EDC officials told the Queensborough hearing that a request for information (RFI) for the Vernon Building is active and that responses are due by Aug. 27, and DCP said site‑specific disposition and acquisition approvals are part of the 1 LIC package that would allow future procurements and redevelopment.

"The RFI is out on the street. We're expecting responses by August 27," said Eric Bridal, vice president for neighborhood strategies at NYCEDC. Bridal emphasized that the RFI is intended to solicit concepts for adaptive reuse of the Vernon Building and that any redevelopment would proceed through a subsequent public procurement process.

What the agencies described:
- Vernon Building RFI: EDC stated the RFI is an information‑gathering step to shape an eventual request for proposals (RFP); EDC said the RFI seeks concepts for adaptive reuse and explicitly said "no introduction of housing at this point" for the Vernon Building in the RFI.
- City‑owned sites: DCP identified three city parcels along 40‑44th Drive and two lots under the Queensboro Bridge ramps that are part of proposed disposition actions; HPD said one site at 44‑36 Vernon Boulevard is the intended location for a roughly 320‑unit income‑restricted housing project pending UDAA/UDAP and disposition approvals.
- Con Edison waterfront portion: DCP said it is seeking acquisition and site selection authority for the waterfront portion of a Con Edison parcel (Block 488, Lot 1114) to secure a roughly 900‑foot stretch of waterfront for public access as part of the waterfront plan.

Why it matters: The disposition and acquisition approvals would allow the city to enter negotiations, develop RFPs and set procurement terms that could determine whether sites are developed by nonprofit, public‑benefit or private entities and what community benefits are required. Community speakers repeatedly urged that city‑owned land be used for deeply affordable housing, parks and nonprofit arts and manufacturing space rather than market‑rate development.

Next steps: EDC will collect RFI responses and then propose a procurement path. DCP and its co‑applicants told the hearing that detailed program requirements and procurement terms will be established in later stages and that CPC/Council review and approvals will be required for mapped zoning changes and disposition steps.

Ending: EDC and DCP framed the RFI and disposition requests as early procedural steps; community advocates told the panel those city sites are a "once in a generation" opportunity and pressed for binding terms to prioritize public benefits and nonprofit use of public land.