Visual Effects Studio Behind Dune and Project Hail Mary Acquires Longmont Facility
Oscar-winning VFX studio Wylie Co. plants roots in Boulder County as the region emerges as a Rocky Mountain creative hub ahead of Sundance 2027
Market Real Estate is pleased to announce the purchase of 733 South Bowen Street in Longmont by Wylie Co. Visual Effects, the acclaimed visual effects studio whose work includes Dune: Part One, Dune: Part Two, Dune: Part Three, and Project Hail Mary. The 5,498-square-foot industrial building will become Wylie Co.’s new Colorado home base, marking the studio’s expansion into Boulder County.
The acquisition comes as Boulder County’s film and creative community enters a new chapter, with the Sundance Film Festival set to make its Boulder debut in 2027. The buyer was represented by Adam Mesinger of Market Real Estate, while the seller was represented by Hunter Barto of Dean Callan & Company, Inc.
A New Home for Visual Effects Production and Technology
Wylie Co.’s work combines artists, high-performance computing, digital production infrastructure, and specialized visual effects workflows used to create imagery for some of the world’s most technically ambitious films. The company sought a property that could accommodate its creative and administrative teams while also providing the power, networking, server, and production space required to support their North American operations.
733 South Bowen Street offered an unusual combination of office and industrial space, giving Wylie Co. the flexibility to house its technology infrastructure while retaining significant space for future film production, data processing, machine learning and Ai initiatives.
The property includes:
- A large warehouse and production area with a rolling gantry crane
- A 12′ × 12′ drive-in loading door
- An exterior loading dock with an 8′ × 8′ overhead door and boom crane
- Multiple assembly and production rooms
- Private offices, reception area, and break room
- A fenced and gated exterior yard
- Building signage rights
“Jake Maymudes, Founder and CEO of Wylie Co., and I have been searching for the right property for their relocation to Colorado for nearly a year. We looked at numerous properties, but this one checked the boxes in a way nothing else did. The combination of office space, industrial space, power and infrastructure gives Wylie Co. the flexibility to support its visual effects operations today while leaving significant room for future growth.”
“We were looking for a place where we could build the next version of Wylie Co. VFX,” said Jake Maymudes, Founder and CEO of Wylie Co. Visual Effects. “We employ 100 of the world’s leading digital artists across North America; our artists can work from virtually anywhere, but the technology behind that work still needs a home. Longmont gives us the space, power and connectivity to centralize our workstations, servers and production infrastructure while building a creative home base in Colorado. With Boulder’s growing film community and Sundance arriving in 2027, it feels like a particularly exciting time to be putting down roots here.”
Why Longmont
Longmont has become an increasingly popular destination for creative and production-driven businesses seeking industrial space with room to grow. 733 South Bowen sits in a well-established industrial corridor with quick access to Highway 119, Ken Pratt Boulevard, and Interstate 25, placing Wylie Co. VFX within easy reach of Boulder, Denver, and Denver International Airport for client visits and production travel. The location also offers immediate access to daily amenities, retail, and dining, enhancing its appeal to the studio’s team.
Wylie Co.’s move is emblematic of a broader shift in Longmont’s industrial market: growing demand from creative, production, and fabrication-driven businesses seeking space that accommodates both hands-on production work and modern office functions.
“More companies are seeking flexible spaces that bring office, production, and creative functions together under one roof,” says Adam. “With the Sundance Film Festival coming to Boulder and Colorado continuing to attract more film and television production, Longmont is well positioned to support that growth and further strengthen the state’s diverse economy.”
Market Real Estate’s Continued Presence in Boulder County
Market Real Estate continues to be active across Boulder County’s industrial and flex markets, representing buyers, sellers, and tenants as they navigate a competitive landscape. The firm currently has additional availability across Boulder, Longmont, and the Front Range, and continues to advise clients in matching their operations to properties built for how they actually work
About Wylie Co. Visual Effects
Founded in 2015, Wylie Co. Visual Effects is an award-winning visual effects studio specializing in feature films and episodic content. The studio’s work has appeared in major productions including Dune: Part One, Dune: Part Two, The Killer, Thor: Love and Thunder, Terminator: Dark Fate, The Marvels, Extraction 2, The Last of Us, and Joker: Folie à Deux. Wylie Co.’s artists specialize in visual effects, compositing, CG, character animation, look development, lighting and rendering, and pre- and post-visualization.
To learn more about Wylie Co. and its work, visit www.wylievfx.com
About Market Real Estate
Market Real Estate is a Colorado-based commercial real estate brokerage specializing in office, flex, industrial, and retail properties. Known for its market expertise and client-first approach, Market Real Estate represents tenants, landlords, buyers, and sellers across Boulder and the Front Range.
To learn more about Market Real Estate, visit marketrealestate.com.
