Phase one
Out with the Young, in with the new.
The keys changed hands. Young Studios is now Centra Studios.
Same walls, same floors, new vision. We're building what will become NYC's premier rental experience, piece by piece, day by day.
Aly still answers your calls. Bookings work as they always have—for now.
Studios B and E have transformed completely. New cycloramas stand ready. Studio B looks nothing like before—intentionally so. It breathes differently now. Both spaces serve production needs with surgical precision, but each in their own language.
Everywhere, the small things matter. New gear fills our shelves. Better lights. Less clutter. The building feels lighter, more purposeful.
This is just the foundation.
Coming soon: a complete website that works for you. A booking system that makes sense. Equipment selection at your fingertips. Membership options for those who call these studios home. Workshops for those hungry to learn. Studios A, C, and D await their turn for rebirth. More comforts, more tools—more reason to stay.
Floor 20 is becoming our sanctuary for the essential—plug-and-play spaces where even first-timers can create beauty without friction. Multiple angles, instant inspiration, minimal setup.
Floor 21 speaks a different dialect—built for the commercial minds, the production veterans who need space for complexity, who paint with light in paragraphs rather than sentences.
This is just the beginning of the story. The pages ahead look promising.
Welcome to Centra Studios.
A NEW BEGINNING
What’s in store for the studio’s next chapter.
As you may have heard, Young Studios is freshly under new ownership, and with that we have some exciting updates planned ahead. We’ve highlighted some of the ideas below, some of which are still in development, but most will be executed in some extent over the course of the next few months.
Our goal with these renovations is to make the studios more comfortable and more plug & play friendly.
Less seamless, less setup, less sterile… We want to give them life by making the spaces chic enough that you want to just use the space itself as the backdrop, and not constantly rely on rolls of paper, yet still functional enough to accommodate more intensive productions that demand versatility.
In no particular order, some of what we have planned and a quick mooboard:
Reduce the size of Studio A; use subtracted space for a comfortable client lounge / waiting area
Build a proper door for Studio A for better sound insulation
Add a single wall cyclorama with rounded ceiling to Studio A
Install decorative wall panels and/or architectural facet to Studio B
General updates & refreshed trim, paint, lifestyle decor for Studio C
Add a minimalist architectural installation to Studio D
Add a 2-wall corner cyclorama to Studio E
Along with these renovations, we will also be making some gradual updates to the props, furnishings and general amenities we have available, such as:
New furniture, new props, updated window dressings, curtain backrdops & changing rooms
New equipment; rolling stands, tethering monitors, modifiers, cameras, easy-to-use studio lighting
Client lounge; seating area with water fountain, coffee machine and other refreshments
Kiosk for shoot essentials; we’ve all been there when we’re missing a lint roller, hair bands or bobby pins on set. We’ll now be able to provide all these little extra things to ensure that we got you covered.
In the near future…
We’ll be busy with working on the big changes highlighted above, so we don’t want to get too ahead of ourselves here, but we have a myriad of other ideas that we’re developing for the near future. Some of this includes:
MEMBERSHIPS. As we have dozens of regular clients already, we want to discuss the possibility of allowing memberships with special perks, reduced hourly rates and on-site personal storage.
WORKSHOPS. While many of our clients are studio veterans, we’ve witnessed a considerable amount of bookings with teams that have limited experience with studio lighting, which leads to quite a bit of wasted time spent troubleshooting for less than perfect results. We absolutely want to be amateur-friendly, and with our team’s immense background in lighting design and production, we’d love to offer our knowledge and proficiency to help others become more confident with their studio skills. The workshops don’t have to be limited to studio lighting either; over time we’d love to consider the possibility of exploring a broad range of topics and inviting other experienced instructors.
CREW & PRODUCTION ASSISTANCE. Our team has considerable experience working on professional sets for premier clients, with an extensive roster of creative professionals in our network. We see no reason we can’t offer our capabilities for your next big shoot when needed. We are developing ways to seamlessly integrate this into our booking system.
This is of course just the beginning. We’re eager to get started and see what other ideas present themselves as we get things rolling here!
Do you have other ideas for us? Suggestions? Feedback? We’d love to hear from you.