Spruce Street Harbor Park Fact Sheet

Spring 2020: Graffitti Pier Project Update

As you might recall, in the summer of 2019, we selected a team led by Studio Zewde to conduct a planning study and craft a conceptual design for the site known as Graffiti Pier. They were tasked with investigating the physical conditions of the pier and providing recommendations about its future design and use as a public space.  Knowing how special and beloved the site already is, public...

A New Pier Park at Washington Ave Green

On Saturday, DRWC unveiled plans for the redevelopment of Pier 53 at Washington Avenue Green into a new waterfront pier park. The project will complement and enhance the surrounding Washington Avenue Green park, and will focus on ecological enhancements, sensitivity to historical context, and visitor experience   The design for Pier 53 at Washington Avenue Green was developed as a...

Update: Christian Street and Washington Avenue Construction

Heads up! Construction has begun on the final segments of the Delaware River Trail  -- the eastside of Columbus Boulevard between Christian Street and Washington Avenue. Road work and detours will continue for two months.   Washington Avenue and Columbus Boulevard are busy, complex intersections. But we’re excited that the additional pedestrian improvements planned for this part of the trail...

Penn’s Landing Market Street ADA Ramp Installation

In DRWC’s continued effort to make the waterfront as accessible as possible to all visitors, the Market Street stairs will be replaced with an ADA compliant ramp structure. This new ADA ramp will provide a fully accessible route to and from the waterfront, greatly improving the visitor experience. The stairs will be closed to the public on August 8th, 2016.  Detour signs will be placed to...

Share Your Vision for Spruce Street Harbor Park

Help shape the Delaware River Waterfront's future with a chance to win a Winterfest cabin or fire pit rental, complete with drink and skating tickets!   You may have seen us at Spruce Street Harbor Park this summer talking to people about what they love and what they wish they could do more of in this gem of a park. With exciting changes planned for Penn's Landing, we are taking the time to...

Groundbreaking of the Durst Development at Vine and Callowhill Streets

The Durst Organization held a groundbreaking on Monday, September 19, 2022, for their multiuse, residential project located at Vine and Callowhill streets. This is a exciting continuation of the work being done to further the Master Plan for the Central Delaware. This news was featured in the following media outlets: Durst Organization begins work on 26-story mixed-use project along the...

Coming Soon! Spruce Street Harbor Park

PHILADELPHIA – April 18, 2014 – Today, the Delaware River Waterfront Corporation (DRWC) announced the creation of the Spruce Street Harbor Park at the Penn’s Landing Marina. This two-month summer program throughout July and August will bring a boardwalk, urban beach, fountains, and misting areas to the Delaware River Waterfront. The centerpiece of the project is a series of floating barges...

DRT Trail Obstruction Between Tasker and Reed Street

The Delaware River Waterfront Corporation (DRWC) is making incredible progress on the construction of the Central portion of the Delaware River Trail (DRT), a multimodal, protected path that spans the length of the east side of Columbus Boulevard/Delaware Avenue from Washington Avenue in the south to Spring Garden Street in the north. When it is complete in the Fall of 2021, this segment will...