1984Six developers submitted proposals for the development of Harbor Cove.Arts and Culture, Government and Public Service, Location and Setting, Buildings & Architecture, City Government

The proposals for the Redevelopment Authority-owned land ranged from $3 to $10 million. They included 3 inns, 2 museums, a New England Aquarium annex, 26 condominiums, a glassed-in walkway over Rogers Street, and a four-story atrium. All proposals included commercial vessel docking space.
Gloucester Daily Times. "Harbor Cove plans include inns, towers, bridges." March 15, 1984.