New Castle County · Unincorporated New Castle County · #2025-10-07
Boyd's Corner Preserve
562 Boyds Corner Road, Middletown, DE 19709, Unincorporated New Castle County, DE · 165 homes, single-family homes · 91.0 acres
About this project
Subdivision of a 91-acre parcel at 562 Boyds Corner Road in unincorporated New Castle County, DE, for 165 single-family detached homes.
Official description: Develop the subject parcel into 165 single family detached dwelling units
- Owner
- Rausch Enterprises, L.L.C.
- Engineer / designer
- John Mascari
- Plan type
- Subdivision
- Land use
- Residential Subdivision
- Zoning
- S - Suburban → S - Suburban
- Water
- Artesian
- Sewer
- Municipal
- Status
- Complete
The full picture AI research · Nov 1, 2026
Boyd's Corner Preserve is a proposal to subdivide a 91-acre parcel at 562 Boyds Corner Road, near Middletown in unincorporated New Castle County, into 165 single-family detached homes. That works out to roughly 1.8 homes per acre.
The county filing lists Rausch Enterprises, L.L.C. as one of the firms involved. The latest county filing is dated October 1, 2025.
No news coverage, meeting agendas, developer project page or opposition was found online for this specific project. This explanation therefore rests on the county record alone. The record does not say what is on the land now or who would buy the homes.
What it could mean nearby
- Adding 165 households would increase car trips on Boyds Corner Road and nearby roads. The size of the increase depends on a traffic study that was not found.
- The homes would add to demand on local schools, water and sewer service. No capacity details were found.
- The county record does not say how much open space the plan would set aside, although the name suggests some would be preserved.
Where it stands
The project appears to be at the county subdivision plan review stage, based on its latest filing in October 2025. Next steps usually include agency review comments, plan revisions and a decision on the plan, sometimes after a public hearing. No decision was found.
- Oct 2025 Latest county filing for the 165-home subdivision plan
Want to weigh in? New Castle County's Department of Land Use reviews subdivision plans, and residents can usually send comments to that department or speak at any public hearing. No hearing date was found.
Who's behind it
Rausch Enterprises, L.L.C.
Planning terms explained
- Subdivision
- Dividing one large parcel of land into smaller lots that can be built on and sold separately.
- Single-family detached home
- A stand-alone house on its own lot that does not share walls with neighbors.
- Unincorporated
- Land outside any town or city limits, where the county government handles planning and zoning.
- Plan review
- The process in which county staff and agencies check a development plan against local rules before it can be approved.
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: $92.4M
- ~5,280 roofing squares
- ~165 HVAC systems
- ~165 kitchens / 330+ bathrooms
- ~462,000 sq ft of finished living space