NPM Venture LLC, operating as Navy Pier Marina (NPM), today announced that construction has commenced and work will proceed throughout the winter in anticipation of its grand opening for the 2025 boating season. Since the project is to be built over the water and there is no ground to break, a formal “water-breaking” ceremony was held.
“The years of hard work, perseverance, and dedication to this project have come to fruition with this major milestone,” said project developer Randy D. Podolsky. “Believing in a dream and making it a reality makes it all worthwhile to be able to bring recreational boater access to Navy Pier.”
Boaters from Chicago and around Lake Michigan and the Great Lakes along with boating groups seeking unique and modern mooring facilities will find a home in the heart of Chicago. Lunch and dinner hourly tie-ups as well as single and multiple overnight stays will be available.
The privately funded and entrepreneurially operated Navy Pier Marina will offer broadside (side-tie) mooring for vessels up to 183 feet in length on modern floating piers. The flexible dock design even allows for cleats to be repositioned to best accommodate a vessel tie-up. Marina amenities will include concierge-quality service, power and water hookups, wi-fi, and pump-out service. J.F. Brennan has been selected as general contractor. Structuremarine has been selected to provide the robust aluminum pier infrastructure, while Marina Electrical Equipment will supply the marina electrical components. Navy Pier Marina was designed and engineered by Michigan-based Edgewater Resources.
