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  • DRWC Announces Selection of Developer for Penn's Landing

    The Delaware River Waterfront Corporation Announces Selection of Developer for Penn’s Landing.   Today, the Delaware River Waterfront Corporation (DRWC) announced the selection of The Durst Organization as the lead developer for the Penn’s Landing project. The Board of Directors voted unanimously to select The Durst Organization at a public meeting, concluding a robust multiyear community...

  • Waterfront Arts Plan

    The Waterfront Arts Plan is a framework for DRWC and its partners to operationalize the Waterfront Arts Program and begin commissioning public art, documenting opportunity sites, and translating the values the community identifies as themes they would like to see emerge in creative works along the Delaware River Waterfront.   This plan was developed by DRWC, Philadelphia-based Interface Studio,...

  • Spring Garden Development Site

    Used for many years as the City’s incinerator site and car impoundment lot, and later as an outdoor concert venue, the site known as Festival Pier--a collection of pier structures at the base of Spring Garden Street--was identified in the Master Plan for the Central Delaware as a priority site for a robust mixed-use development with well-designed public space that feels like a natural extension...

  • Make Your Voice Heard

    Here we are. Again. You may remember last year’s proposal for a gas station to be located at Columbus Boulevard and Tasker Street in Pennsport, along Philadelphia’s iconic waterfront. DRWC wrote an op-ed explaining why this proposal should be denied and we asked you to submit letters to the City of Philadelphia’s ZBA (Zoning Board of Adjustment) in opposition to that project and, in the face of...

  • Penn's Landing Development

    After an eight-month selection process, DRWC selected The Durst Organization to lead the redevelopment of two prominent parcels at Penn’s Landing. The Durst Organization proposal for the site includes high-quality design, the integration of parks and other public spaces, high standards of sustainability, mixed-income housing, community engagement, and leveraging the project itself in a major way...

  • Funding for the Penn's Landing Cap and Civic Space Announced

    Governor Tom Wolf, Mayor Jim Kenney, and Janet Haas of the William Penn Foundation, announced their respective financial commitments to complete funding for a $225 million transformative project that will once again reconnect Penn’s Landing back to the City and nearby historic attractions, a connection that was broken when I-95 was constructed in the mid-70s.   "We are showing how...

  • Developers Chosen for the Spring Garden Site

    The Delaware River Waterfront Corporation (DRWC) today designated the partnership of Jefferson Apartment Group and Haverford Properties (Jefferson/Haverford) as its development partner for the Spring Garden Street site, located at the intersection of Spring Garden Street and Delaware Ave/Columbus Blvd along the Central Delaware River waterfront.  The development, to be designed by architect Cecil...

  • RiverLink Ferry and Schedule to Camden

    The RiverLink Ferry If you love the water and enjoy a gentle breeze and a beautiful view, the RiverLink Ferry is the choice for you to get to Camden's many waterfront attractions. Come sit and relax during a 12 minute ferry ride, which will bring you from Penn's Landing directly to the Camden waterfront. The ferry boards on the Philadelphia side in front of the Independence Seaport Museum at...

  • I-95 CAP Construction Questions and Inquires

    Individuals are encouraged to contact PennDot for questions and inquiries about the I-95 CAP Construction project. As the I-95 Central Access Philadelphia (CAP) project, which includes a new Park at Penn’s Landing and an extension of the South Street Pedestrian Bridge, begins residents can visit 95revive.com for demolition, construction, mitigation, detours, and transportation impacts. For...

  • Public Meeting #1: Outtakes

    The first public meeting to gather thoughts on the renovation of PIER 68 was a great success! From birds to boats to bass, lots of input and ideas came to the surface. The design team will be busy over the next few weeks working hard to develop the schematic plan for the park based on your input. Below are a few outtakes from what we heard at the meeting. If you couldn’t attend, please express...

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