Arethusa Quay
The whole process of redevelopment began in 1982 when the City Council built a 49-unit public housing scheme to re-house the existing Paxton Street community.

This 2-3 storey red brick development to the west of Arethusa Quay included 14 flats for the elderly persons, cost £0.9m and was designed by the Swansea City Council Architects Department.  The adjoining quayside was then developed by Ratehealth Limited to provide 67 flats at a cost of £1.8m in 1985.  Arethusa Quay is named after H.M.S. Arethusa and was opened by Rear Admiral R.A, Snow on 3rd August 1984.

Victoria Quay
Development on Victoria Quay began in 1983 and was completed 3 years later.  Built at a cost of £5m by Whitegates Ltd, the development provides 72 flats, shops, wine bar, ice cream parlour and a public house / restaurant.

The stone carvings at ground floor level all relate to the history and development of steam railways.  The various stones depict Trevithick's Pen-y-Darren (1804), Stevenson's Rocket (1829) and the LMS logo, among others.  The plaque facing the Maritime and Industrial Museum depicts a Webb 2.4.2 locomotive in Victoria Station.  Victoria Quay derives its name from the Victoria Railway Station, that stood for nearly 100 years on the site of the Leisure Centre.

The Industrial and Maritime Museum
The Industrial and Maritime Museum was housed in converted Coast Lines Warehouse, which was built around 1900 and extended to the west around 1914.

It was leased for some 30 years by Swansea Harbour Trust to Coast Lines Limited, who ran regular sailings from Swansea to most British ports. 

The warehouse now forms part of the National Waterfront Museum.  A suite of new exhibition galleries, a little to the north of the warehouse and a central foyer that connects the two main buildings complete the new museum.  Much care has been taken by the Architects to complement the historic warehouse through materials, structure and overall design.

The new museum tells the story of Wales's industrial and maritime history, highlighting the dramatic effect of industrialisation on the people and the landscape.  The museum also reflects the important role played by Swansea and its hinterland, in the ultimate development of Wales as the world's first industrial nation.

The latest computer technology has been used to enhance the museum with audio visual and interactive displays throughout the 15 galleries.

Pumphouse and Quay
This Quay owes its name to the former Hydraulic Pumphouse, whose tower has dominated the South Dock since the beginning of the 20th century.  Built in 1900 to supply power for the new swing-bridge and locks, the building replaced the early machinery fitted by James Abernethy and Sir George Armstrong.

The building was used for the last time in 1971, when the last vessel left the South Dock.  By the late 1970's it had been vandalised and the machinery so badly corroded by rust that it had to be removed in 1981.  Essential work was undertaken to make the structure sound following the designation of the Conservation Area the previous year. 

Mannheim Quay - Phase 1 & 2
Named after one of Swansea's twin cities, Mannheim Quay is overlooked by an ambitious public housing development.  The first phase was designed by Swansea City Council Architects Department and was completed in 1988.  It cost £1.5million and provided 50 sheltered flats, shops and a chemist, and retail units.  this phase also involved the rehabilitation and conversion of Gloucester House, a former office building.

The second phase by Shaw Homes, involved the construction of a further 100 units of social housing with 60 flats for sale.  This 4-storey development incorporates the use of a timber frame system, and cost £4.5 million.

Pockets Wharf
This is a mixed-use development consisting of forty, 2 and 3 bedroom flats and commercial floor space which includes a major high street bank.

It was built by Lovell Urban Renewal in 1993 and is composed of a continuously-linked block of three structures, in a dog-legged plan form.  The tallest element is 152 feet high and a major landmark at the seaward entrance to the Maritime Quarter.

The materials used in the design of Pockett's Wharf blend with the rest of the area and are ochre facing brick, reconstituted stone and metal balconies.

New Moorings in the Tawe
One of the first to benefit from the river's new status as a linear lake, with lock access to the sea, was Swansea Yacht and Sub-Aqua Club, located on Burrows Road.

In a move that has had the effect of extending the yacht marina out into the river, they added 200 new berths on pontoons which are anchored to the bed of the river just outside the entrance to the Marina.  The new births were formally declared open in December 1992 by Robin Knox Johnson and were immediately snapped up by yachtsmen.

Ferrara Square and Quay
The Northern Italian city of Ferrara is twinned with Swansea and the naming of this square celebrates that fact.  Ferrara Square is formed by the western side of Kingdomwide development, while the Quay is overlooked by the £11 million Lovell Urban Renewal development.

Numerous stone panels in and around the Square acknowledge Ferrara's Renaissance heyday, further details of which can be found in the Stoney Stories heritage guide to the Maritime Quarter

Maritime Village
The Maritime Village is one of the largest development sites within the Maritime Quarter, containing 265 housing units and six shops.

Built by Lovell developments at a cost of £11 million in 1988, it is located between the seafront and the South Dock Basin.  It overlooks the Ferrara Quay development in the east and ends shortly before the Ramada Jarvis Hotel in the west.

The Hotel
Marriot Hotels operate a 4-star, 117 bed hotel which was completed in 1989 at the western end of the Maritime Quarter.  It cost £6.5 million to build of which £2 million came from an Urban Investment Grant.  Facilities include restaurants, bars, a swimming pool and a conference room for 300 people.

This 5-storey structure makes a maximum use of its location, with most bedrooms overlooking the water, either in the form of the South Dock or Swansea Bay. 

Port Tawe River Frontage - SA1
The Barrage and the stable river level it ensures has improved the development potential of this area.  As a result it enjoys the benefit of river views and subsequent new buildings will have to respond strongly to such a waterside setting.

The aim is to create a lively riverfront environment that is enlivened by water-bourne activity, whose diversity of use is encouraged by a mixed development and animated by continuous public access.