Responses to the RFP for the redevelopment of the Dunn warehouse were originally due next week, on Thursday, June 8, but the deadline has been extended until June 22.
First, the addendum reveals the entities that participated in the site visit/walk-through which took place on May 18. The site visit was not mandatory, but the list may give some insight into who might be submitting a proposal. Those who came for the site visit are:
- PCJ Development
- CTA Architects
- Whale Theatre
- OPM
- A-Squared
- Probuildero Corp
It has been known for several years that the building was not included in the National Register Hudson Historic District. In 2016, in response to an inquiry from Mayor Tiffany Martin, Weston Davey at the State Historic Preservation Office explained: "Documentation for the Hudson MRA (Multiple Resource Area) was completed in 1985, but the Hudson and Boston Railroad Shop [a.k.a. the Dunn warehouse] was not listed at that time due to property owner objections." (In 1985, the building was owned by Stockport Lumber Company.) In 2016, there was some talk of pursuing National Register listing for the building because it would then qualify for historic preservation tax incentives, possibly making it more attractive to a developer, but that never happened. Around the same time, there was also talk among members of the Historic Preservation Commission about designating the building a local landmark, which would make alterations to the building subject to approval by the HPC. But that was never pursued either. Now, with no historic protections in place, the building is to be leased or sold to be developed for some still to be determined purpose.
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