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WILMINGTON, DE | Crosby Hill | 140 FT | 12 FLOORS
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WILMINGTON | Crosby Hill | 140 FT | 12 FLOORS
Never thought I'd get to make a Wilmington thread!
Title: Crosby Hill Project: Residential Architect: Niles Bolton Associates Developer: Buccini/Pollin Group Location: 517 N. Shipley Street Neighborhood: Downtown Floors: 12 Height: 140 feet https://www.bpgroup.net/wp-content/u...to_day-1-1.jpg From the Metro Thread: Quote:
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Amazing, thank you mcgrath!
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This is awesome! Finally another high-rise in Wilmington!
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Is this Wilmington, DE or Wilmington, NC?
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Delaware.
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Looks superb! Looks like work is already starting on it too. :cheers:
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I talked to a BPG worker while walking around this site today, he gave me some news (which is much appreciated). This project is definitely full steam ahead, the main tower crane will be erected in May. :cheers:
Secondly, the old Frank Furness building which is next to here (on Market Street) and being renovated by BPG, will not only be a hotel, but BPG is putting an additional level to the top of the building which will be a rooftop bar/lounge. He also mentioned BPG is looking into putting an "underground bar" and restaurant on the ground level of the hotel as well (this must be related to their possible use of neighboring Willingtown Square). As far as completion times, he said the hotel/bar will take about a year or so, and this project will be around two years. https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...5553ba20_c.jpg https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...8d36750e_c.jpg https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...dfda99cb_c.jpg Stock photo: Me https://live.staticflickr.com/257/19...26c54b5d_c.jpg https://www.google.com/maps/@39.7416...7i16384!8i8192 |
You be on it Jawn, just drove through Wilmington tonight and oh my god.
It's amazing how much the city has changed in 1 year, I was just here all the time before I moved to Philly. Wilmington definitely has a night life presence now. I literally saw someone walking a POODLE. We are definitely in a boom now! Check out some more pictures also this project is definitely underway like Jawn said, two streets are blocked off and fences are up. Also Jawn did they say what they were doing with that building on the corner of the lot? is it staying is it being incorporated what's going on? I can't see 3 buildings fitting on this plot. https://i.imgur.com/Dqqls27l.jpg https://i.imgur.com/huHTwlBl.jpg https://i.imgur.com/SxGQoIBl.jpg https://i.imgur.com/xWlM736l.jpg |
The building at 501 Shipley St., is owned by someone else - "Fifth and Shipley, LLC" - they are staying. If you look at the main colored rendering, they show that building as simply a gray box. Then you have the 6 windows of the low-rise infill (white building), which leads into the tower running across 6th Street.
Forgot to mention, but I'll add here. BPG is definitely building something next at the corner of 4th and Market--where they demo'd those buildings this past summer. The BPG guy confirmed this. I would not be surprised if that spot is the location for BPG's next ground-up built project. BGP guy mentioned they might have to demo one more building, but that site is already being planned for. |
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Amazing to see that other spot get filled in, when I drove by it the other night I wondered what would be built there. Any word on that development by A street and the riverfront that the Baltimore developers were supposed to be building? They said they were breaking ground this year & what's going on with the Slavation army and that other plot next to it isn't that Phase 2 of the Christana Towers? |
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Seems to be some sort of drilling going on:
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...cb2ab17b_b.jpg https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...b5952fc0_b.jpg https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...62693701_b.jpg |
https://i.imgur.com/IbyYoXph.jpg
Crane Base is going up as well as some digging. https://i.imgur.com/aDMggILh.jpg |
^Awesome. I remember the BPG construction guy told me the crane would go up in May... he wasn't lying!
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Its nice to see new construction in Wilmington.
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Nice project! What was historically at this site?
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The corner building here was a furniture/commercial building called the John Brand Furniture Company Building. And the name of this tower going up is Crosby Hill, in homage to the Crosby and Hill dry goods department store that operated at 605 N. Market (the building remains and was renovated by BPG, see link below). I think there's a good chance the block being developed was filled with other commercial buildings that supported the Market Street shopping district of generations past. https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...7ac073cd_c.jpg The former Crosby and Hill department store building: https://www.google.com/maps/place/60...!4d-75.5503006 |
I’m glad nothing interesting is being removed for this tower. One less parking lot is always a good thing.
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