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The walk will be the largest waterfront park project in Bridgeport’s history, creating public access to the waterfront for residents, spurring job creation and economic development and providing residents with another park in the Park City, according to a press release.
“The people of Bridgeport can now get access to the waterfront that they have been long denied,” Finchsaid in a press release. “And in the process we’re creating thousands of new jobs in the city.”
The groundbreaking also triggers the start of demolition of the final two buildings that still exist from the old Steel Point era. In addition, work will now start on raising land along the coastline from its current 6 feet up to 14 feet, further protecting the peninsula from hurricanes and flooding, according to a press release.
“This is a monumental milestone in the future of Steelpointe,” said Bridgeport Economic Development Director David Kooris in a press release. “Taking a peninsula that has been cut off from the East Side and from residents of the city for generations and turning it back to the public. Reopening it for walking, for boating, and for recreation. But, most importantly, laying the foundation for the jobs, the investment, and the economic activity that will be built on that waterfront.”
Once complete, Steelpointe Harbor will be a 2-million-square-foot super regional waterfront destination. It will feature more than 750,000 square feet of retail, restaurants and entertainment, a 12-screen theater, two hotels, 1,100 mid- and high-rise residential units, 30,000 square feet of office and a 200-slip, full-service, deep-water marina, according to a press release.
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