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Authorization to designate The Sherburne Collective as Tentative Developer of 648, 650, and 652 Sherburne Avenue, District 7, Ward 1
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WHEREAS, the Housing and Redevelopment Authority of the City of Saint Paul, Minnesota (the “HRA”) is a public body corporate and politic established pursuant to the provisions of Minnesota Statutes, Section 469.001, et seq. (the “Act”); and
WHEREAS, HRA owns property located at 648, 650, and 652 Sherburne Avenue, which consists of an eight (8) unit multi-family residential building on one parcel and two vacant lots (collectively referred to as the “Property”); and
WHEREAS, between September 4, 2020 and November 20, 2020, HRA staff received five proposals to purchase the Property; and
WHEREAS, after reviewing the five proposals, HRA staff recommends accepting the proposal from Thomas-Dale/District 7 Planning Council, Inc. d/b/a Frogtown Neighborhood Association (“Frogtown Neighborhood Association”) and Model Cities of St. Paul Inc. in which Frogtown Neighborhood Association, Model Cities of St. Paul Inc., and Hope Community, Inc. (collectively referred to as “The Sherburne Collective”) intend to redevelop the Property to convert the existing building into six units to accommodate a wider variety of households and utilize the two vacant lots at 648 and 650 Sherburne to create parking, a garden and green space for residents living in the building (the “Project”); and
WHEREAS, of the five proposals received, the Project proposed by The Sherburne Collective best accomplishes the objectives and goals of the HRA Land Disposition Policy and best complies with the strategies set forth in the Citywide Comprehensive Plan/Redevelopment Plan now legally in effect in the City of Saint Paul, including particularly those related to providing family-sized affordable housing options, preservation of naturally-occurring affordable housing in areas with improved transit to reduce displacement, promotion of shared-equity owners...
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