Bass Pro Shops at Steelpointe Harbor, Bridgeport, CT Cost: $68.5M | Project Area: 52 acres

The majority of the planned development at Steelpointe including residences, a marina, a hotel, stores and more, is below Stratford Avenue where problems include long-buried contaminants in the soil, bulkheads along the waterfront in need of repair and land that was deemed too low to build on as it falls in the 100-year floodplain.

Task:
Luchs Consulting Engineers was the Prime Consultant for Bridgeport Landing Development providing full design services for this 52 acre brownfield revitalization project located on Bridgeport Harbor.  
This long awaited project was developed in partnership with the City of Bridgeport, and contains 2,600,000 square foot of mixed coastal, retail, commercial, and residential uses. 
This is a Transit-Oriented Development with integrated access to I-95, State/City roads, nearby rail and bus stations, a marina, pedestrian-friendly streetscapes, new parks, and one of the largest coastal public access walks in Connecticut.  

Challenge:
Reuse of a 52 acre brownfield site.
The project required total reconstruction of several State/City streets, abandoning City streets, and construction of new streets with utilities.
Site drainage structures were found to be deteriorated to the point of imminent failure.
Raising the peninsula to 14 feet above sea level, to avoid serious flooding issues faced by other waterfront areas of Bridgeport.

Solution:
The design team worked closely with the City and CT DEEP to greatly improve runoff water quality to coastal waters by eliminating CSOs, retrofitting existing State/City storm drains with water quality Best Management Practices, and incorporating Low Impact Design features.