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RFP for North Central 16th Street Et Al

The Philadelphia Land Bank (“Land Bank”), is soliciting proposals from developers to acquire and develop the parcel located in North Central Philadelphia, for affordable homeownership in accordance with this Request for Proposals (“RFP”). The Project Site is located on N. 16th Street in North Central Philadelphia, adjacent to Temple University. The parcels specified are composed of vacant property owned by 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 properties listed in this RFP.

Please download all of the following documents:

1. RFP for 16th Street March 2025 (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

A pre-submission Zoom conference (non-mandatory) will be held on April 10, 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 April 09, 2025.

Questions

All questions regarding this RFP must be submitted in writing by email to:RFP@phdc.phila.gov with the subject line “Questions – North Central – 16th St RFP.” Questions will not be accepted by telephone. Questions will only be accepted until April 11, 2025. at 4:00 PM. All questions and a response to each will be posted on the webpage reserved for this RFP located on website no later than April 18, 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 April 30, 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.