Shelter Bay, Hudson Cove, & The Moorings, Edgewater, NJ
Description:
Over the years Boswell completed three (3) contiguous development projects along the Hudson River waterfront. The projects included:
• Shelter Bay;
• Hudson Cove; and
• The Moorings.
The projects involved acquiring all necessary Federal and State permitting and completing the design for three (3) townhouse complexes located immediately adjacent to the Hudson River in Edgewater, New Jersey. Prior to the design Boswell met with all involved agencies to ascertain the necessary permits. All projects were required to construct a Hudson River Waterfront Walkway consistent with the walkway located at Liberty State Park. Boswell played an integral role in preparing the guidelines utilized for the current walkway designs stretching from Jersey City in the south to Fort Lee in the north.
At Shelter Bay, Boswell designed a shoreline protection system that has withstood the wave and tidal action of the Hudson River for almost 20-years. A similar design was utilized at Grand Cove and achieved the same results.
At the Moorings Boswell proposed the restoration and ecosystem enhancement of the
shoreline. A dry laid rock retaining wall will be constructed along the
proposed waterfront walkway. The proposed wall will be located to provide for a
uniform walkway along the water's edge. The wall’s purpose is to provide
protection to the natural and scenic resources by limiting the disturbed area.
The walkway requires filling some areas below the spring high tide. The areas
are currently filled with large debris. Since the walkway is a water dependent
use in this area, the fill is permitted. In areas which are on the waterward
side of the proposed wall, the fill can be removed to create additional mudflats
or retained and landscaped to provide for additional access to the waterfront.
Realignment of the existing filled shoreline, which is a previously realigned water area, is necessary to create a more uniform area to support the proposed walkway. The realignment has no adverse impacts of water quality, flood hazard or species reduction. The areas located below the current high water line are filled with debris from prior docks and barges. The project concerns the removal of the debris and the realignment of the shoreline to provide greater access to the waterfront and to enhance the natural and scenic resources in the area.