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Waco businessman Mark Schulman, in an interview Saturday, provided a few more details about his plans to bring a 90,000-square-foot entertainment venue to South Loop 340 and Interstate 35, where it would anchor a 300-plus-acre mixed-use development.
The Schulman's Movie Bowl Grille will have a 30-lane bowling alley; a full-service restaurant; an eight-screen movie theater with food delivery and recliners; and a game room with table tennis, pool tables, ax throwing, laser tag, ropes courses and virtual reality games.
Schulman filled in some details Saturday about the estimated $25 million to $30 million project on which he will break ground this month.
The complex will employ an estimated 250 people, including 75 full-timers.
MKT Real Estate Holdings LLC will own the entertainment venue and will play a role in developing the remaining 300-plus acres, Schulman said. 58 Aggie Development LLC will ensure it gets built, probably by next summer.
Schulman described the complex's restaurant, Billy's Grille & Bar, as a "mix of George's and Cheddar's, and maybe toss in a little bit of Texas Roadhouse or Saltgrass." The full-service restaurant will serve burgers, steaks, seafood, salads, pizza and appetizers. At least 86 craft beers will appear on the menu, and TV screens will provide an array of viewing options, he said.
"You don't have to go to the movie to eat, but you can," Schulman said.
The 30-lane bowling alley "will be geared toward open family bowling," he said. Leagues do not represent a priority.
A separate area will accommodate duckpin bowling, a variation in which bowlers use smaller balls with no finger holes.
Hoping the 340-acre site becomes popular with tourists, conventioneers and business groups, the entertainment venue will have meeting, banquet and party rooms and web conferencing.
"We have multiple hotel representatives talking with us, and there is interest in putting a hotel and conference center on this site," Schulman said. "There are a lot more people coming to Waco than there were in 1986, when I opened my first 'Schulman' here. There has been a nice build-up of hotel properties, and other high-end places are planned. But tourism has grown exponentially the past five years, which was hard to imagine.
Waco businessman Mark Schulman, in an interview Saturday, provided a few more details about his plans to bring a 90,000-square-foot entertainment venue to South Loop 340 and Interstate 35, where it would anchor a 300-plus-acre mixed-use development.
The Schulman's Movie Bowl Grille will have a 30-lane bowling alley; a full-service restaurant; an eight-screen movie theater with food delivery and recliners; and a game room with table tennis, pool tables, ax throwing, laser tag, ropes courses and virtual reality games.
Schulman filled in some details Saturday about the estimated $25 million to $30 million project on which he will break ground this month.
The complex will employ an estimated 250 people, including 75 full-timers.
MKT Real Estate Holdings LLC will own the entertainment venue and will play a role in developing the remaining 300-plus acres, Schulman said. 58 Aggie Development LLC will ensure it gets built, probably by next summer.
Schulman described the complex's restaurant, Billy's Grille & Bar, as a "mix of George's and Cheddar's, and maybe toss in a little bit of Texas Roadhouse or Saltgrass." The full-service restaurant will serve burgers, steaks, seafood, salads, pizza and appetizers. At least 86 craft beers will appear on the menu, and TV screens will provide an array of viewing options, he said.
"You don't have to go to the movie to eat, but you can," Schulman said.
The 30-lane bowling alley "will be geared toward open family bowling," he said. Leagues do not represent a priority.
A separate area will accommodate duckpin bowling, a variation in which bowlers use smaller balls with no finger holes.
Hoping the 340-acre site becomes popular with tourists, conventioneers and business groups, the entertainment venue will have meeting, banquet and party rooms and web conferencing.
"We have multiple hotel representatives talking with us, and there is interest in putting a hotel and conference center on this site," Schulman said. "There are a lot more people coming to Waco than there were in 1986, when I opened my first 'Schulman' here. There has been a nice build-up of hotel properties, and other high-end places are planned. But tourism has grown exponentially the past five years, which was hard to imagine.