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NEW HANOVER COUNTY — The state entity that approves local government financing grilled county officials Tuesday about its plans for Project Grace — a 3-block…
New details released Wednesday outline the future of Project Grace, a re-development of Wilmington's downtown library and history museum. The re-development project has been talked about for years. It was first introduced in 2016 and formally re-surfaced earlier this year when the New Hanover County Board of Commissioners adopted a Memorandum of Understanding with Zimmer Development Inc., a commercial developer. The MOU directed Zimmer Development Inc. to define the terms of Project Grace and to move forward with community engagement and project design. Now, the first step outlined in the...
What's being called one of the most important historic structures in Wilmington will soon have a plan for its preservation and restoration. That was the main focus of a press conference held Wednesday by the Historic Wilmington Foundation at Giblem Lodge, 720 Princess St. Built in 1871, the three-story, white-and-blue structure has, since its construction, housed an order of Black Freemasons who meet there to this day. It's the second-oldest Black Masonic Temple in North Carolina after one in New Bern. The building has fallen into disrepair over the years, something that John Jeremiah Sulliva...
Project Grace will be divided into three parcels. In yellow is the Civic and Arts zone, where the museum and library will operate. The parking deck is in blue, and the purple-clad section will be dedicated to multifamily residences. Commissioners unanimously approved the Project Grace agreement. (Port City Daily/ Courtesy New Hanover County) NEW HANOVER COUNTY — The New Hanover County Board of Commissioners approved a plan to recreate a block of county-owned land in downtown Wilmington, capping years of back-and-forth between government stakeholders and a private development firm. The agr...
While staff will recommend that the Cape Fear Museum be kept as off-site storage and research space — if a new structure is built as a component of Project Grace — it’s still unclear what will become of the museum and the nearby parking lots, all owned by New Hanover County (Port City Daily/File) NEW HANOVER COUNTY — County commissioners plan to cast votes on Monday morning that will sway the look of downtown Wilmington for years to come. Initially brought to the table in 2018, Project Grace is a proposed public-private partnership between the county and a private firm, Zimmer Deve...