Shipley Street Garage

A parking garage is being built in the 900 block of Shipley Street.  I don't know much about this, so if there's anyone that does, please fill me in.

Gateway Plaza

The Gateway Plaza project is a joint venture between Buccini Pollin Group and Wilmington Savings Fund Society.  The 15-story building will add approximately 350,000 s.f. of office space to the Wilmington market.  The site is bounded by Washington Street, Jefferson Street, 10th Street, and Delaware Avenue (directly across from the Central YMCA).  The project is scheduled to begin construction in July.  The lead tenants include WSFS Bank, Morris, James, Hitchens, & Williams law firm, and the USPS.

A rendering of Gateway Plaza from across Washington Street.  The Sheraton Hotel is out of frame to the left.  A separate page on the construction can be found here.

Ships Tavern Garage

The Ships Tavern garage has been a long time in coming.  The groundbreaking ceremony was held in 1999, but a series of mergers (First USA - BankOne - J.P. Morgan Chase) involving the lead contract tenant delayed the construction until June 2005.  The eight level garage will have approximately 455 spaces, and will also feature retail space on the ground floor fronting Second Street.  A long time fixture of lower Market Street, Al's Sporting Goods, will move into the retail space upon completion.  The one of the existing Al's buildings (closest to 2nd Street) will be demolished, along with two smaller buildings on King Street, to make way for the garage.  The Cooper's building on King Street will be rehabilitated into office space.  A separate page on the construction is here.

A rendering of the Ships Tavern garage from the King and Second Street intersection.

800 Delaware Avenue

Delle Donne & Associates is moving to begin construction on a six story, 150,000 sq. ft. expansion of the existing office building and garage at 800 Delaware Avenue.

The steel is moving pretty quickly at 800 Delaware Ave.

March 19, 2006.