Netflix Fort Monmouth studio coverage, plus real estate and moving news for the towns nearby. All roundup links open the original source in a new tab.
NJBIZ
Crews installed the final structural beam on Stages 3 and 4 at Netflix's $1 billion Fort Monmouth production hub, marking the topping off of the first soundstage buildings. Phase 1A remains on track for a summer 2027 opening despite a tough winter construction stretch.
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In its own announcement, Netflix highlighted the topping-off ceremony for Stages 3 and 4 and touted sustainability efforts, saying it has diverted more than 55,000 tons of construction waste from landfills so far. The company reaffirmed a summer 2027 target for the first four studios.
Jersey Digs
Demolition crews have torn down 85 former military buildings at Fort Monmouth to make room for the first four soundstages in Oceanport's McAfee zone. The outlet notes the state approved $387 million in tax credits to support the roughly 1,500 permanent jobs the finished campus is expected to bring.
Jersey Digs
Netflix has posted its first studio operations leadership job listings for the Fort Monmouth campus, an early sign of staffing up ahead of the 2027 opening. The piece places the hiring within a broader wave of New Jersey soundstage construction, including projects from Lionsgate, Paramount-backed 1888 Studios and Filmology Labs.
Two River Times
The first two roles Netflix listed for the site, a director of studio operations and a manager of studio site and services, carry six figure salary ranges and require a decade or more of relevant experience. The paper frames the postings as an early signal that hiring for the roughly $1 billion project is underway.
NJBIZ
The Fort Monmouth Economic Revitalization Authority completed the sale of the 292-acre parcel to Netflix, closing out a purchase price plus utility and relocation contributions that together totaled $55 million. State and local officials used the closing to reiterate the jobs and tax revenue the project is expected to generate.
NJ 101.5
Ahead of a scheduled Oceanport council vote on a 30 year, $66 million payment in lieu of taxes deal, the station recaps how both host towns stand to benefit financially from hosting the studio. Eatontown had already locked in its own $47 million PILOT agreement for its portion of the campus.
TAPinto
Netflix held a groundbreaking ceremony at the former Army base with Governor Phil Murphy and Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos in attendance, formally kicking off construction on the 289-acre production campus. Plans call for twelve soundstages plus production offices, a hotel, retail space and a theater.
NJEDA
New Jersey's Economic Development Authority board signed off on up to $387 million in Aspire tax credits for the Fort Monmouth campus, a key financing piece for the roughly 292-acre, twelve soundstage development. The agency frames the approval as central to positioning New Jersey as a major production hub.
Patch
Patch reported that Netflix's plans required demolishing at least 95 abandoned Army buildings across the Eatontown, Oceanport and Tinton Falls portions of the old fort, with a mandatory 45 day public comment period opening at the end of October 2023. The $55 million land purchase itself had not yet closed at the time of the report.
Jersey DigsAsbury Park
The New Jersey Economic Development Authority approved a tax credit award of up to $75 million through its Cultural Arts Facilities Expansion Program to support the $130 million restoration of the nearly 97-year-old Asbury Park Convention Hall complex, which includes the Grand Arcade and the Paramount Theater. The complex has been closed since 2021 due to structural safety concerns, and the award is the largest issued under the CAFE program so far.
Red Bank GreenRed Bank
A Staten Island-based real estate firm has entered a contract to buy the long-vacant former Exxon station at 199 Riverside Avenue in Red Bank, a prominent riverfront parcel where prior plans for a hotel and, more recently, a cannabis dispensary both collapsed. Monmouth County records show the sale contract was signed May 27 after the property owner canceled its earlier deal with the cannabis retailer in February; the borough separately designated the site an area in need of rehabilitation last August, which could make redevelopment eligible for a five-year tax break.
PatchSea Bright
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will run a sand replenishment project covering Sea Bright and Monmouth Beach this winter, with Long Branch a possible addition. Congressman Frank Pallone secured $37 million in federal funding, to be supplemented by state and local money; contractor bids are due August 25, with work expected to run from late fall 2026 through March 2027.
Echo News TVRed Bank
Red Bank is hosting a month of community celebrations honoring Black heritage, including the Count Basie Birthday Weekend Block Party with live music, street performers, and food trucks, plus the unveiling of a New Jersey Black Heritage Trail marker. The T. Thomas Fortune Cultural Center is also running a Tiny Porch Jazz Series date on August 15 and an Art of Social Justice summer session.
City of Long BranchLong Branch
The New Jersey Department of Transportation is replacing the Route 36 bridge over Troutman's Creek, built in 1941 and past its useful life, with construction starting after Labor Day and expected to finish before Memorial Day using accelerated bridge-building methods. The bridge will fully close to vehicles, pedestrians and cyclists during the roughly nine-month project, with posted detour routes for both directions of Route 36.
PatchEatontown
Whole Foods officially opened its newest Monmouth County store on Route 35 South in Eatontown on July 29, 2026, part of Kushner Companies' Monmouth Square redevelopment of the former Monmouth Mall site. The 40,000-square-foot, Jersey Shore-themed store features a seafood counter, full-service meat counter, and more than 1,000 local Northeast products.
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Prodigy Real Estate
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92.7 WOBMTinton Falls
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Prodigy Real EstateLong Branch
A market analysis splits Long Branch's housing scene into three distinct tiers, oceanfront towers, West End homes, and an inland value corridor, and ties rising investor interest partly to the regional growth spurred by Netflix's ongoing build-out at nearby Fort Monmouth.
New Jersey 101.5Asbury Park
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