GREENFIELD — After receiving no responses to its request for proposals, the Greenfield Redevelopment Authority is beginning to discuss its options for moving forward with respect to the First National Bank, including the potential for demolishing the interior while maintaining the historic facade.

“I think the idea of keeping the facade comes with multiple options,” said Greenfield Redevelopment Authority member Otis Wheeler. “A pocket park is one option, an enclosed area that could potentially be used by an abutter [is another]. I think there would be other options, and I’d support exploring those.”

Members of the quasi-public agency, which met Tuesday afternoon for the first time since April, also raised the question of giving the Bank Row building to the city.

“We really have no choice but to give it to the city,” said member Jean Wall, after learning the Greenfield Redevelopment Authority likely wouldn’t have enough money for interior demolition.

Community and Economic Development Director Amy Cahillane said she would look into the process for demolishing the building’s interior — specifically what the necessary permissions would be — and would work with Grant Program Assistant Christian LaPlante to come up with examples of how other cities have taken similar routes with vacant, historic properties. She will also look into the protocol for turning the building over to the city.

“I think my initial hope would be that we’d have some conversation about [demolition] and maybe that would drum up some interest from a developer that was maybe interested before but didn’t want to do the demo themselves,” Cahillane said. Responses to the request for proposals for the acquisition, renovation and redevelopment of the building were due March 16.

The building, which last operated as a bank in 1976, consists of 6,600 square feet on both the ground floor and basement levels, plus a 670-square-foot mezzanine. It still features several elements of its earlier days, including a circular check-writing kiosk, doors to the bank safe and a corner-office fireplace.

After more than 40 years of dormancy, the building — which was owned for about 15 years by the nonprofit Franklin County Community Development Corporation before it was acquired by the quasi-public Greenfield Redevelopment Authority in 2017 — will require significant interior renovations.

Under its ownership, the Franklin County CDC repaired the facade, installed a new roof, removed hazardous waste, and replaced windows and doors. Due to a historic preservation restriction, the granite facade will need to remain intact, former Community and Economic Development Director MJ Adams said previously. The original clock and decorative stone parapet that once adorned the building are in storage and must be reconstructed.

LaPlante noted the Greenfield Redevelopment Authority has two vacancies. Interested candidates should contact the mayor’s office or the Community and Economic Development Department.

Reporter Mary Byrne can be reached at mbyrne@recorder.com or 413-930-4429. Twitter: @MaryEByrne.