Wilbur Factory Mixed-Use Development
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Wilbur Factory Redevelopment

This project reinvented a decommissioned chocolate factory complex, built over 100 years ago, into a multi-use downtown development.

The redevelopment project is anchored by the iconic Wilbur Chocolate Factory, which is being repurposed into an upscale hotel, market, restaurant and luxury condominiums. The complex will also be home to a 55+ satellite housing option for Pleasant View Communities, a nearby retirement community, as well as market-rate apartments.

The vision for the project encompasses varied uses to ultimately bring more people into this thriving downtown to live, shop, dine and stay.

Photo Credit:  Nathan Cox Photography

Project Highlights
Client:
OakTree Development
Location:
Lititz, PA
Services:
Architecture
Core & Shell
Fitout Support
Type:
Adaptive Reuse
Historic Reinvention
Food Hall & Restaurant
Hotel
Condos
55+ Apartments
Wilbur Factory Mixed-Use Development
The former Wilbur Chocolate Factory was comprised of a dozen different buildings added to the original structure over the decades.
The former Wilbur Chocolate Factory was comprised of a dozen different buildings added to the original structure over the decades.
The mixed-use development solution preserved historically and architecturally significant portions of the buildings and removed the later industrial additions that lacked aesthetic value.
The mixed-use development solution preserved historically and architecturally significant portions of the buildings and removed the later industrial additions that lacked aesthetic value.
A former loading dock and 1970s addition were removed to form the main courtyard entrance for the hotel and public entrance to the condominiums.
A former loading dock and 1970s addition were removed to form the main courtyard entrance for the hotel and public entrance to the condominiums.
Multi-Use Development

Tight Downtown Site

Breathing room was carved out of the chocolate factory by removing parts of the building that had less architectural value to make room for a series of entry experiences.

The public entrances along Broad Street echo the former street-facing retail component of the factory and embrace the fabric of the town. Around the corner, a former parking lot is being converted to The Lofts 55+ housing, extending the town streetscape and directly connecting those residences to the new amenities.

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