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Originally Posted by Nomad9
I think DFH could make a restaurant or something work on the Riverfront.
Re: NYC, I’m not sure it would sell to many people. A one bed “luxury” near the train station is around $1500 last time I checked, which means you’re paying $2800/mo in rent and commuting with a fraction of the cultural amenities in NYC. You’d probably want a car if you lived in Wilmington just for everyday errands and whatnot, so that (plus possibly parking) is an added expense. And you may still get taxed on NYC income.
There are some who do it, but IME it seems like they’re usually very high-income earners with some other reason to live in DE besides cost-saving.
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Idk, I knew people who commuted from DE to DC to save (2 hours each way), and yes you would have to pay the NYC city wage tax (lower than Philly's btw) but you can avoid the NYS income tax by staying out of the state fo 6 months and one day. And I know plenty of people in banking and law whose employers let them work from home 2-3 days a week. If you stayed out of NYS on weekends and an additional 2 days from home a week, you're safe. And I would still argue, what you get in Wilmington for the price vs what you would pay in NYC for the same is a huge difference. $1,500 a month is not much when you could be paying 3,500.00 w/o parking plus a 9% income tax (even with a 1,300 monthly train pass). On top of that, you can get a luxury one bedroom in Wilmington for less, Christina Tower is around $1,400.00 for a one bedroom, and the new residences at midtown park start around $1,300 for a one bedroom.
I agree the restaurant could work but you could make the same argument for any of the resort restaurants (acknowledging Bigfish for having a location on the riverfront) Bethany Blues, Agave, Fins, Po Boys, Fish On......any of those places would supplement Wilmington but I think some of those places like being specifically a "beach" destination. I know Bigfish Group has multiple places in Wilmington in addition to the beach but under different names (Mikimotos, Trolley Square Oyster House) and I know Taco Grande (riverfront) is them....if it ever opens.
Also I'm curious what people think, where should they go if they opened up here hypothetically, the riverfront or market street? What is better for Wilmington?