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Commission selects 13th Floor to negotiate redevelopment of City Hall site; concept includes civic space and 335 residential units
Summary
After a staff briefing and a concept presentation from 13th Floor Investments, the commission authorized negotiation of a development or ground‑lease agreement with 13th Floor for a phased project that would include a new city hall, library, police headquarters and an initial phase of about 335 residential units; commissioners requested additional financial detail and renderings.
Staff told the commission the RFP process produced one responsive proposal from 13th Floor Investments and recommended directing staff to negotiate a development agreement or ground lease. Representatives from 13th Floor — Arnaud Carcenti and Ray Melendi — presented concept renderings showing a phased plan that would provide a new civic building (including a library on the ground floor, city hall and police headquarters) and a residential component of roughly 335 units in phase one, plus subsequent phases. "We envisioned here a village type of environment where we're creating an urban village," one presenter said.
Commissioners supported moving to negotiations while flagging several follow‑ups: more detailed renderings and site plans, integration with the Underline linear park and transit connections, clearer phasing logistics to keep city operations in place during construction, and granular financial terms including the proposal's cost‑recovery deposit (the commission discussed a referenced $250,000 figure in follow‑up). Staff and the developer said deposit terms are refundable and can be structured; the commission voted to authorize negotiations and directed staff to return with more detail as the process advances.
