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]

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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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