Urban waterfronts and marinas quals electronic

As today’s waterfronts become catalysts of

economic activity, Moffatt & Nichol’s urban

waterfront and marina practice plays a key role

in their redevelopment. Our planning and design

experience in the marine environment enables

us to create sustainable infrastructure and

innovative and award-winning solutions for the

challenges involved in revitalizing the world’s

waterways and coastlines.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Urban Waterfronts 2

Marinas 6

Cruise Ship Facilities 8

Historic Vessel Moorings 9

Piers 10

Ferry Terminals 11

Resorts 12

Waterfront Master Planning 14

Economic and Market Studies 16

Urban Waterfronts and Marinas

Urban Waterfronts

Moffatt & Nichol has helped re-energize premier inter-national waterfront cities as they seek new economic

growth through the revitalization of previously neglected neighborhoods. This is accomplished by creating mixed-use spaces with residences, hotels, retail shops, cafes and restaurants. Projects include improved waterfront access; municipal and private marinas; riverwalks, seawalls and piers; wetland creation and restoration; and public spaces, amphitheaters and maritime museums.

Harbour Island,Tampa, FL

Rainbow Harbor, Long Beach, CAImage courtesy of Long Beach Convention & Visitors Bureau

Aquarium of the Pacific, Long Beach, CA

Downtown St. Petersburg, FL

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National Harbor, Washington, D.C.Rendering courtesy of The Peterson Co.

Convention Center Marina, Vancouver, Canada

Urban Waterfronts

Moffatt & Nichol provides comprehensive services that

include planning; civil, coastal, structural, mechanical and elec-trical engineering; as well as de-sign and construction document preparation. These services are supplemented by specialties such as economic, dredging, seismic and environmental studies; and numerical and physical modeling of waterways.

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Crissy Field, San Francisco, CA

Facilities at Fisherman’s Wharf, San Francisco, CA


“The grand opening festivities of the 21st Century Waterfront celebrated the remarkable transforma-tion of the north and south shores of Chattanooga’s waterfront. Amazingly, this $120 million project was completed just 35 months after its inception and far exceeded the original vision. This extraor-dinary project could not have happened without the incredible expertise and selfless contributions of everyone involved. Our city is grateful for the valuable role you played in this effort, and I would like to thank you for your contribution to the project. You can take great pride in the fact that you played a part in creating a world-class amenity for Chattanooga.”

-Paul Brock, Jr., RiverCity Company

Urban Waterfronts

Waterfront Park, Louisville, KY

Riverfront Park, Point Pleasant, WV

Amphitheater and Riverboat Mooring Riverscape, Dayton, OH

21st Century Waterfront, Chattanooga, TN

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Urban Waterfronts

“The river is a gathering place for Detroiters, their families, friends and visitors – a place where peo-ple want to live, work and play. The riverfront illustrates our ability to provide stewardship of our environment, confirms our ability to connect and care for our people, and channels sustainable economic development for the benefits of all.”

Detroit Riverfront Conservancy

General Motors Corporation, Detroit, MI

Northshore Riverfront Park, Pittsburgh, PA

Seabridge, Oxnard, CA

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Marinas

South Beach Harbor, San Francisco, CA

North Point Marina, IL

Renaissance Vinoy Resort & Golf Club, St. Petersburg, FL

Suisun City, CA

Moffatt & Nichol’s long history in the ever-evolving waterfront industry includes marina planning

and design for a portfolio of projects in diverse loca-tions around the world. Moffatt & Nichol responds to the challenges presented by each location, such as tropical storms, extreme water level fluctuations, ice forces and earthquakes. As boat designs change and berth demands increase, Moffatt & Nichol is at the forefront in meeting the needs of marina users, from small craft to megayachts, providing efficient and exciting marina destinations.

“Brand new concrete docks in a wonderfully protected basin opposite a meticulously restored 1920s landmark hotel make the Vinoy a treasure...”

Readers’ Choice: Top Marina Destinations, Southern Boating

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Marinas

Inner Harbor, Baltimore, MD


Des Moines Harbor

Puerto del Rey, Puerto Rico

Marina del Rey, CA Stockton Marina, CA

Des Moines Marina, WA

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Cruise Ship Facilities

Cruise Terminal 3, Tampa, FL

Long Beach Cruise Terminal, Long Beach, CA

The cruise ship market is a major com-ponent of the tourism industry, with

millions of passengers sailing each year. The industry’s rapid growth has seen an increase in ship construction and the sub-sequent requirement for new and improved passenger and berthing facilities. Moffatt & Nichol provides a variety of engineering and program management services to support cruise ship terminal architects and planners. These services range from the planning and design of facilities for passen-ger access and egress to the preparation of construction documents for new facilities and repairs to existing facilities, including dredging and navigation improvements.

Cruise Ship Moorings, Cayman Islands

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Historic Vessel Moorings

An integral part of modern water-front planning involves creating

space for the preservation of historic vessels. Waterfront communities seek to preserve and perpetuate their maritime history through facilities that allow the public to experience tradition and history first hand. The restoration and mainte-nance of historic vessels as dockside interpretive exhibits, or as “at sea” programming vessels, can provide a public classroom for students and visitors. Moffatt & Nichol brings a unique understanding and approach to designing mooring and support facilities for such historic vessels.

Americas’ Sail Tall Ships Festival, Beaufort, NC

Hyde Street Pier, San Francisco, CA

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Queen Mary, Long Beach, CAImage courtesy of The Queen Mary

Piers

Piers—walkways above the sea—serve as a great set-ting for fishing and watching people or the waves

below, as well as a spectacular vantage point to catch a sunrise or sunset. They are ideal for watching activities such as surfing, sailing, beach volleyball, and offshore powerboat racing as well as becoming a centerpiece of a community. Moffatt & Nichol inspects, designs and pre-pares construction documents for numerous such struc-tures along shorelines worldwide. They are designed to withstand extreme waves and earthquakes while being sensitive to historical or community aesthetics.

Huntington Beach Pier, CAHermosa Beach Pier, CA Service Pier, Abaco Islands, Bahamas

Suquamish Pier, WA

Pier 7 Heliport, Baltimore, MDPier at Chattanooga, TN

Santa Monica Pier, CA

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Ferry Terminals

Ferries serve as an important transit link along many urban waterways. Whether large auto

or passenger ferry service or smaller water taxi service, Moffatt & Nichol provides specialized expertise in planning, operational analysis, traf-fic management, design, environmental studies, permitting and construction of ferry terminals (including piers and docks, mooring systems, site work and terminal buildings). The firm maintains a group of planners and engineers specifically dedicated to ferry terminal planning and design, as well as coastal and hydraulic engineers expe-rienced in the analysis and design of navigation channels including vessel maneuvering and channel capacity studies.

Downtown San Francisco, CA

China Basin, San Francisco, CA


Hawaii Superferry, HI

Mukilteo Ferry Terminal, Seattle, WA

Paulus Hook Ferry Terminal, Jersey City, NJ

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Resorts

The Marina at Atlantis, Bahamas

Ocean Club Resort, Bahamas

“...When the tide turns to marinas, Atlantis, located near Nassau in the Ba-hamas, offers the top amenities. The megayacht marina was developed as part of the $800 million five-star Atlantis resort on Paradise Island. It has raised the threshold for other marinas worldwide. The marina is capable of handling yachts in the 200-foot range and features a list of amenities from high-tech secu-rity systems to 24-hour dockside ‘room service’...”

Robb Report, June 1999, 11th Annual Best of the Best

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Resorts

Port Louis, GrenadaImage courtesy of Camper & Nicholsons Marinas

Our Lucaya Resort, Bahamas

Baker’s Bay Golf & Ocean Club, Bahamas

Great House, Mustique

“...As predicted, the path of Hurricane Omar followed almost exactly the path and strength of 1999’s Hurricane Lenny that devastated the western coastlines of islands as far south as Trinidad and north to the Cayman Islands. We all expected similar storm surge damage along our west cost here in Mustique and so it was, Basil’s small jetty and the Cotton House jetty were destroyed, the main wharf in Mustique and its facilities have been damaged and we are receiving reports of damage to Young Island, Kingstown Port and to the other Grenadine Islands...”

So, I am thrilled to report that the Great House was spared any damage due to its extremely well designed breakwa-ter and revetments, bravo!

Robert Hoflund, Manager, Great House, Mustique

Four Seasons Resort, Nevis, West Indies


Embarcadero Megayacht Med-moor Master Plan, San Diego, CA

Moffatt & Nichol often serves as a marine engineer-ing representative for interdisciplinary design

teams led by internationally acclaimed architects and landscape architects providing waterfront master plan-ning services. These plans seek to reconnect cities to their riverfront and reinvigorate development opportu-nities and recreational space. Moffatt & Nichol provides assistance with respect to evaluation of existing facili-ties, design of waterfront structures, shore protection, regulatory issues, commercial navigation interests, marine market studies, and recreational boating, water taxi and ferry opportunities.

Waterfront Master Planning

Hengqin Island, ChinaRendering courtesy of Sasaki

Knoxville, TN

Perquiman’s County Commerce Park, NC

Central Waterfront, Toronto, CanadaRendering courtesy of West 8 + DTAH

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Waterfront Master Planning

Victoria Harbour, BC, Canada

Amalago Bay Resort and Casino, St. Croix, USVIRendering courtesy of WATG

Dublin, Ireland

Channelside, Tampa, FLPalm Harbor Marina, West Palm Beach, FL

Georgetown, Grand Cayman Island


Economic and Market Studies

Key to the success of any project, new or existing, is the understanding of regional market data and competi-

tive analysis. Moffatt & Nichol brings economic and market study capabilities to help plan the optimal facility for any given marina market. Studies address the economic and market outlook of the boating and marina industry with specific emphasis on the regional market to assess the competitive position of the target facility. These analyses include demand trends and forecasts, population growth and price fluctuations, potential high and low revenue growth scenarios, and economic considerations in phasing of new marinas and upgrading existing facilities.

Historic and Forecast US and Florida Large Boat (over 40 ft.)Boat Registration Trends

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Gasparilla Pirate Fest, Tampa, FLImage courtesy of The Tampa Tribune

Fort Lauderdale Boat Show, FL

January 2009

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