Wilhaven

No home builder has been named in any record we read.
Home type: single-family homes, on a mix of cluster and standard lots.
Builder: not named yet.
Approval: preliminary only. See the Story tab.
When a builder releases plans and prices, we will put them on this page.

The amenities are small and they come with a deadline.
What is planned: a playground, a recreation area and walking paths.
The deadline: they must be finished before the 29th building permit is issued, which is halfway through 58 homes.
The path: a connection to the DelDOT multimodal path along Wil King Road.
Ask us where the build stands before you count on an amenity.

The land under Wilhaven went through Delaware's brownfield program under state oversight, and the state has certified the cleanup complete.
Where it stands: DNREC, the state environmental agency, issued a Certification of Completion of Remedy for this land on May 28, 2026, site DE-1843, Wil King Station. It is recorded with the Sussex County Recorder of Deeds.
What was done: soil near an old dumping area was dug out and removed, and later testing found no soil above the state's screening levels. DNREC adopted the final cleanup plan on November 18, 2025.
The rule that stays with the land: a recorded environmental covenant says no groundwater well may be installed, and no groundwater drawn, on the property without written approval from DNREC. The shallow groundwater tested above state screening levels for some metals and other compounds, which is why. Ask how each home gets its water.
Ongoing oversight: the state's long-term stewardship plan calls for quarterly groundwater monitoring and scheduled site inspections, and a separate DNREC-approved plan tells construction crews how to handle groundwater during building.
The approval: preliminary site plan approved August 24, 2023, 4 to 1, the no vote over Wil King Road capacity. A six month extension was granted August 5, 2026, and a request to amend Condition F was deferred July 15, 2026 and has not come back. A 2021 request to rezone the land to medium density was denied.
We will send you the DNREC certificate and the covenant so you can read them before you buy.

Wilhaven is in unincorporated Sussex County with a Lewes address. Distances are road miles measured from the nearest named crossroad.
Lewes: about 6 miles to downtown Lewes.
Milton: about 8 miles to downtown Milton.
Rehoboth Beach: about 9 miles.
Schools: Cape Henlopen School District. Confirm school assignments with the district for any specific address.

An association will run the playground, recreation area, paths and the wooded buffer.
Status: no association documents exist yet in any record we have read, so there are no fees to quote.
What it will maintain: the playground, recreation area, walking paths, open space and the perimeter buffer.
Fees are not set yet. We will get the figures from the association documents as soon as they exist.

The practical details from the conditions of approval.
Buffer: a 30 foot forested and planted perimeter buffer, signed every 300 feet.
Setback: a 50 foot building setback next to the farm field.
Streets: sidewalks on one side of the interior streets, and no road or trail connection to La Jolla Shores Drive.
Construction hours: 7:00am to 5:00pm weekdays and 8:00am to 2:00pm Saturdays.
Call us at 302-549-5164 and we will get the documents for any home here once they exist.

Read this first: Active Adults Realty is not a tax, legal or financial advisor and nothing below is advice. Confirm every figure with your own tax professional and with Sussex County before you rely on it.
The state picture: Delaware has no state sales tax, no estate tax and no inheritance tax, and Social Security is not taxed.
The local picture: Wilhaven was approved by Sussex County and sits outside any town limits, so the property tax bill is county and school tax with no town tax on top. Sussex County reassessed every property recently, so older tax figures may not reflect what you will pay.
New homes: a new home is assessed once it is finished, so the first tax bill may cover only the land.
Call 302-549-5164 and we will pull the recorded figures once homes are on the tax rolls.