Three city officials — Housing and Neighborhood Services Administrator Amy Foster, City Development Administration and Finance Managing Director Beth Herendeen, and Assistant City Administrator Tom Greene — have completed initial evaluations of the submissions.

While additional city staff may also review the proposals as the process moves forward, these are the only three evaluations that have been submitted to date.

“The process of reviewing and shortlisting the proposal received is underway. At this stage, staff evaluations are an initial review of the submissions and do not represent a final selection of shortlisted proposals,” the city said in a statement to St. Pete Rising. “These evaluations will be forwarded to Mayor Welch for his consideration and determination.”

Eight proposals ultimately moved through the evaluation process after one team, Tempo Novus, withdrew its submission.

Across all three evaluators, the same four proposals were recommended for shortlisting: ARK Ellison Horus, The Burg Bid, Foundation Vision Partners, and the Pinellas County Housing Authority (PCHA).