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Fort DuPont is a unique mixed-use community. Initially it was a planned military landscape of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries due to its strategic location on the Delaware River. It was operated as a military base until 1947. After being decommissioned the property was sold to the State of Delaware in 1947. The property was then used for many purposes including the operation of the Governor Bacon Health Center, the Fort DuPont State Park and the 153rd Military Police Company, which is a unit of the Delaware Army National Guard.
The State ultimately determined that the Complex had much more potential as a sustainable, mixed-use community that could produce revenue, jobs, housing choices, and recreational amenities while also preserving its historic character and the surrounding environment.
To accomplish this transformation, the Fort DuPont Redevelopment and Preservation Corporation, (“FDRPC”) was established in 2014 and created for the purposes set forth in Title 7, Chapter 47, Subsection II of the Delaware Code (the “FDRPC Act”). Ownership of Fort DuPont, including all buildings, infrastructure and 400+ acres was transferred to the FDRPC in 2016.
To ensure that the Complex is reused and redeveloped in a manner consistent with the intended goals of the Master Plan, FDRPC will retain ownership of the historic buildings, infrastructure and common elements. This is different from most HOAs and Condo Associations where ownership of common elements are eventually transferred to the Community Association. The Fort DuPont complex will continue to be developed and managed by the FDRPC, which includes maintenance, repair and upkeep of all common areas in the complex including, but not limited to, streets, sidewalks, lawn, landscaping, certain trails and pathways and infrastructure. The FDRPC shall also have the continuing duty, obligation and power to maintain and operate all Subdivision Amenities and Common Areas and to develop, administer and enforce the covenants and restrictions contained in the Declaration.
Events and other important dates can be found on the Fort DuPont website calendar.
Property owners are required to submit details on the flagpole for approval prior to installation.
All approvals shall be given in writing only, and property owners may not rely on any oral approval or conversation.
We encourage everyone to enjoy and explore the natural surroundings of the Fort safely and respectfully. Fort DuPont has many interesting buildings, batteries and bunkers, which naturally generate questions and raise curiosity. For safety reasons many of these buildings and spaces are not open to the public and we ask your cooperation by respecting signs and barriers intended to keep residents and visitors safe.
Our goal is to restore as many of our historic buildings and spaces as possible, a daunting task to be sure, but we are dedicated to that end and ask your cooperation in protecting these important structures. The park area is closed from dusk to dawn. Motorized vehicles of any kind are not permitted on the trails in the park area or grassy areas unless specifically permitted for events. The exception is FDRPC, DNREC, Fish & Wildlife and emergency vehicles.
Delaware City Ordinance requires trash and recycle bins to be placed curbside no more than 15 hours before or after scheduled pickups.
Additionally, the Fort DuPont Declaration requires that trash receptacles are to be kept in the garage when they are not curbside for pickup per the Declaration.
Special Pickups can be arranged by contacting Green For Life, formerly Waste Industries, at 302-378-5400. Examples are mattresses, furniture, carpet, appliances and bulky items that don’t fit in trash bins.
At the May 20, 2020 meeting of the Design and Historical Preservation Committee, the subject of storage sheds and trash receptacles was discussed. Section 5.1(G) of the Declaration states that no “out buildings” are permitted. Further, Schedule 3 of the Declaration states that trash receptacles are to be kept in garages. Recognizing the hardship this creates for some property owners, especially those living in town homes with limited storage space, the DHPC agreed to the following:
Property owners are permitted the use of 1 outside Storage Unit.
From Wilmington take I-95 south to DE Route 1 south toward Dover. Take exit 152 for Delaware City and Route 72. Turn left on Route 72 and follow into Delaware City. Go through the traffic light at Clinton Street and continue over the Branch Canal Bridge. Take your first left, which will put you onto Old Elm Ave and into Fort DuPont. Follow Old Elm Ave along the parade ground (on your right) to the first building on the right, 260 Old Elm Ave.
Fort DuPont is a lifestyle-based community designed around the water and great outdoors.
A place where bicycling, boating, walking, hiking, and birding are the norm and not the exception.
