Overview

• In dual 0–7 votes, the board declined to sell 1701 Prudential Drive and to buy the Prominence Parkway building, keeping DCPS offices on the Southbank for now.
• Top bidder Fleet Landing offered $20 million with $12.5 million at closing and $7.5 million paid three years later, a structure Board Member Cindy Pearson called too risky for taxpayers.
• Concerns cited included potential loss of future property tax revenue under a nonprofit owner, mismatched closing timelines, lack of suitable meeting space, and annual HOA fees at the proposed new site.
• Board members questioned the process after learning not all offers were presented and as public-records requests for bids and scoring remained unfulfilled.
• During the meeting, an updated bid from Chase Properties rose to $17.2 million, while Superintendent Christopher Bernier said the district will evaluate alternative relocation options.