A reader told us the other day about some ongoing demolition on the 2200 block of Wilder Street, giving us some inspiration to visit the block. We wrote about a seven home proposal on this block back in January, which would have entailed three homes on the south side of the street and four homes on the north side of the street. The three homes were to replace vacant homes and the four homes were to replace vacant lots. But the project hadn't yet gone to the ZBA and given the complicated nature of zoning in Point Breeze, we weren't entirely confident that the project would even happen.
With demolition now happening, it's a pretty clear sign that something is happening here.
Looking at the zoning history of the properties, we see that the developers got variances for 2223-2229 Wilder St. and 2238-2242 Wilder St. back in April. Looking at the homes getting demolished, it's a safe bet that the new homes won't really resemble the old homes at all. Look for no more porches and for all of the homes to rise three stories. Of course, as we told you earlier, this project won't touch the large vacant lot on the south side of this block, which is owned by a combination of City agencies and private owners. It could be awhile before anything happens there.
Meanwhile, just a block to the west, we see a rehab ongoing at 2311 Wilder St., a long blighted property. Next door, a one-off home is coming soon at 2313 Wilder St., a former vacant lot. The developers only got their variance last month, so they should soon be under construction. The 2300 block hasn't seen a ton of new construction, but we did notice one newer home when we visited earlier this week.
With a bunch of vacant lots remaining on the 2200 block of Wilder and a smattering of vacant lots and blighted buildings on the 2300 block, we expect there will be additional development on both blocks in the years to come.