Riverfront Wilmington construction photos

[xzmattzx]

Here are pictures I've taken that chronicle the construction of many buildings in Wilmington's Riverfront neighborhood. Some of these you might have seen before, but many I've never put up on this site. You'll be able to see Wilmington's major projects grow right before your eyes.

As I continue to take more construction photos, I will update this original post.

Details on these projects can obviously be found in the "Wilmington Development News" thread.



BARCLAYS BUILDING


January 17, 2006





January 31



February 11





February 26



April 22



May 6



May 20



July 2





August 21



September 18



October 7



November 5







January 13, 2007



April 1



May 6





August 11



September 1




RESIDENCES AT CHRISTINA LANDING


April 19, 2005



October 12



January 17, 2006



February 11



February 26






RIVER TOWER AT CHRISTINA LANDING


October 21, 2005



January 17, 2006



February 26



April 22



April 30





May 6



June 8



June 11



July 2



July 19



August 21



September 18



October 7



November 5



November 16



December 12



January 4, 2007



January 10





January 13



February 1



March 4



March 29



April 1



April 20



May 6



May 13



June 3



June 9



June 27



June 30



July 18



August 11



September 1



October 6



November 3



December 29




JUSTISON LANDING


February 11, 2006, before construction





April 22, before construction



May 20



June 8



July 2





July 19



September 18, old Madison Street



December 12



January 13, 2007



February 1



March 4





April 1





April 20





May 6





May 13





June 3





June 9





June 27





July 18





August 11





September 1





October 6









November 3





December 31





January 24, 2008





February 6



March 12





May 7, including the new Justison Street











May 31










STAR BUILDING


February 12, 2006



January 13, 2007



February 25, 2009





April 18



May 23



October 11



December 8



January 31, 2010



February 13




DELAWARE CHILDREN'S MUSEUM


October 11, 2009



December 8



February 13, 2010




IMAX THEATER


October 20, 2012




THE RESIDENCES AT JUSTISON LANDING


October 20, 2012

[xzmattzx]

I updated the original post with new pictures of the Renaissance Center, Justison Landing, and the River Tower at Christina Landing.

[xzmattzx]

I added a picture of the River Tower at Christina Landing.

[xzmattzx]

Recent pictures of the Renaissance Center, Justison Landing, River Tower at Christina Landing, and Barclay's Building have been added.

[xzmattzx]

I added pictures showing the recent construction of the River Tower and Justison Landing.

[xzmattzx]

I added some photos from earlier this month of the River Tower, Justison Landing, and the Barclays Building.

[KennyDE302]

why hasn't anyone posted in this thread? is it out of pure hatred of wilmington? i wonder how dense the riverfront will look when the justison landing project is done. it would be cool if wilmington could have two riverfronts, a delaware river riverfront and the christina riverfront. but thats less than likely to ever happen unless the port was somehow moved further south towards new castle. long live wilmington the greatest mid-size city in the world

[xzmattzx]

I posted some more recent photos, this time of Justison Landing, the River Tower, and the Renaissance Center.

Originally Posted by KennyDE302

why hasn't anyone posted in this thread? is it out of pure hatred of wilmington? i wonder how dense the riverfront will look when the justison landing project is done. it would be cool if wilmington could have two riverfronts, a delaware river riverfront and the christina riverfront. but thats less than likely to ever happen unless the port was somehow moved further south towards new castle. long live wilmington the greatest mid-size city in the world

I'm surprised that no one has responded yet myself. I don't think it's a hatred of Wilmington, though. I think the main thing is that the Development subforum isn't as busy as it could be.

[Jaybird]

I would have posted, but of the pics were really taking their time trying to show up, lol! That WSFS Bank Center is coming along nice! The Christina Landing's height is really showing as well. Renaissance Center, where have I heard that name before? I never even knew Downtown Wilmington had a Sheraton!

All these will certainly help change the face of the modern Wilmington skyline!

Is the Justison Landing a shopping mall or residential development? For some reason, it looks like a new ball park.

I've done my part for Wilmington (at least this thread). I might do an even bigger part if I make it there on a Philly trip I may plan out. Just waiting for others now.

[xzmattzx]

Originally Posted by Jaybird

I would have posted, but of the pics were really taking their time trying to show up, lol! That WSFS Bank Center is coming along nice! The Christina Landing's height is really showing as well. Renaissance Center, where have I heard that name before? I never even knew Downtown Wilmington had a Sheraton!

All these will certainly help change the face of the modern Wilmington skyline!

Is the Justison Landing a shopping mall or residential development? For some reason, it looks like a new ball park.

I've done my part for Wilmington (at least this thread). I might do an even bigger part if I make it there on a Philly trip I may plan out. Just waiting for others now.

Glad you took notice of everything. If you ever made it down here, you'd be pretty impressed with the construction going on, and with the city in general.

The WSFS bank Center is done now, and was completed right around New Year's Day. From northbound I-95, the building really stands out on the skyline, and overwhelms any nearby buildings. Putting a midrise a block south of the building will help to add some depth from the I-95 perspective. From Delaware Avenue, though, WSFS Bank Center really helps to create a dense urban canyon. That Delaware Avenue/10th Street/Jefferson Street intersection, and the next few intersections along 11th Street and Delaware Avenue heading toards King Street, are very dense.

Here's a map to show what I'm talking about. The blue is where the WSFS Bank Center is located. The red lines indicate the best concrete canyons in Wilmington. (The pink lines indicate other streets with highrises and midrises slong them, providing concrete canyons and big city environments as well. The green bow is Rodney Square.)


Here's a map of Center City (downtown) without the lines:




Christina Landing has two skyscrapers: The Residences at Christina Landing, and the River Tower at Christina Landing. The River Tower is/will be taller than The Residences. I've heard several estimations in terms of the hieghts for each building, so I am not sure how tall each is. I would guess that The Residences is around 260 ft tall, and the River Tower is/will be around 300 ft tall (topped out but still under construction).



The Renaissance Center is a midruse going up at 4th & King, across from the Courthouse. Original plans and renderings showed that it was going to be 15 floors, and be about the height of the WSFS Bank Center, but it was scaled down to about 7 floors.



Justison Landing is the biggest project in Wilmington, maybe ever. There will be 700 condo units, 300,000 ft of retail space, and 6 midrises. Long term, the plan is to add a highrise hotel.
http://justisonlanding.com/


I hope this gives you a better explanation of everything.

[xzmattzx]

Updates from yesterday of Justison Landing and the River Tower were added.

[Jaybird]

That map really does give a clear vision of where everything is in Wilmington, thanks for that. Wilmington is actually kind of looking like a mini but much more urban version of the Toronto suburb of Mississauga, and thankfully a lot less in population, too. Only thing I could think of that Wilmington could use (although with Philly so close, it might not be necessary) are a downtown arena and performing arts center!

[xzmattzx]

Originally Posted by Jaybird

That map really does give a clear vision of where everything is in Wilmington, thanks for that. Wilmington is actually kind of looking like a mini but much more urban version of the Toronto suburb of Mississauga, and thankfully a lot less in population, too. Only thing I could think of that Wilmington could use (although with Philly so close, it might not be necessary) are a downtown arena and performing arts center!

I agree, an arena is needed. I've been wanting minor league hockey for a while now. Actually, as I have mentioned in the "Wilmington Development News" a few times in the past, an arena was part of the original proposal for the Riverfront, as well as an indoor performing arts center and an outdoor performing arts center. Actually, back when the Christina River revitalization and redevelopment project was first proposed in the early 1990's Wilmington had very huge plans: an artificial harbor was planned, and several highrises, cultural centers, and recreational spots were to be built around the river and the harbor. City and state officials set their goals high: they wanted to compete directly with and even try to outdo the Inner Harbor in Baltimore. The Riverfront will never live up to the Inner Harbor, and unfortunately some things originally proposed will probably never be realized in Wilmington for the next 50 years, but maybe half of everything proposed in the original super redevelopment plan has been built, is under construction, or is at least proposed and in initial stages. Even as just a portion of what planners wanted it to be, the Riverfront is very successful and is flourishing.

I'll have to dig through the Development thread and see what I can come up with. One of these days, I'm going to scan a copy of the planning folder distributed back in the 1990's showing original dreams for the Christina River.

[KennyDE302]

how about condos from the market street bridge all the way 495. i'm all about dreaming big i think a arena would be situated perfect right by 495. something like the SF Giants stadium that would be pretty cool i think, if i ever become mayor of wilmington i'm going to come up with some of the craziest ideas ever. lol, i hope we can recover a population and reach at least 100,000 again with that we should be able to support a mini subway system. what ever happened to the monorail system idea?

[xzmattzx]

I added pictures of the River Tower and Justison Landing from yesterday.

[xzmattzx]

I updated the original post with late June pictures of the River Tower at Christina Landing and the Justison Landing project.

[xzmattzx]

I added pictures from July 18 showing construction up to that time.

I think I am going to split this thread up into Center City pictures and Riverfront pictures, because it takes too long for all of these pictures to load.

Can everyone see all of the pictures? Are any not showing up?

[HOME in D-ware]

I think it would be best to split the thread. The time it takes to load is most likely the reason people don't enjoy viewing these pictures and posting comments. It's taking at least 15 minutes for me to see all the pictures and sometimes it doesn't work at all.

[xzmattzx]

I added pictures from way back on August 11. I also took out the Center City buildings and saved that information on my computer to make into a separate thread later on.

[HOME in D-ware]

Everything is coming along great. River Tower is pretty much done and the two buildings look good together. I don't like the parking garage's location as it blocks the view of the Residences at CL. I'm hoping more buildings are built nearby because the density of CL needs to continue for a nice skyline to emerge along the river.

I'm excitied to see how Justison Landing evolves into several new city blocks. It sounds like the street grid will continue through the Riverfront and bring sweeping changes.

There will be plenty more chances for construction pics with the continuation of JL, the creation of the DCM, and most likely a new hotel. The future looks brighter indeed.

Matt, are you thinking about taking pictures of Christina Crossing as it rises from the dirt? It may deserve some attention since it is not just a typical shopping center (BPG design). How long until a new proposal will come out of that area? Soon I hope.