Demolition at One Rehoboth site permitted to continue weekdays through June 27

June 6, 2025

The City of Rehoboth Beach has granted permission to Onix Group, the developer of a proposed new hotel between Rehoboth and Baltimore avenues, to continue demolition of the existing Grotto’s Pizza and Sirocco Motel on Baltimore Avenue through Friday, June 27. This represents a second extension to the city’s traditional May 15-September 15 moratorium on such activities. Demolition activities will be permitted from 8 am-7 pm weekdays.

Demolition at the site began in late April. As the beach store at the front of the Sirocco Motel was being removed, it became clear that the structural integrity of the entire motel was compromised.

The developer now plans to utilize a 70-foot high-reach excavator to dismantle the building swiftly.

“The building continues to pose a clear safety concern,” says City Manager Taylour Tedder. “This second extension has been granted so that the developer may remove the dangerous structure safely and as expeditiously as possible.”