The subject site is adjacent to additional developmentready, waterfront real estate parcels to the east. Though not offered as part of this request, the city is open to considering development concepts that have potential to include future phases extending eastward.
The city’s asking price is negotiable, and it is open to all reasonable offers in support of an optimal development plan. A range of incentives, at the local and state levels, may be leveraged as part of a negotiated predevelopment agreement. Preference will be given to projects with a mix of uses, and that creatively incorporate provisions for waterfront access by future residents/patrons of the proposed development, as well as members of the larger community
The city’s preferred development for this site would:
• Create new residential options in a multiplex or “Missing Middle ” housing format;1
• Strive to provide a mix of uses to create vibrancy and year-round activation. Complementary uses could include short-term housing units and/or hotel rooms integrated into long-term housing, restaurant space, or event space offered on a for-rent basis;
• Incorporate a creative design process that respects the historic character of downtown Escanaba and its legacy buildings;
• Preserve the public view-shed of Little Bay de Noc while providing accommodation for public foot access to the water through incorporation of a plaza or similar amenity;
• Include connections to an east/west public bicycle/ walking trail that will border the development to the west and south. The city’s asking price is negotiable, and it is open to all reasonable offers in support of an optimal development plan. A range of incentives, at the local and state levels, may be leveraged as part of a negotiated predevelopment agreement. Preference will be given to projects with a mix of uses, and that creatively incorporate provisions for waterfront access by future residents/patrons of the proposed development, as well as members of the larger community
FOR A THE FULL RFQ, PLEASE VISIT: https://deltacountymi.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/Old-Jail-Property-Request-for-Developer-Qualifications.pdf
