Concept imageFor sale Condo (Sample)
Penthouse on Bollard Row
Bollard Row, Hawser Quay
The top floor on the quay, with a terrace on three sides.
$4,350,000
3 beds, 3.5 baths, 2,900 sq ft
- Harbor view
- Bay view
- Terrace or deck
- Fireplace
- Elevator
Neighborhood (Sample)
Hawser Quay
The old harbor, still at work.
Hawser Quay is where Vesper Bay began. Fishing boats still tie up along Bollard Row, and the market hall still sells the morning catch. The streets behind the quay are narrow, paved with stone and easy to walk.
Hawser Pier runs out from the middle of the harbor. At its far end hangs the Hawser Pier Bell, which rings each day at sunset.
The quay is named for the hawser, the heavy rope that ties a ship to the dock.
The homes
Most homes here are lofts, condos and row houses. Many are in old harbor buildings, such as net lofts and the rows built for the boat trades. Walls are stone or stucco, and roofs are clay tile. A few sea captains' houses from the 1880s stand on Fairlead Street, a little way up from the water.
Newer buildings line the quay itself. The tallest will be Evenfall, a 38-floor tower by Orrin Vale at the north end of Bollard Row.
The streets
Bollard Row follows the water from end to end. Netloft Lane and Sparmaker Row run back from it toward Vesper Bay Road. Fairlead Street is a few blocks farther east, near the foot of Cistus Hill.
Out the door
The market hall, the pier and the sailing club are all on the harbor. Hawser Marsh begins where the quay ends, with level paths along the creek. A few blocks east, the Cistus Hill Steps climb to the first terrace of the hill.
At a glance
- Hawser Pier and its sunset bell
- The old stone market hall
- Lofts in old harbor buildings
- Evenfall, a 38-floor tower on Bollard Row
Places
- Hawser Pier
- A long public pier at the heart of the harbor.
- Hawser Pier Bell
- A brass bell at the end of the pier. It rings each day at sunset.
- Hawser Quay Market Hall
- A stone market hall with fish, bread and produce stalls.
- Vesper Bay Sailing Club
- A small sailing club on the north basin of the harbor.
- Hawser Marsh
- A salt marsh park where the creek meets the bay.
Streets
- Bollard Row
- Netloft Lane
- Sparmaker Row
- Fairlead Street
- Vesper Bay Road
- Cistus Hill Road
Homes listed in Hawser Quay
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Concept imageSale pending Townhouse (Sample)Townhouse on Sparmaker Row
Sparmaker Row, Hawser Quay
A row house from 1896, close to the pier.
$2,450,000
3 beds, 2.5 baths, 2,300 sq ft
- Historic home
- Harbor view
- Garden
- Terrace or deck
- Fireplace
Concept imageFor sale Condo (Sample)Loft on Netloft Lane
Netloft Lane, Hawser Quay
A stone loft where the harbor's nets once hung to dry.
$1,385,000
2 beds, 2 baths, 1,650 sq ft
- Harbor view
- Historic home
- Garage