Palm Desert Opengov #2026-RFP-063

Palm Desert seeks residential development concepts for six vacant parcels

The City of Palm Desert and SARDA are seeking residential development concepts for six vacant parcels offered for infill development. - Government buyer: City of Palm Desert, Economic Development Department, with the Successor Agency to the Redevelopment Agency of the City of Palm Desert (SARDA), as applicable. The appraisal attachment also identifies L. Todd Hileman, City Manager. - Opportunity: Submit developer/team qualifications and a feasible residential concept for all six parcels, an identified parcel group, or individual parcels. The six parcels total approximately 1.73 acres (75,357 square feet), subject to verification. - Four SARDA parcels: APNs 627-071-067, 627-071-069, 627-074-014, and 627-071-068; approximately 1.19 acres. - Two City parcels: APNs 627-071-065 and 627-071-070; approximately 0.54 acres. - APN 627-071-071 is excluded; proposals may not assume rights across it. - Housing concepts: No unit count, tenure, or housing type is prescribed. Concepts may include detached or small-lot homes, townhomes or rowhomes, duplexes, triplexes, courtyard or other missing-middle housing, low- to moderate-density multifamily rentals, condominiums, mixed formats, and affordable, workforce, or attainable housing. - Key requirements: Address parcel selection and feasibility, site planning, neighborhood compatibility, access, parking, open space, utilities, drainage, emergency access, environmental review, entitlements, implementation, and schedule. Emphasize desert-responsive design, water efficiency, shade, landscaping, privacy, and pedestrian comfort. - Financial and property terms: Initial submissions must not include purchase prices, proof of funds, financing evidence, deposits, or other financial offer terms. Financial capacity or business terms may be requested in a later stage. Selection does not convey property rights; final disposition requires governing-body approval and executed transaction documents. - OEMs and vendors: No product manufacturers, OEMs, or commercial vendors are named. Qualified residential developers, builders, and development teams are the prospective respondents. - Attachment appraisal context: Appraisals report a combined as-is value of $1,000,000 for the four identified SARDA parcels and $650,000 for a separate three-parcel appraisal. The three-parcel appraisal does not clearly establish that all parcels match the six parcels offered, so the values should not be treated as a definitive total opportunity value.

Description

The City of Palm Desert, together with the Successor Agency to the Redevelopment Agency of the City of Palm Desert (SARDA), invites qualified residential developers and development teams to submit qualifications and residential development concepts for six vacant parcels in Palm Desert, California. The opportunity covers four SARDA parcels and two City parcels, approximately 1.73 acres combined; proposals may address all six parcels, a parcel group, or individual parcels. Concepts should provide high-quality, neighborhood-compatible residential infill and address site planning, access, parking, utilities, entitlement and implementation feasibility. Initial proposals are for qualifications and development concepts only; purchase prices and financial offer terms are not requested at this stage.

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