York Studios' compact Maspeth campus in Queens has a new landlord, with the warehouse-style soundstage changing hands this week in a deal pegged at roughly $19 million. The site, operated by York since 2012, has long served as the company’s Maspeth foothold and has hosted both feature films and TV productions over the years.
Sale and timing
According to the New York Business Journal, the Maspeth campus sold for about $19 million in a transaction the outlet reported on July 7, 2026. The publication notes that the timing lines up with rising film and television spending across the region, a trend brokers say is pushing up competition for studio properties.
What was sold
York Studios describes the Maspeth site at 34-02 Laurel Hill Boulevard as offering roughly 40,000 square feet of production space, and it has been part of the company’s portfolio since 2012. As previously reported by Commercial Observer, the Queens stage has hosted shoots for titles such as John Wick and The Amazing Spider-Man 2, and it once served as a home base for the CBS series "Elementary."
Why buyers are circling studios
New York’s film and TV sector continues to expand, generating more than $80 billion in economic activity and fueling heavy demand for soundstages and production yards. As reporting from The City and other industry coverage shows, that demand has driven both the adaptive reuse of existing warehouses and the build-out of larger, purpose-built campuses across all five boroughs.
What comes next for the Maspeth lot
The New York Business Journal reports that the buyer was not identified in public records it reviewed, and York’s own website has not yet flagged any ownership change, leaving the property’s near-term future an open question. York has been focusing capital on its larger Michaelangelo campus in the Bronx, a project covered in prior reporting, and the company’s materials show it operating multiple facilities across the metro area. For now, the Maspeth stage will follow whatever path the new owner chooses.
