What will Wilmington's Riverfront East look like? The details, by the numbers

More than three years after being officially announced, demolition and remediation will begin later this summer on the long-delayed $100-plus million project that will change the face of Delaware's largest city.

Riverfront East, which will redevelop the east side of Wilmington's Riverfront to mirror the 30-plus years of development on its west side, will transform the now largely abandoned 86.3-acre site into blocks of new retail shops, residences, office space and greenways with a riverwalk along the Christina River.

Here's a look at Riverfront East by the numbers

Size: 86.3 acres

Cost: $100-plus million

13.3 acres dedicated to open space, including parks, greenery and public-use areas

3,500 linear feet of Riverfront promenade

4.7 million square feet of residential space

4,300 residential units

1.9 million square feet of office space

350,000 square feet of retail space

179 new jobs estimated to be generated by the project's first phase

THE DETAILS:Demolition to (finally) begin for Wilmington's $100+ million, 86-acre Riverfront East project

5 to 6 stories: the size of most buildings

8,900 planned spaces in parking garages

650 street-level parking spaces