Tauranga City Council has called for expressions of interest to lease the former Mount Cosmopolitan Club - and the Modern Museum Group has already expressed an interest.
The two-storey council-owned property in Miro St, which has 99 carpark spaces and loading areas, has remained vacant since the club moved premises in December 2010.
The plan was to allow the site to provide extra parking for Blake Park during weekend sports. However, the site was recently removed from the original Blake Park redevelopment resource consent after council successfully obtained a consent variation.
The independent commissioner's decision took account of a traffic impact assessment report.
Council is offering interested parties the opportunity to enter into a lease arrangement of up to 10 years, with a site visit last week, and written proposals due to lodged by October 21.