Downtown developer Tom Gilmore has signed a lease agreement for the Regent Theater on the 400 block of S. Main Street, with hopes of turning the long-vacant venue into a place for small concerts and special events. Gilmore said he expects it will take about a year of renovation work before the place is ready to host any performances, adding that final plans will likely include somewhere between 375 and 475 seats. The theater is located about a block from several of Gilmore’s residential properties, which have attracted a number of groundfloor retailers and restaurants to the neighborhood, known as the Old Bank District
Plans are underway to redevelop this area, known as The North Long Beach Village Center. The North Long Beach Redevelopment Agency is budgeting $50,000 for the renovation and revitalization of this historic theater.
Downtown developer Tom Gilmore has signed a lease agreement for the Regent Theater on the 400 block of S. Main Street, with hopes of turning the long-vacant venue into a place for small concerts and special events. Gilmore said he expects it will take about a year of renovation work before the place is ready to host any performances, adding that final plans will likely include somewhere between 375 and 475 seats. The theater is located about a block from several of Gilmore’s residential properties, which have attracted a number of groundfloor retailers and restaurants to the neighborhood, known as the Old Bank District
Plans are underway to redevelop this area, known as The North Long Beach Village Center. The North Long Beach Redevelopment Agency is budgeting $50,000 for the renovation and revitalization of this historic theater.