New Jersey Seeks Proposals To Redevelop Camden Waterfront Site Near Ben Franklin Bridge

CBS Philadelphia

October 17, 2025

It has one of the best views of the Philadelphia skyline, but a 16-acre plot of land north of the Ben Franklin Bridge in Camden, New Jersey, has been sitting empty for years.

"They were trying to build all kinds of things, but they never got around to it," said John Torres, who has lived in the Cooper Point neighborhood for more than four decades.

Torres remembers the former Riverfront State Prison being demolished near his home in 2010. The area was also once the Weeks Marine site. Today, there's just a small playground there.

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