Beach 21st Street Mixed-Use

Development RFP

Downtown Far Rockaway

Information Session

January 18, 2017

Agenda

Location & Context

Local Projects Underway

Updates

Site Description

Project Goals

Development Program

Selection Criteria

Submission Reminders

RFP Deadlines & Procedure

Questions

Location & Context

Highly-visible site in the commercial center

of Downtown Far Rockaway

Less than 1 block from the A Train

Less than ½ mile from the LIRR

Approx. 15-minute walk from the beach

Situated above both 100-year and 500-

year flood plains

Adjacent to planned DOT Plaza

3

A

1

2

3 5

4

6

Local Projects Underway

Our work in Downtown Far Rockaway for the revitalization of the area includes a

series of long- and short-term investments as well as a neighborhood-wide rezoning

and the creation of an urban renewal area.

4

3) Adjacent DOT Plaza

1) Beach 21st Street RFP Site

2) Beach 20th Street Pedestrian Plaza

4) SBS Storefront Improvements

5) New Queens Public Library

6) Streetscape Improvements

Updates

5

ULURP Certification Schedule

- We anticipate certifying into ULURP

within the next month.

- We encourage you to visit LUCATS to

monitor ULURP progress.

Zoning

- Additional details about the zoning of

the RFP Site will be publicly available

when we certify into ULURP.

We encourage you to visit the project website

(edc.nyc/farrockaway) to view updates the

Draft Scope of Work for the EIS and the EIS itself

once it becomes publicly available.

Site Description

6

Approx. 42,500 square foot City-owned

site

Anticipated to be rezoned from C8-1 to

C4-2 and to be within a new Special

Downtown Far Rockaway District

Located adjacent to planned DOT plaza

“Adjacent Plaza,” whose development

rights may be used for development on

the site

Project Goals

Dynamic mixed-use, mixed-income development

Design excellence, sustainability, and resilience

Integration into local context to encourage pedestrian activity, and thriving retail

Comprehensive hiring and wage program that strengthens the community and

helps create quality local jobs

Financially feasible development

7

A competitive response to the RFP must describe a plan to accomplish the

following project goals:

Development Program

8

• Active ground floor uses, including

retail, especially along the adjacent

plaza, that respond to the needs of

the community

• Community facility and/or

commercial space that provides

needed services, amenities, and

quality jobs for the growing residential

population

• Mixed-income affordable housing

program consistent with Housing New

York, which contributes to the City’s

goal of fostering economically

diverse neighborhoods

Selection Criteria

Completeness and Quality of Overall Response

Program and Design

Financial and Schedule Feasibility

Hiring and Workforce Programs

Respondent Qualifications and Experience

Economic Impact

9

Factors we will consider in making our selection include:

Submission Reminders

Respondents must submit a completed copy of the pro forma Excel template that accompanies this

RFP and must follow the instructions within it.

- The pro forma should be submitted in Excel on a flash/thumb drive.

- All Excel files must be in original formatting, contain all original formulas (i.e. no hard coding) and

have no hidden or locked sheets or cells.

The following should be completed by any developer that believes it should be categorized as an

Emerging Developer:

Emerging Developer Narrative Form

Emerging Developer Role Description

10

We take completeness and quality into account when making our selection.

RFP Deadlines & Procedure

Questions should be emailed to Beach21StreetRFP@edc.nyc

- Final Question Deadline: February 9, 2017 at 5:00 PM

- Final Answer Posting: March 2, 2017

11

Questions

Responses Due: March 14, 2017 at 4:00 PM

- Six (6) copies of the proposal and one (1) electronic version of the proposal must be

delivered to NYCEDC by the due date.

Responses

Site File

Exhibit 1 – Downtown Far Rockaway Urban Design and Streetscape Reconstruction

Exhibit 2 – Survey Report

Exhibit 3 – Title Report

Exhibit 4 – Phase I Environmental Report

The Site File will be available for purchase for $100, or can be viewed at no cost by

appointment at the offices of NYCEDC, by request to Hildegarde Williams at

hwilliams@edc.nyc.

12 Edit Footer Here

RFP Site Information File

Thank you.

13 Edit Footer Here