page_title: Kaufman Astoria Studios
section_title: 21st century
hierarchical_section_title: Kaufman Astoria Studios / History / 21st century
caption_attribution_description: English: Looking north at the former 36th Street, recently gated.
context_page_description: The Kaufman Astoria Studios is a movie studio located in the Astoria section of the New York City borough of Queens. The studio was constructed for Famous Players-Lasky in 1920, since it was close to Manhattan's Broadway theater district. The property was taken over by real estate developer George S. Kaufman in 1982 and renamed Kaufman Astoria Studios.
  The studio is home to New York City's only backlot, which opened in December 2013. The property was designated a national historic district and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.
context_section_description: Kaufman Astoria Studios has seven sound stages including the new Stage K, designed by the Janson Design Group.
  In 2008, Martin P. Robinson, who plays Mr. Snuffleupagus, Telly Monster, and Slimey the Worm on Sesame Street, married Annie Evans, a writer for the show on the Sesame Street set. The ceremony was performed on the steps of 123 Sesame Street and the reception was held throughout the rest of the set.
  On December 3, 2013, a 34,800 square foot backlot was dedicated.  It is the only studio backlot in New York City. In 2014, Kaufman Astoria Studios announced plans to build a new 18,000-square-foot sound stage on its Astoria campus within two years. 
  In 2020, Kaufman Astoria Studios announced a five-block redevelopment project around the studio, in conjunction with Larry Silverstein, Bedrock Real Estate, and ODA Architecture. The area would be called Innovation QNS and stretch from 37th to 43rd Streets from 35th to 36th Avenues. The project, to cost $2 billion, would add 2,700 residential units, 200,000 square feet (19,000 m²) for shops and restaurants, and 250,000 square feet (23,000 m²) for creative industries. Construction could begin in 2023.
caption: The former 36th Street, gated as a back lot since 2014
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