NEIGHBORHOOD HOMES INITIATIVE, Holborn Street Parcels

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Bid Counter @ (617) 635-4828

Anne Conway, Project Manager

(617) 635-0182

The City of Boston’s Department of Neighborhood Development (DND) sells city-owned properties to private buyers to encourage development in the City.  One of the goals of DND’s land disposition is to reduce the amount of unused, neglected property existing in the City, placing it back on the tax rolls and adding to the inventory of mixed-income housing.  DND’s land disposition process helps alleviate the housing crisis by enabling DND to offer buildable lots to home builders/developers to encourage construction of housing in Boston’s neighborhoods for a range of affordability levels.  

This Request for Proposals (RFP) offers the public a chance to submit proposals on parcels of land owned by the City of Boston in the Dorchester neighborhood of Boston. The RFP seeks to secure development of the parcels for residential purposes under the city’s Neighborhood Homes Initiative.     

This RFP is soliciting proposals for development of the parcels located at:

14- 14A Holborn Street (Ward12 / Parcel 02844000), Dorchester; 15-15A Holborn Street (Ward12 / Parcel 02810000), Dorchester and 17 Holborn Street (Ward12 / Parcel 02811000), Dorchester.

The sites, totaling approximately 16,627 square feet of vacant land, are intended for sale by the City pursuant to the RFP. The properties are being offered as is.  Proposals must include all parcels in this package. 

The RFP application package will be available beginning March 9, 2020 at DND Bid Counter, 26 Court Street, 10th Floor, Boston, MA 02108, or you may download the package by registering at https://www.boston.gov/dnd/rfps 

An Applicant Conference will be held at DND’s offices at 26 Central Avenue, Boston on March 19, 2019 at 2:00 pm.

Completed proposal applications must be submitted as instructed and returned directly to the Bid Counter, DND, 26 Court Street, Boston, MA by April 14, 2020, no later than 4:00 PM.  Late Proposals will not be accepted.  

Sheila A. Dillon, Chief and Director