The bids ranged from $13 million to $23 million but all are formixed-use projects, as specified by the BRA, with proceeds goingtowards building a school in Chinatown. No specific date has beenset for final selection of a building plan.

New Development Capital Partner's $13-million bid involves aneight-to-13-story building with seven floors of office space aswell as condominiums. Charles E. Smith Realty's bid--also coming inat $13 million--includes a 16-story building with 15 floors ofrental units and 17,500 sf of ground-floor retail. Keen DevelopmentCorp. also came in with a $13 million bid but added an option for a$14.5 million bid if the BRA would allow a building higher than thecurrent 155-foot limit. Keen proposed putting in 150 units, 40extended apartments and retail space.

Trinity Financial's proposal includes building the school on thesite on 150,000-sf of space. The remaining project would include185 mixed-income housing units. Avalon Bay Communities' $19 millionbid involves 300 housing units.