Bid Detail

13-323 - Redevelopment of NS Boston Road

The City of Springfield is requesting proposals for the redevelopment of a vacant property at NS Boston Road (01655-0038) is located within the Pine Point neighborhood of Springfield.

The Pine Point neighborhood is located in the center of the city, beginning about two and half miles from the Central Business District. It is the seventh largest of Springfield's seventeen neighborhoods, containing 1,240 acres plus right of way and water bodies. Principal boundaries are the Boston & Albany Railroad to the north; the North Branch of the Mill River to the South; Cobb and Methuen Streets to the east; and Roosevelt Avenue to the west.

While the majority of Pine Point is smaller, residential housing, the Boston Road and Berkshire Avenue commercial corridors run through the heart of the neighborhood. Mass Mutual Financial Group, a Fortune 500 company and one of the area's largest employers, is located within the Pine Point neighborhood.

The property is located directly on the Boston Road commercial corridor. It contains approximately 7,500 square feet and is zoned Residence A. The assessed value is $77,800.00. The property abuts the Pine Point Branch Library.

The City is most interested in proposals that transform the site into a viable, re-use that will improve not only the property, but the surrounding area. While financial benefits (i.e. price paid for the property) of a proposal are important to the selection of the developer, coupled with all selection criteria, the City will also consider the broader fiscal and economic developments to be realized from the project. The City will not be obligated to select the proposer offering the highest purchase price if another proposal better satisfies the selection criteria and other requirements of this RFP as a whole.

The City is most interested in proposals that creatively integrate the site with the surrounding area, respecting zoning, and in a manner that creates a viable redevelopment opportunity and enhances the aesthetic appeal of the streetscape. Proposers should be familiar with abutting uses and mindful of such when developing a redevelopment project and program to ensure the project is respectful of existing neighbors.

If the proposal involves a commercial re-use, the City will be requiring a full landscape buffer along the eastern side of the lot that abuts the library.

Full site plan review by the Office of Planning & Economic Development will be required and approval of re-use and/or construction plans is at the sole discretion of the City of Springfield. The City reserves the right to impose additional re-use restrictions as it deems necessary.

All bidders are buying property subject to all current zoning and building restrictions. Changes to the use of the property may require a variance. The City makes no representations regarding success of variances and/or specials permit applications.

Property is being sold "as is" and the City makes no representations regarding the physical or environmental conditions. The selected developer accepts the property "as is" with no exception.

If a nonprofit organization is chosen preferred developer, it will be expected to enter into an agreement with the City to make an annual in-lieu-of-tax payment, the amount of which will be fifty percent (50%) of the tax that would otherwise be paid by a for-profit venture.

This Request for Proposals is for the real property only. All contents of the property and any personal property therein may not be included in this sale at the discretion of the City of Springfield.

The City of Springfield has made all efforts to ensure that the information is accurate. However, it is the buyer's responsibility to investigate to their satisfaction any matter as it may relate to the property.

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