South 10th Ave - Infrastructure Improvements

The South 10th site is owned by the City of Tucson and is in transition from Environmental & General Services and Tucson Water uses to become a future mixed income mixed use development. This project is in response to the increasing need for more affordable housing options in Tucson.

The City of Tucson is soliciting bids from General Contractors for South 10th Avenue - Infrastructure Improvements. The Project consists of offsite improvements for 1402-1450 South 10th avenue along West 23rd Street, South 10th Avenue, West 25th Street, South 11th Avenue. The improvements include, but not limited to, road pavement, curb, sidewalk, curb ramps, sidewalk scuppers, and driveway aprons.

This first phase will update the infrastructure on site to allow for an affordable housing development to be built in the future.

Given the rising costs of housing and increased homelessness, the City of Tucson Mayor and Council directed staff to develop an action plan to help address the urgent need. Mayor and Council adopted the Housing Affordability Strategy for Tucson (HAST) plan that identifies 10 key policies. Policy #7 is to ‘Develop Affordable and Mixed-Income Housing on City-owned Properties’. The City is planning affordable housing projects on several city-owned sites, including this large parcel on S. 10th Avenue, south of 22nd street. The location of this site, adjacent to downtown, along a transit corridor, and along the El Paso Southwest Greenway makes it an optimal site for housing development.