In December 2024, the Wilmington City Council unanimously approved a bid for a set of properties that could eventually become home to a long-anticipated downtown grocery store.
“The city has been after this use for quite some time,” Aubrey Parsley, director of economic development for the city, said at the December 2024 City Council meeting, later adding “It’s no secret that there is a food desert on our … Northside community.”
The parcels — located at 305, 315 and 319 Chestnut St. — once housed the city’s largest office building . The properties were declared surplus as part of the city’s strategic plan to offset the cost of Skyline Center , purchased in July 2023 for $68 million…