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City staff identifies 85 Clearwater-owned parcels for possible surplus; trustees told residential lots will go to market first
Summary
City staff presented an evaluation identifying 85 city and CRA parcels that may qualify as surplus, organized into four categories. Trustees were asked to confirm a strategy to market residential parcels first and to provide input on North Greenwood CRA sites before final surplus recommendations.
City of Clearwater staff on Feb. 3 presented an initial evaluation that identified 85 city- and CRA-owned properties as possible surplus and outlined a staged strategy for marketing and disposal.
Phil Kirkpatrick, economic development and housing, led the presentation and said staff began with a list of more than 400 city-owned parcels, sought departmental input, and narrowed the list to 85 candidate properties. He described four categories: undevelopable parcels (e.g., small remnants from road work), residential parcels suitable for single-family or multifamily development, North Greenwood CRA parcels (both residential and commercial) that may be sold individually or packaged, and commercially zoned parcels suited for denser development or site packages.
Kirkpatrick showed map examples: a triangular undevelopable parcel near Landmark Drive, a 91,100-square-foot low-medium density residential parcel east of Clearwater Country Club, four adjacent parcels near Curtis Elementary in North Greenwood that could be sold together, and several downtown gateway parcels that could be combined for larger mixed-use projects. He said staff’s recommendation was to market the residential category first in curated groups to avoid flooding the market and depressing values.
Trustees asked about timing and next steps. City staff said some parcels already are posted on the city website to facilitate developer inquiries; trustees were told the process for final surplus declarations would include departmental and community input and come back to the CRA trustees and city council for formal approval. Jesus Nino, CRA executive director, and Phil Kirkpatrick cited one parcel, 1105 Carlton Avenue, that already moved through an evaluation committee and is expected to return to trustees with a recommendation after receipt of proposals.
Multiple trustees said they supported starting with residential parcels to reduce city maintenance costs and place properties back on the tax rolls. Trustees also asked for community engagement in North Greenwood before final action.
Kirkpatrick said staff will return with a detailed marketing plan and recommendations for specific parcels to officially surplus, and that residential parcels would be the first “go-to-market” group. Trustees did not vote to surplus any parcels during the meeting; staff requested confirmation of the approach and said formal surplus actions would return in future agenda items.
Clarifying notes from staff: staff removed parcels from an initial inventory of 400+ and grouped 85 candidate parcels into four buckets; residential parcels were identified as likely to attract quicker sales and a larger buyer market; staff recommended staggered listings.
