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Pier 4 as seen from
the waterfront promenade.

Peerless Pier
Peerless Pier

Waterfront Project Offers

Unique Office Space

by Steven K. Dickens, AIA, LEED AP

“We are a young firm that was given an incredible opportunity,” said
David Bagnoli, AIA, a principal at StudioMB, of the Pier 4 project, an
office building on a pier at one end of the ambitious Wharf project. The
firm’s other principal, Adam McGraw, AIA, quickly added, “And at
every turn, it was more difficult than anything we’ve ever done.”
When the Wharf’s planning started over a decade ago, Pier 4 seemed a
bit like an afterthought, located at the far southeastern end of the mile-long
project. At only 30,000 square feet and three stories, it is dwarfed by the

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