RFP for Strawberry Mansion – W Oakdale and N Stanley St – Et Al

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RFP for Strawberry Mansion – W. Oakdale and N. Stanley St – Et Al

NOTE: Pre-Submission Virtual Conference rescheduled for May 14, 2025 at 10am
The Philadelphia Land Bank (“Land Bank”), is soliciting proposals from developers to acquire and develop the parcel located in North Philadelphia’s Strawberry Mansion neighborhood for affordable homeownership in accordance with this Request for Proposals (“RFP”). The Project Site is located on W. Oakdale Street between 25th and 31st Streets, and the 24xx to 26xx blocks of N. Stanley and N. Corlies Streets. The parcels specified below are composed of vacant property owned by the Philadelphia Land Bank (“PLB”); it does not include privately owned land on these blocks. Applicants are being asked to respond to this RFP with a proposal to develop all parcels listed in one or both sub-areas.

Please download all of the following documents:

  1. RFP Strawberry Mansion Oakdale and Stanley Streets Et Al Revised
  2. EXHIBIT-A_LEGAL DESCRIPTION
  3. EXHIBIT-B- SITE PLANS
  4. EXHIBIT C – LAND-DEVELOPMENT-PURCHASE-APPLICATION 2025
  5. EXHIBIT-D- SOURCES-AND-USES-OF-FUNDS-WORKSHEET
  6. EXHIBIT-E-LAND-DEVELOPMENT-APPLICATION-COMPLETENESS-REVIEW-CHECKLIST
  7. EXHIBIT-F-SCORING-RUBRIC 2025

Pre-submission Virtual Conference
Rescheduled to May 14, 10am

A pre-submission Zoom conference (non-mandatory) will be held now on May 14, 2025, at 10:00 AM to answer any questions regarding this RFP. Interested parties are urged to attend this conference. If you are interested in attending this virtual conference, contact Mathen Pullukattu at mathen.pullukattu@phdc.phila.gov by close of business on May 06, 2025.

Questions

All questions regarding this RFP must be submitted in writing by email to:RFP@phdc.phila.gov with the subject line “Questions – Strawberry Mansion RFP.” Questions will not be accepted by telephone. Questions will only be accepted until May 09, 2025. at 4:00 PM. All questions and a response to each will be posted on the webpage reserved for this RFP located on this website no later than May 16, 2025.

Proposal Submission Process and Deadline

All Applications (as hereafter defined), along with a good faith deposit in the amount of $1,500 or 10% of the offer price, whichever is greater, must be received on or before 4:00 PM on May 28, 2025.

Applications may be submitted:

1. ONLINE
By clicking the Online Submission button located below for this RFP

2. BY MAIL
U.S. mail return receipt or by a nationally recognized delivery service (e.g., FedEx).
See Section VIII in the RFP for the mailing address.

OR

3. BY HAND DELIVERY 
In person delivery to Land Management staff. See Section VIII in the RFP for the address. 

The only acceptable evidence of timely delivery will be

  1. a U.S. mail return receipt or a receipt from a nationally recognized delivery service (e.g., FedEx) showing the date of delivery,
  2. a time-stamped receipt from the PHDC Land Management staff if hand delivering an Application or deposit; and
  3. an electronic submission date/time stamp.

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As of July 2019 the Philadelphia Redevelopment Authority (PRA) and the Philadelphia Land Bank (PLB) are staffed by employees of PHDC. PRA and the Land Bank remain independent organizations overseen by independent boards of directors. Accordingly, you may see references to PRA and the PLB. PHDC, PLB and PRA work together to create seamless programs and services that support community development in the City of Philadelphia.