Milton Independent School District Civicplus #93

Milton seeks development proposals for a 3.8-acre downtown mixed-use site

The Town of Milton is seeking development partners for a mixed-use project on approximately 3.8 acres of Town-owned downtown property. - Government buyer: Town of Milton, Town Manager’s Office, Chittenden County, Vermont. - Opportunity: The Town invites qualified developers, development teams, and investors to submit conceptual proposals for the site in the Downtown Business District, near the Route 7/Middle Road improvements and planned Town Green. The Town may select one or more partners. - Requested development concept: A financially feasible, walkable, pedestrian-oriented mixed-use project with active ground-floor uses, diverse housing opportunities, local businesses, public gathering spaces, and high-quality architecture and site design. Potential ground-floor uses include retail, restaurants, services, offices, civic, and community uses. No fixed use mix or housing quantity is prescribed. - Proposal details sought: Team qualifications and experience; conceptual narrative, site plan, and renderings; proposed uses, estimated housing count and mix, non-residential square footage, parking, relationship to public improvements, phasing, and preliminary schedule; development costs, financing, market assumptions, requested public assistance, land consideration, transaction economics, risks, financial capacity, and community benefits. - Partnership terms: The Town prefers a market-value land sale but will consider a ground lease, joint development, public-private partnership, phased transaction, or another negotiated structure. Public financial assistance has not been committed. - Named organizations: The Town of Milton and its Town Manager’s Office are the buyer. The attachment identifies Chittenden County Regional Planning Commission and The Johnson Company in connection with a previously completed Phase I Environmental Site Assessment. No OEMs are named. - Environmental background: The assessment for the nearby 4.5-acre Hourglass roadway property identified possible fuel-related releases and a broken automotive battery, and noted potential asbestos, lead paint, PCB-containing materials, and universal hazardous waste before demolition. It is background information, not a product request. - Outcome is not guaranteed: Selection would not itself approve a project or commit the Town to a transaction; definitive terms would require negotiation and applicable approvals.

Description

The Town of Milton is seeking conceptual development proposals from qualified developers, teams, and investors for approximately 3.8 acres of Town-owned property in its Downtown Business District (DB1), adjacent to the U.S. Route 7/Middle Road Hourglass improvements and planned Town Green. The solicitation is a developer selection and negotiation process, not a construction contract; the Town may select one or more preferred development partners for further negotiation. Proposed concepts should support a walkable mixed-use downtown, housing opportunities, local businesses, public gathering spaces, and long-term economic viability, while being market-informed and financially feasible. Potential transaction structures include land sale, ground lease, joint development, public-private partnership, or phased development; the Town states that a market-value land purchase is preferred but will consider alternatives. Proposals are due November 9, 2026, at 2:00 P.M.

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