{"id":290349,"date":"2021-07-02T23:04:01","date_gmt":"2021-07-02T20:04:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/robert-de-niro-led-film-studio-wins-key-support-to-open-in-nyc\/"},"modified":"2021-07-02T23:04:01","modified_gmt":"2021-07-02T20:04:01","slug":"robert-de-niro-led-film-studio-wins-key-support-to-open-in-nyc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/robert-de-niro-led-film-studio-wins-key-support-to-open-in-nyc\/","title":{"rendered":"#Robert De Niro-led film studio wins key support to open in NYC"},"content":{"rendered":"

“#Robert De Niro-led film studio wins key support to open in NYC<\/strong>”<\/p>\n

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A firm co-owned by actor Robert De Niro<\/a> has won key community support to open a new $400 million film studio complex in Astoria, Queens.<\/p>\n

Community Board 1 gave overwhelming app<\/a>roval for Wildflower Studios LTD to open on 19th Avenue near Luyster Creek as part of the city\u2019s legally required land use review.<\/p>\n

Queens Borough President Donovan Richards also told The Post he backs the De Niro-influenced studio.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s a job producer. It\u2019s a no-brainer,\u201d Richards said.<\/p>\n

The new studio is welcomed following the Amazon debacle two years ago. The e-retail giant withdrew its plan to build a massive new East Coast headquarters in Long Island City following some political and community opposition.<\/p>\n

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Community Board 1 was nearly unanimous in its approval of De Niro\u2019s studio.<\/figcaption>
AFP via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Community Board 1 voted 35 in favor, with only one member opposed while another abstained.<\/p>\n

CB1 Executive Director Florence Koulouris said, \u201cIt\u2019s local jobs. The more local jobs for the community, the better.\u201d<\/p>\n

Wildflower purchased the property at 35-15 19th Avenue from the Steinway Piano company, which will remain next door.<\/p>\n

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Queens Borough President Donovan Richards told The Post he\u2019s also in favor of the project.<\/figcaption>
Bjarke Ingels Group<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

This is the 150th year of Steinway Pianos manufactured on the same lot and the arrival of Wildflower will provide an example of 19th and 20th century musical entertainment sharing space with 21st century entertainment, city sources said.<\/p>\n

The seven-story studio complex will total 715,000 square feet and include 11 sound stages, 310 \u201coff-street\u201d parking spaces, and a waterfront esplanade open to the public, according to Wildflower\u2019s environmental impact statement filed with the City Planning Department<\/p>\n

The Astoria-Long Island area is home to two other film studios \u2014 Silvercup
and Kaufman.<\/p>\n

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Richards added that the complex would add jobs to the area. <\/figcaption>
Bjarke Ingels Group<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Adam Gordon, managing partner of Wildflower Studios said, \u201cWe are thrilled to have earned the support of the community board. In two years Astoria will have a film studio campus creating new long term jobs and growing NYC\u2019s vibrant creative and cultural community \u201c<\/p>\n

Gordon said \u201cwell over\u201d 1,000 jobs will be created.<\/p>\n

According to the plan submitted to the city, Wildflower will conduct outreach to the nearby NYCHA projects \u2014 Queensbridge, Astoria Houses, Woodside, and Ravenswood \u2014 to create job opportunities for low-income residents.<\/p>\n

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Jane Rosenthal is one of the notable partners in the project.<\/figcaption>
Bjarke Ingels Group<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Bjarke Ingels has designed the concept of the village.<\/figcaption>
Bjarke Ingels Group<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Wildflower also is working to create exchange programs for high school, trade school and college students in Astoria and greater Western Queens.<\/p>\n

The project will also include traffic improvements to prevent cars from running into Luyster Creek. <\/p>\n

Partners in Wildflower include Gordon, De Niro, Matt Dicker and Jane Rosenthal <\/a>\u2014 who co-founded the Tribeca Film Festival with actor De Niro after the Sept. 11 attacks.<\/p>\n

Wildflower, in a statement on its website, said a cutting edge, digital entertainment studio complex is needed on the East Coast.<\/p>\n

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Gov. Andrew Cuomo and Robert De Niro appear at the opening ceremony for the 2021 Tribeca Festival.<\/figcaption>
POOL\/AFP via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u201cNew York\u2019s cultural and artistic depth is a natural fit for the expansive possibilities of digital-era entertainment. However, the city lacks both the permanent, full-scale production facilities built-up over the years in Los Angeles and the sprawling landscape on which to build them,\u201d the firm said.<\/p>\n

\u201cWildflower\u2019s solution: a vertical village for film production. Designed by architect Bjarke Ingels and developed in partnership with lifelong New Yorker Robert De Niro, the multi-level Queens campus will combine the collaborative potential of a Hollywood-style studio with the latest in digital production capability. Wildflower Studios exemplifies Gordon\u2019s approach towards development, evolved over three decades of experience solving real estate puzzles.\u201d\n <\/p><\/div>\n

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