Celebrated as the heart of Riverside, the 81,000-square-foot facility is nearly five times the size of Kingswood’s former home and expands access to education, health, recreation and community services
Source: WRK
On November 6, 2026, The WRK Group —which comprises REACH Riverside, Kingswood Community Center and The Warehouse—officially opened the new Kingswood Community Center, a two-story, 81,000-square-foot, $56 million facility replacing the previous building that had served as the heart of Riverside for 80 years. Local dignitaries —including U.S. Sen. Lisa Blunt Rochester, Delaware Gov. Matt Meyer, Attorney General Kathleen Jennings, Wilmington Mayor John Carney, and Wilmington City Council Member Zanthia Oliver— participated in grand-opening ceremonies that celebrated the magnificent state-of-the art building and the integral role its expanded resources will play in the continual revitalization of Riverside for the next 80 years or more.
“The Kingswood Community Center had an amazing 80-year run rooted in humble beginnings,” said Logan Herring, chief executive officer of WRK Group. “For decades, thanks to people with vision, resourcefulness and the commitment to rolling up their sleeves, it continued to expand and evolve with the needs of the community. The new Kingswood Community Center builds on all of this. It will continue that same legacy of rising to meet the needs of Riverside by providing the community with more resources, support and opportunity.”
The WRK Group broke ground on the new Kingswood Community Center in 2024. At nearly five times the size of the building it has replaced, the new facility offers substantially expanded services and opportunities, including:
- A gymnasium that seats more than 600 fans as a basketball court and can accommodate up to 1,500 people for a gathering
- A Nemours pediatric care center
- The Ernest L. Webster Montessori Academy
- An expanded Jimmy Jenkins Senior Center located in a separate building from the new community center
- A large commercial kitchen and dining room
- Flexible community and event space
The ribbon-cutting ceremony served as one of several opportunities the WRK Group is offering staff, stakeholders and the community to experience the new Kingswood Community Center. The grand-opening weekend celebrating “A legacy of community. A future of possibility.” includes a WRK Group friends and family appreciation evening on Nov. 6 and Kingswood Community Day on Nov. 7.
Added momentum for Riverside’s total transformation
The opening of the new Kingwood Community Center comes during Kingswood’s milestone 80th anniversary year, integrating Kingswood’s legacy of impact with a renewed commitment to serving the current and future needs of the people, families and businesses of Wilmington’s Riverside.
“We are opening a new chapter, opening new doors to space built to serve generations to come,” said Herring. “This facility represents a bigger commitment to the people of Riverside—a commitment to empowering greater opportunities, fostering a stronger community, and providing modern solutions that reflect the evolving needs and dreams of everyone who lives and does business here.”
The new Kingswood Community Center is the latest major achievement in WRK Group’s comprehensive revitalization of Wilmington’s Riverside neighborhood. Working alongside residents and community partners to create new opportunities through housing, education, health and economic mobility, the WRK Group has already put its vision in motion, making an impact on the community through transformative investments in meaningful projects. These include purpose-built mixed-income housing at Imani Village, The Warehouse teen center and STEM Hub at EastSide Charter School, and expanded educational, workforce development and health resources
