Why Should Delaware Care?Plans to demolish a shuttered elementary school and build affordable housing in Southbridge, one of Wilmington’s oldest and most historic neighborhoods, are underway. But whether the final sales prices of the homes will be affordable for residents of the working-class neighborhood is uncertain.
In 2024, Wilmington and state officials launched a long-term plan to turn Elbert-Palmer, a former-elementary school in the city’s Southbridge neighborhood, into affordable housing.
Two years later, city officials say they remain committed to the plan, but as they move forward with finding a contractor to build 30 townhomes, it remains to be seen what the final sale prices will be…