About This Opportunity

The Houston Land Bank (HLB) is seeking an innovative development partner to design, finance, and operate a high-quality affordable housing development at 7811 Harrisburg Blvd, Houston, TX 77012 (the “Site”). This 1.67-acre site is located in the Magnolia Park–Manchester neighborhood, directly along the METRORail Green Line corridor, in one of Houston’s historic Hispanic communities. It is identified as a priority area in the City’s Complete Communities planning process.

HLB acquired the Site in 2019 using City of Houston affordable housing funds. Environmental due diligence (Phase I, Phase II, and Supplemental Phase II ESAs) has been completed with a finding of no further action required. The Site is cleared and ready for development.

What HLB Is Looking For

• A proposal to develop at least 25 housing units affordable to households at or below 120% of Area Median Income (AMI), with priority given to proposals achieving deeper affordability (below 80% AMI)

• Flexibility to propose rental, for-sale, or mixed-tenure housing

• Ground floor community-serving space (retail, community facility, or flexible multi-use) with preference for Harrisburg Boulevard frontage

• Design that reflects the single-family character of adjacent blocks, supports multigenerational households, and incorporates universal accessibility and sustainable building practices

• A developer prepared to enter a long-term ground lease or acquire the Site outright, subject to a permanent affordability covenant

Deal Structure Summary

• Under a lease, HLB will retain fee simple ownership under a permanent affordability strategy

• Site disposition via long-term ground lease or sale to selected development partner

• Under a lease: capitalized payments at construction commencement and completion; ongoing annual payments based on a negotiated percentage of net operating income

• Permanent affordability covenant recorded prior to construction for both sale and lease models 

• HLB will not provide guarantees for project financing; the Development Partner or its affiliates will serve as guarantors

RFP Timeline

• RFP Issued: March 16, 2026

• Deadline for Questions: April 6, 2026 (email to procurements@houstonlandbank.org with subject line “HLB Development Partner Proposal Question”)

• Q&A Published: April 13, 2026

• Submission Deadline: May 15, 2026 at 5:00 PM CST

• Notification of Finalists: Upon review by the Evaluation Committee

• Award: Upon approval by the HLB Board

Important Submission Rules

• All proposals must be submitted electronically via Submittable by the deadline. Late submissions will be rejected without review.

• A $100 non-refundable application fee must be paid at time of submission.

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• Incomplete submissions or proposals that do not follow the required format will be rejected.

• All proposals must remain irrevocable for 120 days following the submission deadline.

• Women-owned, minority-owned (MWBE), veteran-owned, and Historically Underutilized Business (HUB) firms are strongly encouraged to respond.

Houston Land Bank

RFP – General Environmental Legal Services (FY2026)

The Houston Land Bank (“HLB”) invites qualified firms to submit proposals to provide general environmental and brownfield-related legal services on an as-needed, task-order basis. Selected firm(s) will serve as outside environmental counsel supporting property acquisition, remediation, redevelopment, regulatory compliance, and environmental risk management activities.

This procurement is conducted in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local regulations, including but not limited to 2 CFR Part 200 and related environmental program requirements.

Submission Requirements

•  All proposals must be submitted electronically through this Submittable portal.
•  Submissions must be received no later than 6:00 PM Central Time on 04/17/2026
•  Late submissions will not be accepted.
•  Proposals must be complete and fully responsive to all sections of this application.
•  All required documents must be uploaded in PDF format.
•  The signed Cover Letter must include the signature of an authorized representative with authority to bind the firm.   
• $100 Application fee must be paid 

HLB reserves the right to reject incomplete, non-responsive, or non-compliant submissions.

RFP Schedule & Timeline 

• RFP Issued - February 27, 2026
• Award of Contract -Upon approval by HLB Board
• Responses to Questions Published - April 6, 2026
• Submission Deadline - April 17, 2026 
• Notification of Finalists - Upon review by the Evaluation Committee 
• Award of Contract - Upon approval by HLB Board