Deadline Approaching For Henry J. Kaiser Convention Center RFP – Wednesday, November 12, is the response deadline for the City of Oakland’s Request for Proposals/Notice of Development Opportunity for the rehabilitation and adaptive reuse of the former Henry J. Kaiser Convention Center under a long-term ground lease. Proposals are due by 2:00 p.m. Originally named the Oakland Municipal Auditorium, the 215,000-square-foot building opened as a multi-purpose arena and theater in 1914. To address its goal of maintaining regular public access to the building while ensuring a financially feasible project, the City anticipates a mix of public and private uses in the building. While proposals should include the restoration of the existing Calvin Simmons Theater, the City is open to creative and new ideas for the adaptive reuse of the rest of the building, including uses such as performance space, entertainment venues, conference and event spaces, light industrial or maker space, commercial office uses and retail and restaurant space. Language has been included in the RFP to preserve the building’s historic exterior and significant interiors by requiring adherence to the Secretary of the Interior’s Standards for Treatment of Historic Properties. The building may qualify for federal historic tax credits. To view the RFP, please visit oaklandnet/realestate. To read the media release, please visit www2.oaklandnet/OAK049356. For more information, please contact Kelley Kahn, Project Manager, at kkahn@oaklandnet or (510) 238-6190.
Posted on: Fri, 07 Nov 2014 23:00:07 +0000
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