Soliciting respondents interested in the purchase and redevelopment of property owned by the Town consisting of approximately 68,000 square feet (1.56 acres) of vacant land fronting on Freemont Avenue at 25 Watson Avenue; the current location of the vacant Carmelite Monastery. The property consists of approximately 68,000 square feet (1.56 acres) of vacant land located within a 7.28- acre parcel that is the former site of the Carmelite Monastery, located at 25 Watson Ave. As part of the development of the overall site, the Town will be responsible for demoli�on of the 25,000-square-foot vacant building and surface parking lot located on Watson Avenue, and a chain-link fence along the Freemont Street frontage. The subject parcel is within 1,000 feet of Narraganset Bay, with views of the historic Tillinghast Estate property across Freemont Avenue (a property owned by the Rhode Island School of Design). The site has about 290 feet of frontage on Freemont Avenue, with a high elevation of 42 feet, sloping to the south/southwest to an elevation of about 30 feet. There are no wetlands present within the Proposed Project Site. The wooded site will require removal of trees, regrading and the extension of utilities.
