Everyman Cinemas has expanded its portfolio after completing the acquisition of a new site in Maida Vale, London, which is scheduled to open its doors in November.

The 5,000sq ft (465sq m) Sutherland Avenue venue was purchased with the help of London-based property agents Shelley Sandzer and formerly housed a bar. Having remained vacant for the last four years, the property will now be refurbished to offer a two-screen cinema with a bar and a food offering. It will be Everyman's ninth site.

The independent operator launched its first site in Hampstead in 1993 and acquired another chain - Screen Cinemas - in March 2008. Shelley Sandzer's Casey Phillips said: "The catchment area spans St John's Wood, Warwick Avenue, as well as Maida Vale itself; so it fits both geographically and demographically."