Luren Dickinson Luren D. Dickinson

Land Developer  —  Builder  —  Appraiser


Luren D. Dickinson is a long time resident and history enthusiast of Chadds Ford in Delaware County, Pennsylvania. He has developed over 30 residential and commercial developments in his distinguished professional career.  He currently serves as an executive or partner of numerous real estate development organizations including the Yorktown Corporation, Fine Pennsylvania Properties, and Concord Crossing Partners Land Developers. Mr. Dickinson's broad real estate experience spans land development, subdivision, improvement and construction, appraisal, brokering, and sales. He holds numerous residential and non-residential professional real estate licenses in Pennsylvania, Delaware and Maryland and is a member of the National Association of Realtors and National Association of Real Estate Appraisers as well as many other real estate and historical organizations. Mr. Dickinson is a graduate of North Carolina State University.


Graduate Education

North Carolina State University,
1964 Bachelor of Science Degree, Agricultural Economics


Professional Licenses

Pennsylvania Real Estate Broker, License #R2-029090

Delaware Real Estate Non-Residential Broker, License #R2-0000398

Maryland Real Estate Non-Residential Broker, License #4924


Professional Organizations & Designations

National Association of Realtors

National Association of Real Estate Appraisers - CREA 

Delaware County Board of Realtors 

Chester County Board of Realtors 

Delaware County Chamber of Commerce 

Birmingham Township, Chester County Historical Board Chairman 

Realtors Land Institute 

Delaware & Chester County Home Builders Association


Developments - Lots - Communities - Subdivision

Residential & Historical Properties
1975 Linden Farm 30 Acres, Historic Home: Subdivided and Sold 11 Lots, Birmingham Township, Chester County
1976 Bishop Hollow 23 Acres, Historic Home: Subdivided and Sold 9 Lots, Newtown Township, Delaware County
1976 Brandy Hollow 9 Acres, Historic Property: Subdivided and Sold 9 Lots, Chadds Ford Township, Delaware County
1977 Fox Hollow 54 Acres, Historic Home: Subdivided and Sold 24 Lots, Chadds Ford Township, Delaware County
1978 Dunns Cove 15 Acres: Subdivided and Sold 6 Lots, Upper Providence Township, Delaware County
1978 Ridgefield 30 Acres: Subdivided and Sold 18 Lots, Pennsbury Township, Chester County
1980 Hunters Run 40 Acres: Subdivided and Sold in Entirety, Pennsbury Township, Chester County
1980 The Woods 25 Acres: Subdivided and Sold 10 Lots, Chadds Ford Township, Delaware County
1981 Arrow Lane 12 Acres: Subdivided and Sold 5 Lots, Chadds Ford Township, Delaware County
1984 Southpoint 8 Acres: Subdivided and Sold 21 Townhomes, Chadds Ford Township, Delaware County
1984 Springhill Farm 46 Acres: Subdivided and Sold 276 Lots, Chadds Ford Township, Delaware County
1985 Beechwood 25 Acres: Subdivided and Sold 9 Lots, Chadds Ford Township, Delaware County
1986 Willow Glen 36 Acres: Subdivided and Sold 18 Lots, Kennett Township, Chester County
1986 Glen Knoll 20 Acres: Subdivided 24 Lots with Townhomes, Middletown Township, Delaware County
1987 Chestnut Hollow 50 Acres, Historic Property: Subdivided and Sold 13 Lots, Newlin Township, Chester County
1987 Knoxlyn Farms 50 Acres, Historical Property, Subdivided and Sold 23 lots Kennett Township, Chester County
1987 Four Streams Farm 30 Acres, Subdivided and Sold 14 lots, Pocopson Township, Chester County
1989 Breckenridge 42 Acres - Subdivided and Sold 24 Lots, Elk Township, Chester County
1989 Timbermill 25 Acres - Subdivided 9 Lots, Sold 6 Lots, New Garden Township, Chester County
1990 Briarcroft 44 Acres - Subdivided 12 Lots, Sold 10 Lots, Elk Township, Chester County
1990 Grist Mill 107 Acres - Subdivided 40 Lots, Sold 24 Lots, Upper Oxford Township, Chester County
1990 Concord Crossing 70 Acres, Historical Property - Subdivided 24 Singles, 122 Apartments, 136 Townhouses, Concord Township, Delaware County
1993 Keepsake 25 Acres, Historical Property - Subdivided 10 Lots, Sold 6 Lots, Birmingham Township, Delaware County
1994 Clusters at Concord Crossing 52 Quad Homes, Concord Township, Delaware County
1995 Evergreen 22 Acres, Historical Property - Subdivided and Sold 10 Lots, Birmingham Township, Delaware County
1997 Windmill Creek I 9 Acres: Subdivided and Sold 6 Lots, Concord Township, Delaware County
1998 Clusters at Concord Crossing 97 Townhomes, Concord Township, Delaware County
1998 Hickory Hill 3 Acres, 2 Lots, Pennsbury Township, Chester County
1999 Walnut Green Subdivided 35 Single Family Lots, Concord Township, Delaware County
2000 Windmill Creek II 16 Acres: 12 Building Sites in Progress, Concord Township, Delaware County
2000 Locust Farm Lane 15 Acres: Subdivided 7 Lots, in Progress, Concord Township, Delaware County
2000 Graystone at Concord Crossing Concord Crossing, Phase V: 12 Carriage Homes, Concord Township, Delaware County

 

Commercial & Industrial

 

1981 Dickinson Industrial Assembled 10 Acres Commercial/Industrial Ground Birmingham Township, Delaware County
1989 Johnson Building Remodeled Historic Office Building Concord Township, Delaware County
1992 Glen Eagle Shopping Center 13 Acres, Designed & Rezoned 13 Acres into Local Shopping Center
1995 Chadds Ford Barn Shops 5 Acres & Historic Building Assembled and Rezoned 5 Acres around Historic Building for Upscale Boutiques & Small 40-Room Hotel Birmingham Township, Delaware County
1997 Hickory Hill Road 3 Acres, to be Rezoned Commercial

 


Professional Career

Yorktown Corporation

President 1974 to Present- Chadds Ford, PA

Partner - Fox Hollow Associates "Land Development/Builder"

Developed and/or built 26 residential subdivisions in western Delaware and southern Chester counties

Fine Pennsylvania Properties

Founder/Partner 1997 to Present

L.D. Dickinson, Inc.

1978 to 1997 President & Founder - Chadds Ford, PA

"Fine Pennsylvania Properties & Historical Places"

Concord Crossing Partners Land Developers

1995 to Present

Delaware Technical & Community College

1990 Instructor - "Real Estate Opportunity"

Dickinson, Inc.

1971

Licensed Residential Sales, Chadds Ford, PA 

Branch Sales Manager - Media, PA 

Vice President - Chadds Ford, PA "Residential & Commercial Land Development"

The Kroger Company

1964 to 1971

Property Manager - Relocation - Cincinnati, OH 

Real Estate Manager - Little Rock, Arkansas Division 

Real Estate Manager - Toledo, Ohio Division 

Real Estate Manger - Roanoke, Virginia Division