Sachse Civicplus #RFQ 2026-08-EDC

Master developer qualifications for Sachse’s phased 5th Street District

Sachse Economic Development Corporation, in coordination with the City of Sachse, seeks qualified master developers for a phased mixed-use district on about seven acres of publicly owned land in Sachse’s 5th Street District. - Government buyer: Sachse Economic Development Corporation, coordinating with the City of Sachse. - Opportunity: Master development planning, entitlement, financing, and delivery; this is a request for qualifications, not a construction award, land conveyance, or commitment of public funding. - Preferred development concept: A Texas Downtown–scale district, generally with two- to three-story buildings. The illustrative three-phase program includes an approximately 20,000-square-foot restaurant and entertainment cluster around public open space; two later mixed-use buildings totaling approximately 60,000 square feet; and a subsequent mixed-use building of approximately 40,000 square feet. - Uses and site features: Active retail or restaurant ground floors; upper-floor office, live/work, or modest-scale urban loft uses; and a programmable public gathering space. Missing-middle housing at site edges is optional, while high-density multifamily is not the assignment. The reference concept includes an interim surface parking area of about 125 spaces. - Qualifications and team: Respondents should demonstrate relevant mixed-use or small-town-center experience, documented financial capacity, and an execution-ready team that includes a project manager, architect, civil engineer, landscape architect, retail recruitment and leasing lead, and general contractor. - Proposal considerations: Provide a site vision, phasing and parking approach, public-realm plan, preferred land-conveyance structure, and credible capital stack. Sale, ground lease, or a combination may be considered. Any proposed public support must meet a but-for test; no specific funding amount or land price is offered. - OEMs and named vendors: No OEMs, development vendors, or product manufacturers are identified. No manufactured products or part-numbered items are requested.

Description

The Sachse Economic Development Corporation (EDC), in coordination with the City of Sachse, seeks qualifications from experienced master developers to plan, entitle, finance, and deliver development on publicly owned land in the 5th Street District. The preferred reference case is a Texas Downtown–scale mixed-use district, generally with two- to three-story buildings, a restaurant cluster and public gathering space in Phase 1, and mixed-use buildings in later phases. The selected team or teams will enter exclusive negotiations toward a Pre-Development Agreement; this RFQ does not award a construction contract, convey land, or commit a public funding amount. Responses must include a site vision, relevant experience, financial capacity, an execution-ready team, and a proposed conveyance and public-realm approach.

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