Both aim to cater to the increasing amount of film productiontaking place in Manhattan and the outer boroughs. There were 19,309location shooting days last year as compared with 14,858 theprevious year, according to the New York City Mayor's Office ofFilm, Theatre and Broadcasting.

Jay Fine, president and CEO of Steiner Studios, tellsGlobeSt.com that Steiner Studios features five soundstages rangingfrom 16,500 to 27,000 sf with grid heights of 45 feet. "Everythingneeded for a production is under one roof," he says, adding thatthere will also be production support areas, dressing rooms andoffices as well as a commissary, screening rooms and other on-siteproduction services. Due to the large sizes of the productionstages, Fine says he expects studios to look to the area forlarge-scale production movies.

Another key selling point is the city as a backdrop itself.According to Steiner officials, the navy yard offers historic CivilWar and World War II era buildings and views of Manhattan. And thecity is helping in the effort to hire locally-—it has justadvertised for a hiring manager to lead the effort.