Gerding/Edlen Picked for Downtown Salem Redevelopment

SALEM, OR-Gerding/Edlen Development has won the recommendation of a committee set up to decide which developer will get to negotiate with the City of Salem for the right to buy and redevelop two-and-a-half blocks in the city’s north Downtown area.

The City Council is set to approve the recommendation at its May 5 meeting. After the City Council signs off on the recommendation, Riordan says the City will begin negotiating the disposition and development agreement.

Initial plans are for a $20 million development encompassing about 50,000 sf or retail and upward of 104 housing units. Senior Planner Dan Riordan tells GlobeSt.com that a detailed development analysis still must be performed to confirm demand for such a development. Office space also is a possibility, he says.