Borders Books and Galaxy Theaters are the two anchor tenants in the 14-building center, according to developer John Hogan. The 10-screen theater will have 2,100 seats and include digital sound and projection; the company is working with studios on 3D movies as well.

“It’s one of the highest-tech theaters on the West Coast,” Hogan said. “It will be state-of-the-art.”

According to the company’s Web site, Galaxy currently operates eight cinemas across the country, including two in Washington state: in Tacoma and Monroe. “Galaxy likes to avoid large urban areas,” Hogan said. “They focus on secondary markets.”

The movie theater is expected to open by Thanksgiving, along with another handful of businesses, while others will open next March. Property owner Gateway Capital LLC hopes to have up to 90 percent of the space leased by fall, and will reserve some vacancies, “to attract unique businesses.”

Hogan says the center will avoid franchises and instead focus on “character retailers,” which usually avoid shopping centers and try to locate downtown. Of the 40 retailers planned, eight will be higher-end, and the majority will be in apparel or entertainment industries. Coldwater Creek, specializing in women’s apparel, accessories and gifts, will be one of the stores. The only Coldwater Creek stores in Washington state are currently in Bellevue, Seattle, Olympia, Lynnwood, Kent and Kennewick.

The developer is not disclosing any other tenants currently. Two of the buildings will be 1,400 square feet, with the rest (except for the two anchor buildings) ranging in size from 5,000 to 10,000 square feet. Borders Books, a two-story, 24,000-square-feet building, will include a café and a children’s reading center.

Hogan said the shopping complex will have small parking fields “to give a sense of scale and higher sense of place;” an outdoor pedestrian concourse with water features is also planned.

“We are really trying to provide an experience for the shoppers, not a service,” Hogan said.