Please join us for our next VIRTUAL Kickstart Session! Mastering Budgets and Draw Requests: Best Practices for Real Estate Developers Join us for our next Kickstart Session focusing on project budgets and understanding draw requests. Navigating the financial landscape of real estate development can be complex, especially when it comes to managing budgets and submitting draw requests. Dawn […]

Please Join us for our Next Kickstart Session! Bridging the Gap: Breaking Down Misconceptions Between Contractors and Developers Kickstart Sessions complement the Jumpstart Wilmington program and offer information around specific topics related to the development process.    In this session, Bobby Judge, Business Development Manager at Bancroft Construction Company, will explore the dynamics between construction […]

Building Developed by Jumpstart Wilmington Graduate Provides 10-Units of Apartment Homes for Seniors Father/daughter development team Marva Hammond and Charlie Falletta joined with Cinnaire, local officials and community members to celebrate the grand opening for the Southbridge Community Services Building (SBCS) this week. The SBCS is a newly developed, mixed-use project with the first phase […]

Leverage ARPA Funds to Create Affordable For-Sale Homes in Delaware Delaware Catalyst Fund Information and Update Session April 20, 2023, 11 a.m. – Noon Governor Carney announced American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funding for housing initiatives, including the Catalyst Fund. The Catalyst Fund is a partnership between Delaware State Housing Authority (DSHA) and Cinnaire to create and […]

Please join us for our next Kickstart Session! Construction Scheduling and Project Sequencing   Kickstart Sessions complement the Jumpstart Wilmington program and offer information around specific topics related to the development process.    Construction scheduling sequences activities and deliverables that need to be completed during the life of the project and is critical to the […]

Please join us for our next Kickstart Session!   Data Analysis Assessment for Community Developers   Kickstart Sessions complement the Jumpstart Wilmington program and offer information around specific topics related to the development process.   Data, evaluation, and evidence are essential tools, and they’re even more powerful when informed and contextualized by –then made accessible […]

Please join us for our next Kickstart Session!   Date: Monday, August 22nd Time: 5:30 – 6:30 pm Location: Zoom   A tangled title is a property title that does not that accurately reflect the present homeowner’s claim to the home. This can result in a major barrier to acquisition that is especially difficult for […]

Why this developer training program wants to get Wilmington homes into local hands “A lot of the developers – affordable, nonprofit, for-profit – they all said we need more developers. How often do you hear people say, ‘We want more competition?’ There is so much vacancy and blight within Wilmington, our existing development community is […]

Jumpstart Wilmington was launched to encourage Wilmington residents to become developers of their own neighborhoods through quality, community-focused real estate development training and financing options. We will be accepting our next round of applications July 11 through July 29 for our 2023 cohorts. Visit the Apply webpage for more details. Check out what Jumpstart Wilmington […]