# WILMINGTON, DE | Riverfront East Master Plan | 4,291 Units

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**Created:** [June 17, 2022, 12:12am UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/wilmington-de-riverfront-east-master-plan-4-291-units/21416 "2022-06-17T00:12:57Z")\
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**Author:** ![mtoltethys](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/mtoltethys/32/30087_2.png) [@mtoltethys](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/mtoltethys)\
**Post date:** [June 17, 2022, 12:12am UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/wilmington-de-riverfront-east-master-plan-4-291-units/21416/1 "2022-06-17T00:12:57Z")

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This was proposed about a year ago and phase 1 is expected to be completed next year. Cannot find a whole lot of new info about it but it is such a significant urban project, flew under my radar.

> **[Wilmington, DE Reveals 4,291-unit Mixed-Use Riverfront East Master Plan -...](https://phillyyimby.com/2021/05/wilmington-reveals-4300-unit-riverfront-east-master-plan.html)**
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> Philly YIMBY reports on the release of a master plan dubbed Riverfront East, a project that could bring more than 4,000 residential units to Wilmington

 ![Wilmington--1536x929](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/e/d/ed63b32f3950836a5065737cb3594c0644d166a4.jpeg)

 ![Wilmington-8](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/2/4/24162a1cef8195761dbc9ff9aedd3df87ec94314.jpeg)

Current site

 ![Wilmington](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/c/d/cd8fec59f85626872a8dfe4f5136229426106cdd.jpeg)

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**Author:** ![mcart](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/mcart/32/84718_2.png) [@mcart](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/mcart)\
**Post date:** [June 17, 2022, 12:16am UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/wilmington-de-riverfront-east-master-plan-4-291-units/21416/2 "2022-06-17T00:16:15Z")

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Delaware? That’s pretty freaking massive

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**Author:** ![mtoltethys](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/mtoltethys/32/30087_2.png) [@mtoltethys](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/mtoltethys)\
**Post date:** [October 19, 2024, 3:56pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/wilmington-de-riverfront-east-master-plan-4-291-units/21416/3 "2024-10-19T15:56:48Z")

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An update from July

> **[What will Wilmington's Riverfront East look like? The details, by the numbers](https://www.delawareonline.com/story/news/local/2024/07/18/wilmington-riverfront-east-cost-project-details/74411594007/)**
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> The project will transform the 86.3-acre site into new retail shops, residences, office space and greenways with a riverwalk along the Christina River

Real estate moves at a slowwwww pace