Cherry Street Pier

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Cherry Street Pier will be a mixed-use public space created by and for the community. Built into the shell of a century-old municipal pier, Cherry Street Pier will be a reflection of Philadelphia today – enthralling, malleable, and diverse. The Pier will be a market, workspace, venue, and park, equitably shared and enriched by residents and visitors. Currently called Municipal Pier 9, located just south of the Race Street Pier, this space is 55,000 square feet extending into the Delaware River. It was built in 1919 and has been unoccupied since the 1980s. Development of the Pier will involve a range of carefully chosen interventions, including selectively removing a portion of the roof and repairing the stone headhouses, in order to preserve and celebrate the historic value of the structure.

The Mission

• Provide a vibrant, collaborative home for Philadelphia’s most visionary artists and entrepreneurs.
• Facilitate meaningful civic engagement and community building.
• Act as a public destination that is inspiring, enlightening, and universally accessible.
• Serve as a model for community partners and public space providers to help better understand how civic assets can support and tap into entrepreneurial energy.

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In The News

• Cherry Street Pier Raises The Bar For Dynamic Public Space, Hidden City Philadelphia, October 19, 2018.
• Cherry Street pier transforms along Delaware River (video), NBC-10, August 1, 2018.

See Also

• Delaware River Waterfront Corporation (DRWC)