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Committee approves 60-day RFP window for 200 Greensboro Avenue (Old Fire Station 5)
Summary
Committee members approved staff recommendation to issue a roughly 60-day RFP for 200 Greensboro Avenue, citing an estimated recent appraisal of about $3.3 million and a desire for a sales-tax-producing, commercial reuse; proceeds are likely to be suggested for fire-service investments.
The Tuscaloosa properties committee voted to proceed with a roughly 60-day request-for-proposals process for 200 Greensboro Avenue, the city’s former Fire Station 5, after staff outlined the property’s size, condition and recent appraisal.
Staff reported the city originally paid approximately $300,000 for the parcel and identified additional facility costs of about $119,000; staff summarized an overall current cost figure of roughly $2,400,000 and cited a recent appraisal of about $3,300,000. The property was described as about 3.5 acres with roughly 25,000 square feet of building space.
Staff recommended an RFP that favors commercial, sales-tax-producing uses and compliance with appropriate zoning (general commercial or light industrial depending on the proposed use). The director suggested a 60-day RFP window to give potential respondents time to prepare site plans and engineering, and to permit tours with city staff.
A committee member said proceeds from any sale should be reinvested in the fire service, including possible fire station improvements or ladder trucks; staff and the committee discussed returning recommendations tied to those uses if a sale occurs. The committee approved the motion to issue a 60-day RFP and to return proposals to the committee for review.
The committee did not approve any sale at the meeting. Staff said proposals would return to the committee for evaluation and recommendation before any disposition or reinvestment decision is finalized.
