UTICA, N.Y. — Utica Mayor Robert Palmieri and Vincent Gilroy, Jr., chairman of the Utica Harbor Point Development Corporation (UHPDC), on Monday announced the release of a request for proposals to develop a more than 17-acre site on the northeast edge of Utica’s Harbor Point.
“Based on market demand,” the Harbor Point master plan calls for a preferred mixed-use project including residential upper-floor apartments with retail and commercial uses and parking on the ground floor, the City of Utica said in a news release.
The winning proposal will be consistent with the City’s vision for this area “as articulated in the master plan.”
Proposals are due by 5 p.m. on July 27.
“The UHPDC and the City of Utica have invested significantly in the success of this project,” Palmieri said. “And this work is coming to fruition just steps away from the redevelopment in Bagg’s Square, the exciting growth in the sports and entertainment district around the Adirondack Bank Center at Utica Memorial Auditorium, and within 15 miles of the existing and emerging major employment centers of Griffiss Business and Technology Park, as well as Utica Nanocenter. We look forward to reviewing interested developer proposals to see how they will align with our vision for the project site.”
The UHPDC last fall hosted a forum to showcase the Harbor to potential developers. The event, which included developers from across the state, featured a presentation of site details; review of the Harbor Point master plan and design guidelines; local and state incentives overview; and bus tour highlighting “exciting” development projects and “key” community assets.
In addition, attendees were led on a walking tour to see the Harbor Point area.
“This location provides for a unique opportunity to create a mixed-use waterfront destination that is directly adjacent to the heart of the City of Utica,” Gilroy said in the news release. “With this and many other projects within the City, we are experiencing a renaissance, and Harbor Point will become a significant component centered on urban waterfront living, recreation, and craft food and beverage.”
For more information or to review the request for proposals and other project documents, visit www.uticaharborpoint.org.
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