Steiner Studios rents sound stages and production support space at 15 Washington Avenue inside the Brooklyn Navy Yard, on the East River between the Williamsburg and Manhattan bridges. Opened in November 2004, the 780,000-square-foot complex was designed to the specifications of Los Angeles producers and facility operators, and Steiner describes it as the largest studio complex outside Hollywood, equipped for television series, features, independent films, broadcast commercials, photo shoots and music videos. Steiner’s client lists include The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, And Just Like That, Inventing Anna, Pose and Gossip Girl for television, Joker, West Side Story, The Post and The Greatest Showman among films, and brands and magazines such as Calvin Klein, Maybelline, H&M, GQ and Esquire for commercials and photo shoots.
Sound stages
- Stages 1 to 5: 16,320 to 27,200 square feet with 35 to 45 feet to the grid; Stage 3, at 27,200 square feet, is what Steiner calls the largest stage on the East Coast.
- Stages 25 to 30: six matching 15,900-square-foot stages with 35 feet to the grid.
- Stage 32: 22,100 square feet with 58 feet to the truss.
- Cyclorama stages 10, 11, 12, 14 and 15: 3,400 to 8,020 square feet with two- and three-wall cycs and grids of about 26 to 27 feet.
- Smaller spaces: Stages 23, 24 and 31 and Buildings 7, 8 and 9, from 2,480 to 10,000 square feet.
According to Steiner, its stages have full grids at 26 to 45 feet, 4,800 to 12,000 amps of power and 50 to 200 tons of silent air conditioning.
Support and services
The lot sits in a 50-acre private enclave with round-the-clock security and on-site parking. Support space includes production offices, dressing rooms, hair and makeup rooms, wardrobe areas, scenic artist workspaces, mill shops, commissaries and set dressing and prop storage, along with a screening room, a fitness center, satellite uplink access and high-speed internet. Lighting and grip equipment services are available through Steiner Lighting.
Booking
Stage availability is handled by phone and email through Steiner’s contact page.