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 22 million gross square feet, reports say it will be the largest ground-up movie studio complex in North America.[4]

Bergen Point, site of proposed studio

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]

The design is by Gensler.[11] Construction is expected to start in 2023.[12]

See also

References
  1. West, Teri (March 25, 2022). "Old 74-acre Texaco site in Bayonne to house LA-style film studio". The Jersey Journal.
  2. Bastos, Margarida (March 27, 2022). "1888 Studios: Massive Production Lot Planned for New Jersey Waterfront". Collider.
  3. "1.5M SF Motion Picture Studio Planned for Bayonne". New Jersey Business Magazine. October 5, 2022.
  4. "Bayonne's planned 1888 Studios granted site reconfiguration - Hudson Reporter". January 13, 2023.
  5. Fry, Chris (October 14, 2020). "Bayonne Looks to Facilitate a Film Studio on 70 Waterfront Acres". Jersey Digs.
  6. "Massive Production Lot Planned for New Jersey Waterfront". Vergexpress. March 27, 2022.
  7. Fry, Chris (March 25, 2022). "Renderings Revealed for NJ's Largest Film Production Complex in Bayonne". Jersey Digs.
  8. Bastos, Margarida (March 27, 2022). "1888 Studios: Massive Production Lot Planned for New Jersey Waterfront". Collider.
  9. Israel, Daniel (November 16, 2022). "Bayonne prepares $65 million in bonds to support film studio". Hudson Reporter.
  10. West, Teri (January 27, 2023). "$65 million bond, PILOT agreement for 1888 Studios in Bayonne clears first hurdle". The Jersey Journal.
  11. Israel, Daniel (January 13, 2023). "Bayonne's planned 1888 Studios granted site reconfiguration". Hudson Reporter.
  12. Fry, Chris (September 28, 2022). "Bayonne's Massive 1888 Studios Redevelopment to Begin Construction Next Year". Jersey Digs.
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