PROPOSAL FOR ST PETERSBURG COMMERCE PARK
DESCRIPTION
The Deuces Live, Inc. (Deuces) submitted this proposal to the City of St. Petersburg’s Request for Proposal for the +14 acre property known as the St. Petersburg Commerce Park (SPCP). They secured the financing for the first the phase and worked with me to put the team in place. It was first time in city’s history a local group from this area submitted a proposed development plan to the City.
MY ROLE
I lead the preparation and spearheaded the efforts including conceptualizing the site, creating initial mock up site design, working directly with architect, engineer, and construction firm, as well as writing and compiling the 58 page development.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The Deuces Live, Inc. (Deuces) submits this response to the City of St. Petersburg’s Request for Proposal for the +14 acre property known as the St. Petersburg Commerce Park (SPCP). This response addresses the requirements of the RFP, as well as proposes a vision for reinvention and revitalization of the area.
The Deuce’s vision is a mixed-income, mixed use residential development coupled with multi-generational park, office units and a Commerce Park. The vision creates opportunities for businesses and living wage jobs, as well as a vibrant “main street” retail component intended to serve the immediate residents and the broader community. This development is an extension of The Deuces Live, Inc.’s focus to create an atmosphere within the historic 22nd Street South District that both stimulates economic growth, community development, and enhances the quality of life for the businesses and the residential population.
The Deuces Live, Inc. assembled a highly talented and unique team to work together in developing the SPCP property. Led by Toriano Parker (President of The Deuces Live, Inc.) the team includes Rob Ledford of Baker Barrios leading the architectural and design team, Jon Gotwald of George F. Young heading the engineering team, and Scott Ferris of Axis One Construction as the construction manager for the development. Composed of individuals with combined 84 years of development experience coupled with a 14 year business and community veteran Toriano Parker, this team creates an unmatched advantage of highly specialized knowledge, extensive experience, and community insight. This team goes beyond the traditional model of working from the outside to meet community needs to collaborating on a daily basis with community leaders as valued team members and team leads.
In this proposal, the Deuces satisfied the evaluation criteria listed in the RFP. We acknowledge the criteria as baseline preferences and requirements. As such we invite you to understand the submission of this response as exceeding that baseline in proposing a community supported development, which intensifies the land use to create the greatest community benefit, opportunities for entrepreneurs, small, and medium businesses alike, and establishes a higher standard for quality of life in the immediate area.
In all components, from planning through implementation, this proposal offers key advantages:
· Deuces, a community stakeholder, actively leading the development and implementing the community action plan alongside a team with extensive development experience.
· An inclusive vision which ensures all interest of the RFP and the community are equally served in creating a development with residential, businesses, retail, industrial, and recreational.
· The variety of market served in this development frees the project from issues associated with single use.
· Mixed use, mixed income, vibrant development serves as a hub for 22nd Street South community and as a catalyst for 21st century urban development south of Central.