Northstar

The county approval is for 758 single family homes.
Home type: single family houses on individual lots.
Builder: not named in any public record we have read as of October 29, 2026.
Floor plans and prices: none released.
Age restriction: none. Northstar is an all ages plan.
When a builder, plans and prices are released, we will put them on this page.

The revised plan the county approved in April 2026 shows the open space and amenity areas. Details of the buildings have not been published.
Clubhouse and amenity areas: the plan marks two areas as clubhouse and amenity areas, one near the center of the site and one on the west side.
Open space: open space areas are spread through the plan, and the April 2026 revision joined up the open space on the west side.
Walking and biking: the state traffic review requires 10 foot shared use paths along the new Mulberry Knoll Road and the Route 9 and Beaver Dam Road frontages, and 5 foot sidewalks inside.
Amenities on a plan are not open amenities. We will tell you what is built before you commit.

The biggest change Northstar brings is a road. The state plans to extend Mulberry Knoll Road 2.2 miles, from Cedar Grove Road to Route 9 at Old Vine Boulevard, and the extension runs through the middle of Northstar.
Who builds it: Northstar must design and build the section through its land, from Route 9 at Old Vine Boulevard to just south of Beaver Dam Road, with 10 foot paths on both sides. The developer also pays $5.4 million into the Henlopen Transportation Improvement District.
Roundabouts: the July 3, 2025 DelDOT review calls for four: two on Beaver Dam Road (at Coastal Club Road and at the new Mulberry Knoll Road) and two at entrances on the new road inside the site.
A new traffic light leg: Mulberry Knoll Road becomes the fourth leg of the Route 9 and Old Vine Boulevard traffic signal.
Two more Route 9 entrances: one across from Sheffield Drive with no left turn out, and one right in, right out.
Wider roads later: Route 9 is planned to widen to four lanes in phases, and Beaver Dam Road widening is planned too. No dates have been set.
Traffic: the study estimates 13,224 daily trips at full build out, which it puts in 2032.
What it means for a buyer: some lots will sit close to a busy new road. Look at where a lot sits on the plan before you pick one.
Our broker, Bill Davis, sat on the DelDOT and Sussex County Five Points transportation study group. Call 302-549-5164 and we will walk you through what this means for the roads you drive.

The site has a Lewes address and sits in unincorporated Sussex County. Driving miles below were measured in September 2026 from Coastal Club, directly across Beaver Dam Road, rounded.
Beebe Healthcare, Lewes: about 4 miles.
Rehoboth Beach, at the Bandstand: about 8 miles.
Legislative Hall, Dover: about 39 miles.
Rodney Square, Wilmington: about 89 miles.
BWI Marshall Airport: about 102 miles.
Philadelphia International Airport: about 109 miles.

No homeowners association fee has been published for Northstar.
HOA fee: not released.
What to ask: what the fee covers, any capital contribution at settlement, and whether the community has amenities of its own.
We will add the fee when it exists.

Two other parts of the plan sit on the same land.
Willows at Northstar: rental apartments on about 7.9 acres, 94 units in the county approval. Sussex County Council rezoned that land from AR-1 to MR with a conditional use on May 20, 2025, and Planning and Zoning approved the site plan 5 to 0 on December 10, 2025. An August 2026 Cape Gazette report called this first phase Northstar Commons, said site work was expected to start that fall, and said construction should finish by the end of 2027.
Commercial: about 12.7 acres along Route 9, rezoned AR-1 to C-3 by County Council 3 to 2 on October 7, 2025, with about 96,118 square feet of buildings planned. No businesses have been named.
What C-3 allows: uses such as hotels, self storage, vehicle sales and warehouses. What gets built depends on the site plan.
Call us at 302-549-5164 and we will tell you what is approved next to any home you are looking at.

We are not tax, legal or financial advisors. Figures below are general and come from the 2026 Tax Foundation figures, based on Census 2024 data.
Delaware: an average effective property tax rate of about 0.54 percent.
Sussex County: about 0.31 percent, the lowest of the three Delaware counties.
Sales tax: Delaware charges none.
Northstar: no homes are for sale yet, so there is no tax bill to quote.
Call 302-549-5164 for the tax picture on homes for sale near Lewes today.