please rename theatre to Phoenix Theatres Entertainment Atoka 16 as per webiste
Please rename theatre to Cinemark Tinseltown Oak Ridge as per website
Please rename theatre to Regal Cinebarre West Town Mall as per website
Please rename it AMC Antioch 8, this theatre is no longer a CLASSIC brand, it has AMC Signature Recliners
Please update, total seats 708 as per theatre website
Please update, total seats 1,375
Seating Capacity:
Theatre 1 252 IMAX with Laser
Theatre 2 and 23 52
Theatre 3 and 22 63
Theatre 4 and 21 73
Theatre 5, 6, 19 and 20 93
Theatre 7, 9, 16 and 18 50
Theatre 8 and 17 50
Theatre 10 and 15 54
Theatre 11, 12, 13 and 14 138 (Theatre 13 is SCREENX)
Theatre 24 128 Dolby Cinema at AMC
The grand opening ad posted in the photos section, don’t have seat count, this theatre doesn’t due assigned seating
Please update, rename theatre to Regal Birkdale as per website and total seats 2,4333. Uploaded additional grand opening ads in the photos section.
Seating Capacity:
Theatre 1 298 Auro 11.1
Theatre 2, 5, 7, 10, 12 and 15 132
Theatre 3, 4, 13 and 14 78
Theatre 6 and 11 107
Theatre 8 and 9 260
Theatre 16 297
please update, it’s closed
Please update, total seats 336 and a 4th screen was added
Seating Capacity:
Theatre 1 77
Theatre 2 105
Theatre 3 17 (Micro-Cinema)
Theatre 4 137
Please rename theatre to The Ayrsley Grand Cinema as per website and total seats 1,156
Seating Capacity:
Theatre 1 and 14 120
Theatre 2 and 13 71
Theatre 3, 4, 11 and 12 45
Theatre 5 and 10 65
Theatre 6 and 9 97
Theatre 7 and 8 135
Please update, rename theatre to Regal Stonecrest at Piper Glen as per website and total seats 1458 and theatre 12 is IMAX with Laser
Please update, rename theatre to Regal Starlight-Charlotte as per website and total seats 960
Seating Capacity:
Theatre 1 and 14 99
Theatre 2, 5, 10 and 13 54
Theatre 3, 4, 11 and 12 49
Theatre 6 and 9 83
Theatre 7 and 8 92
Also, two photos uploaded of the auditorium is not Regal Starlight-Charlotte, all houses are stadium seating and the recliners in the photos are not Regal Recliners, please remove.
Please remove this photo, this is not the Regal Starlight, all their houses are stadium seating and this type of recliners Regal doesn’t use. This photo was on yelp and the person taking it uploaded it to the wrong theatre. I verified all the seat maps, and it all stadium seating.