New Organization to Develop City Property.

The mission of the Bellingham Public Development Authority is to develop and promote the use of City-owned property for the financial, social, and environmental well being of the community.

See the BPDA Strategic Plan Version 2.0, adopted by the Board on October 25, 2011 by going to the Library Page under "Operating Documents"

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Linking Downtown, Old Town and the Waterfront.

The Army Street Project includes a parcel of land owned by the BPDA, which is being planned for development as part of a larger project involving a collaborative assemblage of multiple adjacent property owners. The Army Street Project could serve as the first phase of development of the larger Waterfront District. Public improvements included in the development would be intended to stimulate and support private investment in a development project that would physically link Downtown, Old Town and the Waterfront.

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Remediated Brownfield Site may be used for Research and Training Facility.

Planning is in the early stages for development of a portion of this City-owned 2.1-acre brownfield site for use as an education and research center supporting environmental and fisheries industries. This facility would be developed with a consortium of higher educational institutions to provide classrooms and laboratories with an expansion of the hatchery operation currently housed on an adjacent parcel.

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Redevelopment of Parking Lot.

This approximate 0.7-acre site on the northeast corner of Cornwall Avenue and Maple Street in the Downtown District is currently used for surface parking on a monthly permit basis. The City transferred ownership of the property to the BPDA on December 29, 2010. Planning is in progress to program development of this parcel, which may be undertaken jointly with private interests, for a mix of uses including office, commercial, residential and structured parking.

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Cornwall Beach Redevelopment.

The City of Bellingham and the Port of Bellingham are jointly engaged in the environmental studies, approvals, and remediation of three parcels of property comprising the future Cornwall Beach Project. Planned uses include a new public park and improved public access to the waterfront, as well as a possible parcel suitable for future development. Following completion of the clean-up and assemblage of those parcels, the BPDA would be expected to undertake the development of the net-usable parcel upon its conveyance to the BPDA.

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Adaptive Re-use of the Federal Building.

The City of Bellingham acquired the Federal Building from the U.S. Government in 2004. Located in the heart of downtown, the management of this City-owned asset, constructed in 1913, is provided by the BPDA. Formerly occupied by a number of federal agencies, development programming and marketing will focus on converting this single-tenant building to multi-tenant uses or mixed uses to support downtown commercial activity and enhance asset values for surrounding properties. Construction of initial improvements for code and partial renovation was completed by the City in 2010.

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