The Camden Film Quarter: Inside The Blockbuster Plans For A New Neighborhood In The Heart Of London Rooted In Film & TV
deadline.comEXCLUSIVE: The birthplace of Britpop and countless bands, Camden has music cred in spades. Now the team behind the Camden Film Quarter wants to create a neighborhood that also moves to the thrum of movie and TV production.
Yoo Capital is the real estate investment firm with the plans, which are now in the public domain. The company’s Co-Founder and Managing Partner, Lloyd Lee, unpacked the vision in an exclusive sit-down with Deadline.
The topline: Studio facilities, jobs, and a new neighborhood rooted in film and TV. “We came up with a narrative that if we created 50% affordable housing, jobs in film and television, educational opportunities in film and television, and public spaces, those are fundamental pillars that we can get on with,” Lee says.
Visiting the site for the Camden Film Quarter reveals a hodgepodge of industrial outlets, a recycling center and not much else.
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