City, developer receive final approval to expand Waterfront Park
The Army Corps of Engineers has granted approval for the planned expansion of Joe Riley Waterfront Park.
The city of Charleston and Lowe, a real estate development company based in Los Angeles, received the necessary permits for the expansion from the Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management at the Department of Health and Environmental Control in May, according to a news release.
Waterfront Park’s river walk will be extended by approximately 400 feet, starting at the park’s entrance on Concord Street and ending at Cumberland Street. The expanded park will also enlarge the dock access facility from a single water taxi drop-off to a marina facility for the water taxi and for the public. Construction is expected to begin in 2019 and finish in 2021.
