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Developer says Dixie Cup Factory remediation nearly complete, seeks TIF support for redevelopment

Northampton County Economic Development Committee · February 19, 2026

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Developer Brian Barty told the county committee the Dixie Cup Factory in Wilsonborough has been largely remediated (about $4 million invested), is on the historic registry, and will need tax‑increment financing as part of a financing package; first residential units are projected by August 2027 if construction financing closes.

Brian Barty, managing partner of Scotland/Skyl ine Investment Group (developer identified in the meeting), updated the Northampton County Economic Development Committee on progress at the Dixie Cup Factory redevelopment in Wilsonborough and asked for local buy‑in ahead of a March 19 vote on tax‑increment financing (TIF) support.

Barty said his team acquired the property in February 2023 and has invested roughly $4 million in environmental remediation. He said the developer also has nearly $14 million in private equity committed and carries a mortgage of about $9,958,000. "We should get the official letter [placing the building on the Historic Registry] the first week or second week in March," he said, and added that the project is about 85% through demolition of non‑historic elements and is preparing to submit for construction financing.

He told the committee that grants typically arrive after construction starts and that the developer has self‑funded site remediation and early work. Barty said HUD provided a "letter of confidence" after screening the sponsor and that he expects to submit a construction financing request to HUD in roughly three weeks, with a construction loan on the order of $125 million. If financing proceeds on schedule, Barty projected first units becoming available in August 2027.

Committee members repeatedly raised the TIF question. "So are you asking us for a TIF again?" one commissioner asked. Barty replied that the TIF is an important part of the capital stack and that he wants coordinated participation by the county, borough and school district; he said alternate financing structures exist but the TIF materially affects project feasibility. The developer said he will return to the county for a revote on March 19 and has shared market studies and amortization detail with council members' offices.

The committee did not take formal action on the project during the presentation. County staff noted a separate county council agenda item that evening would include a passage through for an LSA grant related to Skyline Investment Group.