City outlines RFP framework to redevelop two downtown parcels, warns incentives likely

Aug 28, 2025

Staff presented a broker‑led RFP framework to solicit developers for 318 E. 2nd Street and 100 W. Rock Island, stressing form‑based Heritage Crossing standards, walkability and potential need for incentives given land value; brokers flagged parking constraints at the Rock Island site.

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City staff on Thursday presented a framework to solicit development proposals for two city‑owned parcels intended to catalyze downtown Irving: a roughly 5‑acre site at 318 E. 2nd Street in the Heritage Crossing District and a smaller, transit‑adjacent 0.5‑acre parcel at 100 W. Rock Island near the DART station.

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