| The NSP envisions opportunities
for an entity (government, affiliate or private) to quickly acquire
foreclosed properties and adjacent parcels, conduct the necessary
rehabilitation or demolition, rent or sell and engage in redevelopment.
To accomplish this goal, SHRA has established the Property Recycling
Program to pursue a highly targeted acquisition strategy focusing on
properties in the Target Areas that meet the following criteria: 1)
Acquisition price not to exceed $500,000; and
2) Meets targeting requirements as properties that:
- support larger site assembly efforts for the City or Redevelopment
Agency;
- can be absorbed into the Housing Authority’s property management
portfolio; or
- are significantly deteriorated such that the property is
unmarketable or rehabilitation is not reasonable.
Properties meeting this targeting requirement would likely be
blighted and pose a health and safety issue to the neighborhood, thus
likely necessitating demolition and land banking for a period of time to
alleviate the negative impacts of foreclosure in the neighborhood.
Properties in this program may require an intermediate hold strategy in
accordance with a long-term plan that can be fully implemented once the
market can support the additional investment. As such, demolition and land
banking activities are viable intermediate actions that can bring an
immediate impact with the potential for an even larger benefit in the
future. Furthermore, the eventual disposition of properties acquired
under the Property Recycling Program will be aligned with a community
process and may allow for additional opportunities to partner with
for-profit and non-profit entities. These activities will allow for
additional public participation and present significant leveraging
opportunities beyond the next year or two.
Program Guidelines (pdf)
RFQs
SHRA will return to its governing boards for additional authority to
implement the disposition strategies accordingly. As part of the
development of a disposition strategy, SHRA released the following
Requests for Qualifications (RFQ) to identify potential partners.
Volume Builder RFQ (pdf)
Mission Driven RFQ
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