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Bridge St. School Proposals Sought by Town

Patrick McMahon, Suffield's Director of Economic and Community Development, is reaching out to firms for redevelopment proposals for the former school building.

From Director of Economic and Community Development Patrick McMahon

The Town of Suffield, Connecticut, is soliciting proposals from firms for the redevelopment of a 3.43-acre parcel with the building at 90 Bridge Street.

A walkthrough of the Bridge Street School is scheduled for Thursday, May 3, at 10 a.m.

The Bridge Street School was built in 1924 and is in generally good condition. The first floor has 12,173 square feet of finished area including a large open area that was used as a cafeteria. There is an additional 1,564 square feet of finished area in the east end of the basement. Parties with interesting and competitive ideas for the property’s reuse are encouraged to respond to this Request for Proposals.

The historic qualities, unique location, and development potential for the Bridge Street School property create an attractive prospect for an innovative development firm or private enterprise.

The Town will welcome proposals that will utilize the site in its entirety and includes the renovation of the Bridge Street School. The Town envisions selling the property and the proposed acquisition price will be an important consideration.

The Town is committed to facilitating redevelopment of the Bridge Street School property and will cooperate with the chosen development team to the greatest extent possible. However, redevelopment schemes should not place disproportionate requirements on municipal resources.

For in-depth details, see the PDF document attached to this article.

Proposals are due by noon on Friday, June 15.

James Lennon April 20, 2012 at 08:31 pm
We are currently renting office space. Why not use the Bridge St school for that purpose?
Jim Lennon
Sami Mehmed Jr April 21, 2012 at 04:26 pm
Jim my old friend, because the cost too convert and maintain the old school will most likely exceed the cost to rent, (even long .... long term). In addition this will provide for economic growth that adds to our tax revenue, (finally), citizens have agreed on the current path after considering town usage, and this does not add to our town maintenance work load, (one additional item that ACE does not have to worry about).
Sami Mehmed Jr April 23, 2012 at 09:18 pm
What is hard to understand is: Why does the old school building need to be preserved? Why set this prerequisite? Why doesn't the town of Suffield allow a developer to submit a proposal that includes knocking down the old school building? Must be the older residents that attended the Bridge Street School who want to preserve past history! A reason that most likely limits the number of developers that are interested. How did the residents of Suffield vote? The vote did not specify not knocking down the old school building, did it? The culture of Suffield government is sometimes difficult to understand when it states that Suffield is business friendly and in turn proceeds to limit proposals. The zoning board regulates the appearance of new buildings and could guarantee it blends within the town center, (not like the library).

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