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Mayor Adams, NYCEDC, Partners, Community Leaders Break Ground

on First-of-Its-Kind Film and TV Studio Campus in Manhattan

Sunset Pier 94 Studios Expected to Create More Than 1,700 Jobs, $6.4 Billion in Economic

Impact, and Significant Public Space Improvements

OUR BUREAU
New York, NY
ew York City Mayor Eric Ad-
ams was joined this week by
NNew York City Economic De-
velopment Corporation (NYCEDC)
President and CEO Andrew Kimball,
Vornado Realty Trust, Hudson Pacific
Properties, Blackstone, elected offi-
cials, and community leaders to break
ground on Sunset Pier 94 Studios — a
first-of-its-kind film and TV campus
coming to Manhattan’s West Side.
Leveraging $350 million in private
investment, the project is expected to
create more than 1,700 jobs, including
more than 1,300 construction jobs,
add $6.4 billion to the local econo-
my over the next 30 years, as well as
adding new public restrooms, sig-
nificant public space and bike safety
improvements, and a new workforce
development program to connect thrives. Welcome Sunset Pier 94!”
New Yorkers. The start of construc- Sunset Pier 94 Studios will be a
tion represents major progress on a first-of-its-kind space, home to state-
site sitting vacant, where efforts to ad- of-the-art film, television, and content
vance a project creating jobs and pub- production technology that will make
lic open space have stalled for more New York City even more competi-
than a decade. tive with other cities. Sunset Pier 94
The start of construction on Sun- will also provide impressive amenities
set Pier 94 Studios marks a major stop for all New Yorkers to enjoy, includ-
on Mayor Adams’ “Working People’s ing new public restrooms for Hudson
Tour,” continuing to create jobs and River Park, an 1,850-square-foot com-
power New York City’s economic munity amenity space, 25,000 square
recovery after the city set an all-time feet of waterfront open space on the
job record with 4.7 million total jobs, pier, and safety improvements to the
recovering the nearly 1 million jobs existing greenway. There will also be
lost during the COVID-19 pandem- a program to support workforce de-
ic. The project at Pier 94 also delivers velopment and training programs to
on key initiatives in Mayor Adams connect residents to opportunities in
and New York Governor Kathy Ho- private investment to this public asset, ria Torres-Springer. “I want to thank film, television, commercial and other
chul’s “Making New York Work for activating this long-vacant space to NYCEDC, Vornado, Hudson Pacific, media production.
Everyone” action plan, which recom- create good-paying jobs, vibrant pub- and Blackstone for working quickly to “Manhattan Community Board
mended new investments to build on lic space, and exactly the amenities reach this major milestone.” 4 applauds the transformation of Pier
the city’s status as a hub for film and this community has been asking for.” “Congratulations to NYCEDC 94,” said Jeffrey LeFrancois, chair,
TV — driving both the city’s economy “After breaking New York City’s and partners on today’s milestone Manhattan Community Board 4.
and its cultural and creative identity. all-time record for jobs, our admin- groundbreaking of the Sunset Pier 94 “The project will be a boon for film
“New York City didn’t set an all- istration forges ahead to ensure our Studios, which is poised to become a and television production and brings
time jobs record by accident — we economy remains the most competi- major contributor to New York City’s great improvements to Pier 94 for the
did it by strategically protecting public tive in the world and is accessible to film and television production indus- public: additional space to Hudson
safety, investing in public space, and all New Yorkers. Sunset Pier 94 Stu- try,” said Mayor’s Office of Media River Park’s Clinton Cove, restrooms,
supporting and delivering for working dios is part of our inclusive growth and Entertainment Commissioner and significant improvements for cy-
people. This project at Pier 94 will do strategy and will cement New York Pat Swinney Kaufman. “With an eco- clists and pedestrians. It took a long
all three, and we are excited to bring City as the capital of world-class film nomic impact of $82 billion and a role time to get where we are, and the
our ‘Working People’s Tour’ to the and television production,” said Dep- in supporting 185,000 jobs, it is easy to community looks forward to a speedy,
West Side,” said Mayor Adams. “Sun- uty Mayor for Housing, Economic say that when our city’s film and tele- efficient, and effective construction
set Pier 94 Studios will bring a major Development, and Workforce Ma- vision industry thrives, New York City process.”

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