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Clearwater shortlists two finalists for downtown waterfront redevelopment
But the City Council will have the final say and can still consider all five proposals.
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A city evaluation committee has whittled five bids to build on the downtown waterfront to two shortlisted firms. [ City of Clearwater ] [ City of Clearwater ]
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CLEARWATER â A city evaluation committee this week whittled the five bidders vying to be part of the transformation of the downtown waterfront to a shortlist of two.
The committee will meet again on Wednesday to discuss the two finalists: City Center Development Group, led by Jupiter developer Craig Govan, and SROA Capital, a West Palm Beach private equity firm headed by Benjamin Macfarland.
Meet the 5 bidders who want to develop Clearwaterâs downtown bluff
Details of the plans are not public. The backgrounds of the firms give some clues.
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Five developers responded to the city s request for proposals to build residential, retail and hotel projects on three city-owned sites on the downtown waterfront. [ City of Clearwater ] [ City of Clearwater ]
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CLEARWATER â When the three-month window closed Monday for proposals to build on the downtown waterfront, city officials released only the five biddersâ names.
Details of what they proposed, and how much they are offering for the land, are confidential until a staff committee makes recommendations to the City Council or on May 12, 30 days after bidding closed â whichever comes first.