TO: CRA Board of Commissioners
FROM: Tara Toto, Redevelopment Manager
THROUGH: Renée A. Jadusingh Esq., Executive Director
DATE: February 25, 2020
Title
DISCUSSION - CARVER SQUARE WORKFORCE HOUSING
Body
Recommended Action:
Board discussion.
Body
Background:
The Carver Square Workforce Housing development is located in the southwest neighborhood, consisting of twenty (20) single-family residential parcels, with a combined acreage of approximately two (2) acres.
Below is a summary of the project status:
Design Documents:
• 20 Surveys: 100% Complete.
• Design Documents (Architecture/Civil/Landscaping): 90% Complete.
• Building Permit Submittal: Vertical Construction (master review): Anticipate: 2-25-20.
City Required Entitlements:
• Lot Split: 100 % Complete.
• Parcel Control Numbers and Addresses Assigned: 100% Complete.
• 17 separate Right of Way Dedication (ROW) Sketch and Legal Documents: 100% Complete.
• 17 separate ROW Deeds: ROW Deed Form and Sketch and Legal Documents submitted to City Engineering Department for review 2-18-20. Requires City Commission approval. Anticipate: April City Commission agenda.
Construction Strategy:
Three options for consideration:
1) Publish a Request for Proposal (RFP) for a local Nonprofit to develop, construct and sell.
2) Publish a Request for Invitation to Bid (ITB) for a Construction Engineering Inspector (CEI) and a General Contractor (GC); CRA to act as the developer (will require income qualification, marketing, and selling the homes).
3) Partner with Palm Beach County Department of Housing and Economic Sustainability under their Workforce Housing Program (PBC ULDC Article 5, Chapter G, Section 1).
**Note: Any of the three options will require the processing of a Restrictive Covenant.
Attachment(s): Exhibit A - Presentation TBD
CRA Attorney Review:
N/A
Funding Source/Financial Impact:
N/A