City Seeks Proposals for TV-Film Production Campus in Brooklyn
The RFP seeks proposals to develop and operate a best-in-class production facility campus for film and television production, video and photo shoots, sound-recording and emerging media sectors.
NEW YORK CITY—The de Blasio administration has issued a request for proposals to developers to transform a nearly 200,000-square-foot waterfront parcel at the Bush Terminal in Sunset Park, Brooklyn into a film/television-media production campus.
The New York City Economic Development Corp. and the Mayor’s Office of Media and Entertainment, which issued the RFP on Wednesday, has set a deadline for proposal submissions for the “MiNY Campus” for Nov. 2, 2018 by 4 p.m. ET. A combined information session and site tour is scheduled for 10 a.m. on Aug. 15, 2018 at Bush Terminal, Unit G, 58 50th St. in Brooklyn.
The 36-acre Bush Terminal campus is currently home to 500 workers and is expected to add approximately 1,500 new workers starting in 2020. The MiNY Campus will be located next to Bush Terminal Piers Park, which opened in 2014 and now includes a new southern entrance to the park, city officials state.
“New York City’s film and TV sector draws talent from around the world—and creates thousands of good-paying jobs here across the boroughs,” says Deputy Mayor Alicia Glen. “The Made in New York Campus will open a new chapter in this success story, by providing a state-of-the-art home base for 1,500 professionals. And we’re making sure that this campus will provide opportunities for everyone by requiring that proposals focus on local hiring, gender equity, and promoting diversity and inclusion.”
The MiNY Campus, announced in Mayor Bill de Blasio’s 2017 State of the City address, involves $136 million in city funding to transform Bush Terminal into a hub for garment manufacturing, media production, and supporting industries. Film, TV, sound-recording and other media production are, in addition to garment manufacturing, the core components of the MiNY Campus strategy.
“We’re thrilled to transform Bush Terminal into the first-ever Made in New York Campus. These state-of-the-art facilities will provide space for TV/film and media production and garment manufacturing,” says NYCEDC president and CEO James Patchett. “Through this effort, we will create quality jobs, help advance gender equity, diversity and inclusion in the media production industry, and strengthen the local Sunset Park community.”
The RFP seeks proposals to develop and operate a best-in-class production facility campus for film and television production, video and photo shoots, sound-recording and emerging media sectors such as AR/VR. City officials say the submissions must maximize quality jobs with a focus on local hiring and incorporate design excellence into the campus.
Preference will be given to development proposals that advance gender equity, diversity, and inclusion within the film, TV, and media production fields, including both above-the-line positions and below-the-line positions.
The RFP for film, media, and production will complement the city’s investments in major renovations to several existing buildings at Bush Terminal to create nearly 200,000 square feet of garment manufacturing space and additional space suitable for flexible, modern light industrial uses, as well as streetscape improvements, and significant utility upgrades.