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Council discusses 6th Street property swap to give city ownership of alley-adjacent lot
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Summary
Council and staff described a property exchange in which an individual named Brandon would receive a commercial lot and the city would gain the 6th Street parcel; officials said the alley remains city property and neighbors will be consulted.
Council members and staff described a planned property swap affecting a 6th Street parcel that the city will acquire in exchange for a commercial tract purchased by a private individual.
Staff said the city would take ownership of the 6th Street property and that Brandon, the private purchaser, would obtain a commercial lot; the swap was characterized as a negotiated deal in which Brandon paid the price difference and the transaction resolves a local dispute. "So we own 6th Street... He bought a piece of commercial property," a staff member said.
Council members discussed notifying neighbors and clarified the status of an alley behind the parcels: the alleyway is city property, contains several independent lots adjacent to the former Bowery site, and the committee does not plan to vacate the alley. Members suggested neighbors could be contacted about changes and that fencing could be considered when new construction occurs.
The conversation was framed as a cooperative resolution; no formal motion or recorded vote on the property swap appears in the transcript. Next steps mentioned include outreach to neighbors and continued due diligence by city staff.
