The City of Covington is seeking proposals from developers for roughly three acres of city-owned land in the Peaselburg and Westside neighborhoods for the purposes of housing construction.
“These properties represent an opportunity to put city-owned land back into productive use while creating new homes for current or future residents,” Mayor Ron Washington said. “As demand for housing continues to grow, we want to ensure that vacant developable land is contributing to the strength and vitality of our neighborhoods.”
There are two proposal requests spanning 28 city-owned land parcels. The first spans 19 vacant parcels in Peaselburg on Pointe Benton Lane. The second includes nine parcels located at 314-318 Orchard Street, 1109-1117 Locust Street and 1034-1040 Jackson Street in the Westside neighborhood.
Both requests are seeking market-rate development for various housing types, including single-family houses, condos, townhomes and other types of housing as regulated by the city’s zoning laws.
“The city has made a deliberate effort to identify publicly owned properties that can support new residential development,” Brandon Holmes, the city’s Neighborhood Services Director, said. “These RFPs are designed to attract experienced development partners who can bring thoughtful, high-quality housing projects to these sites and help strengthen the surrounding neighborhoods.”
You can read the documents and learn more by visiting the city’s online procurement portal here.
