Union, NJ Aerial Videography

Union work typically runs from about $650 to $3,500. A single-family listing in the neighborhoods off Morris Avenue or Salem Road is at the lower end, covering one visit, exterior orbits, a skyline context shot and a short edit. Retail and commercial properties along Route 22 cost more because those videos need to show traffic counts, parking, signage visibility and access from the highway, which means more angles and often a second flight time. Campus, institutional and multi-building projects are quoted by the day. Airspace authorization planning is built into the price, never added afterward.

Yes, and Union is one of the tighter spots in the state. Newark Liberty International is only a few miles northeast, and the Class B airspace surrounding it extends over Union Township with low altitude shelves, plus there is constant approach and departure traffic overhead. Every flight here requires authorization, and the approved ceiling can be quite low depending on exactly where in the township you are, which is something we check block by block before quoting. FPV NYC is FAA Part 107 certificated and handles all LAANC filings, altitude restrictions and any Kean University or municipal permissions required.

Yes. We cover Union Township broadly, from the Battle Hill and Putnam Manor neighborhoods to the streets around Union Center and the homes bordering Vauxhall, and we frequently shoot in the adjoining towns of Springfield, Roselle Park, Hillside and Kenilworth on the same day. Buyers in this market are weighing commute access above almost everything, so aerial footage showing the distance to the Parkway, the Union train station and Route 22 does genuine work. For multi-family and investment properties, an overhead pass showing the lot, parking and roof condition is often the most useful shot in the package.

Mid to late October is the best looking, with the mature street trees through the residential sections and the Kean campus turning at the same time. Winter, though, is quietly the most useful season for commercial work in Union, because bare trees expose building facades, parking layouts and signage that summer foliage hides completely, and the cold clear air makes the Manhattan skyline read sharply on the horizon. Summer is our weakest window here, since haze off the Newark basin dulls the skyline and heavy leaf cover obscures much of what a listing needs to show.

Same week for residential listings, meaning three to five business days from the flight, with 24 to 48 hour rush available when a listing date is already locked. Commercial and retail clients along Route 22 usually get one to two weeks, since those edits involve more coverage and often a client review round. Institutional projects with Kean or local organizations run two to three weeks. The one thing we ask for in Union is scheduling lead time, because the Newark Class B authorization is not something we want to be filing on the morning of the shoot.