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Authorization to Issue Request for Proposals for Disposition and Redevelopment of City-Owned Property at 723 W. Polk St.
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Authorization to Issue Request for Proposals for Disposition and Redevelopment of City-Owned Property at 723 W. Polk St.
Description
Request to authorize the City Manager, or his designee, to issue a Request for Proposals (RFP) to select a development team and begin negotiations for the disposition and redevelopment of a City-owned parcel located at 723 W. Polk St.
Report
Summary
The City owns a parcel located in the Downtown Phoenix Redevelopment Area, comprised of approximately 73,220 square feet (SF), or 1.68 acres, at 723 W. Polk St., at the southwest corner of 7th Avenue and Polk Street (the Site). The Site is zoned C-3 (General Commercial) and is within the Arts, Culture and Small Business and the Capital Mall overlays. The Site was deeded to the City in 1920 to allow the establishment of the American Legion Post Number No. 1 (Legion). The original agreement allowed the Legion to use the Site, subject to certain limitations and contract provisions, for 99-years with an end date of Feb. 20, 2019. In September 2018, City Council approved an 18-month lease extension to allow the Legion to celebrate its 100-year anniversary in its original location. The property is not designated on the Phoenix Historic Property Register or the National Register of Historic Places. A National Register Nomination has been prepared by representatives not associated with the Legion, but the Site is owned by the City and the Legion does not support the nomination moving forward. Staff has been in ongoing meetings with the Legion regarding the future of this Site and the Legion would remain a tenant on the Site until the successful proposer begins development. Staff has commissioned an appraisal of the Site and acknowledges the Site will likely need to be rezoned prior to redevelopment occurring, and this would need to be done prior to disposition of the Site.
With approval, staff will issue an RFP seeking offers for the disposition and redevelopment of the Site for a compatible, infill, mixed-use, mixed-income development. Up to 25 Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing Project-Based Vouchers under the Housing Choice Vouchers Program will be made available for the project. The successful proposer will be required to:
Provide at least 3,000 SF for community support services for veterans.
Include an interpretive feature documenting the history of Luke-Greenway American Legion Post No. 1.
Each proposer will be required to:
Include mixed-income residential units, with at least 30 percent affordable or workforce housing with a preference for veterans.
Demonstrate experience completing at least three mixed-use projects and at least one veterans or affordable housing development.
The RFP will require proposers to consider incorporating elements of the Site's existing buildings in the proposed development and will include standard terms, conditions and other necessary requirements, and will include the following evaluation criteria (1,000 possible points):
Concept to Activate the Site (0-400 points).
Return to the City (0-350 points).
Proposer's Qualifications and Experience (0-250 points).
The Return to the City criterion will include payments and other consideration that provide public benefits.
Staff anticipates the RFP will be issued in Summer 2019 and will remain open for at least 60 days. Responsive proposals will be evaluated by a panel including City staff and community representatives. Following negotiations with the recommended proposer, business terms will be presented to the Planning and Economic Development Subcommittee for review and recommendation, and then to the full City Council for approval.
Concurrence/Previous Council Action
This item was recommended for approval at the Planning and Economic Development Subcommittee meeting on June 4, 2019, by a vote of 4-0.
Public Outreach
Staff presented to the Downtown Voices Coalition on May 11, 2019; the Grand Avenue Members Association, Inc. and the Grand Avenue Arts & Preservation group on May 16, 2019; the Historic Preservation Commission on May 20, 2019 and the Roosevelt Action Association on May 21, 2019. Staff also reached out to the Capitol Neighborhood Coalition and the Triangle Neighborhood Association to provide information.
Location
723 W. Polk St.
Council District: 7
Department
Responsible Department
This item is submitted by Assistant City Manager Deanna Jonovich and the Community and Economic Development Department.