by Jessee Perry

Before we all dive into evaluating the pros/cons of the Navy Hill Development proposal, I believe it is important for everyone to understand what the components are and how the deal works at least in theory or concept. To assemble the information here, I heavily relied on the Hunden Strategic Partners analysis so be sure to check out all ~180 pages. Something to keep in mind when evaluating this proposal is that this project was the only project submitted in response to the RFP call from the City for the North of Broad development. The Hunden Strategic Partners analysis is just a review of that singular submitted proposal and does not compare it to any alternative except for the absence of the project since there are no additional proposals. In addition, this analysis only evaluates the 280 affordable housing units in the project blocks because the other 400 were added later on.

One last note before diving in: nothing contained herein should be interpreted as statement of position on the project. This solely seeks to explain for the goal of further understanding before we get too bogged down in the details. I already have some questions I submitted for answers and I am sure those will not be the last but I will update as I get more information.