The Preserve offers professional film and television production location services throughout the property.
Only 45 minutes from New York City, the Preserve provides versatile and diverse settings — from Hempstead House and Castle Gould interiors and exteriors to the Great Lawn, woods, pond, and views of the Long Island Sound. The Black Box, White Box and Great Hall offer very large, well-ventilated spaces, for hair, makeup, holding, catering and a production’s other various needs.
According to Royal Pains star, Mark Feuerstein, it’s all about the water view. “Sands Point is one of the most beautiful places I’ve ever seen. That location will always be etched in my brain.”
Television shows shot here include Billions, The Affair, Dickenson, The Blacklist, The Politician, The Deuce, Gotham, Law and Order: Criminal Intent, Boardwalk Empire, Royal Pains, Feud and The Gilded Age. Feature films include Gemini Man, Scent of a Woman, and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles among others – and a bedroom in Harry F. Guggenheim’s French Norman manor, Falaise, was the setting for the famed horse head scene from The Godfather in 1972.
The Preserve is also the location for numerous magazine shoots, commercials, and music videos.
Castle Gould – Black Box & Great Hall
Modeled after the medieval Castle Kilkenny in Ireland, the enormous Castle Gould houses a 7,000-square-foot New York State-certified sound stage that is frequently selected by film and television production companies. It is fully air-conditioned and heated, with large capacity doors for easy load in and out.
Also at Castle Gould is the Great Hall – a fully renovated 2,700-square-foot multi-purpose space. It is also fully air-conditioned and heated.
Hempstead House
Hempstead House is a 40-room, 50,000-square-foot Tudor-style stone mansion built in 1912; its magnificent interior features the Summer and Winter Living Rooms, mahogany-paneled Library, Billiards Room, and Dining Room, a second-story Breakfast Room – and the sunken Palm Court – all with extraordinary views of the park grounds and the Long Island Sound.
Base Camp, Staging & Craft Services
While productions are filming in nearby locations, the Preserve can serve as a spacious staging area as well as a convenient place to serve cast and crew meals throughout the day.
For booking information, please contact Jeremiah Bosgang at jeremiah.bosgang@sandspointpreserve.org or 516-439-4891.