Affordable Housing for Next Generation NYCHA Sites, Request for Qualifications
The New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) in collaboration with the New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) is seeking applications in response to this Request for Qualification (RFQ) from qualified applicants to create a list of pre-qualified developers for the development of affordable housing on various NYCHA-owned properties. The Applicants who are selected under this RFQ are “Pre-Qualified Developers” that will be eligible to submit proposals in response to forthcoming Request for Expressions of Interest for the development of such affordable housing.
Two Pre-Submission Conferences will be held on Wednesday, August 3rd and Thursday, August 4th, 2016 at 3:00PM at NYCHA, 90 Church Street, 5th Floor Ceremonial Room, New York, NY 10007. Every Applicant intending to submit a Proposal in response to this RFQ is encouraged to attend one of the sessions as these will be only opportunities to ask questions and receive answers in person regarding this RFQ. Those attending must notify Theresa Hunter at [email protected] and cc: Meddy Ghabbaee at [email protected] by 12:00PM on August 1st, 2016, of their intent to attend. Please include the subject line “Pre-Submission RSVP.”
People with disabilities requiring special accommodations to attend the pre-submission conference should contact Brooke Wieczorek, [email protected] by August 1st, 2016 at 12:00PM.
All other communications and inquiries regarding this RFP should be directed to: [email protected]
Proposals must be delivered by hand no later than 4:00 PM on October 14, 2016 to:
New York City Housing Authority
Procurement Department
90 Church Street, 6th Floor
New York, NY 10007
Attention: Meddy Ghabaee
The following Proposal Forms can be downloaded below.
• Form A-1, 2: Completeness Checklist and Applicant’s Letter
• Form C-1, 2: Development Team Information and Applicant Questionnaire
• Form D-1: Development Experience and Current Workload
• Form D-2: Management Experience and Current Workload
• Form D-3: Management Questionnaire
• Form E: Assets Statement
City seeks affordable housing nonprofits to build on ‘underutilized’ NYCHA property
By Dan Rosenblum
Workers at the Red Hook Houses (Photo: William Alatriste/City Council)
The New York City Housing Authority and Department of Housing Preservation and Development are reaching out to nonprofit and underrepresented developers interested in building affordable housing on underused public housing property, according to a request for qualifications the agencies released Tuesday.
The call for interested groups comes as NYCHA has planned to build 10,000 units of affordable housing on “underutilized” plots with the goal of generating $100 million to $200 million in revenue, as well as some mixed-income developments, according to its “NextGeneration” plan released last year. It is encouraging nonprofits, as well as small and women- and minority-owned developers, to vie for contracts to build the fully affordable buildings.
“This process is an innovative way to reduce barriers and bring more community-based developers to the table,” NYCHA Chairwoman and CEO Shola Olatoye said in a statement to NYN Media. “We encourage all nonprofit developers, M/WBEs and community partners to submit their qualifications and join us in creating more affordable housing and more connected communities through NextGeneration NYCHA.”
The agency already chose developers to develop 500 affordable units at three developments in the Bronx and Brooklyn, and in recent weeks it released an RFP to develop property at the Betances Houses in the South Bronx and mixed income housing at Brooklyn’s Wyckoff Gardens.
Some tenants and community-based groups have raised concerns that infill market-rate developments will benefit new residents at the expense of current ones. NYCHA, which said it will engage tenants and add or improve amenities for existing residents, expects developers to participate in forums, hearings, and briefings with tenants, community boards, agencies and to support a “proactive resident engagement framework in keeping residents abreast of development and programs to build safe and connected communities with resources for education, workforce development, health and wellness, as well as environmental sustainability.”
To qualify, developers and managers are expected to have completed or run at least 100 units over the past seven years and must highlight previous experience with an emphasis that “promotes innovation, demonstrates design excellence, fosters cooperation and community collaboration, and provides best-in-class-services.” The developments should also be “exemplary in architectural and urban design,” according to the RFQ.
“MWBEs and nonprofit developers bring added value and expertise that can transform how affordable housing is created on NYCHA developments,” said Ritchie Torres, chairman of the City Council’s Public Housing Committee.
Those who are pre-qualified will be allowed to submit specific proposals in their request for expressions of interest. Responses are due by Oct. 14, and a pre-submission conference is scheduled for Aug. 3 and 4. View the RFQ here.
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