Dunes Hotel demo’d to make way for condos
The former Dunes Hotel and and Sea Esta Motel on the Forgotten Mile is being demolished to make way for condos.
The 0.68-acre property, located on Route 1 northwest of Dewey Beach, sold May 28 to EVG-UDC Ventures LLC for $2.75 million. The LLC is a subsidiary of homebuilder Evergreene Companies.
According to plans submitted to Sussex County July 2, Evergreene plans to build seven single-family detached condominium units. The units would be three floors and stand 42 feet tall. There will be 21 total parking spaces, as required by code.
The property is currently zoned C-1, general commercial. The developer does not seek to rezone the property. Water and sewer would be provided by Sussex County.
Evergreene will go before the Sussex County Board of Adjustment at 6 p.m., Monday, Aug. 18, at the County Administration Building in Georgetown to seek variances from the landscape buffer requirement and the fence height requirement.
From 2000 to 2018, the hotel on the site was known as the Sea Esta IV Motel. It changed ownership in 2018 and reopened as The Dunes Rehoboth Beach in 2019.
Nick Roth is the news editor. He has been with the Cape Gazette since 2012, previously covering town beats in Milton and Lewes. In addition to serving on the editorial board and handling page layout, Nick is responsible for the weekly Delaware History in Photographs feature and enjoys writing stories about the Cape Region’s history. Prior to the Cape Gazette, Nick worked for the Delmarva Media Group, including the Delaware Wave, Delaware Coast Press and Salisbury Daily Times. He also contributed to The News Journal. Originally from Boyertown, Pa., Nick attended Shippensburg University in central Pennsylvania, graduating in 2007 with a bachelor’s degree in journalism. He’s won several MDDC awards during his career for both writing and photography. In his free time, he enjoys golfing, going to the beach with his family and cheering for Philadelphia sports teams.
