Atlanta BeltLine, Inc. has issued a new Request for Proposals for Murphy Crossing, its 20-acre site just south of the Westside Trail in the Oakland City neighborhood.
The BeltLine agency is looking for a developer to buy and redevelop the site, which is at 1050 Murphy Ave., with a mixed-use plan focused on creating “the maximum number of sustainable living-wage jobs,” affordable housing, green space, and other priorities, according to an announcement on Wednesday.
Once used for the Georgia State Farmers market, the site was purchased by Invest Atlanta in 2014 and expanded by a subsequent, 2.5-acre acquisition of 1089 Allene Ave. in 2018.
Issued that year, an original RFP for the site was cancelled in June to evaluate the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic and also receive more input from residents.
The new proposal can be found on the Atlanta BeltLine website and has responses due on August 3.
The agency says Murphy Crossing is key to its “expanding land acquisition strategy to guide thoughtful and equitable redevelopment.” Other examples include its acquisition last year of Avon Avenue in Southwest Atlanta.
Great focus for the mixed-use plan.