RFI for the Lease of City Property: 2200 Parks Avenue

RFI for the Lease of City Property: 2200 Parks Avenue

Purpose

The City of Virginia Beach via its Office of Economic Development (VBED) is seeking information from well-qualified businesses or non-profit entities regarding the lease of the property for cultural arts use which includes, but is not limited to, performing arts programming, visual arts programming, literary arts, music, arts/venue management, culinary arts, community engagement, and museums.

Background

In 1989, the City of Virginia Beach completed construction of a 37,829-square-foot facility to house the collections of the Virginia Beach Arts Center. In December 2010, the Museum received accreditation from the American Association of Museums and changed its name to the Virginia Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA). In July 2023, MOCA announced its intention to relocate to the campus of Virginia Wesleyan University in Virginia Beach. At this time, the subject property is currently leased by MOCA, who will be vacating the facility at the end of 2025.

Subject Property

2200 Parks Avenue, Virginia Beach, VA 23451

GPIN: #24178803550000 (See Exhibit A)

Building Area: 37,829 SF (Gross Building Area) (See Exhibit B)

Building Age: 36 years

Parking: Approximately 100 surface spaces

Land Area: Approximately 9.6 acres

Zoning: P1 – Preservation District

AICUZ: 70-75dB DNL

Building Tour

A non-mandatory pre-submission building tour for parties interested in making submissions will be held on April 28, 2025, between the hours of 10 a.m. and noon. This will be the only time available for potential Respondents to enter this site for this purpose.

Submittal of Statement of Interest

Each respondent must submit with its statement of interest the items listed in sections II and V of the RFI document.

All submissions shall be received and date-stamped in the location described below no later than June 9, 2025 - 3 p.m. local time. All submissions received after that time will not be considered and will be returned unopened to the respondent.

Location for submissions:

Attention: Pamela Witham

Department of Economic Development
4525 Main Street, Suite 700
City of Virginia Beach Virginia Beach, Virginia 23462

Submissions by telephone, facsimile, or e-mail will not be considered

All questions or clarifications related to this RFI must be submitted to Pamela Witham, Department of Economic Development via email at pwitham@vbgov.com 10 business days prior to the RFI deadline. All questions and responses will be posted on the RFI site. Any other contact with any City representative, other than Pamela Witham or the Department of Planning as listed below, concerning this solicitation is prohibited and may cause the disqualification of the Respondent from this process.

Questions about zoning and building code requirements should be directed to the Department of Planning at 757-385-4211 (Permits) and 757-385-8074 (Zoning).