The renovation of the pier is part of a broader plan to renovate the Brooklyn-facing East River Waterfront, which is also being handled by ShoP.
From the side of the embankment, the pier begins with a spacious public area paved with 6-sided tiles; there are benches and tables. Such a pavement continues along the entire first tier of the pier, around two glazed volumes intended for a cafe and a maritime museum. There is a small garden between them.
The brightest part of the structure is the lower part of the second floor of the pier, sheathed with bright red plastic panels. This "wrong side" is made slightly convex to resemble the keel of a ship: large ships are moored very close by.
The upper area of the pier is sheathed with wood, there are also benches, but not ordinary ones, but in the form of bollards, behind which the mooring lines of docking ships are wound. In addition, there are three sections of the lawn in a row, with their curvilinear profile similar to a green wave.
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