1888 Studios

Proposed film and television studio September 2025 December 2022 1888 Studios is a proposed film and television studio planned to be built on a 70 acre ha on site at Bergen Point in Bayonne, New Jersey.West Teri https://www.nj.com/hudson/2022/03/old-74-acre-texaco-site-in-bayonne-to-house-la-style-film-studio.html Old 74-acre Texaco site in Bayonne to house LA-style film studio The Jersey Journal March 25, 2022Bastos Margarida https://collider.com/1888-studios-production-renderings-new-jersey/ 1888 Studios: Massive Production Lot Planned for New Jersey Waterfront Collider March 27, 2022 Its name is a nod to the year the movie camera was invented.October 5, 2022 https://njbmagazine.com/njb-news-now/1-5m-sf-motion-picture-studio-planned-for-bayonne/ 1.5M SF Motion Picture Studio Planned for Bayonne New Jersey Business Magazine At 1.5M million gross square feet, reports say it will be the largest ground-up movie studio complex in North America. thumb|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.Fry Chris https://jerseydigs.com/bayonne-looks-to-facilitate-a-film-studio-on-70-waterfront-acres/ Bayonne Looks to Facilitate a Film Studio on 70 Waterfront Acres Jersey Digs October 14, 2020 https://vergexpress.com/massive-production-lot-planned-for-new-jersey-waterfront/ Massive Production Lot Planned for New Jersey Waterfront Vergexpress March 27, 2022 When completed, it will be New Jersey's largest film and television studioFry Chris https://jerseydigs.com/renderings-revealed-1888-studios-bayonne/ Renderings Revealed for NJ's Largest Film Production Complex in Bayonne Jersey Digs March 25, 2022 and will include a part of the Hackensack RiverWalk. The project, which will include approximately 19 buildings,https://collider.com/1888-studios-production-renderings-new-jersey/ 1888 Studios: Massive Production Lot Planned for New Jersey Waterfront Margarida Bastos March 27, 2022 Collider 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.https://hudsonreporter.com/2022/11/16/bayonne-prepares-65-million-redevelopment-area-bonds-to-support-1888-studios/ Bayonne prepares $65 million in bonds to support film studio Daniel Israel November 16, 2022 Hudson Reporter as well a PILOT agreement.West Teri January 27, 2023 https://www.nj.com/hudson/2023/01/65-million-bond-pilot-agreement-for-1888-studios-in-bayonne-clears-first-hurdle.html $65 million bond, PILOT agreement for 1888 Studios in Bayonne clears first hurdle The Jersey Journal Projected to cost over $1 billion, it is being spearheaded by Arpad Busson with incentives from the New Jersey Economic Development Authority.Lookman Moses May 20, 2024 https://hudsonreporter.com/news/bayonne/nj-approves-1-billion-film-studio/ New Jersey Greenlights $1+ Billion Studio in Bayonne to Elevate Film and TV Production Hudson Reporter The studio lot was designed by architectural firm Gensler.Israel Daniel January 13, 2023 https://hudsonreporter.com/2023/01/13/bayonnes-planned-1888-studios-granted-site-reconfiguration/ Bayonne's planned 1888 Studios granted site reconfiguration Hudson Reporter Construction was expected to start in 2024https://jerseydigs.com/1888-studios-bayonne-construction/ Bayonne's Massive 1888 Studios Redevelopment to Begin Construction Next Year Chris Fry September 28, 2022 Jersey Digs and take 2 years.Goldsmith Jill May 8, 2024 https://deadline.com/2024/05/new-jersey-greenlights-giant-studio-complex-attract-production-1235908606/ New Jersey Approves Massive Studio Complex In Bayonne As State Pushes To Attract Production Deadline May 28, 2024 In October 2025, Paramount Skydance announced that it had signed a minimum 10-year, 285,000 sqft m2 on lease at 1888 Studios.Goldsmith Jill 2025-10-28 Paramount To Anchor New 1888 Studios In Bayonne, New Jersey https://deadline.com/2025/10/paramount-1888-studios-bayonne-new-jersey-1236600571/ 2025-11-06 Deadline en-US The groundbreaking took place on December 16, 2025.December 16, 2025 https://finance.yahoo.com/news/1888-studios-breaks-ground-jersey-234600621.html 1888 Studios Breaks Ground on New Jersey’s Largest Film & Television Production Campus Business Wire Yahoo FinanceVannozzi Briana December 16, 2025 https://www.njspotlightnews.org/video/nj-breaks-ground-on-major-production-studio-in-bayonne/ NJ breaks ground on major production studio in Bayonne NJ Spotlight News January 1, 2026 See also Netflix Studios Fort Monmouth 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 40 38 51 N 74 08 29 W region:US-NJ_type:city title Category:Buildings and structures in Bayonne, New Jersey Category:Mass media in Hudson County, New Jersey Category:Film studios and soundstages in New Jersey