Contact
Contact
Contact us.
For inquiries about space rentals, pricing, and props, feel free to reach out via email or phone with details about your needs.
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BrooklynOptics1@gmail.com
(917) 701-5367
IG: @BrooklynOptics
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Visit us
Located near the 4, L, M, J, and G train lines
71 Montrose Ave
Brooklyn, NY 11206
Hours
Monday – Sunday
8am – 11pm
Phone
(917) 701-5367
BrooklynOptics1@gmail.com
Access
Double truck in-house loading dock
Loading ramps
Freight Elevator
4’6”W x 4’6”D x 7’H
Door Width: 3’7”
FAQs
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We specialize in providing authentic industrial, dystopian, and distressed spaces for film, photography, and production shoots. Our location is ideal for abandoned, haunted, or vacant-themed projects. With controlled acoustics and no other tenants, we also support audio interviews and live recordings.
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Our four-story Williamsburg industrial building is a historic 1920s structure with original features, including a 1940 stainless steel freight elevator. We offer multiple production spaces, vintage props, and an environment that blends history with creative production. Our building has even been featured in BBC, FOX News, and Cosmopolitan productions.
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Yes! Check out our prop rental selection here.
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Absolutely! We offer individual rentals as well as bundled spaces based on your production theme. Our locations include an industrial loft, rooftop garden, optical store, workshop, and loading dock.
Virtual Tour
Experience our space! Visit our studios and take measurements from the comfort of your screen.
Vintage with Soundstage Quality
This building features 3-foot-thick floors, and we have full control over the entire space, with five designated sound stages.
Additional areas such as the library, distressed third floor, stairwell, stainless steel freight elevator, makerspace, and the Murphy bed rooftop apartment all meet soundstage-quality standards.
The adjoining video is a live recording, offering a glimpse into the creative possibilities these spaces provide.
Meet our Founder
André van Hoek is a consummate builder and likes to share his knowledge as a volunteer master builder and teacher with the Brooklyn based fixers’ collective.
While volunteering as master craftsman in a public learning workshop, André helps people gain the practical ability to attach shelving, pictures, drilling, and anchoring - all things which equip people with control and empowerment over their own built environment. This activity was well documented in the following article which states:
Van Hoek begins with an overview: “Today, so much is discarded. I see furniture every day that is designed to last five or six years. The Fixers is a counterpoint to that. Fixing things gives you a sense of empowerment. It’s a way for us to take some control of our environment.”
By the end of the night, van Hoek’s students have hung a mirrored medicine cabinet on a gallery wall.
According to the Fixers’ website, the Collective’s goal is “to increase material literacy in our community by fostering an ethic of creative caring toward the objects in our lives.”
He would also like people to get the “Brooklyn Zeist” by visiting the parent group “Proteus Gowanus” which embodies some of the richness and alacrity Brooklyn has to offer.
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Industrial Loft
This 2,000 sq. ft. space features 13’ ceilings, distressed brick walls, and soundproof qualities ideal for audio-focused productions and industrial projects.
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Vintage Library
This 300 sq. ft. soundproof room has 10 ft. tin ceilings, south-facing windows with natural light and park views.
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Rooftop Gardens
Spanning over 2,500 sq. ft., the rooftop features a lush main garden and multiple upper levels with sweeping views of the city.
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Stairwell & Elevator
The distressed stairwell, 1940s stainless steel elevator, and industrial fire escape provide three unique filming locations within the building.
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Loading Dock
The space includes a double-truck loading dock and both interior + exterior metal gates suspended on retractable pulley systems, offering maximum flexibility.
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Workshop
The 1,250 sq. ft. working fabrication shop features 12 ft. ceilings, natural light, and industrial equipment, ideal for filming, interviews, and set construction.
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Vintage Office
The 700 sq. ft. 1920s-era office set combines distressed brick walls, authentic 1940s–60s furnishings, and vintage police décor.
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Murphy Bedroom and Kitchen
The loft bedroom features a hidden Murphy bed, Pecky Cypress wood walls, a nearby kitchen, and living room access.
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Vintage Medical Set
The 700 sq. ft. vintage medical set features an authentic dystopian aesthetic with 1920s hospital furnishings, enamel lights, and medical décor, ideal for period films, medical horror, and interviews.