Downtown Clearwater’s long-anticipated redevelopment effort may be inching closer to its next phase, as the city weighs a proposed request for negotiation (RFN) to solicit proposals for a large-scale, mixed-use renaissance of its urban zone.
If approved, the RFN would impact 25 acres across 17 properties and would enable agile negotiation between developers and the City, rather than a request for proposal (RFP), which limits options to static developer proposals with less wiggle room.
An RFN also addresses a more practical question: how the City will handle redevelopment across a mix of public and private parcels. Rather than negotiating site by site, the process allows Clearwater to evaluate proposals at a district level and guide how those pieces come together…