Lancaster Builds

^{Rendering via Willow Valley Communities}

Since making rapid demolition progress in early 2025, further development has stalled at Willow Valley Communities’ Mosaic in downtown Lancaster. Lancaster Builds previously reported in May that demolition company, Metro, was onsite carrying out deconstruction of the Lancaster Newspaper building that previously sat on site at the northwest corner of South Queen and West Vine streets. Now, the site is cleared of all debris and remains an empty gravel parking lot.

Previously, Willow Valley Communities hesitated to commence construction due to lagging pre-sales progress but ultimately moved forward with a public groundbreaking ceremony in late January 2025 attended by Lancaster City Mayor, Danene Sorace; Marshall Snively, President of Lancaster City Alliance; Willow Valley Communities’ President & CEO, John G. Swanson, and other high ranking stakeholders.

^{17 W Vine St, Photos by Joseph Sitzwohl}