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Council approves rezoning at 1600 W. Eighth St. for 57-unit senior affordable housing project
Summary
Wilmington City Council voted to rezone a portion of the Saint Francis Hospital property at 1600 West Eighth Street from R-3 to R-5A1, clearing the way for a 57‑unit affordable senior housing development to be built above an existing parking garage.
Wilmington City Council voted on March 6 to rezone a portion of the parcel at 1600 West Eighth Street, approving a change from R-3 (one-family row houses) to R-5A1 (low- to medium-density apartment houses) to permit a 57‑unit affordable senior housing development to be built above an existing hospital parking garage.
The rezoning matter was presented to council by Gwyneth Kaminsky of the Department of Land Use and Planning, who said the subject parcel is noncontiguous and currently split-zoned; the portion proposed for rezoning is developed with a two‑story parking garage and sits within a block bounded by West Sixth, West Seventh, North Scott and North Dupont streets. “The…
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