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Tuscaloosa committee orders appraisal, seeks RFP before sale of MLK remnant parcels
Summary
The properties committee directed staff to obtain an appraisal and design a public RFP for remnant parcels at MLK Boulevard and 5th Street after a buyer signaled plans for townhomes; council members said appraisal and an RFP are needed to protect long-term corridor goals.
The Tuscaloosa City properties committee on Jan. 14 directed staff to obtain an appraisal and draft a request for proposals before any sale of small remnant parcels at the corner of Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard and 5th Street, after a developer signaled interest in building townhomes on the site.
Chase Lucas, a representative with TTL, told the committee the prospective purchaser — Brandon Hayes, the property owner — intends to develop townhomes “very similar to what’s across the street,” but that…
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