Erykah Badu, John Legend, Cedric the Entertainer, Taraji P. Several celebrities recorded videos congratulating Dudley for the project’s groundbreaking, including rapper and actor Common - whom Dudley managed for more than three decades - and “The Chi” creator Lena Waithe. Credit: Provided A rendering of the main Regal Mile Studios building as of July 2021, looking south from South Chicago Avenue. “May it stand as a beacon of light - a symbol of hope - of what is possible and an inspiration to all of us,” Dudley said. Dudley grew up on Euclid Avenue near the project site and has long dreamed of creating the studio in the community in which he grew up, he said. ID8 Ventures - in which Derek Dudley, producer of Showtime’s “The Chi,” is a partner - and Loop Capital Markets lead the development team. “What we must do is make sure that we are continuing to invest in them.”
“There’s no place else on the planet like the city of Chicago when it comes to our creatives,” Lightfoot said at a press conference at the site Monday. The project is currently in the 5th Ward, but was redrawn into the new 8th Ward map that goes into effect in a few months.Ĭity Council gave the project the green light in July 2021, unanimously approving a zoning change for the properties.ĭevelopers plan to start construction later this year and open in fall 2024.
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The Regal Mile Studios will also provide educational programs for young people, as the developers are working with Chicago Public Schools to offer opportunities in film and TV production, Mayor Lori Lightfoot and Ald.
The project will include 220,000 square feet of film studio space. and on the 7700 blocks of South Blackstone, South Chicago, Harper and Stony Island avenues. The $100 million Regal Mile Studios project will bring a 380,000-square foot, “state-of-the-art media campus” to vacant properties at 1431-1525 E. SOUTH SHORE - Developers and Mayor Lori Lightfoot broke ground Monday at the Regal Mile Studios development in South Shore, a project officials have touted as a boon to Chicago’s film industry and a way to get kids of color involved in media production.
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