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File Number: 17-623 <br />In accordance with the Long Range Property Management Plan, on November 28, 2016, the <br />Successor Agency released a Request for Proposals (RFP) for purchase and development of the <br />properties. The RFP included information about the City’s vision for development, zoning and <br />other regulations, submittal requirements, and selection criteria. Respondents were requested to <br />submit detailed proposals for development of the site, as well as information about their <br />development team and project timeline. <br />The RFP was widely marketed to architects and developers, the City’s website, the San Leandro <br />Next blog, and online commercial realty sites including OppSites, CoStar, Loopnet and ICSC (the <br />International Council of Shopping Centers). Staff worked with Larry Bell, a Vice President at <br />Transwestern, as the listing agent and broker for the properties. Mr. Bell assisted in marketing to <br />potential developers and conducted outreach to over 250 developers. City staff outreached <br />directly to approximately 50 others. The goal of the process was to ensure that a large number of <br />qualified developers were aware of the opportunity. <br />Responses to the RFP were due on February 28, 2017, and two complete offers were received <br />for this site. City staff and the listing agent held interviews with the two respondents who <br />submitted complete applications to gain more information about their proposals for the site and <br />development expertise. The responses proposed various mixed-use commercial and residential <br />uses for the site. Proposals were evaluated based upon the following selection criteria: <br />·Proposed vision and design that works towards the goals and policies of the City <br />·Achievable plan to include as many of the adjacent properties as possible in the <br />development <br />·Quality of development team and its experience working on high profile TODs <br />·Proposed price <br />·Financial ability to fund development <br />·Incorporation of sustainable design <br />Developer Selection <br />After a careful review of the offers and interviews, BEAM Development, LLC, was found to <br />provide a proposal that best meets the selection criteria and goals for the site. The BEAM <br />Development team has a wide array of experience, from mixed-use and TODs, to detached <br />single-family homes, and apartment complexes. The team includes Managing Members Anita <br />and Mukesh Bajaj, Branagh Inc Construction, Hunt Hale Jones Architects, and Ankor Design, <br />Development & Construction, Inc. <br />BEAM’s goal for the project is to create “a dynamic, welcoming, high quality urban public space <br />that will be the heart of Downtown San Leandro.” The mixed-use development proposal envisions <br />approximately 120 residential units within four floors. Each floor would have one, two and three <br />bedroom units ranging from 750 to 1,150 square feet. At the ground level, a vibrant two-level <br />commercial area of up to 30,000 square feet is proposed with an open entryway plaza at the front <br />and rear. <br />BEAM is recommended for the following reasons: <br />·BEAM has performed outreach and research and has developed a feasible plan to obtain <br />the adjacent properties in order to create a high-impact project that redevelops the <br />Page 3 City of San Leandro Printed on 10/30/2017 <br />137