I Avenue NW / Ellis Boulevard NW land disposition RFP
Description
RFP launched for five vacant, floodplain parcels totaling 0.4 acre, zoned for small-scale multi-unit housing.
Impact summary
Returns long-vacant floodplain buyout land to the tax rolls with a mix of housing types in the Northwest neighborhood.
Applicant
- Address
- 615, 621, 623 and 629 I Avenue NW and 905 Ellis Boulevard NW
At a glance
- Hearings
- 2
- Public comments
- 0
- Total mentions
- 2
Last vote · City Council
Last discussed Apr 14, 2026.
Meeting timeline (2)
City Council - Apr 14, 2026
The city accepted the sole proposal to build 11 units — townhomes on Ellis Boulevard plus single-family homes with an ADU — on vacant flood-buyout land.
City Council - Feb 24, 2026
RFP launched for five vacant, floodplain parcels totaling 0.4 acre, zoned for small-scale multi-unit housing.
Related issues (2)
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