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Harbor Island Studios
Growing our local film industry
Harbor Island Studios is a 117,000 square-foot facility with two sound stages, located in an industrial area of South Seattle. This production studio represents King County’s first major public investment to bring back a once-thriving film industry and hundreds of family wage, creative economy jobs as the region rebounds post-pandemic. Harbor Island Studios is a key economic development project that will strengthen King County’s creative economy.
The studio will provide our film industry with infrastructure it has lacked for decades and support the growth of local film industry jobs. Harbor Island Studios can accommodate a wide variety of projects – from feature films to commercials – many of which pay union wages to local carpenters, electricians, prop masters, costume designers, and other trades. Harbor Island Studios prioritizes productions that hire local crew members with family-wage jobs.
Transforming the Facility
In 2021, King County crews and contractors re-wired and built interior sound-proof walls, transforming an unused building that was once a flour mill into a working production studio. This massive waterfront warehouse was purchased by King County in 2002. The renovations that transformed this space into a production studio cost about $1.5 million and have already attracted several creative economy tenants. With the support of King County Council, Harbor Island Studios continues to be renovated.
Learn more about the soundstages and inquire about filming at Harbor Island Studios
Will Harbor Island Studios undergo any further improvements?
During 2024 and 2025, Harbor Island Studios is undergoing major improvements. A mill (“wood shop”) for film set construction is being built. The roof is being renovated with upgraded soundproofing. Lighting grid systems will be installed.
We will provide a construction timeline when one is available.
Executive Constantine’s Film Advisory Board
Film advisors
- Peter Barnes, Operations Director, Formosa Interactive Seattle
- Tony Becerra, Director, DGA
- Vicky Berglund-Davenport, Location Manager/Producer, LMGI
- Buzzy Cancilla, Commercial Producer
- Michelle Flowers-Taylor, Actor, Producer
- Cheo Hodari Coker, Producer/Showrunner/Writer
- Cynthia Geary, Actor
- Megan Griffiths, Director
- Susan LaSalle, Director/Producer, DGA
- Lacey Leavitt, Producer/Director
- Mindie Lind, Actor/Casting
- Melissa Purcell, IATSE Local 488 Northern Business Agent, Prop Master
- Eddie Rehfeldt, Producer/Location Manager/Studio Developer
- Jazmyn Scott, Langston/Seattle Black Film Festival
- Nasib ‘CB’ Shamah, Producer/Director
King County team
- Dow Constantine, King County Executive
- Kate Becker, King County Creative Economy & Recovery Director
- Tony Wright, Director of King County Facilities Management
- Mark Zandberg, King County Real Estate Film Liaison
- Martine Kaiser, King County Performance, Strategy & Budget
- Shannon Braddock, King County Executive Deputy Chief of Staff
- Ashton Allison, King County Economic Development/Economic Recovery Director
- Brooke McConnaughey, King County Economic Development Equity Manager
- Andrea Greenstein, King County Economic Recovery Project Manager