By NOAH C. ZUSS
Silvercup Studios, housed in a former flour silo room of the landmark Silvercup Bakery opened in 1983. The landmark sign can be seen from the shoreline and above the buildings while riding the train, driving or walking by the water.
In a short time the studio has embedded itself into the landscape and has since been the site of many award-winning movies and television shows.
In its brief history Silvercup has been home to the HBO smash hit drama The Sopranos, NBC's comedy 30 Rock and Sex and the City.
Silvercup studios’ $1-billion project will become part of the Queens skyline.
The studio is also home to QVC's all-day shopping show, and where thousands of commercials have been taped over the years.
Silvercup has also been the site for several feature films.
These include Music and Lyrics starring Hugh Grant and Drew Barrymore, El Cantante with Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony; and The Devil Wears Prada, with Meryl Streep and Anne Hathaway.
Today it is one of the most sought after studios in the country. To satisfy the growing demand the studio will undergo a major expansion to its current facilities.
In 2006 the studio announced a $1 billion plan to expand to the Long Island City waterfront.
The three-building project, to be called Silvercup West, will include eight soundstages, along with 1,000 apartments, a catering hall, museum, and office and retail space. The plans also call for redevelopment of the booming waterfront of the 6-acre site, which will be transformed into a public esplanade.
The expansion plan features towers that will be 49 to 57 stories tall, visible from across the river. They will become a part of the Queens skyline, reflections of the borough's cultural growth.
Silvercup hopes that construction will be completed by 2009.
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