RFP-261 - ACQUISITION AND REDEVELOPMENT OF THE CITY WATERFRONT JAIL

Summary of Specifications:
The Corporation of the City of Yonkers (the “City”) through the Department of Planning and Development is seeking one qualified developer to acquire, preserve, restore, adaptively reuse and redevelop the City Jail (the “City Jail”). 

The City Waterfront Jail is a City-owned property located in southwest Yonkers at 24 Alexander Street (Block: 2608, Lot: 1). According to the City’s tax map the site is .65 acres, or 28,341 square feet. The 2-story brick structure, which was built in 1928, has been used as a city jail since its inception and has historical ties to the city. The property is zoned I-District (Industrial). 

The site is located in the Alexander Street Urban Renewal Area and is subject to the Alexander Street Urban Renewal Plan, dated November 2008, as adopted by the City Council in May 2009 (the “Urban Renewal Plan”) and the Alexander Street Master Plan, dated May 2009, as adopted by the City Council in May 2009 (the “Master Plan”).