1888 Studios
1888 Studios is a proposed film and television studio planned to be built on a 70 acres (28 ha) site at Bergen Point in Bayonne, New Jersey.[1][2] Its name is a nod to the year the movie camera was invented.[3] At 1.5M million gross square feet, reports say it will be the largest ground-up movie studio complex in North America.[4]
The waterfront brownfield site on the Kill van Kull and Newark Bay was a former Texaco site rezoned in 2020 in a redevelopment plan to permit a film studio to be built.[5][6] When completed, it will be New Jersey's largest film and television studio[7] and will include a part of the Hackensack RiverWalk.
The project, which will include approximately 19 buildings,[8] is estimated to cost $700 million in construction and $200 million in land development. The City of Bayonne floated a bond of $65 million to support the project.[9] as well a PILOT agreement.[10] Projected to cost over $1 billion, it is being spearheaded by Arpad Busson with incentives from the New Jersey Economic Development Authority.[11]
The design is by Gensler.[12] Construction was expected to start in 2024.[13] and take 2 years.[14]
See also
[edit]- Caven Point Studio
- Lionsgate Newark Studios
- America's first motion picture industry
- Television and film in New Jersey
- New Jersey Motion Picture and Television Commission
References
[edit]- ^ West, Teri (March 25, 2022). "Old 74-acre Texaco site in Bayonne to house LA-style film studio". The Jersey Journal.
- ^ Bastos, Margarida (March 27, 2022). "1888 Studios: Massive Production Lot Planned for New Jersey Waterfront". Collider.
- ^ "1.5M SF Motion Picture Studio Planned for Bayonne". New Jersey Business Magazine. October 5, 2022.
- ^ "Bayonne's planned 1888 Studios granted site reconfiguration - Hudson Reporter". January 13, 2023.
- ^ Fry, Chris (October 14, 2020). "Bayonne Looks to Facilitate a Film Studio on 70 Waterfront Acres". Jersey Digs.
- ^ "Massive Production Lot Planned for New Jersey Waterfront". Vergexpress. March 27, 2022.
- ^ Fry, Chris (March 25, 2022). "Renderings Revealed for NJ's Largest Film Production Complex in Bayonne". Jersey Digs.
- ^ Bastos, Margarida (March 27, 2022). "1888 Studios: Massive Production Lot Planned for New Jersey Waterfront". Collider.
- ^ Israel, Daniel (November 16, 2022). "Bayonne prepares $65 million in bonds to support film studio". Hudson Reporter.
- ^ West, Teri (January 27, 2023). "$65 million bond, PILOT agreement for 1888 Studios in Bayonne clears first hurdle". The Jersey Journal.
- ^ https://hudsonreporter.com/news/bayonne/nj-approves-1-billion-film-studio/
- ^ Israel, Daniel (January 13, 2023). "Bayonne's planned 1888 Studios granted site reconfiguration". Hudson Reporter.
- ^ Fry, Chris (September 28, 2022). "Bayonne's Massive 1888 Studios Redevelopment to Begin Construction Next Year". Jersey Digs.
- ^ Goldsmith, Jill (May 8, 2024). "New Jersey Approves Massive Studio Complex In Bayonne As State Pushes To Attract Production". Deadline. Retrieved May 28, 2024.
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