River Place to welcome first residents in March – StarNewsOnline.com

The mixed-use development on the Wilmington riverfront has been more than four years in the making

WILMINGTON Nearly two years after construction began, the finish line is finally coming into view for River Place on the downtown riverfront.

East West Partners, the developer of the $83 million mixed-use project, will begin to roll out the first of the 92 condominiums to residents starting in March, with more than 90 percent of the units already pre-leased.

Leasing has also begun on The Overlook at River Place, the northern tower of the project, which will include 79 apartments available in studio and one or two-bedroom layouts. Depending on the floorplan, the apartments will range in size from 553 square feet to 1,284 square feet.

The Overlook will begin welcoming tenants in May.

The developer has also unveiled its Overlook residents-only amenities deck, which includes a rooftop pool, fitness center and bar.

Beyond the residential units, River Place will also offer publicly accessible retail spaces including street-level tenants like Mellow Mushroom and Axis Fitness, both of which have entrances at the corner of Water and Chestnut streets.

On the third floor, Circa Restaurant owner Ash Aziz will open his latest eatery with a menu featuring seafood and steak.

The commercial tenants have already been handed the keys to begin outfitting their spaces, which should open starting in May.

Last week, crews completed laying a multi-level staircase that will connect Front Streets soon-to-be-renovated Bijou Park with Water Street, offering guests a new entry point down to the riverfront through River Places property.

In conjunction with the opening of the first wave of condos, the parking deck built on the interior of the property will also open to vehicles. The six-floor deck will include both public and private spaces.

Project manager McKay Siegel with East West Partners said the current timeline has the project being completed by the summer.

Reporter Hunter Ingram can be reached at 910-343-2327 or Hunter.Ingraqm@StarNewsOnline.com.

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