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Developer seeks approval for mixed‑use project at former county engineering building in New Castle County
Summary
At a Jan. 6 Land Use Committee meeting, the applicant for 2701 Capitol Veil presented plans to redevelop the former county engineering building into a mostly residential mixed‑use complex; council members pressed the developer on affordable housing and local fee barriers.
A developer on Jan. 6 asked New Castle County’s Land Use Committee to sign off on a mixed‑use redevelopment of the former county engineering building at 2701 Capitol Veil, telling the committee the project is the culmination of several years of neighborhood outreach and regulatory review.
"I'm Bob Sipple. I represent the applicant," Sipple said as he outlined a proposal for a project on a little more than 12 acres that he called a redevelopment of an existing county property. He told the committee the project received a Board of Adjustment variance in October 2022 allowing a 92% residential/8% non‑residential split and described conditions…
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