Otto Nemenz International opens ONI NYC at Brooklyn Army Terminal

Otto Nemenz International has expanded to New York City with a new office located in the Brooklyn Army Terminal on the Sunset Park waterfront. The company staged an opening event last Friday to mark the move and establish a physical base for its East Coast presence.

The rental house traces its origins to Sunset Boulevard in Los Angeles, where Otto Nemenz founded the business in 1979. Over the years the company has grown beyond its LA roots and now lists operations in Los Angeles and Atlanta; the new New York site adds a third major U.S. location to that list.

ONI’s New York facility occupies space at the Brooklyn Army Terminal, a large industrial complex on the waterfront. The location sits alongside ferry services and offers a short 12-minute ride across the water to Wall Street, which the company highlights as a convenient link for crews travelling between Manhattan and Brooklyn.

Practical features of the new site are geared toward film and production logistics. The terminal location provides parking for vehicles and gear carts, freight elevators sized for heavy loads and panoramic views over New York Harbor. Those characteristics — easy vehicle access, vertical freight capacity and waterfront vantage points — are likely to matter to productions moving large quantities of equipment or staging waterfront shoots.

The new office gives local producers an additional rental option in a city with a dense film community, and it broadens ONI’s footprint in the industry by placing inventory and support closer to Manhattan shoots. The company has emphasised accessibility and handling capacity at the Brooklyn location as part of its pitch to local productions.

While the announcement focuses on the site and its amenities, the move also reinforces a wider trend of rental houses and service companies opening regional hubs to better serve location shoots and reduce transit times for gear. For camera and grip departments, being able to park near a terminal, load through freight elevators and enjoy a harbor view while scouting can be a significant logistical convenience.

Otto Nemenz International’s decision to add a New York office completes a coast‑to‑coast coverage strategy that now touches Los Angeles, Atlanta and New York City. The new ONI NYC presence at the Brooklyn Army Terminal brings the company into one of the city’s better‑known industrial waterfront complexes, and positions it to serve crews working in and around Manhattan as well as projects shooting on the outer boroughs.

Editors should confirm the exact contact details and operating hours for the new site before publishing equipment availability or booking information, as this report covers the opening and facility features rather than rental inventories or schedules.