Waterside District
The Waterside District is an entertainment complex adjacent to the Elizabeth River in Downtown Norfolk, Virginia, United States, owned and operated by the Cordish Companies of Baltimore, Maryland. The venue was originally Waterside Festival Marketplace (commonly referred to simply as The Waterside), developed by the Columbia, Maryland–based real estate firms The Rouse Company and the Enterprise Development Company (EDC), both founded by James W. Rouse, and local developer Harvey Lindsay Jr., under an affiliate called Waterside Associates.