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REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS

Polk County Iowa is initiating a Request for Proposals (RFP) with assistance from the City of Des Moines for redevelopment of its Cherry Street Parking Lot.
19 Dec 2024
Written by Lisa Kennedy
General

Polk County Iowa is initiating a Request for Proposals (RFP) with assistance from the City of Des Moines for redevelopment of its Cherry Street Parking Lot. Currently a public and employee surface parking lot, the Cherry Street Lot is approximately 2 acres in size and is centrally located within Downtown Des Moines. The County and City are seeking an experienced development team to create a unique mixed-use project that “fills” the site and is catalytic for future development opportunities that currently exist in this portion of Downtown.

The attached PDF has the full details for this RFP, including:

  • Site overview/context/description
  • Regulatory information
  • Development goals/objectives
  • Developer expectations
  • Submission requirements/procedures
  • Submission evaluation criteria

Download Here: Des Moines RFP

Responses to this RFP are due on March 31, 2025 by 11:59pm. Responses should be directed to the following email addresses:

Sarah Boese, Deputy Polk County Administrator

Sarah.boese@polkcountyia.gov / 515-286-3895

Chandler Poole, City of Des Moines Economic Development Coordinator

cmpoole@dmgov.org / 515-283-4018

Nick Tarpey, City of Des Moines Economic Development Project Manager

notarpey@dmgov.org / 515-283-4585

The County/City team is excited about this development opportunity and is willing and able to meet with interested development teams either in-person or virtually in advance of any formal submittals.

Please contact the above members of the County/City team should you have any questions regarding this RFP.

 

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