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Port staff outlines repair, redevelopment and legal hurdles as Pier 38 stays closed
Summary
Port staff told commissioners that an engineering review of Pier 38 will run through December to determine whether relatively modest repairs (estimated $500,000–$2.5M) can reopen portions of the pier or whether larger structural, regulatory or financial issues would require a master-developer approach or continued closure.
Jonathan Stern, a port staff member, told the Port Commission that after the August repossession the port contracted Cregan & D'Angelo to document Pier 38's existing conditions and recommend repair or redevelopment options. The firm will carry out destructive testing and systems checks through December to assess electrical, plumbing, fire egress and structural issues and to estimate costs for several scenarios.
Stern outlined four possible outcomes: (1) limited code corrections and repairs funded through the port's capital program; (2) a construction project managed by the port with outside contracting; (3) a master-developer approach if repairs trigger development-level review; or (4)…
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