BOEDC Releases 'Request for Expressions of Interest' to Develop New Hotel Near Yankee Stadium

Today, the Bronx Overall Economic Development Corporation (BOEDC), the primary economic development arm in the Bronx, released a "request for expressions of interest" (RFEI) seeking written proposals for the development of a new hotel/conference center in the vicinity of Yankee Stadium.

The BOEDC has been authorized to seek interest in the site by the Bronx Parking Development Company (BPDC), the entity which manages the various parking lots surrounding Yankee Stadium. The document identifies a specific parking garage, located at River Avenue and East 153rd Street with Heritage Field at its immediate northern border, as the site slated for development as a new hotel/conference center.

The RFEI requests that developers meet certain requirements in their proposals. Those include a LEED-certified hotel and conference center, at least one high-end penthouse level restaurant, a concierge or condo level for long-term stays and a retail component. The developer is also asked to consider the inclusion of a Latino Baseball Hall of Fame as part of the project. Responses to the RFEI are due for submission to BOEDC on November 15, 2011.

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• The Bronx
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• Yankee Stadium

[cymonebreathe]

Please include some community benefits agreement, including living wage jobs as part of whatever deal is reached for the new hotel.