Purchase of Lafayette Parking Garage

Contact Information:

Christopher Rooney

617-635-0493

The City of Boston, acting by and through its Public Facilities Commission by the Director of the Department of Neighborhood Development (DND), sells tax foreclosed or surplus municipal property to buyers who agree to invest in the rehabilitation of the property. Residential, commercial, and institutional buildings and land are included in this program.   

This Request for Proposals (RFP) is to solicit proposals under DND’s Real Estate Disposition Program. This program seeks to generate revenues and/or public benefits while strengthening neighborhoods by reducing the amount of blighted and underutilized property in the community.

This RFP is soliciting proposals for the sale of the property located at: 474-552 Washington Street (entrance at 1 Avenue de Lafayette), Downtown Boston (Ward 03 / a portion of Parcel 04500000) approximately 159,123 square feet

The property is being offered “as is” without warrant of any kind, express or implied. If concerned about the property condition, legal or physical access and maintenance thereof, property lines or boundaries, or any other matter affecting the property, prospective developers should investigate and conduct whatever due diligence and inspection they deem necessary. 

The RFP package will be available on December 7, 2020, and can be downloaded by registering at.  If you are unable to access, please contact the Development Officer.  Due to the ongoing health precautions that the City has taken due to COVID-19, completed RFP responses must be submitted electronically by March 8, 2021, no later than 4:00 PM.  Please go to for detailed instructions on how to submit RFP responses.

Proponents shall notify DND in writing of his/her/their interest in the Property by January 6, 2021.  Notice shall be submitted to the Development Officer at the email address referenced below.  Failure to submit notice of intent may result in extension of the submission deadline by way of addendum.

Sheila A. Dillon, Chief and Director