NYC Mayor Mr Eric Adams, Queens Borough President Mr Donovan Richards, construction workers and the BIG design team gathered to celebrate the topping off of Wildflower Studios, a 775,042 square feet vertical village for film and television production backed by New York-native Robert De Niro. The frame of the studio, located next to the historic Steinway & Sons piano factory was officially completed Thursday with the installation of its final beam. The building will feature the world’s first vertical soundstage and be the future home to countless “Made in NY” productions, expected to open later this year.The frame of the studio, which is located next door to the historic Steinway & Sons piano factory on 19th Street, was officially completed Thursday with the installation of its final beam. The USD 600 million Astoria studio village will feature 11 sound stages and additional production space. It is expected to open to film and television production later this year. The studio, which De Niro helped finance, was first pitched to the local community board in 2019. Wildflower purchased the lot from Steinway & Sons for around $70 million in February 2020, the piano factory will remain an occupant in about half of the building. Foundation work on the project first began in 2020. About a year later, the project was formally approved by Queens Community Board 1 in a near-unanimous vote. The studio village will be outfitted with a carpentry studio, dressing rooms, offices and a commissary.Located near Luyster Creek, a small body of water off the East River across from Rikers Island, studio officials also committed to building up the area’s waterfront with a park, which will be 20 feet wide and be open to the public.
NYC Mayor Mr Eric Adams, Queens Borough President Mr Donovan Richards, construction workers and the BIG design team gathered to celebrate the topping off of Wildflower Studios, a 775,042 square feet vertical village for film and television production backed by New York-native Robert De Niro. The frame of the studio, located next to the historic Steinway & Sons piano factory was officially completed Thursday with the installation of its final beam. The building will feature the world’s first vertical soundstage and be the future home to countless “Made in NY” productions, expected to open later this year.The frame of the studio, which is located next door to the historic Steinway & Sons piano factory on 19th Street, was officially completed Thursday with the installation of its final beam. The USD 600 million Astoria studio village will feature 11 sound stages and additional production space. It is expected to open to film and television production later this year. The studio, which De Niro helped finance, was first pitched to the local community board in 2019. Wildflower purchased the lot from Steinway & Sons for around $70 million in February 2020, the piano factory will remain an occupant in about half of the building. Foundation work on the project first began in 2020. About a year later, the project was formally approved by Queens Community Board 1 in a near-unanimous vote. The studio village will be outfitted with a carpentry studio, dressing rooms, offices and a commissary.Located near Luyster Creek, a small body of water off the East River across from Rikers Island, studio officials also committed to building up the area’s waterfront with a park, which will be 20 feet wide and be open to the public.
