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1888 Studios is a proposed film and television studio planned to be built on a site at Bergen Point in 
The waterfront
Bayonne, New Jersey
Bayonne ( ) is a city in Hudson County, New Jersey, United States. Located in the Gateway Region, Bayonne is situated on a peninsula located between Newark Bay to the west, the Kill Van Kull to the south, and New York Bay to the east. As of ...
. Its name is a nod to the year the movie camera was invented. At 22 million gross square feet, reports say it will be the largest ground-up movie studio complex in North America.
The waterfront brownfield site
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on the Kill van Kull
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The Kill Van Kull is a tidal strait between Staten Island, New York and Bayonne, New Jersey in the United States. It is approximately long and wide and connects Newark Bay with Upper New York Bay. The Robbins Reef Light marks the ...
and Newark Bay
Newark Bay is a tidal bay at the confluence of the Passaic and Hackensack Rivers in northeastern New Jersey. It is home to the Port Newark-Elizabeth Marine Terminal, the largest container shipping facility in Port of New York and New Jersey, t ...
was a former Texaco
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site rezoned in 2020 in a redevelopment plan to permit a film studio to be built. When completed, it will be New Jersey's largest film and television studio and will include a part of the Hackensack RiverWalk
Hackensack RiverWalk, also known as the Hackensack River Greenway, a is partially constructed greenway along the Newark Bay and Hackensack River in Hudson County, New Jersey, United States. The linear park, which closely follows the contour ...
.
The project, which will include approximately 19 buildings, 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. as well a PILOT
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agreement.
The design is by Gensler. Construction is expected to start in 2023.
See also
* Caven Point Studio * Lionsgate Newark Studios *America's first motion picture industry
Fort Lee is a borough at the eastern border of Bergen County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey, situated along the Hudson River atop the Palisades.
As of the 2020 U.S. census, the borough's population was 40,191. As of the 2010 U.S. census, th ...
*Television and film in New Jersey
There is a long history of television and film in New Jersey, which is considered the birthplace of the movie picture industry.
Film and television "firsts"
The roots of the industry started in Newark with Hannibal Goodwin's patent of nitrocellu ...
* New Jersey Motion Picture and Television Commission
References
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