The Warehouse Prepares to Open its Doors to Wilmington Teens

The first piece of the expansive REACH Riverside community revitalization project is nearly set to open its doors on Wilmington’s East Side.

The Warehouse – billed as community space “For Teens, By Teens” – could be ready as soon as next month.

Contributor Larry Nagengast takes a closer look at the facility and what its programming will look like.

With its opening about two months away, dozens of teenagers and adult volunteers pitched in Monday at The Warehouse, helping to paint a mural in the teen center’s art room and sprucing up both the building and the area outside the property on Wilmington’s East Side.

Housed in the former home of the defunct Prestige Academy charter school at 12th and Thatcher streets, The Warehouse will be the first piece of the massive REACH Riverside community revitalization project to come to life. Organizers expect its doors to open officially in early spring.

“This is going to be amazing, great for the youth,” said artist Jannah Williams, who designed and planned the mural and then spent two hours Monday morning guiding teams of students through the painting process.

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