Construction is still taking place in the 80-seat theater, shown here, and others, at Silverspot Cinema at Pinecrest.

ORANGE, Ohio -- The operators of Silverspot Cinema are set to bring to northeast Ohio a different kind of movie theater experience when they open at the new Pinecrest development in June.

On Tuesday, local media was given a tour of the new theater, as well as the construction progress being made at the urban streetscape-style retail/entertainment/living/office center being constructed off I-271.

Silverspot's operators stated Tuesday that its patrons will experience theater visits like they've never had before.

First, most patrons will buy their tickets online in advance of shows, although kiosks at the theater will allow purchase of tickets on the day movies are shown.

Silverspot CEO Francisco Schlotterbeck said that when tickets are reserved, customers will also be asked what type of dinner and drinks they would like to order.

"It's best if you arrive about 25 minutes before the movie starts," he said. "You take you're seat in the theater and are served your food and drinks in your seats before the movie starts."

The theater includes a bar in the lobby and a full kitchen. Like that at a large restaurant, the kitchen at the Silverspot is capable of preparing meals for the potential 800 guests that would would fill its 10 theaters. Those theaters range in capacity from 80 to 150 luxury reclining chairs.

The extensive menu includes large burgers that will sell for about $12, and lobster rolls at $16. Local food favorites will be included, as will dishes created by Silverspot's executive chef in New York, whose work can also be sampled at the chain's other locations.

There are currently three Silverspot Cinemas in Florida and another in Chapel Hill, N.C. Pinecrest will be Silverspot's first theater to open in the north, while another is being constructed in Milwaukee.

Servers will remove plates and silverware before the movie begins.

"There are no interruptions," Schlotterbeck said. "We have a service staff of 100 that is top notch."

Silverspot management believes it has taken care of the major problem people cite for not going to a theater to see a movie.

"A lot of people have quit going to movie theaters because they're dirty, the bathrooms and seating areas," said a Silverspot representative taking part in the tour. "Those theaters might have someone who's working their first day go clean the restrooms.

"Our housekeepers are professional housekeepers. Everything is kept clean at all times."

As for the films, Silverspot will show what is hot in theaters at the time, but also will create its own festivals based on themes. Some themes in the past have included classic movies, British films and spaghetti westerns.

Silverspot will also be home to opera and rock concert films, art films and festivals featuring local artists.

Adam Fishman, of Pinecrest developers Fairmount Properties, said plans call for holding catered conferences at Silverspot for Pinecrest businesses, in which presentations and visual communications can be shown on the theaters large screens.

Pinecrest will be home to 150,000 square feet of Class A office space and a 145-room AC Hotels by Marriott, expected to open in August.

Tuesday's tour in advance of the June opening, at which time about 30 businesses are expected to be ready for customers, also included a stop at Graeter's Ice Cream. Graeters, which was founded in Cincinnati in 1870, has begun being sold recently in northeast Ohio supermarkets

Meanwhile, Steve Presser, owner of Big Fun, which is set to close in May on Coventry Road in Cleveland Heights, has teamed with Tom Scheiman, owner of Cleveland's Sweeties Candies to form Sweeties Big Fun. Sweeties Big Fun will sell candy and the toys for which Big Fun has been known.

Both Sweeties Big Fun and Graeters face the village green, a grassy area created to be the center of the development. The village green, Fishman said, will play host to several live acts and activities during warm weather months.

A central street runs down the middle of Pinecrest. Fishman said the street was built narrow enough to make it a friendly setting where energy will flow from its shops.

In addition to 400,000 square feet of retail space, Pinecrest will also be home to 87 high-end apartments on three floors. The one-, two- and three-bedroom dwellings will rent for $1,870, $2,556 and $3,450, respectively. Each features a balcony, washer and dryer, and access, without going outside, to Pinecrest's three-floor garage.

Those interested in the apartments can get more information at fourthandparkapts.com.

Other businesses set to operate at Pinecrest include cookware/kitchen accessories store Williams Sonoma; the bowling/dining facility Pinstripes; burger and shake eatery Shake Shack; Red, the Steakhouse; City Works Eatery & Pour House; and Whole Foods Market.