The new Naples Pier is more than halfway through its concrete. On Sept. 18, crews finished the pour for the mid-pier pavilion, pushing the project past the 50 percent mark for all the concrete the rebuild needs, according to the City of Naples.
The whole job calls for about 602 cubic yards of concrete. By late July, about 200 cubic yards were in place. The September pour moved that number past 300.
Where things stand
Construction started Jan. 6, 2026, the day after a public groundbreaking. The old pier was fully torn down by April 13. Fifty-nine of its old concrete pilings were sunk at Wasmer Reef on April 24 to grow an artificial reef the city first built in 2015.
Most of the new pilings are in. Crews are now building the concrete supports, the framing and the first sections of decking. Electrical work and the restroom and storage building are also underway.
Two-thirds of the new decking has already arrived. It is ipe, a tropical hardwood that resists rot. Shoreline Foundation Inc., the contractor, plans to start laying it once all the concrete is poured. Benches and fish-cleaning stations come near the end.
Built to last longer
The new pier sits higher than the old one. Its pilings are 18 inches across instead of 14, and there are fewer of them, spaced farther apart. The city says this cuts the impact on the shoreline and makes the structure tougher in a storm.
Hurricane Ian hit on Sept. 28, 2022. It took about 140 feet off the end of the pier and more than 30 pilings. City engineers decided the rest was too damaged to save. The construction contract, awarded in October 2024, is $23.5 million. Turrell, Hall & Associates and MHK Architecture handled the design.
Getting to the beach meanwhile
The pier, its restrooms and 12th Avenue South west of Gulf Shore Boulevard South stay closed for the roughly 18 months of work. The western third of the pier parking lot is open. The city has set up beach walkways with restrooms at Broad Avenue South and 13th Avenue South.
The pier has stood in some form since 1888 and drew more than a million visitors a year before the storm. The city posts updates and a live camera on its Naples Pier rebuild page.
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