Solicitation for Multifamily Affordable Housing: Callahan Neighborhood
NOTICE OF INVITATION FOR PROPOSALS
FOR DEVELOPMENT OF MULTI-FAMILY AFFORDABLE RENTAL HOUSING
ON CITY OWNED REAL PROPERTY
IN THE CALLAHAN NEIGHBORHOOD OF THE PARRAMORE COMMUNITY
Pursuant to Section 163.380(3)(A), Florida Statutes, notice is hereby given of the intention of the City of Orlando (City) to dispose of certain vacant real property located within the Orange Blossom Trail Community Redevelopment Area (OBT CRA) to a developer for development as multi-family affordable rental housing. The OBT CRA is a dependent special district governed by the Orange Blossom Trail Community Redevelopment Agency.
The real property consists of approximately 1.6 acres of vacant land generally located in the Callahan Neighborhood, south of W. Jefferson Street, west of Benson Avenue, east of N. Orange Blossom Trail and north of Polk Street as shown on the site map below.
All interested parties are invited to submit proposals to develop the property as multi-family affordable rental housing. Proposals must be submitted within 30 days after the publication of this notice, i.e. on or before Thursday, October 24, 2024, at 3 p.m. to the following address:
Real Estate Management Division
City of Orlando
Attn: Tonie McNealy
City Hall at One City Commons, 7th Floor
400 South Orange Avenue
Orlando, FL 32801
tonie.mcnealy@orlando.gov
407.246.2655
All pertinent information relating to the disposition and development of the property as multi-family affordable rental housing, including a boundary survey and a solicitation document that includes the project goals, requirements and developer selection process, may be obtained from the Real Estate Management Division at the above address. The solicitation document and environmental documents are also available on this webpage under "Related Documents".
Per Section 163.380(1), Florida Statutes, the disposition and development of the property shall be subject to such restrictions, covenants, conditions and obligations, including covenants running with the land, necessary and appropriate to prevent slum or blighted areas and to carry out the purposes of the Community Redevelopment Act, Chapter 163, Part III, Florida Statutes (the "Act"), and the Downtown Orlando Community Redevelopment Plan (the "Plan"). In addition, the successful proposer(s) and their successors and assigns shall be obligated to devote such real property only to the uses specified in the Plan and may be obligated to comply with such other requirements as the City may determine to be in the public interest, including the obligation to begin improvements on such real property within a reasonable time. Per Section 163.380(2), Florida Statutes, the City may provide in any instrument of conveyance to a successful proposer that such proposer is without power to sell or otherwise transfer the real property without the prior, written consent of the City until the proposer has completed the construction of the improvements which he/she is obligated to construct thereon. The City may accept such proposal(s) as it deems to be in the public interest in furtherance of the purposes of the Act and Plan and reserves the right to reject any and all proposals and waive any minor irregularities.
- Question: In response to an interested proposer’s inquiry about the City’s available CDBG-DR (Hurricane Ian) funds, the City responded as follows:
Answer: Thank you for your interest. The City did not receive a direct allocation of CDBG-DR. The allocation went to Orange County and any future application for funding would go through them. As part of the solicitation, one of the Development Requirements states:
- "If available, the Transfer Agreement will require the successful proposer to apply to Orange County for Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) funding which will leverage non-competitive 4% Low Income Housing Tax credits and Tax-exempt bonds."
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Question: In the submittal, can we add CDBG-DR as a source if there is not an active solicitation from the County at this time?
Answer: Yes, you can tentatively add it as a source. Per the Development Requirements set forth in the Solicitation document, if CDBG-DR funds become available, the successful proposer will be required to apply to the County for such funding.
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Question: This property is owned by the City, will it be leased or sold?
Answer: Pursuant to the section of the Solicitation document titled, “Transfer of Title,” the City will convey title to the Property via special warranty deed at an anticipated purchase price of $1, all in accordance with the terms of the Transfer Agreement.
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Question: Is there any allocated City funds to this project?
Answer: Direct funding from the City has not been assigned to this project at this time but is noted as a potential incentive, subject to funding availability. Available development incentives offered by the City for affordable housing are listed in Exhibit D to the Solicitation document.
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Question: Please provide the environmental reports.
Answer: Environmental Reports are now available on the website under "Related Documents".
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Question: Is the project expected to cover the cost of the Underground/Relocation of Electric Distribution Facilities? We think so; but want to confirm.
Answer: Yes, all associated costs on and off-site.
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Question: Is it the City's desire for this project to be senior or family? The Solicitation does not specify the population to be served; and it does not have a preference for larger units (Piedmont specifically had a preference for 3- and 4-beds).
Answer: There is no preference.
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Question: I noticed the zoning states with a bonus the maximum allowed is 96 units but could we potentially get more with Live Local or is 96 the max?
Answer: Per the solicitation, page 2, last sentence of the second paragraph: "Based on the Zoning and required affordability established for this solicitation (see Development Requirements below), the Project may qualify under the Live Local Act which could allow for increased height and density along with the Master Plan Approval being reviewed administratively."
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Question: Do you know when Orange County may put out their solicitation for CDBG-DR?
Answer: No, unfortunately at this time we do not know when Orange County will issue its solicitation for CDBG-DR.
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Question: Is this Solicitation still due on October 24th? A similar solicitation in Tampa has been pushed back to November due to Hurricane Milton so just wanted to confirm.
Answer: Yes, it is still due on October 24th at 3 p.m.