On May 1, 1989 the Victoria & Alfred Waterfront opened its office at Dock House and started work. Very few people took the development seriously and even fewer ever imagined what the Waterfront would become.

At the start of preparing The Waterfront Story, we brought Brain Kantor, Arie Burggraaf and David Jack together to discuss the book’s content and get the insider story of how it all happened during their tenure. These are stories that have never been told before. And it wasn’t all plain sailing!