EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
The City of Kenmore is requesting affordable housing development proposals for a City-owned property (48,490 square feet) located at 7010 NE 181st St., Kenmore, Washington, 98028 King County tax parcel #011410-0590 (the “Holt Property”). The mixed-use building(s) to be designed in this proposal will consist of community/commercial ground floor space (one idea being proposed is a YMCA branch for the first two floors of the building; more on this later in this RFP) and a minimum of 150 housing units. The City is choosing not to prescribe an exact number of units at specific levels of affordability in order to allow respondents to be creative in their designs while also ensuring that there is serious consideration paid to the opportunity to provide condominium-style affordable ownership units at the site, if possible. The housing component could feature:
- condominium homeownership units (townhomes, apartments, or a mix of types) affordable at or below 120% Area Median Income (AMI-see Section VI) or
- a mixture of apartment-style rental units at or below 60% AMI and ownership units at or below 120% AMI or
- apartment-style rental units affordable at or below 60% AMI.
Proposals that include family-sized (two and three bedroom) units will be scored more favorably.
Proposals that include some market rate units will be considered only if they are proposed in combination with more affordable housing units and show a significant amount of community benefit; however, preference in the scoring will be to proposals that include 100% affordable units. The preference is that the proposal includes some ownership units, and proposals that include ownership units will be scored more favorably. This partnership will result in an equitable, cost-efficient, visually appealing, and high-quality mixed-use building(s) to be built and ready for occupants to move in by the end of 2027.
Affordable housing is the Kenmore City Council’s #2 priority for 2023 and will be the #1 priority for 2024.
Through its efforts on this property and another located at 6532 Bothell Way NE, the City is demonstrating its commitment to affordable housing and seeks partner(s) who are equally committed and share the City’s vision of a project that will enhance the neighborhood around the City’s downtown core. We invite creative and committed partners to submit a proposal and join the City of Kenmore as we work together to add affordable units in Kenmore and do our part to tackle our region’s affordable housing crisis.
TIMELINE:
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DATE
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ACTION
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July 27, 2023
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City of Kenmore advertises the Request for Proposals
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August 8, 2023
August 8, 2023
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Applicant’s Briefing Session
A briefing session for potential applicants will be held virtually on Microsoft Teams from 12:00 – 1:00 PM
Applicant Tour of Property
A tour of the property with Kenmore Deputy City Manager Stephanie Lucash will be held on-site from 3:00 – 4:00 PM
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September 6, 2023
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Deadline to Submit Questions to bids@kenmorewa.gov
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October 6, 2023 5:00 PM
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REPONSE TO RFP MUST BE RECEIVED BY THE CITY OF KENMORE CITY CLERK NO LATER THAN 5:00 PM LOCAL TIME
Respondents must submit their proposals in PDF format by email no later than 5:00 PM Local Time to the City Clerk bids@kenmorewa.gov
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October 16, 2023
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Select “short list” of finalists.
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Week of October 23, 2023
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City to schedule interviews with finalists.
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November 9, 2023
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Tentative selection of developer(s) and proposal.
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November 13, 2023
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Announce selection to Kenmore City Council.
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November 27, 2023
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Present selected partner, proposal, and complete package to Kenmore City Council
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Week of December 4, 2023
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Preparation of Draft Agreement(s) with Selected Partner(s)
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September 2024
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Submit project to State and County funding cycle.
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The City of Kenmore encourages submittals from organizations that demonstrate a commitment to equal employment opportunity. Minority and women owned businesses are encouraged to apply.
Date Issued: Thursday, July 27, 2023
Publication Dates: July 27, 2023 and August 18, 2023 - Seattle Times and Daily Journal of Commerce
Electronic Submittal Address: bids@kenmorewa.gov
