Completed Projects
502 McCabe Street
The Challenge Program recently completed construction on a row home at 502 McCabe Street in cooperation with Habitat for Humanity. Habitat funded the reconstruction of this donated row house in North Wilmington, and the Challenge Program trainees completed work on the house in May 2008. The job included a complete gut demolition, all new framing, drywall, fireproofing, and systems throughout. Our trainees as usual worked on all aspects of the construction process. A Habitat family moved in one week after construction was finished. This three bedroom, one and a half bath row home was our first collaboration with Habitat.
Market Box
In July of 2008 our program was selected to partner with the Delaware Center for Contemporary arts in one of their artist in residence program. The Municipal Workshop, led by Richard Saxton, was selected to complete a sculpture in collaboration with a local community group. Richard and his team led a design charrette with the trainees from the Challenge Program and came up with a bus shelter. Funding for the bus shelter was secured thanks to the Buccini/Pollin Group, and the bus shelter, coined “Market Box”, was completed in July and will be permanently placed on the River Walk outside the Justison Landing development in downtown Wilmington. This project offered the trainees the opportunity to learn a variety of marketable skills, including welding, framing, and landscaping. In addition, for the first time the trainees were very involved in the design process.
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823 Market Street
The Challenge Program recently began collaboration with some of the developers working on the revitalization of Market Street in downtown Wilmington. Among a group of small projects with the Buccini Pollin Group and Preservation Initiatives, the Challenge Program did a gut demolition of 823 Market. Trainees were exposed to work with a large developer, complete with site meetings, safety certifications, inspections, and multiple sub contractors on site. This fruitful partnership has led to several jobs for two trainees, who have gone to work on other BP Group sites with the goal of eventually working their way into the Carpenters union. We look forward to more work along the Market Street corridor, and are excited to be part of this visionary project.
New Castle County Pride Training Program
If you are a resident of New Castle County and are interested in our construction training program, download an application. NOTE: Residents of the City of Wilmington are not eligible for the NCC Pride Program. If you are a city resident, please download the Challenge Program Trainee Appliction below.
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Featured Project: Challenge Program Headquarters
We have recently begun construction on our new headquarters. This LEED Gold building has already won multiple awards, including recognition from AIA Pennsylvania, AIA Philadelphia, and the Delaware Valley Green Building Council. The design and construction of this new state of the art facility will implement and showcase green building technology, including a green roof, geothermal heat, solar panels, captured rainwater and recycled building materials. The trainees are actively working on production of the building, along with Challenge Program instructors and sub-contractors.
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Projects in Progress
1625 W. 8th Street
We are finishing work on a project in partnership with the West End Neighborhood House’s Lifelines Program called Kids Building for Kids. The house is located at 1625 W. 8th Street and wil be a transitional home for individuals “aging-out” of the foster care system who would otherwise be homeless. This is another gut renovation with three bedrooms, one and a half baths, with new systems and finishes throughout. The rear addition on the house needed a new foundation and new framing, so the trainees were able to do some foundation work in addition to rough framing. Funding for this outstanding project is provided by the Good Samaritan Foundation and the Prudential Fox Roach Foundation.
104/106 E. 22nd Street
Our newest projects are the renovation of two vacant properties located at 104 and 106 E. 22nd St. in partnership with Greater Brandywine Revitalization project. These two historic properties are set amongst Habitat for Humanity’s Miller Row and another large development on Carter Street. The row houses will be renovated with customary Challenge Program flair and attention to detail and will be for sale in the fall of 2009.