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Request for Proposals for the sale of Parcels X-26B and X-26-2 in the South End Urban Renewal Area, Project No. Mass R-56

The Boston Redevelopment Authority (“BRA”), doing business as the Boston Planning & Development Agency (“BPDA”), is soliciting responses to a Request for Proposals (“RFP”) for the sale of 8,498 square feet of vacant land located between Tremont Street and Warwick Street in the Roxbury neighborhood of Boston, known as Parcels X-26B and X-26-2 in the South End Urban Renewal Area, Project No. Mass R-56 (the “Property"). The parcel is known as the Frederick Douglass Peace Garden.

The BPDA seeks to convey the Property to allow publicly accessible open space or community garden uses. The Property is intended for disposition by a sale pursuant to the RFP. The Property is being offered as is, without warranty of any kind, express or implied. If concerned about the Property condition, legal or physical access and the maintenance thereof, property lines or boundaries or any other matter affecting the Property, prospective developers should investigate and conduct whatever due diligence and inspection deemed necessary.

View a recording of the RFP opening here.

Type RFP
Status Awarded
Due Date 01/19/2022 12:00
Awarded Date 04/14/2022
Awarded Company
Contract Value
Contact [email protected]