Construction is set to begin early next year on a planned 1.5 million-square-foot film and television studio complex in Bayonne, according to a team with Turner Construction Co.
Inside the deal to create Newark’s ‘mini-Hollywood’ at new $125 million studio complex
Plans to build a $125 million television and film production studio in Newark’s South Ward are expected to help cement efforts to build a durable infrastructure for the industry in New Jersey. They’re also the culmination of decades of wishful thinking in the city and, more recently, years of complicated deal-making that involved some of state’s biggest players, including Gov. Phil Murphy, as part of an aggressive push to attract productions and studio operations.
Experts say ‘stranded’ office, retail sites can thrive as new-look community hubs
Experts say the way to revive outdated, underutilized commercial properties in New Jersey is to make the sites an essential part of their communities. That can mean increasing the amount of public green space or adding mixed-use elements, among other options aimed at redeveloping so-called stranded assets.