Market West Redevelopment Completes in Wilmington

Buccini Pollin Group has finished its $230 million conversion of the former DuPont headquarters into a five-block, mixed-use campus.

Updated on Nov. 2, 2026 in Apartments

Late-afternoon view of a converted mid-rise downtown building with residential balconies beside a red-brick block with glass storefronts on a quiet tree-lined street. — Buccini Pollin Group has completed its $230 million Market West redevelopment in Wilmington, converting the former DuPont headquarters and Nemours building into apartments and retail. AI Illustration. Upload story photo >

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Buccini Pollin Group completed the $230 million redevelopment of the former DuPont headquarters into Market West, a five-block, mixed-use campus in Wilmington. The final phase added 100 apartments to The Standard, a 366-unit luxury complex converted from 425,000 square feet of office space.

Why it matters

The project transforms a large portion of downtown Wilmington's office footprint into residential and mixed-use space. It reflects a broader shift of former office buildings into apartments in the city.

The Standard is 90% leased, and nearly 50% of the 100 newly added apartments are already leased. Rents listed include $1,685 monthly for a studio and $3,106 monthly for a two-bedroom, and the extraction does not indicate the leasing timeline for the remaining units.

The players

Buccini Pollin Group

A Wilmington-based development firm that acquired and redeveloped the Market West properties over multiple decades, including the former DuPont headquarters.

The details

Buccini Pollin Group acquired the Nemours, Brandywine and CityCenter Garage buildings in 1999 and added the DuPont building and ParkBPG Garage in 2017. The Standard's apartments were completed in phases beginning in summer 2023, converting former office space within the Nemours building into residential units; Market West Fitness opened Sept. 30 and Market West Coffee Bar opened in May in the former downtown Starbucks location.

1999: Buccini Pollin Group acquired the Nemours, Brandywine and CityCenter Garage buildings.
2017: Buccini Pollin Group added the DuPont building and ParkBPG Garage.
Summer 2023: The Standard's apartments began phased completion.
May: Market West Coffee Bar opened in the former downtown Starbucks location.
Sept. 30: Market West Fitness opened.

Market Landscape

The Market West project extends the trend of converting former downtown office space into residential units in Wilmington. Its 425,000 square feet of converted office space shows how large legacy office buildings are being repurposed into apartments.

Renters considering downtown Wilmington now have 366 luxury apartments at The Standard to compare, with studios listed at $1,685 and two-bedrooms at $3,106 per month. The new units are nearly half leased, which may affect availability for prospective tenants.

The takeaway

Converting office space into apartments is becoming a practical way to add housing in downtown Wilmington. Renters comparing options should weigh the high monthly rents against the amenities and location of mixed-use buildings like Market West.