New Marina in the works

[Mauler34Rod]

After long awaited approvals and lawsuits the new Navy Pier Marina in Chicago will be constructed and possibly opened in time or the 2025 season.
See attached link;

Short-term Docking | Navy Pier Marina | United States

Launching 2021 • Located in the heart of iconic Navy Pier, Chicago’s only all-transient marina brings world class amenities, service, dining, shopping & entertainment directly to Lake Michigan’s boating community.

www.navypiermarina.com

 

[Mauler34Rod]

For those of you adverse to links…..

 

[Golfman25]

So are boat jackings next.

 

[Evinsign]

Posted as well. Sorry I missed your post. Would be a nice place to stop and enjoy.

 

[Nick 55]

I think this is something needed. Most of the Chicago marinas are nowhere near walking distance to attractions. Montrose is near Grant Park and Burnham is near the museum campus, but as far as pull up and walk to food, not much for transients. I do wonder how lofty their goals are of attracting 100’+ personal boats, I don’t see that many of them on the lake.

 

[Golfman25]

I think this is something needed. Most of the Chicago marinas are nowhere near walking distance to attractions. Montrose is near Grant Park and Burnham is near the museum campus, but as far as pull up and walk to food, not much for transients. I do wonder how lofty their goals are of attracting 100’+ personal boats, I don’t see that many of them on the lake.

Chicago is probably the most unfriendly boater city on the planet. Don't get your hopes up that this marina will change that. Probably going to be quite expensive.

 

[scooper321]

I think this is something needed. Most of the Chicago marinas are nowhere near walking distance to attractions. Montrose is near Grant Park and Burnham is near the museum campus, but as far as pull up and walk to food, not much for transients. I do wonder how lofty their goals are of attracting 100’+ personal boats, I don’t see that many of them on the lake.

Funny you say that. Im in Baltimore and had to move marinas a year ago because ours was condemned. Long story there. Anyway, they are rebuilding and half of it is open. The other half next spring. They are tailoring it to be a very upscale marina. The restaurant they are putting in is not a dockside style. All the pics of the new place are 50’ and up late model cruisers. And the prices are double what they were when they closed. Needless to say, even though half of the marina is open, it’s not even 1/4 sold. The slips used are from the Prestige dealer and Oasis’ own boat club boats (Oasis manages the marina). The marina is priced way out of line with the local market for slips. I dont know where they expect all these newer, large boats to come from. There aren’t many in Baltimore and folks from Annapolis aren’t moving their boats here (for many reasons). So it’s interesting to watch. These folks should know a lot more about marina building and marina economics. And I trust they’ve done their market studies. But I can’t see them filling the marina with the types of clients they are going for. Sounds like you’re going to watching the same thing. I’ll bet that Chicago pier gets the slip holders, though. With few marinas nearby, the ego boats will definitely want to be on the flashy new Navy Pier marina. All the same, you ask fair questions. Glad I’m not in the marina development business.…

 

[Nick 55]

What kills me is it’s planned for transient slips only. So they are trying to cater to visitors. I do wonder what it will cost, because the transient 50’ slips are $65-95 per night plus electric and water in the other Chicago harbors. For reference, the 50’ slip for the summer in Montrose would cost me a bit over $10k including the 20% surcharge for not being a Chicago resident, plus utilities. Add another 10% for a T slip at the end of a finger. It does go down as you move north or south from there but only about $2k less at best. Hammond and Kenosha are FAR cheaper than anything Chicago.

I also imagine at Navy Pier security will be pretty tight, but that won’t stop someone from coming in on another boat at night and breaking in or provide much better transport besides taxi or ride share like the other harbors. Navy Pier is still a decent walk to get west of Lake Shore Drive too.

 

[Flyer5]

 

[Pirate Lady]

Hey Scoop,
What marina? When you say priced way out line for slips in this area, absolutely. Baltimore boating is a working man’s boating area. People from other parts can’t believe our low slip prices. With marinas dam near packed tight next to each other competion keeps rates real cheap. Very few new fancy boats,
mostly 80s 90s. I have yet to see one of those new fangled Sea Ray SBX SBO or whatever SR calls a half million dollar mid twenty foot bow rider these days.

 

[scooper321]

Hey Scoop,
What marina? When you say priced way out line for slips in this area, absolutely. Baltimore boating is a working man’s boating area. People from other parts can’t believe our low slip prices. With marinas dam near packed tight next to each other competion keeps rates real cheap. Very few new fancy boats,
mostly 80s 90s. I have yet to see one of those new fangled Sea Ray SBX SBO or whatever SR calls a half million dollar mid twenty foot bow rider these days.

Lighthouse Point in Canton. A 20’ bow rider would not be located there, unless it was part of their boat rental club. They are catering to large boats. So your observations and mine are in alignment.

 

[scooper321]

What kills me is it’s planned for transient slips only. So they are trying to cater to visitors. I do wonder what it will cost, because the transient 50’ slips are $65-95 per night plus electric and water in the other Chicago harbors. For reference, the 50’ slip for the summer in Montrose would cost me a bit over $10k including the 20% surcharge for not being a Chicago resident, plus utilities. Add another 10% for a T slip at the end of a finger. It does go down as you move north or south from there but only about $2k less at best. Hammond and Kenosha are FAR cheaper than anything Chicago.

I also imagine at Navy Pier security will be pretty tight, but that won’t stop someone from coming in on another boat at night and breaking in or provide much better transport besides taxi or ride share like the other harbors. Navy Pier is still a decent walk to get west of Lake Shore Drive too.

What an odd set of numbers. $10k for the summer but only $95 as a transient in the heart of Chicago? Wow. The Chesapeake Bay where I am sees $2.50 to $4 a foot per night, plus electric. And some are much higher. Up in Long Isl Sound prices are over $6 a foot per night. Odd.

 

[Golfman25]

What an odd set of numbers. $10k for the summer but only $95 as a transient in the heart of Chicago? Wow. The Chesapeake Bay where I am sees $2.50 to $4 a foot per night, plus electric. And some are much higher. Up in Long Isl Sound prices are over $6 a foot per night. Odd.

I checked those numbers. It's closer to $175 per night for transient slips. I am going to guess Navy Pier will be up over $200 per night, if not more to start. They are going to gouge the hell out of folks.

 

[Nick 55]

I checked those numbers. It's closer to $175 per night for transient slips. I am going to guess Navy Pier will be up over $200 per night, if not more to start. They are going to gouge the hell out of folks.

Thanks Golfman, I think that I was doing funny math on the Chicago Harbor website. I don’t know what I was looking at…. Here’s the link
Chicago Harbor Rates