LEWES – A family-owned property on Kings Highway near the beaches could soon be redeveloped into a 95-bed independent living community for adults 55 and older.

LIC Housing LLC, owned by Delaware attorneys Kelly and Adam Gelof of Tunnell & Raysor, brought the conditional use proposal to the Sussex County Planning & Zoning Commission last week. The parcel is about five acres in Lewes and is located near the Cheer Center and Chapel Green development.

It would feature a mix of apartments featuring up to possibly three bedrooms with rents ranging from $2,500 to $3,750 per month, along with a first-floor restaurant at about 4,000 square feet and fitness center at about 2,165 square feet for use by both residents and the public.

All told, the Gelofs currently plan to include 53 one-bedroom uni

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