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Board approves variances for proposed rehabilitation hospital at 5301 Wrightsville Avenue
Summary
The Board of Adjustments unanimously approved two variances allowing a consolidated 90,000‑sq. ft. rehabilitation hospital at 5301 Wrightsville Avenue: a reduced hospital setback (to 55.7 ft north, 97.9 ft east) and an exception to the Wrightsville Avenue corridor footprint limit.
The Wilmington Board of Adjustments on Dec. 18 approved two variances that clear the way for a new rehabilitation hospital at 5301 Wrightsville Avenue, permitting a reduced setback and a building footprint larger than the Wrightsville Avenue corridor overlay’s typical limit.
Staff summarized the proposal as redevelopment of a roughly 15.7‑acre campus that currently contains multiple older buildings, including the New Hanover/Novant orthopedic hospital (formerly Cape Fear Memorial). Staff said the applicant plans to remove 11 existing structures and replace…
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