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  • Pier 68 RFP

  • FESTIVAL PIER RENTAL

    FESTIVAL PIERFAST FACTS:Location: Columbus Boulevard and Spring Garden StreetCapacity: 5,000 (Main Area) 8,000 (Main and Ancillary Areas)Operational Periods: Summer: May through September Ideal for: Concerts, festivals, conferences, receptions, and large meetings Festival Pier at Penn’s Landing features dramatic views of the Delaware River and the Benjamin Franklin Bridge as well as site amenities...

  • 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...

  • Race Street Pier

    Race Street Pier, located along the river at the intersection of Race Street and Columbus Boulevard opened in 2011 as the first park to be completed by DRWC. The design of Race Street Pier is a nod towards its original function as a bi-level shipping pier built-in 1896.    The Pier, situated south of the Ben Franklin Bridge and just north of Cherry Street Pier, has an upper level with a grand...

  • Washington Avenue Pier

    News and Updates  Washington Avenue Pier, located along the river at the intersection of Washington Avenue and Columbus Boulevard opened in 2014 as the second park to be completed by DRWC. The design of Washington Avenue Pier honors its evolving role on the waterfront from shipbuilding center to port-of-entry to naturalized finger pier.   As with all Waterfront sites, Washington Avenue Pier...

  • Pier 68 Design Overview

    The Delaware River Waterfront Corporation (DRWC) sought proposals from qualified design/build consultants to prepare a design and construction plan for improvements to Pier 68 in South Philadelphia. The team lead by Studio Bryan Hanes and Bittenbender Construction was chosen. The project will occur on an aggressive schedule with implementation to begin in early 2014 and completed by early Fall 20...

  • Cherry Street Pier

    Funding for the project was provided by the City of Philadelphia, the William Penn Foundation, The Board of Directors of City Trusts and the Delaware Avenue Fund, the PA Department of Community and Economic Development, and The John S. and James L. Knight Foundation.   Created for and by the Philadelphia community, Cherry Street Pier is a mixed-use public space on the central Delaware River...

  • Washington Avenue Pier Now Open on the Waterfront

    On Friday, August 15, the Delaware River Waterfront Corporation (DRWC) and Mayor Michael A. Nutter opened Washington Avenue Pier, a new pier park in Pennsport, as a next step in the implementation of the Master Plan for the Central Delaware.  The former Pier 53, once the site of the city’s immigration station and the nation’s first Navy Yard, adds to the first dedicated waterfront public space in...

  • Pier 68 Public Input

    WE NEED YOUR INPUT! TAKE THE PIER 68 SURVEY DRWC is looking for your feedback about the future Pier 68 site. Please take a moment to fill out the surveys below: PIER 68 DESIGN SCHEME EVALUATION PIER 68 USER SURVEY The Pier 68 project is the latest effort by DRWC to encourage public access and use of the southern waterfront through incrementalimprovements. Complementing the natural,...

  • Pier 5 Marina

    The Pier 5 Marina is managed by the Delaware River Waterfront Corp. and is located at 7 North Columbus Boulevard, between the Pier 5 Condominium Building and Cherry Street Pier. The Marina is withing walking distance of some of the best attractions and restaurants within the Historic District, Old City, South Street and Society Hill. Pier 5 is only steps away from public parks along the...

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