RFI: Former DMV Site Redevelopment

Location:	North Carolina
Posted:	Jun 2, 2026
Due:	Jul 15, 2026
Agency:	State Government of North Carolina
Type of Government:	State & Local
Category:	15 - Aircraft and Airframe Structural Components
Solicitation No:	274-2026 - PLANDEV - Former DMV Site Development
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Solicitation Number:	274-2026 - PLANDEV - Former DMV Site Development
Project Title:	RFI: Former DMV Site Redevelopment
Description:	The City of Raleigh (“City”) is issuing this Request for Information (RFI) to gather information, ideas, and insights for the redevelopment of the City-owned former DMV site site at 1100 New Bern Avenue and associated parcels at 205 and 207 South State Street.
Opening Date:	7/15/2026 2:00 PM
Posted Date:	6/2/2026
Status:	Open
Department:	CITY OF RALEIGH


Solicitation Number * 274-2026 - PLANDEV - Former DMV Site Development	Department CITY OF RALEIGH	Status Reason Open
Opening Date 2026-07-15T14:00:00.0000000	Posted Date * 2026-06-02T11:46:24.0000000Z	Primary Commodity Code Urban development
Mandatory Conference/Site Visit — —	Special Instructions Questions to Urban.Projects@raleighnc.gov	Solicitation Type * Select RFP IFB RFI
Owner Nikolai Merza
Description The City of Raleigh (“City”) is issuing this Request for Information (RFI) to gather information, ideas, and insights for the redevelopment of the City-owned former DMV site site at 1100 New Bern Avenue and associated parcels at 205 and 207 South State Street.

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Request for

Information (RFI)

Former DMV Site

Redevelopment

raleighnc.gov

Purpose and Background

The City of Raleigh (“City”) is issuing this Request for Information (RFI) to gather

information, ideas, and insights for the redevelopment of the City-owned former DMV site

site at 1100 New Bern Avenue and associated parcels at 205 and 207 South State Street.

This purpose of this RFI is to collect ideas and feedback which will inform a future Request

for Proposal (RFP) and does not constitute a solicitation for bids or proposals. The City

seeks to better understand development feasibility, appropriate uses, and community-

aligned design approaches for both the Main Site and nearby smaller parcels.

Parties responding to this RFI can address either the Main

Site, State Street Parcels, or both, and should aim to:

Contribute innovative

ideas for financially feasible

development approaches

and design concepts

Share information relevant

to future redevelopment,

including risks, constraints,

and opportunities

Offer input to shape the

redevelopment process

Site Overview and City Goals

In June 2024, the City acquired the former DMV headquarters site for $20 million from

the State of North Carolina. The property acquired and now under consideration in this

RFI consists of the “Main Site” and “State Street Parcels.”

Main Site

State Street Parcels

The Main Site spans 5.88 acres with OX-

4-UL zoning and is currently occupied by

the former DMV building and associated

surface parking. A change in zoning to

NX or CX with a 5-story height limit has

been contemplated but not yet initiated.

Demolition and abatement of the site is

underway and will be completed by Fall

2026, leaving the site vacant and ready

for redevelopment.

City goals for the site include: (a)

accommodating both affordable

and market-rate housing on the site

to provide a diversity of housing

opportunities in the neighborhood; (b)

providing transit-supportive density to

complement the upcoming New Bern

Bus Rapid Transit line; (c) minimizing

additional City subsidy into the project

in a constrained budget environment;

and (d) delivering on the community

priorities established by the DMV Site

Project Working Group (see pg. 8).

E Edenton St

Previously used for overflow parking for

the DMV headquarters, the two smaller

parcels along State Street totaling 0.51

acres and zoned OX-3 are also under

consideration. As of now the City plans

to redevelop these parcels independently

of the Main Site. This is in part to

provide a potential opportunity for local,

emerging developers to be more directly

involved in shaping the area’s future. City

and community goals for these parcels

are less defined since the Main Site has

been the primary focus of studies and

community engagement to-date.

Tarboro

Road

Park

Boyer St

New Bern Ave

Cotton Pl

Main

Site

E Hargett St

State

Street

Site

Poole Rd

Battery Dr

Parcel Maps

OX-3-DE

NX-3-GR

OX-5

NX-5

RX-3

E Edenton St

NX-4

OX-3-GR

New Bern Ave

R-10

NX-3-UL-CU

NX-3

Cotton Pl

R-10

Main

Site

OX-4-UL

E Hargett St

State

Street OX-3

Site

NX-3

OX-3-CU

E Martin St

NX-3-CU

Zoning

Boyer St

R-10

CX-3-UL

NX-3-CU

New Bern Ave

R-10

Poole Rd

RX-3

Battery Dr

LeVelle

Moton Park

E Lane St

E Edenton St

Tarboro

Road

Park

Moore

Square

City

Cemetery

Wake Young

Men’s

Leadership

Academy

Moore

Square

East &

South

E Martin St

E Davie St

New Bern Ave

E Hargett St

Cotton Pl

Main

Site

State

Street

Site Martin

Street

Baptist

Church

Gatling St

E Cabarrus St

Hunter Magnet

Elementary School

Raleigh

National

Cemetery

E Lenoir St

Points of Interest

Pender St

Boyer-

Waldrop

Duplex

HawkinsVStillage

Battery Dr

Poole Rd

Roberts

Park

E Davie St

Miller St

Nelson St

Future New Bern Avenue Bus RPaarnpeildl DrTransit Line

Future New Bern Avenue Bus Rapid Transit Station

Future City of Raleigh DeRvaemlsoepumr Setnt Project

Planning and Community Context

Corridor History

and Demographics

Communities surrounding New Bern

Avenue have been thriving since at least

the 1940s, and have seen significant

change, including street cars, WWII, and

development of the WakeMed campus,

just to name a few. The New Bern Avenue

corridor was once a ‘front door’ to Raleigh

from Interstate 95 and the tobacco fields

of Eastern North Carolina. Vehicle travel

has largely been diverted to parallel

highways since the early 2000’s, and some

of the surrounding land uses have been

slowly changing while others are relatively

unchanged.

The area around the DMV site1 is racially

diverse, containing more than double the

share of Black/African American residents

as the citywide average.

The median household income of the area

around the site is $20,000 less than the

citywide median and has a significantly

higher share of renters (64%) than Raleigh

as a whole (48%). While these statistics

reflect the neighborhood’s history, they

do not capture a significant shift in racial

composition and income that is well

underway. New-build houses in the area

sell for prices ranging from $600,000 to

over $900,000. The incoming households

tend to have higher incomes and differ

racially from the community’s

longstanding residents.

Communities surrounding

New Bern Avenue have

been thriving since at

least the 1940s.

1 As defined by the “Western Stations” study area of the City’s 2022 New Bern Station Area Planning Study.

This is the opportunity summary page. It provides an overview of this opportunity and a preview of the attached documentation.

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