Redevelopment Agency Property Plan and City Plaza Site
Summary
The RDA's seven owned parcels get direction for next fiscal year: keep the Parking Gallery and Fire Station 1, finish the Valeo purchase agreements, maybe hand the Riverpath parcel to the city. The focal point is the City Plaza parking lot at 0 South Center Street, where new FEMA flood maps could make vertical development unviable — staff wants due-diligence money budgeted to find out.
At a glance
- Total mentions
- 3
- Last 30 days
- 0
Discussed at 2 meetings in the last 60 days; most recently Oct 7, 2026.
Impact analysis
Potential future sales, leases or redevelopment of seven RDA parcels; no current RDA 1 budget exists for City Plaza due diligence.
Downtown redevelopment prospects and future users of a reactivated City Plaza site.
Downtown residents, unhoused community members, and event organizers lose access to a major public open space and free gathering area.
Mentions & discussions (4)
Reno City Council Meeting - Oct 7, 2026
A local entrepreneur requested that the city review outdated Redevelopment Agency boundaries around the Keystone Avenue corridor to help small businesses.
Redevelopment Agency Advisory Board Regular Meeting - Oct 5, 2026
The RDA's seven owned parcels get direction for next fiscal year: keep the Parking Gallery and Fire Station 1, finish the Valeo purchase agreements, maybe hand the Riverpath parcel to the city. The focal point is the City Plaza parking lot at 0 South Center Street, where new FEMA flood maps could make vertical development unviable — staff wants due-diligence money budgeted to find out.
Redevelopment Agency Advisory Board Regular Meeting - Jun 1, 2026
Buckster, LLC has proposed leasing City Plaza and an adjacent RDA parcel to relocate its outdoor entertainment venue ahead of Sierra Street Bridge construction. Residents and board members debated whether privatizing this public open space harms community access, free speech events, and unhoused support services.
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