Development Services

The vendor required to provide development services for include:
•    Expand housing diversity with a mix of market-rate, workforce, and affordable units that respond to the city's strategic housing plan and provide new options across income levels.
•    Activate street life through ground-floor retail, dining, and cultural spaces that daily activity, support local entrepreneurs, and strengthen elm avenue as a cultural and commercial hub. 
•    Provide community-serving amenities such as public plazas, cultural space, or workforce facilities that reflect neighborhood priorities and foster inclusive gathering places. 
•    Advance design excellence and connectivity with high-quality, walkable urban design that links to the river, downtown, and nearby neighborhoods, while complementing surrounding public and private investments. 
•    Promote sustainability and resilience by incorporating development practices that deliver long-term economic, environmental, and social benefits. 
•    Generate measurable community benefits including job creation, local hiring, and minority, women-owned business enterprise (MWBE) participation in both construction and ongoing operations.
- Finance strategy
•    The scale and quality of private investment committed by the development team.
•    The degree to which the proposal aligns with city priorities such as housing community-serving amenities, and long-term sustainability. 
•    The potential for the project to deliver measurable economic and fiscal returns, including new tax base, job creation, and neighborhood revitalization impacts.

- Contract Period/Term: 7 years
- Pre-Submittal Meeting Date: November 25, 2025
- Questions/Inquires Deadline: December 11, 2025