PHDC solicits Request for Proposals (RFPs) from developers to acquire and develop parcels in Philadelphia neighborhoods.
Current Development RFP
RFP for East Germantown Ashmead – et – Al
The Philadelphia Housing Development Corporation (“PHDC”), on behalf of the Philadelphia Land Bank (“Land Bank”), is soliciting proposals from developers to acquire and develop the parcel located in Philadelphia’s East Germantown neighborhood, for affordable homeownership in accordance with this Request for Proposals (“RFP”). The Project Site is bounded by Germantown Avenue to the south, Ashmead Street on the west, Wakefield Street on the north side and Seymour Street on the east.
Please download all of the following documents:
- RFP for Germantown Ashmead April 2024
- Exhibit A -Legal Descriptions
- Exhibit B – Site Plans-Ashmead
- EXHIBIT-C-LAND-DEVELOPMENT-PURCHASE-APPLICATION
- EXHIBIT-D- SOURCES-AND-USES-OF-FUNDS-WORKSHEET
- EXHIBIT-E-LAND-DEVELOPMENT-APPLICATION-COMPLETENESS-REVIEW-CHECKLIST
- EXHIBIT-F-SCORING-RUBRIC
Pre-submission Site Visits
A pre-submission Zoom conference (non-mandatory) will be held on May 01, 2024, 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 29, 2024.
Questions
All questions regarding this RFP must be submitted in writing by email to: RFP@phdc.phila.gov with the subject line “Questions – East Germantown – Ashmead RFP.” Questions will not be accepted by telephone. Questions will only be accepted until May 06, 2024, at 4:00 PM. All questions and a response to each will be posted on the webpage reserved for this RFP located on the website no later than May 10, 2024.
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 20, 2024.
Applications may be submitted either:
(1) on-line by clicking the Online Submission button located below for this RFP;
or
(2) by U.S. mail return receipt by a nationally recognized delivery service (e.g., FedEx), or (ii) by hand delivery. See Section VIII for the mailing address.
The only acceptable evidence of timely delivery will be
- (i) a U.S. mail return receipt or a receipt from a nationally recognized delivery service (e.g., FedEx) showing the date of delivery,
- (ii) a time-stamped receipt from the PHDC Land Management staff if hand delivering an Application or deposit; and
- (iii) an electronic submission date/time stamp.
File Upload Instructions
Files are restricted to a maximum of 8 MB. If you have documents larger than 8 MB, then separate them into smaller documents to successfully upload them to the system. Allow time for the file to upload.
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.
To get a sense of our process you can review Previous Development RFPs.