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New Castle County Facilities Master Plan

Owner/User: State of Delaware The second parcel is approximately 8.2 acres located on the east
side of Newport Gap Pike and on the south side of Hercules Road.
Location: New Castle, Delaware
The property is also zoned OR and is currently vacant. There is
Design Statement: The focus of the master planning effort by an existing entrance onto Newport Gap Pike and a driveway
Bernardon was to analyze the real estate footprint of all State- through the property that provides access to the neighboring
leased facilities in New Castle County and to determine if the property owned by the Delaware Association for the Blind
Emily P. Bissell Hospital site and an adjacent State-owned property (DAB). The property was formerly occupied by the Emily Bissell
might accommodate all or some of the studied departments and Group Home; however, the building has been removed.
agencies.
As a result of the leased property, real estate, and site
The Bissell property consists of two (2) parcels on the east and development analyses performed by Bernardon and our team
west sides of Newport Gap Pike, New Castle County, Delaware. of design and real estate professionals, we are able to suggest
The first parcel is approximately 24.4 acres located and is zoned options available to the State of Delaware concerning the best
OR (Office Regional) with multiple buildings, parking, and use of the Bissell property which included the involvement of
two (2) entrances onto Newport Gap Pike. The site is currently Delaware Economic Development Office (DEDO) and placing
vacant, but was most recently used as a residential institutional the property in the DEDO’s land inventory to be provided as a
facility. There is also a Recycling Delaware location and a State possible location for economic development by private industry;
of Delaware communications tower on the site. Christiana Care (2) development of Emily P. Bissell Hospital Property for internal
Health System also leases one (1) of the buildings on site for use office uses by the State, or (3) the outright sale of the property
as an adult day care facility. All of the buildings on this parcel on the open real estate market for sale to the highest offeror.
exceed 50 years in age and would need approval from the New
Castle County Historic Review Commission to be demolished.

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