A film-production proposal at Banner Park
On August 12, 2023, Boston City Properties discussed RISE’s acquisition of development rights for Braintree’s Banner Park Campus. Plans called for soundstages, offices and pre- and post-production facilities, with removal of a roughly 20,000-square-foot office building.
The account identified Onshore Properties as the earlier owner and Gensler as the masterplan designer. It placed the facilities at 60 Columbian Street, near Route 3 and the Weymouth town line.
A wider site and community connections
The report described a 123-acre former Massachusetts Lottery setting and prior filming associated with Apple Studios and Netflix. Those references supplied historical context for the proposed production campus.
Community-benefit payments, traffic and infrastructure improvements, a dog park and a trail system developed with the New England Wildlife Center were among the plans. The proposed trails would connect Braintree, Weymouth and Holbrook, which are separate municipalities.
Industry and public-revenue expectations
The article reported estimates of approximately 800 jobs, $8 million in tax revenue and $1.5 million in permit fees over a decade. Those were expectations associated with the proposal, not realized results.
The account discussed the state’s film incentive history beginning in 2006 and changes in 2021, alongside separate studio activity in Boston, Devens and Canton. Its historical tax-program discussion is not advice about current incentives or eligibility.
A project account, not studio availability
Paul Blart: Mall Cop and Unfinished Business were among the earlier films used to illustrate regional production activity. The article also discussed airport and highway access as factors for production operations.
For a business-premises inquiry, identify the actual site, production activities, desired space and timing. Current facilities, access, approvals and operating arrangements should be checked independently of the 2023 proposal.
Historical account: Original Boston City Properties report