By Paul Schwedelson for Philadelphia Business Journal
“Since the start of the pandemic, Buccini/Pollin has spent $347 million on 16 developments that have opened in Wilmington. Most of the projects have been concentrated downtown, where the developers feel they’re making the biggest difference. The company has built 2,500 downtown apartments and aims to eventually double that. Other projects have included restaurants, entertainment venues and hotels.”
“It’s a three-and-a-half-year run that has transformed Delaware’s largest city. Chris Buccini calls it an overnight success that was 20 years in the making. At a time when the downtown workforce disappeared under the threat of Covid and restaurants struggled with mandated closures and restrictions, Buccini/Pollin became even more aggressive, committing deeper to Wilmington and believing in the long term.”