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County moves to solicit buyers for two properties and presses plans to relocate BDC to Franklin Roberts site
Summary
The commission read resolutions to declare 317 Oak Street and 100 Cherokee Boulevard (the Business Development Center) surplus and to increase design funding for the Gateway/Franklin Roberts Career Technical and incubator project; staff discussed RFP plans, appraised values (317 Oak appraised at $4.1M), tenant protections, and large renovation costs that would displace BDC occupants.
Hamilton County leaders on April 15 advanced plans to solicit proposals for two county-owned properties and described a concurrent effort to relocate the county-run Business Development Center (BDC) into a new Gateway/Franklin Roberts facility.
Commissioner Shipley presented Resolution 526-9 to declare 317 Oak Street, jointly owned with the Hamilton County Department of Education, as surplus and to authorize an RFP process. Staff said the building had been appraised at $4.1 million and that, if sold, proceeds would be split with the school system. Property management and commissioners discussed preliminary renovation estimates the consultant described as starting around $5.5 million for minimum compliance work and potentially rising to…
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