A vacant lot in the heart of downtown Vancouver, known locally as Block 10, could be turned into a 250-unit apartment building with a grocery store, city officials announced Monday.

Gramor Development of Tualatin, Ore., the same company currently developing the city’s waterfront, submitted a proposal to turn the empty block cater-corner from Esther Short Park into a mixed-use development with housing and ground floor retail, including a grocery store.

Gramor’s proposal for the long-vacant site, bordered by Columbia, Washington, Eighth and Ninth streets, includes underground and above-ground parking.

The city’s economic development division also received a proposal from LSW Architects, which called for building a K-5 public urban school of arts and innovation. LSW’s proposal also suggested space for early learning and childcare, a business innovation center, room for a nonprofit organization and a community assembly space.

Teresa Brum, the city’s economic development division manager, said Gramor’s proposal aligned more with the city’s goals, particularly bringing in a grocery store.