iPark Studios amendments: new surface parking, truck/base‑camp spaces and LED soundstage proposed on Woodworth Avenue

Representatives for iPark Studios North, LLC presented two related amendments June 10 to their Woodworth Avenue master plan, including a proposed off‑site surface parking lot intended to serve studio operations and a separate application to convert existing warehouse buildings into an LED soundstage.

George DeStefano, representing the applicant, said the larger parcel would accommodate approximately 44 surface parking spaces, truck parking and a "base camp" area to support productions, with landscape improvements and seven street trees along Woodworth. For the soundstage application at 130 Woodworth Avenue the applicant proposed renovating two existing warehouse buildings into an LED stage and support spaces while maintaining onsite parking and site landscaping.

Board members focused on landscape specifics for street frontages, trailer loading/unloading practices and stormwater/SWPPP coordination across nearby parcels. "If you could have that, that'd be great," the chair said when the applicant could not yet provide species and planting palettes; the applicant agreed to return with planting details and renderings. Staff also reminded the applicant that a proposed 40‑foot curb cut requires City Council approval and that new sidewalks and curbs will be required along the frontage of three streets; the applicant acknowledged coordination with Engineering and the Planning Bureau. No vote was taken; the applicant will provide detailed landscape plans, SWPPP consolidation information, and loading logistics for further review.