Draft RFP For Public Comments – Washington Park National Bank Building

DEADLINE FOR PUBLIC COMMENT: Monday, September 3rd @ 5:00 PM (Please click ‘More’ to view the entire post)

The Cook County Land Bank Authority (CCLBA) desires to select a development team who will purchase and redevelop the Washington Park National Bank Building (the Bank Building) in a manner which enhances the intersection central to the CTA’s 63rd & Cottage Grove Green Line station, generates revenue for the County, and contributes to a vibrant urban community context.

In this spirit, the CCLBA is making available a draft of the Request for Proposals (RFP) so that we can gather as much public input as possible! Please scroll down to download the RFP and post a comment; we would love to hear from you in terms of evaluating the document and making sure that we are incorporating everything that we possibly can in this proposal!  To provide input, please scroll below to post/view all comments (NOTE: if you can’t view/post comments, please click this link):

CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE CCLBA DRAFT RFP

 CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE CORRIDOR DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE

WOODLAWN CORRIDOR DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE

This development of the Washington Park National Bank Building is part of a larger Corridor Development Initiative centered around the CTA Green Line located at 63rd St/Cottage Grove Ave.  Led by the Metropolitan Planning Council (MPC), the CCLBA participated in three public meetings designed to engage the Woodlawn community in proactively planning for this real-world development scenario.  The 1st meeting consisted of existing conditions/goals as well as development opportunities at this intersection.  Meeting #2 focused on a block exercise where community members could visualize design/financing options for not only the National Bank Building, but the neighborhood as a whole. The final meeting focused on a panel of real estate developers who responded to the public input derived from the block exercise.  Those final recommendations were compiled to the Corridor Development Initiative report you can click on above, and provides extensive background on what has occurred in the development of our Request for Proposal (RFP).