New Castle County · Newark · #2024-07-05
Village of Canterbury, Taylortowne - Section C
5001 BYRON COURT, NEWARK, DE 19702, Newark, DE · 56 homes, 8,750 sq ft non-residential, apartments
About this project
A site plan at 5001 Byron Court in Newark for two four-story apartment buildings with 56 units, five detached garages, two 4,000 sq ft storage buildings, and a 750 sq ft addition to the community center. The owner is a limited partnership.
Official description: PROPOSE TWO (2) FOUR-STORY MID-RISE APARTMENT BUILDINGS CONTAINING 56 TOTAL DWELLING UNITS AND ASSOCIATED SITE IMPROVEMENTS; (5) DETACHED GARAGES; (2) 4,000 SF 1-STORY STORAGE UNITS; AND A 750 SF BUILDING ADDITION TO THE EXISTING COMMUNITY CENTER.
- Owner
- IACONO - SUMMER CHASE APARTMENTS, L.P. C/O SOVEREIGN PROPERTY MANAGEMENT, LLC
- Engineer / designer
- Mark Russo
- Plan type
- Site Plan Review
- Land use
- Apartment Dwellings
- Zoning
- NCPUD (Neighborhood Conservation Planned Unit Development) → NCPUD (Neighborhood Conservation Planned Unit Development)
- Sewer
- Municipal
- Status
- Complete
The full picture AI research · Nov 1, 2026
The county filing describes a site plan for more apartments at the existing Village of Canterbury community at 5001 Byron Court, Newark. It calls for two four-story apartment buildings with 56 units in total. The plan also includes five detached garages, two storage buildings of 4,000 square feet each, and a 750-square-foot addition to the community center. The site is part of an apartment community that is already in operation. The owner is a limited partnership, and Sovereign Property Management is named as its contact.
No news coverage, meeting agendas, hearing notices or developer project pages specific to this proposal were found online. Nothing is known publicly about opposition, approvals or when residents might move in. This explanation therefore rests on the county records alone.
What it could mean nearby
- Adding 56 apartments to an existing community would bring more residents, and with them more car trips on Byron Court and nearby roads. The records do not include a traffic study.
- The new buildings would add rental housing in the 19702 area.
- The records do not say how the plan affects open space, schools or utilities.
Where it stands
The latest county filing, dated July 2024, is a site plan. No approval or denial was found online. Plans like this are normally reviewed by county agencies, and the next step is usually a decision on the plan followed by construction permits.
- Jul 1, 2024 Latest county filing of the site plan
Want to weigh in? New Castle County's land use department reviews site plans, but no hearing or public comment date was found. Residents can ask that department about the plan's status.
Who's behind it
Iacono - Summer Chase Apartments, L.P. (c/o Sovereign Property Management, LLC) · This is the limited partnership that owns the property. Sovereign Property Management is named as its contact, and no further company information was found online.
Planning terms explained
- Site plan
- A detailed drawing showing where buildings, parking, driveways and other features would go on a property.
- Detached garage
- A garage that stands as its own small building, apart from the apartment buildings.
- Limited partnership
- A type of business entity that owns property, formed by one or more managing partners and passive investors.
We searched the web for this project but found nothing beyond the county record, so this explanation is based on the filing alone. Researched by AI from public sources on Nov 1, 2026. It can make mistakes, so check the linked sources and the municipality before relying on it.
Scope estimate for contractors
Estimated construction value: $15.2M
- ~336 roofing squares
- ~56 HVAC systems
- ~56 kitchens / 112+ bathrooms
- ~56,000 sq ft of finished living space
- ~87 roofing squares (assumes 1 story)
- ~21 tons of cooling (rule of thumb 400 sq ft/ton)
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