Second St and Chelsea Ave
This site is part of the Burkle Park neighborhood anchor in the Uptown Community Plan which calls for medium-density residential development in this area. The site covers 3/4 of the block bounded by Chelsea Ave, Second St, Keel Ave, and Third St.
Existing zoning and surrounding land use make this site suitable for denser residential uses and institutional uses. Small-scale commercial/retail and third-place amenities would also be suitable in ground-floor corner spaces.
RFP Due: April 4, 2025
Q&A
We have a Phase II environmental site assessment (ESA) from 2020 for a portion of the site; we provided a link to that report in the RFP itself on page 9 – see direct link here. As part of the CRA’s current EPA brownfield assessment grant work, an environmental consultant is currently finalizing a Phase I ESA for the entire site that includes a review of all past ESAs completed. That should be available in the next month, and we plan to share that within the RFP and on our website. Once we have a more fleshed out development proposal for the site – with proposed uses – VOAP enrollment and additional sampling will likely be required.