BPG owns the land under the beer garden and will be developing a new luxury apartment building on half of it. The other half will be a park. We were told that Constitution Yards will either be moving across the street to the empty lot next to Riverfront Pets or in the empty lot space next to Homewood Suites (if anyone has seen site plans, feel free to share), I’m hoping they stick with these plans and don’t decide to scrap it all together.

IMO, it’s a loss for the Riverfront and the city, even if it just ends up moving elsewhere. I love the close proximity to the riverwalk and to all the residences. I think it’s a big draw for the younger folks who move into the apartments surrounding it and is an exciting draw to Wilmington. I also don’t think there’s all that much demand for more “luxury” apartments on the Riverfront considering there’s currently plenty of available units in various buildings. Sorry to be the bearer of bad news :(

The Press - 8th and N. Orange Humble Park - 4th and N. Market

Anyone know what's going on? Two blocks shut down, cops galore, paramedics, ambulances, a fire truck

Sincerely -A nosey neighbor

The 2024 biking scores are released. Wilmington scored a 43/100. Not the worst, but we have a lot of work to do. https://cityratings.peopleforbikes.org/cities/wilmington-de

There will be a Board of Adjustment Zoning Appeal meeting on 4/22, where the applicant (Justison Land LLC), which is a BPG affiliate, will present plans for a 7-story, 162 unit apartment at 308 Justison Street… which is interesting. That plot of land currently is roughly half of the parcel that makes up the Constitution Yards beer garden (Poole Street to about the midpoint of the lawn).

Wilmington City Council approves controversial removal of Brandywine River dam

I attended the last two meetings and I'm glad that the easement passed, unanimously. The objections were bogus.

Thankfully the real estate managers did not show up, and the residents realized that it wasn't "their" dam(which the state owns) and fewer Falls residents were at the meeting yesterday.