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Groundbreaking marks start of Dutchman’s Harvest
Lewes project aims to add workforce housing east of Route 1
![Participants in the Dutchman’s Harvest groundbreaking are (l-r) Holly Millard, Ocean Atlantic Companies administrative assistant; Michael McNamee, OA project manager; Chelsea Bristow, Jack Lingo Realtor agent; Janet Reeves, Lewes assistant city manager; Katie O’Neal, OA accounting; Greg Tobias, OA executive manager; Ben Gordy, OA senior project manager; Greg Stevens, Lewes Attainable Housing LLC; Steve Hentschel, The Whayland Company president; Tom Tipton, OA chief operating officer; John Russ, Whayland vice president of operations; Preston Schell, Lewes Attainable Housing LLC; Janelle Cornwell, Lewes planning and building manager; Khalil Saliba, Lewes deputy mayor; Ellen Lorraine McCabe, Lewes city manager; Marissa Ferrell, Dutchman’s Harvest prospective buyer; Jaime Zolper, OA senior project manager; Jackson Wayne, OA analyst; Alexis Gruber, Dutchman’s Harvest sales; and Jill Burton, OA executive assistant. TED PFIRRMANN PHOTOS](/sites/capegazette/files/2024/08/field/image/Untitled-1.jpg)
Participants in the Dutchman’s Harvest groundbreaking are (l-r) Holly Millard, Ocean Atlantic Companies administrative assistant; Michael McNamee, OA project manager; Chelsea Bristow, Jack Lingo Realtor agent; Janet Reeves, Lewes assistant city manager; Katie O’Neal, OA accounting; Greg Tobias, OA executive manager; Ben Gordy, OA senior project manager; Greg Stevens, Lewes Attainable Housing LLC; Steve Hentschel, The Whayland Company president; Tom Tipton, OA chief operating officer; John Russ, Whayland vice president of operations; Preston Schell, Lewes Attainable Housing LLC; Janelle Cornwell, Lewes planning and building manager; Khalil Saliba, Lewes deputy mayor; Ellen Lorraine McCabe, Lewes city manager; Marissa Ferrell, Dutchman’s Harvest prospective buyer; Jaime Zolper, OA senior project manager; Jackson Wayne, OA analyst; Alexis Gruber, Dutchman’s Harvest sales; and Jill Burton, OA executive assistant. TED PFIRRMANN PHOTOS
August 7, 2024
Dutchman’s Harvest officials and local dignitaries held a groundbreaking ceremony July 31 for the town’s first affordable workforce housing project. When complete, the community will offer 140 multifamily units for sale to full-time workers in Sussex County.
Lewes Deputy Mayor Khalil Saliba said, “Dutchman’s Harvest is a very exciting project because housing, particularly workforce/affordable housing, is in great demand. The City of Lewes and our major employer – Beebe Healthcare, Cape Henlopen School District, restaurants and others – now potentially have another option in terms of recruiting and retaining employees.”
Dutchman’s Harvest sits along Savannah Road just east of the entrance to Cape Henlopen High School.
![Preston Schell, Ocean Atlantic Companies chair and member of Lewes Attainable Housing LLC, has been working on the Dutchman’s Harvest project for more than five years.](/sites/capegazette/files/2024/08/field/image/Untitled-4.jpg)
Preston Schell, Ocean Atlantic Companies chair and member of Lewes Attainable Housing LLC, has been working on the Dutchman’s Harvest project for more than five years.
![Jaime Zolper is a senior project manager at Ocean Atlantic Companies, the developer of Dutchman’s Harvest.](/sites/capegazette/files/2024/08/field/image/Untitled-5.jpg)
Jaime Zolper is a senior project manager at Ocean Atlantic Companies, the developer of Dutchman’s Harvest.
![Tom Tipton, left, Ocean Atlantic Companies chief operating officer, chats with developer and OAC Chair Preston Schell.](/sites/capegazette/files/2024/08/field/image/Untitled-6.jpg)
Tom Tipton, left, Ocean Atlantic Companies chief operating officer, chats with developer and OAC Chair Preston Schell.