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Surplus City-Owned Properties RFP (Northwest Fifth Avenue area)

Description

Staff wanted to release an RFP to sell six small surplus lots for redevelopment, but the commission required a community engagement plan to come back first.

Impact summary

The lots could become infill housing — possibly senior affordable housing — or other neighborhood-compatible uses, in an area with a painful displacement history.

Applicant

Address: Northwest Fifth Avenue area, Gainesville, FL (parcels including 1107 NW 5th Ave, 1104 NW 6th Pl, 820 NW 4th Ave)

At a glance

Hearings: 1
Public comments: 0
Total mentions: 1

Last vote · City Commission

Tabled7–0, unanimous

Discussed at 1 meeting in the last 60 days; most recently Oct 15, 2026.

Meeting timeline (1)

Oct 15, 2026Tabled 7–0

City Commission Meeting - Oct 15, 2026

Staff wanted to release an RFP to sell six small surplus lots for redevelopment, but the commission required a community engagement plan to come back first.

Related issues (1)

Redevelopment of surplus Fifth Avenue parcels

Six small city-owned lots near NW Fifth Avenue could be sold for infill housing or other uses, but the area is one of Gainesville's last historic Black neighborhoods, and residents warned about repeating the displacement from Seminary Lane. The commission paused the RFP to build in community engagement first.

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