Cinebarre in Asheville closing July 20

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Jason Sandford

Jason Sandford is a reporter, writer, blogger and photographer interested in all things Asheville.

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Here’s the press release:

The final day of operation for the Cinebarre at Biltmore Square will be Sunday, July 20.

Cinebarre wants to thank New England Development and Tremont Realty Capital. We applaud them for their vision to build a tremendous new shopping destination. While continued operation of our cinema eatery is not feasible during construction, we are excited for this new development. Many of our patrons have also expressed enthusiasm for how the former Biltmore Square Mall is being re-born into a thriving new development.

CINEBARRE’S FUTURE IN ASHEVILLE

We are in talks with the landlord to see if the completed new design of Asheville Outlets might someday include a new cinema eatery. Those talks are only in preliminary stages at this point.

The background: A company called New England Development is currently in the process of gutting the former Biltmore Square Mall and remaking into a new outdoor outlet mall called Asheville Outlets. Background on Asheville Outlets here.

Photo gallery of construction on Asheville Outlets here.

In related news: Belk at Biltmore Square plans to close as well, according to Asheville Blog.

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17 Comments

  1. Doug April 19, 2015

    Is Cinebarre dead, or is there any chance of it reopening? I see nothing in any of the releases about the mall opening.

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    1. Doug April 19, 2015

      See picture 16 here:

      http://ashevilleblog.com/exclusive-hard-hat-tour-of-asheville-outlets/

      It looks like the space is still there (670). It would be a great place for husbands to kill some time while wives shop. That or someone should open a brewery outlet!

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    2. Big Al April 19, 2015

      If the news is true about a new multiplex being attached to the Asheville Mall, I predict that the Cinebarre will not return. Not because there is anything wrong with Cinebarre (I would not know, I never got around to trying it) but because there will be a glut of screens in Asheville and I suspect a theatre attached to a shopping mall will succeed better than one next to an outlet mall.

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  2. AshevilleBlog July 11, 2014

    Thanks so much for linking to our article. We are sad to see both Cinebarre go, and seemingly soon to follow – Belk.

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  3. michael white July 8, 2014

    Such a terrible thing, good place, cheap costs and another victim of this terrible economy. I don’t think this “strip mall” thing is gonna work out there in Biltimore.

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    1. Big Al July 13, 2014

      It probably can’t do any worse than the Mall was doing. It was half-empty most of the time.

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  4. Doug S. July 8, 2014

    Hope it can continue on. Always had a good time there.

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  5. MagsMom July 7, 2014

    The food was overpriced and less than average but at least it was clean, the seats worked, floors weren’t sticky, the sound curtains didn’t have asbestos, I didn’t have to walk through a plumage of smoke, they put their movies info in fandango and served coke products vs RC

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    1. smytty July 8, 2014

      Just say it

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  6. Hope Green July 7, 2014

    Cinebarre stays busy. It would be nice if they re-open or relocate to a space nearby.

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  7. Drake July 7, 2014

    Disappointing great late night hang. Hope something similar comes along.

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  8. Chris Power July 7, 2014

    I never heard of a company so excited to be closing. Who sent this press release out anyway? Reads as if New England development and/or Tremont Realty Capital had their hands on this…

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    1. lu July 7, 2014

      The final paragraph of their announcement indicates they’re in the preliminary stages of discussing if they can be a part of the outlet mall. I suppose it would hurt their chances if they started bad mouthing the project.

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  9. Andrew July 7, 2014

    How many people were employed at Cinebarre?

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    1. luther blissett July 7, 2014

      The C-T story talks of around 25 employees who’ve been offered jobs at other Cinebarre locations.

      It would be nice to see them come back. They managed the transition to a second-run theatre well, and it’s a good location, away from the first-run multiplexes and the Brew and View on Merrimon.

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    2. loyal patron September 6, 2014

      25…

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