R7A-Approve Development Agmt For Convention Headquarter HotelMIAMI BEACH
City of Miomi Beoch, l70O Convention Center Drive, Miomi Beoch, Florido 33,l 39, www.miomibeochfl.gov
COMMISSION MEMORANDUM
TO: Mayor Philip Levine and Members the City mission
FROM: Jimmy L. Morales, City Manager
DATE: September 2,2015
READING
PUBLIC HEARING
SUBJECT: A RESOLUTION OF THE MA AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE
CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, APPROVING, FOLLOWING
SECOND READING/PUBLIC HEARING, A DEVELOPMENT AND
GROUND LEASE AGREEMENT, AS AUTHORIZED,
RESPECTIVELY, UNDER SECTION 118.4 OF THE CITY CODE,
SECTIONS 163.3220 . 163.3243, FLORIDA STATUTES, AND
SEGTION 82.37 OF THE CIry CODE, BETWEEN THE CITY AND
PoRTMAN MIAMt BEACH, LLC ("PORTMAN"), FOR THE
DEVELOPMENT OF AN SOO.ROOM CONVENTION HEADQUARTER
HOTEL AND RELATED FACILITIES, INCLUDING UP TO 95,OOO
SQUARE FEET OF CONFERENCE AND BALLROOM FACILITIES,
AND UP TO 37,400 SQUARE FEET OF RESTAURANT FACILITIES
(THE "HOTEL"), ON AN APPROXIMATELY 2.65 ACRE SlrE ON
THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF 17th STREET AND CONVENTION
CENTER DRIVE, BOUNDED ROUGHLY BY THE MIAMI BEACH
CONVENTION CENTER TO THE NORTH, 17TH STREET TO THE
SOUTH, THE FILLMORE MIAMI BEACH AT THE JACKIE GLEASON
THEATER TO THE EAST, AND CONVENTION CENTER DRIVE TO
THE WEST (THE ..LEASED PROPERW,'); DELINEATING THE
CONDITIONS FOR THE DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION, EQUIPPING
AND OPERATION OF THE HOTEL ON THE LEASED PROPERry,
WITH NO CITY FUNDING THEREFOR; PROVIDING FOR A 99-
YEAR TERM OF THE LEASED PROPERW ONCE CERTAIN
CONDITIONS ARE SATISFIED; PROHIBITING GAMBLING
ESTABLISHMENTS ON THE LEASED PROPERTY; AND
PROVIDING FOR ANNUAL BASE RENT TO THE CITY, AFTER THE
HOTEL OPENS, OF THE GREATER OF MINIMUM FIXED RENT OR
A PERCENTAGE OF THE GROSS OPERATING REVENUES OF
THE HOTEL, AMONG OTHER RENT.
BACKGROUND
On January 27, 2015, the City Commission authorized the issuance of Request for Proposals No.
2015-103-ME (the RFP) for the Development of a Convention Headquarter Hotel Adjacent to the
Miami Beach Convention Center ("MBCC").
Agenda ltem R7A
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On April 10,2015, the City received proposals from Portman Holdings, LLC and Oxford Capital
Group/RLB Swerdling ("Oxford Capital"). On April 21, 2015, the City Manager notified Oxford
Capitalthat its proposalwas not responsive to the RFP's minimum requirements.
On April 29, 2015, the City Manager, via Letter to Commission (LTC) No. 176-2015, appointed an
Evaluation Committee, which convened on May 7, 2015, to interview the Portman Holdings team
and score the proposal, consistent with the evaluation criteria outlined in the RFP.
On May 20, 2015, the Mayor and City Commission approved Resolution No. 2015-29029,
authorizing the Administration to negotiate a Development and Ground Lease Agreement,
including a Room Block Agreement (collectively, the "Lease") with Portman Holdings, LLC, with
said Lease subject to prior approval by the Mayor and City Commission before the final execution
thereof.
On June 3,2015, the Administration submitted the proposed Lease for the Finance and Citywide
Projects Committee's review and input, in accordance with the requirements of Section 82-
37(a)(1) of the City Code.
On July 31, 2015, following a duly noticed public hearing, the City Commission approved the
Lease on first reading (Agenda ltem R7A).
ANALYSIS
Need for a Headquarter Hotel
The City of Miami Beach has been contending with the development of its convention events
business for many years with limited success. ln an effort to make the Miami Beach Convention
Center ("MBCC or "Convention Center") more competitive, the City is proceeding with its MBCC
Renovation and Expansion Project, a public construction project that is well undenvay and includes
a complete renovation and expansion of the Convention Center, with construction anticipated to
begin in December, 2015.
An adjacent, privately-funded, convention headquarter hotel is the next step in creating a highly
competitive convention destination. The headquarter hotel will have a dramatic impact on the City.
The following summarizes the key impacts:
. Competitive Landscape - Out of the 30 top U.S. convention destinations, Miami Beach is
one of four that currently does not have a headquarter hotel attached or adjacent to its
convention center. The other three cities include: Ft. Lauderdale, which is in the process of
developing a hotel; Los Angeles, which is also in the process of developing a hotel; and
New York, which does not need a headquarter hotel in view of the significant hotel
inventory in the nearby Broadway District. With the addition of the headquarter hotel for the
MBCC, Miami Beach willfinally be competitive as a convention destination.
. Client Demands - The City and the Greater Miami Convention and Visitors Bureau
(GMCVB) have reached out to the Convention Center's target market and continue to
receive feedback that many convention planners will only consider Miami Beach for their
event if there is an attached headquarter hotel. With a hotel, the City will finally have an
opportunity to book these events.
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. Center Bookings - Case studies in other destinations that have expanded/renovated their
convention center, and developed a headquarter hotel, have shown material increases in
convention bookings. Average convention room night impact increased 42o/o. The City
and GMCVB are working through booking goals for the Convention Center, and are working
toward increasing convention bookings from approximately 5 annually to 25 to 30 annually,
not including Art Basel.
c Area Hotel lmpact - City staff has studied the impact on existing hotels when a new
convention hotel opens. ln cities where new convention hotels have been developed, hotel
room night demand exceeded the increase in room night supply within 1 to 3 years.
. Room Rate Driver - City staff has analyzed the times of year when Miami Beach realizes
its highest hotel rates. Other than New Year's Eve and large sporting events, many of the
high rate periods coincide with convention center events. More conventions booked means
more high-rate periods, which means more hotel revenues, equating to more tax revenues
that support City services.
o Traffic - While it is recognized that the development of an 800-room hotel will create more
traffic in the immediate vicinity of the hotel, this is more than offset by changing the
Convention Center's booking mix from "drive-in" consumer and trade shows to "fly-in"
conferences and conventions. The study presented to the City Commission on December
18, 2014 indicated that an average consumer show generates 24,600 vehicle trips over a
four-day period, and an average convention generates only 6,700 over a five-day period.
Changing the Convention Center's event mix will have a profound positive impact on City-
wide traffic.
o Lease Revenues - The net present value (NPV) of the proposed lease payments to the
City approximate $74 million ($92,500 per room, $27.9 million per acre, $641 per square
foot of land). The rent received by the City can be spent on general City needs, or
dedicated to specific projects that are of importance to the City's residents. The price per
room is consistent with the market. For a more detailed summary of the rent payments to
the City, see Summary of Development and Ground Lease Agreement, ltem #9, on pages
6-8 of this Memorandum.
Contractual Room Block - One of the challenges with booking the Convention Center is
that the City has no room block agreements with any hotels in the region, including large-
scale hotels capable of providing large enough group room blocks to support convention
events. Room commitments are critical to attracting premier conventions. The proposed
Room Block Agreement, which is included as part of the Development and Ground Lease
Agreement, requires the Hotel to commit 80% of its rooms to Citywide Events that are to
occur at least 30 months in the future and, among other things, includes price protection to
ensure afair rate is offered. This is a game changerfor Miami Beach. See Summary of
Development and Ground Lease Agreement, ltem #13, on pages 8-9 of this Memorandum.
Tax lmpacf - The Hotel will pay hotel, resort and property taxes that go to the City. The
net present value of the City taxes total $151 million over 30 years and $253 million over
the 99-year lease term. These funds support both the Convention Center itself, and a
number of other projects within the City. Public schools will receive an additional $40
million NPV from the Hotel, and the County an additional $87 million NPV.
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. lncreased Dedicated County Funding - Miami-Dade County is contractually obligated to
increase its Convention Development Tax funding to the City of Miami Beach by up to $1.5
million annually through 2044 - only if a convention hotel is developed This totals $36
million more to the City.
. Art in Public Places - Portman will contribute approximately $3.6 million to the City's Art in
Public Places fund, which may be used for Art in Public Places projects throughout the City.
. Jobs - Strategic Advisory Group has estimated the hotel will create 530 local fulltime
equivalent jobs during its construction. Once open, the hotel is estimated to support 440
jobs at the hotel itself, and an additional 500 jobs directly and indirectly in support of the
hotel's operation and by guest spending outside the hotel on restaurants, retail,
entertainment and transportation.
. IVo Gambling - As detailed more fully below, the developer has agreed to the City's
restrictions prohibiting gambling at the headquarter hotel, and a provision to prohibit the
developer or a subsequent owner of the hotel from owning a gambling establishment within
Miami-Dade County. See Summary of Development and Ground Lease Agreement, ltem
#7, on page 6 of this Memorandum.
o No City Subsidy - No City funds or City financing will be utilized in the development of the
hotel. See Summary of Development and Ground Lease Agreement, ltem 2, on pages 4-5
of this Memorandum.
As outlined above, the advantages of developing the proposed convention headquarter hotels are
substantial and complement the City's investment in the MBCC Renovation and Expansion Project.
I truly believe that our investment in the Convention Center, coupled with a new headquarter hotel,
will catapult Miami Beach into a leadership position in the convention market. Failure to build an
adjacent headquarter hotelwill diminish the return on our investment in the Convention Center.
SUMMARY OF DEVELOPMENT AND GROUND LEASE AGREEMENT
The proposed Lease is attached hereto as Appendix 1. As contemplated by the RFP and at the
request of the City Administration and City Attorney's Office, Portman Holdings has identified a
wholly-owned single purpose limited liability company, Portman Miami Beach, LLC ("Portman") to
serve as Lessee. The Lease includes the following terms:
1. Description of Hotel Site/Leased Prooertv
The proposed boundaries for the leased property are described in Exhibit D to the Lease (the
"Leased Property"). The Leased Property generally consists of an approximately 2.65 acres on the
northeast corner of 17th Street and Convention Center Drive, bounded roughly by the Miami Beach
Convention Center to the North, 17th Street to the South, the Fillmore Miami Beach at the Jackie
Gleason Theater to the East, and Convention Center Drive to the West. For ease of reference, the
legal description and sketch for the Leased Property is separately included as Appendix 2 hereto.
2. Development and Fundinq of Hotel Proiect at Portman's Sole Cost
Portman shall be solely responsible for the development, design, construction, equipping and
operation of a full-service convention headquarter hotel with approximately (but not-to-exceed) 800
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hotel rooms and related improvements ("Hotel"), including the design, construction and operation
of an enclosed overhead pedestrian walkway or "Skybridge" connecting the Hotel and the MBCC
(collectively, as described more fully in the Lease, the "Hotel Project"). The City shall not provide
any City subsidy or City financing for the Hotel Project.
3. The Fillmore Miami Beach Rehearsal Room and 555 17th Street
The Fillmore Miami Beach at the Jackie Gleason Theater ("The Fillmore")will remain in place and
operational during and after the Hotel Project construction. As part of its construction obligations,
Portman will be responsible for demolition of the 555 17th Street property and The Fillmore's
rehearsal or "black box" room, both of which are currently located on the Leased Property.
Portman will also be responsible for certain Off-Site lmprovements, including enclosure of the
remaining portion of The Fillmore located outside the Leased Property, and the replacement of
twenty-five (25) surface parking spaces for The Fillmore personnel.
4. Proposed Hotel Prooram
Consistent with the RFP requirements, Portman proposes to develop an 800-room convention
headquarter hotel to include the following program elements:
Ballroom/Meetinq Space Sq. Feet
Grand Ballroom 26,500
Junior Ballroom (2) 21,000
Breakout Meeting 47,700Total 95.200
Parking Spaces 320
Food & Beveraoe
3-meal
Lobby Lounge
Pool Grille
Rooftop
Club Lounge
Caf6
Seats
300
180
130
120
92
40
The 320 parking spaces proposed adheres to the requirement in the RFP of 0.4 parking spaces
per room (including ancillary uses) in accordance with the City's Land Development Regulations.
The maximum height cannot exceed 300 feet, as permitted by the City's Land Development
Regulations.
5. Lease Term
The term for the ground lease is a period of 99 years, commencing once certain development and
financing conditions are satisfied, as set forth in Section 4.1(b) of the Lease ("Possession
Conditions"). Specifically, the City will not deliver possession of the Leased Property to Portman
until Portman has met certain key milestones and satisfied a number of conditions with regard to
the development of the Hotel Project, including delivery of evidence that equity commitments and
construction loan commitments required to build the Hotel Project are in place, verification that a
management agreement with the initial Hotel Operator is in place, and evidence that all required
governmental approvals for commencement of construction have been obtained.
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6. Approval of Preliminarv Desiqn: Final Desiqn Subiect to Citv's Desiqn Review Process
The Lease includes approval by the City, in its proprietary capacity as owner of the Leased
Property, of the initial preliminary concept design for the Hotel Project attached as Exhibit E to the
Lease. ln recognition that the design for the Hotel Project will evolve as part of the development
process, the Lease also requires City's approval of substantial design changes to the Hotel Project,
including any change that materially affects the exterior fagade or other exterior elements.
ln addition, the final design for the Hotel Project shall be subject to review and approval by the
City's Design Review Board and, if applicable, the Planning Board. Portman shall be required to
obtain all final, non-appealable regulatory approvals and/or permits that may be required for the
Hotel Project, in the same manner as may be applicable to any other developer.
7. Use RestrictionsiNo Gamblinq
The Lease contains a use restriction to prohibit gambling on the Leased Property. Portman and/or
subsequent owners of the Hotel may not own, operate or manage any establishment offering
gambling or wagering in Miami-Dade County. The Lease further provides that the foregoing
provisions cannot be subsequently amended without a 617 vote of the City Commission, and
approval by at least sixty percent (60%) of the voters voting thereon in a City-wide referendum.
8. Approved Brand/Hotel Operator
The Leased Property must be continuously operated as a Hotel. The hotel brand, or "flag" of the
Hotel, must be an "Approved Brand," which may include national hotel operators such as Marriott,
Westin, Omni, Hyatt Regency, Sheraton, La Meridien, Hilton, or any other brand approved by the
City, in its sole discretion. The Hotel must be developed and operated so as to be able to obtain
and continuously maintain a four-diamond rating from the American Automobile Association
("AAA") (the "Hotel Standards").
Portman has indicated it intends to consider national hotel brand/operators with an established and
consistently maintained reputation for quality operations. Brands to be considered include Marriott,
Marriott Marquis, JW Marriott, Westin, Omni, Hyatt Regency, and Hilton. The Hotel Operator must
either be an Approved Brand or a management company with a franchise agreement with an
Approved Brand. The Hotel Operator must operate the Hotel in accordance with the Hotel
Standards and must comply with the Room Block Agreement, as set forth in Exhibit L of the Lease.
The initial brand/hotel operator selection is a condition which must be satisfied prior to City's
delivery to Portman of possession of the Leased Property.
9. Annual Rent Pavments to the Citv
The Lease broadly defines Gross Operating Revenues to include all revenues and income from
the Hotel's gross room sales, gross food and beverage sales (whether a food and beverage
establishment is operated by Lessee or a Subtenant), catering receipts, internet services
charges, in-room video charges, parking and valet service receipts, among other revenues.
The Lease provides for Portman to make annual rent payments to the City, commencing upon
the later of (i) the Hotel Opening Date and (ii) the completion of construction of the Convention
Center such that the four main exhibition halls may be used for events (the "Rent
Commencement Date").
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Base Renf
As a general matter, the City will receive annual rent in the amount of the greater of (x)
Minimum Fixed Rent (as defined in the Lease) or (y) Two and One Half percent (2.5o/o) of the
Gross Operating Revenues of the Hotel, except with respect to the first three Rent Years, to
account for the initial "ramp up" period for the Hotel, as summarized below.
ln recognition that the first three years following the Hotel's opening represent a critical period
for the establishment and success of a hotel operation, the City has agreed to receive, as Base
Rent:
. Q.So/o of the Gross Operating Revenues in the First Rent Year following the Rent
Commencement Date (with the First Rent Year defined to commence on the Rent
Commencement Date and end on December 31st of the year in which the first anniversary
of the Rent Commencement Date occurs);. 1.0o/o of the Gross Operating Revenues in the Second Rent Year year following the Rent
Commencement Date; ando 1.5o/o of the Gross Operating Revenues in the Third Rent Year following the Rent
Commencement Date.
As noted above, after the end of the Third Rent Year, and for each remaining year of the Term
thereafter, the City shall receive, as Base Rent, the greater of the Minimum Fixed Rent or
the fixed amount of 2.5% of the Gross Operating Revenues of the Hotel.
Minimum Fixed Rent
The schedule of Minimum Fixed Rent payments for the first ten (10) years following the Rent
Commencement Date is attached hereto as Appendix 3. These minimum guaranteed
payments are included to provide the City with greater certainty for its internal
planning/budgeting purposes as to the projected Lease revenues. Each year, the City will
receive the greater of the Minimum Fixed Rent or the percentage of Gross Operating Revenues
due to the City as set forth above, with the schedule of Minimum Fixed Rent to be re-calculated
every ten (10) years.
Additional Base Rent
Portman has also agreed to pay the City Additional Base Rent if certain projected Gross
Operating Revenue hurdles are exceeded. Beginning in the fourth year following the Rent
Commencement Date, and continuing each year thereafter for the remainder of the Term,
Portman has agreed to pay the City, as Additional Base Rent, the amount of 1.5o/o of Gross
Revenues, if Gross Operating Revenues exceed a hurdle of 110o/o of the projected pro forma
Fourth Year Gross Operating Revenues, with the hurdle to be adjusted for inflation annually.
Portman has also agreed to pay the City, as Additional Base Rent, another 1.0% of Gross
Operating Revenues, if Gross Operating Revenues exceed a hurdle of 125o/o of the Gross
Revenues of the projected pro forma Fourth Year Gross Operating Revenues, with the hurdle to
be adjusted for inflation annually.
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Net Present Value of Base Rent Payments
Below is a table of the total and net present value ("NPV") of the Base Rent payments
(excluding the Additional Base Rent):
Minimum Fixed Rent
Variable Rent
Percentage Rent
Over 30 Years
NPVTotal @5%$53m $21m59m 23m
$112m $44m
Over 99 Years
Total
$417m
466m
$883m
NPV
@5%
$35m
39m
$74m
The lease stream NPV of $74 million over the term of the Lease equates to $92,500 per room.
The proposed rent structure and terms set forth above are based on labor cost assumptions
Portman has made in connection with its ongoing discussions with a hospitality industry union.
10. Transaction Rent (For Sale of Hotel or Controllinq lnterest in Lessee)
Portman has proposed for the City to receive additional rent in connection with the first three sales
of the Hotel to a third party, including a sale effected by a transfer of a Controlling interest in the
Lessee (i.e., in excess of 50% interest in the Lessee). Under the Lease, the City is to receive, as
Transaction Rent, the lesser of $2 million or 0.25o/o of the gross sales price for each such
transaction, provided that with respect to the first sale, City shall only receive payment if the gross
sales price is $580 million or higher.
11. Development Budqet and Finance Plan
Portman has estimated the preliminary development budget to be $405.5 million and intends to
financethe Hotel Projectwith an estimated 60% in debtand 40o/oin equity. Portman must provide
a minimum equity contribution of $10 million and has indicated it plans to provide up to $17 million
in equity, with the remaining equity to be funded by Portman institutional relationships. Portman
has provided construction debt financing support letters from Regions Bank, PNC Bank, and an
equity support letter for up to $130 million from NorthStar Realty Finance Limited Partnership
and/or affiliates of NorthStar Asset Management Group, lnc.
12. Development Schedule
Portman is estimating the Hotel design to be complete in late 2016 and construction to be
complete in late 2018 with the Hotel opening targeted to occur prior to Art Basel 2018. The Lease
includes outside dates by which certain key development activities must take place, including an
Outside Construction Loan Closing Date, Outside Construction Commencement Date, an Outside
Completion Date, and an Outside Opening Date. The City may terminate the Lease if any of the
outside dates are not met.
13. Room Block Aqreement
Portman has agreed to the City's terms outlined in the City's proposed Room Block Agreement,
which provides that a City-wide Event is an event requiring a three (3) night stay with at least 1,500
guest rooms on peak and with at least 115,000 gross square feet of MBCC space utilized for one
day or more while the event is being held. A City-wide Event shall also include the annual Orange
Bowl and any Super Bowl, even though they may not utilize the MBCC.
. For City-wide Events that are to occur at least 30 months in the future, Portman will make
available eighty percent (80%) of all guest rooms (and associated suites), for up to 14
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nights per calendar month. Portman can book rooms in excess of that amount at its
discretion, at the rate of its choosing.
o For City-wide Events that are to occur between 18 and 30 months in the future, Portman
will make available eighty percent (80%) of all guest rooms (and associated suites) if rooms
and space are available, and will make available for City-wide Events eighty percent (80%)
of all guest rooms (and associated suites) for one consecutive four (4) day period each
month. Portman will determine the four (4) day period and will notify City on a monthly
basis. Portman may book rooms in excess of that amount at its discretion.
. For up to fourteen (14) nights per month, City may elect to require the Hotel to offer room
block pricing at 105% of Portman's average group room rates. ln addition, for up to six (6)
special events per year, City may elect to require the Hotel to offer room block pricing at
100o/o of Portman's average group room rates.
14. Other Lease Terms. Portman accepts the Leased Property in its "AS lS" condition.
. The Lease delineates "Acceptable Owner" criteria and requires City review and/or approval
of major transfers effecting a sale of the Hotel or Controlling lnterest in Lessee, including
transfers to Foreign lnstrumentalities (foreign governments or Persons Controlled thereby).
. City's rights and interest in the Lease will not be subordinate to any mortgage, lien or
encumbrance placed on Portman's (or any subsequent owner's) interest in the Lease.
. Portman is committed to supporting and encouraging the application of responsible wages
and local employment of City and Miami-Dade County residents.
. Portman is required to comply with the City's Art in Public Places program requirements set
forth in the City Code, and must contribute 1.5o/o of the construction cost for the Hotel
Project (approximately $3.6 million) to the Art in Public Places fund, which may be used for
Art in Public Places projects throughout the City.
. The Lease provides for duration of development rights for a limited period of six (6) years
as to maximum hotel height, F.A.R., and parking requirements, after which time, any
changes to the City's Land Development Regulations adopted after the Effective Date shall
apply to Portman's development applications.
. The Lease provides for arbitration of (i) disputes regarding any City disapproval of a
proposed brand, (ii) development disputes arising prior to Opening Date, i.e. disputes
involving City's disapproval of major modifications to the Approved Plans, etc.), or (iii) any
City Manager disapproval of a proposed Transfer. Notwithstanding the preceding, any
disapproval of a proposed Transfer, if such determination is made by the City Commission,
shall not be subject to arbitration and the exclusive remedy lies in a court of competent
jurisdiction in Miami-Dade County.
. The Lease provides the City Manager with delegated authority, following consultation with
City's CFO and City Attorney, to amend specific Lease provisions that impact lender rights,
in an effort to timely accommodate lender financing. All other amendments subject to City
Commission approval or further referendum approval, if applicable.
. The Lease also includes a variety of other terms, including with respect to maintenance and
repair obligations, insurance requirements, obligations to reconstruct the Hotel in the event
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of force majeure or other casualty, indemnification in favor of the City, and remedies to the
City in the event of default, including termination rights.
SUMMARY OF CHANGES MI\DE SINCE FIRST READING AND RESPONSE TO CITY
COMMISSION COMMENTS AT FIRST READING
Commission-Requested Chanqes
At the July 31 ,2015 City Commission meeting, Commissioners provided comments and requested
that the Administration negotiate additional provisions to clarify (1) the nightclub use restriction; (2)
that Lessee cannot receive any tax abatements/subsidies of any t<ind; (3) that Lessee cannot
receive room block rebates or commissions from other Miami Beach hotels; and (4) that any
amendments to the Base Rent and "no tax abatement" provisions will require another referendum
requiring approval by sixty percent (60%) of the voters voting thereon. These Commission-
requested changes are attached hereto as Appendix 4. Portman has agreed to all of the changes
in Appendix 4.
Administration-Recommended Chanqes
The only remaining change to the Lease that has been negotiated since first reading relates to
Section 4.2(e), which generally provides that the City will not develop another hotel project on City-
owned or City-leased property from 5th Street to 41't Street for an initial term of years following the
Hotel's opening. Section 4.2(e) has been revised so that the City does not contractually limit itself
more than may be necessary with respect to potential future hotel developments on certain City-
owned sites in the vicinity of the Convention Center, particularly as to the 17th Street Garage Site
and oceanfront property on Collins Avenue between 21"1 and 22nd Streets (the "Collins Site"),
where a hotel development, if one were planned, would likely constitute the highest and best use of
such property.
Currently, the City Administration has no plans for development of any other hotel project on City-
owned land, including but not limited to the Collins Site or the 17th Street Garage Site. The
Administration recommends the foregoing provision in recognition that the initial years of the
Hotel's operation will be critical to the Hotel's success and moreover, because as a practical
matter, any other hotel development project on City-owned land would take years to plan,
competitively solicit and approve in accordance with the City Charter and City Code (including, as
applicable, approval by the voters in a City-wide referendum).
Sinqle Purpose Entitv
The City's initial lease template was released to proposers on March 4, 2015 via Addendum 3 to
the RFP, and contemplated that a "single purpose entity" would lease and operate the Hotel
Project. Specifically, "single purpose entity" was defined in the City's lease template as an entity
that, through its organizational documents, will not "engage in any business other than owning,
developing, leasing and operating the Hotel Project" and will not "acquire or own material assets
other than the Hotel Project."
During negotiations, at the specific request of the City Administration and City Attorney's Office,
Portman Holdings identified and created a single-purpose entity, Portman Miami Beach, LLC
("Portman"), a wholly-owned limited liability company of Portman Holdings, LLC, to serve as the
Lessee. ln addition, also as contemplated in the City's lease template, Portman Holdings, the
initial Proposer to the RFP, is specifically listed in the Lease as an Affiliate of the Lessee, and is
further listed in Appendix M as the sole owner of Portman Miami Beach, LLC.
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Portman Miami Beach, LLC, far from serving as a "shell company" that will have no assets, will be
the vehicle through which Portman Holdings raises the capital/equity commitments from investors
for the Hotel Project estimated at $130-$160 million, and will be the entity that directly holds and
owns the leasehold improvements, subject to the City's rights in and to the Lease and the property.
The use of a single purpose entity to hold a real estate asset is standard in the industry and will
serve to protect the City, as it ensures that the Hotel Project, as an asset located on City-owned
land, is not commingled with other assets or affected by potential liabilities of other Portman-
related operations or subsequent lessees.
OTHER
Planning Analysis
A planning analysis, as required by Section 82-38 of the City Code, is attached hereto as
Appendix 5.
Appraisal
An appraisal of the Leased Property, as required by Section 82-39 of the City Code, is attached
hereto as Appendix 6.
Public Revenue lmpact
The Leased Property is currently a parking lot that generates $263,700 annually in revenues for
the City, along with modest revenues paid to the City for the Fillmore's use of the rehearsal/"black
box" room. lf the site is developed with a hotel annual (year 4) lease and tax revenue generated
is estimated to be $20.4 million. Over time the Hotel is estimated to generate:
. City: $369 million ($1St million NPV) over 30 years and $2.4 billion ($2gg million NPV)
over 99 years in lease payments, resort taxes, CRA revenues, property taxes and County
CDT allocations to the City.
. County: $110 million ($42 million NPV) over 30 years and $1.25 billion ($87 million NPV)
over 99 years in convention development taxes, local option sales taxes and property
taxes.
. Schools: $60 million ($24 million NPV) over 30 years and $453 million ($40 million NPV)
over 99 years in property taxes.
o State: $264 million ($1OZ million NPV) over30 years and $2 billion ($120 million NPV)
over 99 years in sales taxes.
. Total: $810 million ($3ZZ million NPV) over 30 years and $6.2 billion ($5+O million
NPV) over 99 years in lease payments and taxes.
Refer to attached Appendix 7.
Voter Referendum Requirement
The Lease is contingent upon sixty percent (60%) voter approval in accordance with Section
1.03(bX3) of the City Charter. The referendum is contemplated to occur on November 3, 2015. A
resolution adopting the ballot question will accompany this item on the September 2, 2015
Commission agenda.
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Convention Center Headquarter Hotel - Development and Ground Lease Agreement
September 2, 2015
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RECOMMENDATION
The Administration recommends that the Mayor and City Commission approve, following
second reading/public hearing, the Development and Ground Lease Agreement ("Lease")
between the City of Miami Beach and Portman Miami Beach, LLC, attached hereto as Appendix
1, as authorized, respectively, under Section 118-4 of the City Code, Sections 163.3220 -
163.3243, Florida Statutes, and Section 82-37(a)(ii) of the City Code , for the development of an
800-room convention headquarter hotel and related facilities, including up to 95,000 square feet
of conference and ballroom facilities, and up to 37,400 square feet of restaurant facilities (the
"Hotel"), on an approximately 2.65 acre site on the northeast corner of 171h Street and
Convention Center Drive, bounded roughly by the Miami Beach Convention Center to the North,
17th Street to the South, the Fillmore Miami Beach at the Jackie Gleason Theater to the East,
and Convention Center Drive to the West (the "Leased Property"); delineating the conditions for
the design, construction, equipping and operation of the Hotel on the Leased Property, with no
City funding therefor; providing for a 99-year term of the Leased Property once certain
conditions are satisfied; prohibiting gambling establishments on the Leased Property; and
providing for annual Base Rent to the City after the Hotel opens, including the greater of
Minimum Fixed Rent or a percentage of the Gross Operating Revenues of the Hotel, among
other rent.
Exhibits:
Appendix 1: Development and Ground Lease Agreement
Appendix 2: Proposed boundaries for Leased Property
Appendix 3: Summary of Proposed Minimum Fixed Rent
Appendix 4: Commission-requested Changes
Appendix 5: Planning Analysis
Appendix 6: Appraisal
Appendix 7: Summary of Public Revenue lmpact
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RESOLUTION NO.
A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE
CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, APPROVING, FOLLOWING
SECOND READING/PUBLIC HEARING, A DEVELOPMENT AND
GROUND LEASE AGREEMENT, AS AUTHORIZED, RESPECTIVELY,
UNDER SECTION 118.4 OF THE CITY CODE, SECTIONS 163.3220 .
163.3243, FLORIDA STATUTES, AND SECTION 82.37 OF THE CITY
CODE, BETWEEN THE CITY AND PORTMAN MIAMI BEACH, LLC
("PORTMAN"), FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF AN 800-ROOM
CONVENTION HEADQUARTER HOTEL AND RELATED FACILITIES,
INCLUDING UP TO 95,OOO SQUARE FEET OF CONFERENGE AND
BALLROOM FACILITIES, AND UP TO 37,400 SQUARE FEET OF
RESTAURANT FACtLtTtES (THE "HOTEL"), ON AN AppROXtMATELy
2.65 AcRE srrE oN THE NoRTHEAST coRNER oF 17rH STREET
AND CONVENTION CENTER DRIVE, BOUNDED ROUGHLY BY THE
MIAMI BEACH CONVENTION CENTER TO THE NORTH, 17TH
STREET TO THE SOUTH, THE FILLMORE MIAMI BEACH AT THE
JACKIE GLEASON THEATER TO THE EAST, AND CONVENTION
GENTER DRTVE TO THE WEST (THE "LEASED pROpERTy");
DELINEATING THE CONDITIONS FOR THE DESIGN,
CONSTRUCTION, EQUIPPING AND OPERATION OF THE HOTEL ON
THE LEASED PROPERW, WITH NO CITY FUNDING THEREFOR;
PROVIDING FOR A gg.YEAR TERM OF THE LEASED PROPERW
ONCE CERTAIN CONDITIONS ARE SATISFIED; PROHIBITING
GAMBLING ESTABLISHMENTS ON THE LEASED PROPERW; AND
PROVIDING FOR ANNUAL BASE RENT TO THE GITY, AFTER THE
HOTEL OPENS, OF THE GREATER OF MINIMUM FIXED RENT OR A
PERCENTAGE OF THE GROSS OPERATING REVENUES OF THE
HOTEL, AMONG OTHER RENT.
WHEREAS, the Mayor and City Commission desire to promote economic development
within the City of Miami Beach by attracting a more robust mix of conferences and conventions
to the Miami Beach Convention Center ("MBCC" or "Convention Center"), including "fly-in"
conferences and conventions drawing national and international attendance, that would reduce
the MBCC's reliance on "drive-in" events that primarily attract local/commuter attendance; and
WHEREAS, in support of the foregoing and in an effort to maintain the competitiveness
of the Convention Center as a local and regional asset that supports the South Florida tourism
economy, the City is proceeding with the Miami Beach Convention Center Renovation and
Expansion Project (the "MBCC Renovation Project"), a public construction project that includes
a complete renovation of the MBCC, expansion of ballroom and auxiliary spaces, parking above
portions of the MBCC, exterior landscaping, and creation of a 6.5 acre public park; and
WHEREAS, in addition to and separate from the MBCC Renovation Project, the City
desires to attract more "fly-in" conferences and conventions to the MBCC through the
development of a convention headquarter hotel that is (i) entirely privately-funded; (ii)
sufficiently close to the Convention Center to serve as an "on-site" hotel option for conference
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attendees; and (iii) large enough to provide the group room blocks necessary to support and
secure national and international conferences and conventions at the Convention Center; and
WHEREAS, on November 19, 2014, the Mayor and City Commission adopted
Resolution No. 2014-28836, approving an Amended and Restated lnterlocal Cooperation
Agreement between the City and Miami-Dade County ("County"), whereby, in recognition that a
convention hotel in the proximity of the Convention Center will generate additional Convention
Development Tax ("CDT") and resort tax revenues, the County has agreed to provide the City
with up to $1,500,000 per year in an additional allocation of CDT revenues once a convention
hotel opens, with such additional payments to the City continuing annually until 2048; and
WHEREAS, on January 27, 2015, the City Commission authorized the issuance of
Request for Proposals No. 2015-103-ME for the Development of a Headquarter Convention
Hotel Adjacent to the Miami Beach Convention Center (the RFP), with an opening date of April
10,2015; and
WHEREAS, the RFP solicited proposals for the development of an approximately (but
not to exceed) 800-room hotel and related hotel facilities (the "Hotel") on approximately 2.65
acres on the northeastcornerof 17th Streetand Convention Center Drive, bounded roughly by
the Miami Beach Convention Center to the North, 17th Street to the South, the Fillmore Miami
Beach at the Jackie Gleason Theater to the East, and Convention Center Drive to the West, as
described in Appendix 2 to the September 2,2015 Commission Memorandum accompanying
this Resolution (the "Leased Property"); and
WHEREAS, the City received proposals from the following firms: (1) Portman Holdings,
LLC; and (2) Oxford Capital Group/RLB Swerdling ("Oxford Capital"); and
WHEREAS, on April 21, 2015, the City Manager notified Oxford Capital that its proposal
was not responsive to the RFP's minimum requirements; and
WHEREAS, on April 29,2015, the City Manager, via Letter to Commission (LTC) No.
176-2015, appointed an Evaluation Committee (the "Committee"), which convened on May 7,
2015 to interview the Portman Holdings team and consider its proposal; and
WHEREAS, on May 20,2015, the Mayor and City Commission approved Resolution No.
2015-29029, authorizing the Administration to negotiate a Development and Ground Lease
Agreement, including a Room Block Agreement (collectively, the "Lease") with Portman
Holdings, LLC, with said Lease subject to prior approval by the Mayor and City Commission
before the final execution thereof; and
WHEREAS, as contemplated by the City's initial lease template included in Addendum 3
of the RFP, and at the request of the City Administration and the City Attorney's Office, Portman
Holdings has created a wholly-owned single-purpose limited liability company, Portman Miami
Beach, LLC ("Portman") to serve as Lessee; and
WHEREAS, on June 3,2015, the Finance and Citywide Projects Committee reviewed
and approved the terms of the proposed Lease, as required pursuant to Section 82-37(a)(1) of
the City Code; and
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WHEREAS, the Planning Department has completed a planning analysis, attached as
Appendix 5 to the September 2, 2015 Commission Memorandum accompanying this
Resolution, using the criteria set forth in Section 82-39 of the City Code; and
WHEREAS, the City has obtained an independent appraisal of the Leased Property,
attached as Appendix 6 to the September 2,2015 Commission Memorandum accompanying
this Resolution, in accordance with Section 82-39(b) of the City Code; and
WHEREAS, as part of the Lease, Portman will also be seeking to enter into a
development agreement with the City pursuant to Sections 163.3220 - 163.3243, Florida
Statutes, to memorialize, among other provisions, the terms and conditions for the development
of the Hotel Project (as hereinafter defined); and
WHEREAS, Sections 163.3220 - 163.3243, Florida Statutes, and Section 118-4 of the
City's Code require two public hearings for a development agreement, and Section 82-37(a)(2)
of the City Code also requires two readings of the proposed Lease, with the second reading to
be accompanied by a public hearing; and
WHEREAS, the Administration and Portman have negotiated the Lease, attached as
Appendix 1 to the September 2, 2015 Commission Memorandum accompanying this
Resolution, and incorporated herein by reference; and
WHEREAS, the Administration and Portman have negotiated the Room Block
Agreement, attached as Exhibit "L" to the Lease; and
WHEREAS, on July 31, 2015, following a duly noticed public hearing, the Mayor and
City Commission approved the Lease at first reading; and
WHEREAS, the Lease provides, among other provisions, the following terms and
conditions:
a. The Hotel will include approximately (but not to exceed) 800 rooms, up to 95,000 square
feet of meeting facilities, up to 37,400 square feet of restaurant facilities, 320 parking
spaces (.4 parking spaces per room, as required by the City's Land Development
Regulations), the installation of all furniture, fixtures and equipment required for the
Hotel, an overhead pedestrian walkway connecting the Hotel with the MBCC
("Skybridge"), and all supporting amenities and related facilities (collectively, the "Hotel
Project"), with a maximum height for the Hotel Project of up to 300 feet (in accordance
with the City's Land Development Regulations); and
b. Portman will be solely responsible for all costs and expenses to develop, design,
construct, finance, equip and operate the Hotel Project, with no City funding or financing
for the Hotel Project; and
c. The Lease includes the City's approval, in its proprietary capacity as owner of the
Leased Property, of the preliminary concept design for the Hotel Project attached as
Exhibit "E" to the Lease. Notwithstanding the preceding, and in further recognition that
the design for the Hotel Project will evolve as part of the City's regulatory development
process, including review and approval by the City's Design Review Board, the Lease
also requires the City's approval of substantial design changes to the Hotel Project,
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d.
e.
including any change that materially affects the exterior fagade or other exterior
elements of the Hotel Project; and
The term of the Lease is for a period of 99 years, commencing once Portman meets
certain key milestones with respect to the development and financing of the Hotel
Project (referred to in the Lease as Possession Conditions); and
The Leased Property cannot be used as a Gaming Establishment (i.e. casinos or other
gambling or wagering activities), and Portman and/or subsequent owners of the Hotel
Project cannot own, manage or operate a Gaming Establishment in Miami-Dade County.
The Lease provides that the foregoing provisions cannot be amended without a 6l7th
vote of the City Commission and approval by at least sixty percent (60%) of the voters
voting thereon in a City-wide referendum; and
The Leased Property must be continuously operated as a Hotel. The hotel brand, or
"flag" of the Hotel, must be an "Approved Brand," which may include Marriott, Westin,
Omni, Hyatt Regency, Sheraton, La Meridien, Hilton, or any other brand approved by the
City, in its sole discretion. The Hotel must be developed and operated so as to be able
to obtain and continuously maintain a four-diamond rating from the American Automobile
Association ('A/AA") (the "Hotel Standards"); and
The Hotel Operator must either be an Approved Brand or a management company with
a franchise agreement with an Approved Brand. The Hotel Operator must operate the
Hotel in accordance with the Hotel Standards and must comply with the Room Block
Agreement; and
As of the Rent Commencement Date (defined in the Lease as the later of (i) the Hotel's
Opening Date, and (ii) the completion of construction at the MBCC such that the four
main exhibition halls may be used for events), the City will receive, as annual Base Rent,
the greater of (x) Minimum Fixed Rent (as specified in the Lease), or (y) a fixed
percentage of the Gross Operating Revenues of the Hotel Project, with such Gross
Operating Revenues defined to include all revenues and income from gross room sales,
gross food and beverage sales (whether a food and beverage establishment is operated
by Lessee or a Subtenant), catering receipts, internet services charges, in-room video
charges, parking and valet service receipts, among other revenues; and
After the end of the Third Rent Year (as defined in the Lease) and for each year of the
Term thereafter, the City will receive annual Base Rent, in the amount of the greater of
(x) the Minimum Fixed Rent or (y) 2.5o/o of Gross Operating Revenues; and
The City will also receive, as Additional Base Rent, up to 2.5o/o of Gross Operating
Revenues if certain prolected Gross Operating Revenue hurdles/targets are exceeded;
and
The City will also receive Transaction Rent, in the amount of a fixed percentage of the
gross sales price of the first three Transfers of the Hotel Project that effect a sale of the
entire Hotel Project or a transfer of a controlling interest (more than 50% interest) in the
Lessee; provided that with the first such Transfer, Transaction Rent is only due if the
gross sales price exceeds $580 million (or pro rata portion if the first Transfer is of a
controlling interest in Lessee); and
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g.
h.
k.
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t.With respect to all Transfers and, in particular, Transfers effecting a sale of the Hotel
Project or a Controlling interest in Lessee, the City shall have the right to approve
Transfers in accordance with the Acceptable Owner criteria and process outlined in
Exhibit "A" of the Lease, including limitations with respect to Transfers to Foreign
lnstrumentalities; and
The City's rights and interest in the Lease, including with respect to all Rent payments,
will not be subordinate to any debt, mortgage, lien or encumbrance placed on Portman's
(or any subsequent owner's) interest in the Lease; and
Throughout the Term of the Lease, Portman (or any subsequent Lessee) must pay all
applicable ad valorem taxes and other public charges, with no tax abatements or
subsidies of any kind provided by the City; and
WHEREAS, if approved by the City Commission, the Lease is also subject to approval by
vote of at least 60% of the voters voting thereon in a City-wide referendum, pursuant to Section
1.03(bX3) of the City Charter.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT DULY RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND C!ry
COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, that the Mayor and City
Commission hereby approve, following second reading/public hearing, a Development and
Ground Lease Agreement, as authorized, respectively, under Section 118-4 of the City Code,
Sections 163.3220 - 163.3243, Florida Statutes, and Section 82-37 of the City Code, between
the City and Portman Miami Beach, LLC ("Portman"), for the development of an 800-room
convention headquarter hotel and related facilities, including up to 95,000 square feet of
conference and ballroom facilities, and up to 37,400 square feet of restaurant facilities (the
"Hotel"), on an approximately 2.65 acre site on the northeast corner of 17th Street and
Convention Center Drive and bounded roughly by the Miami Beach Convention Center to the
North, 17th Street to the South, the Fillmore Miami Beach at the Jackie Gleason Theater to the
East, and Convention Center Drive to the West (the "Leased Property"); delineating the
conditions for the design, construction, equipping and operation of the Hotel on the Leased
Property, with no City funding therefor; providing for a 99-year term of the Leased Property once
certain conditions are satisfied; prohibiting gambling establishments on the Leased Property;
and providing for annual Base Rent to the City, after the Hotel opens, of the greater of Minimum
Fixed Rent or a percentage of the Gross Operating Revenues of the Hotel, among other rent.
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PASSED AND ADOPTED this
ATTEST:
Rafael E. Granado, City Clerk Philip Levine, Mayor
day of 2015.
.APPTVEDASrO
FORM & T^NGIJAGE
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APPENDIX 1
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APPENDIX 1
DEVELOPMENT AND GROUND LEASE AGREEMENT
between
PORTMAN MIAMI BEACH, LLC, A
Delaware limited liability company
and
CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, A
Florida municipal corporation
September 2,2015
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
VOTER REFERENDUM, EFFECTIVE DATE AND DEFINITIONS ........................ 2
SEcroN 1.1. VorER REFERENDUM REQU|REMENT............... .......................2
THE HOTET PROJECT |MPROVEMENTS.............. ....................18
SEcnoN 2.1. DEvrLopurrur nND CoNFoRMrry oF PLANS ..........................18
SEcroN 2.3. LESSEE'S HorEL PRoJEcr OslrcarroNrs.. ..........19
SECToN 2.4. PAYMENT oF Hore l Pnolrcr Cosrs ........... .........................20
SEcroN 2.5. FTNANCTNG MArrERS........ .......2O
SEcloN 2.6. No CLAIM FoR VALUE oF LESSEE 1MpRovEMENTS................... .....................21
SEcnoN 2.7. ScHeouu oF PERFoRMANCE................. ........21
SEcnoN 2.8. CoNSTRUCfloN OBLTGAToNS ........................21
Srcrroru 2.9. PRocREss oF CoNSTRUcron/Crw's REpREsENrArvE................... ..............23
Srcrroru 2.11. Corurvecrroru oF BurLDrNGs ro UTrLrrEs .........24
Srcloru 2.12. PERMrrs AND AppRovA6........ ......................25
SEcroN 2.13. C|TY aruo LESSEE ro JorN rN CERTATN AcroNs .......................25
SECTION 2.14. CoMPLIANCE WITH LAWS .........25
SEcroN2.15. ALTERAT|oNSANDRENovAroNS.................. .......................25
SECToN 2.16. ARr rN PuBLrc PLACES .......... ........................25
IAND USES AND DEVETOPMENT O8UGAT!ONS.................. ......................25
SEcnoN 3.1. Covrruarur REGARDTNG LAND UsEs...... ...........25
SECTIoN 3.2. APPLICATIoNS FoR DEVELoPMENT APPRoVALS AND DEVELoPMENT PERMITS... ......................26
SECION 3.4. COMIpIIaIICT W|TH LOCAL REGULATIoNS REGARDING DEVELOPMENT PERMITS......... ..............26
SEcIoN 3.5. CoNStsrENcy wrrH Tsr Crw's CorupRruerusrvE PlAN........... .......................26
SEcloN 3.6. PRESENTLv Prnurrrro DEVELopMENT. ............26
SECION 3,7. PUBLIC FACILITIESTo SERVE THE LEASED PRoPERTY....... ..........26
SEcnoN 3.8. PuBLrc RESERVATToNS, DEDTCATToNS .............. .....................26
Secrroru 3.9. REeUTRED DEVELoPMENT PERMrrs......... ........26
Srcroru 3.10. REspoNsrBLE WAGES AND LocAL EMpLovMENT............. ........27
SEcrroru 3.11. Llws GoveRrurNG THrs LEASE ........................27
SEcrroru 3.12. DURATToN oF DEVELoPMENT RrGHTs...... ........27
SECnoN 3.13. LESSEE'S R|GHT oF TERM|NATIoN.......... ..........27
SEcnoN 4.1. LEASE oF LEASED PRopERTy ro............. ..........27
Secrror 4.2. REsrRrcrvE CoVENANTS.... ...........................31
SECTToN 4.4. RENT AND Orurn P1yurrurs................. ........34
SEcroN 4.5. Covrrunrurs FoR PAvMENT oF PuBLrc CHane es By LESSEE....... .....................38
SECTIoN 5.1. PURPoSE oF RESTRICTIoNS oN TRANSFER .........40
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SECTToN 5.4. TRANSFER ReeutRtNc Crry's AppRova1.................... ............41
SEcloN 5.5. Errrcrrvrrurss oF TRANSFERS. .......................42
MORTGAGE FINANCING; RIGHTS OF MORTGAGEE AND TESSEE ...............43
SEcroN 6.1. Coworrrorus oF FTNANCTNG AND LEASEHoLD MoRTGAGE.... ..........................43
SECTIoN 6.2. No WATvER oF LESSEE's OBLtGATtoNS oR Ctry's RtGHTs........... ...................48
REMEDIES; EVENTS OF DEFAUTT ......................49
SECIoN 7.2. Rrurorrs roR LESsEE'S DEFAULT......... ...........52
SEcroN7.3. DrraurrByrHEctry..... ..........54
SECTIoN 7.4. FoRcE MA,EURE AND EcoNoMIc FoRcE MAJEURE....... ..........54
SEcroN 7.5. REMEDTES Cuuurnrrve; WATVER ...................55
SEcroN 7.7. RooM BLoCKAGREEMENr...... ......................55
SEcnoN 7.9. EXPEDITED ARBITRATIoN oF DEVELoPMENT DISPUTES. ...........,56
SEcnoN 7.10. DrspurEs REGARDTNG DrsAppRovAl oF A PRoposED BRAND oR PRoposED TRANSFEREE..............................58
PROTECTTON AGATNST MECHANTCS' uENS........... ................50
AND OTHER CLAIMS; !NDEMN|F!CAT!ON.............. ................50
SECTION 8.1. LESSEE,S DUw To KEEP PRoJEcr FREE oF 1IENS.............. ........60
SECIoN 8.5. LtMrrATroN or Crw's LrABrLrry ......................64
INSURANCE AND RECONSTRUCTTON ................54
Seclon 9.1. GrNenaL lNsuRANcE PRovrsroNs..... ..............64
SEcroN 9.2. EVTDENCE oF INSURANCE. .........65
SEcroN 9.4. PREMTUMS AND RENEWALS....... .....................67
SEcroN 9.5. ADEeuAcy Or lrusunnncr Covenncr .............67
SECTToN 9.5. Cry Mny PRocuRE lNsuRANcE tF LESSEE FAtLs To Do So............ ................67
SEcnoN 9.7. EFFECT oF Loss oR DAMAGE......... .................67
SECTToN 9.11. Wnrve n or Sugnocarror,r. .......69
SEcroN 9.12. lNADEeuAcy oF INSURANCE PRoCEEDS....... ..........................69
Secrrou 9.13. No Cry OBLTGATToN To PRovrDE PRopERry lNsuRANCE..... .........................69
SEcnoN 10.2. PARTAL CoNDEMNATIoN........ ......................7t
SEcroN 10.3. RESToRATToN Arrn CoruorrraNATroN.......... ........................7L
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SEcroN 10.6. PAYMENT oF FEES AND Cosrs............ ............72
QUIET ENJOYMENT AND OWNERSHTP OF IMPROVEMENTS ............. ........72
Srcrroru 11.3. MnrruTErunrucr aND OpERATtoN or lupRovrueNrs ............... .....................72
SEcroN 11.4. OwNERsHrp oF IMPRoVEMENTS DUR|NG LEASE ............ .........72
SECTION 11.5. SURRENDER oF LEASED PRoPERTY....... ............73
SEcroN 12.5. MATNTENANCE AND REpAIRS... .......................73
SECTToN 12.7. WareRaruoSewERAcESysrrru.......... ...........74
SEcloN 12.8. INDUSTRIAL WAsrr Fnctrrrrs.. ......................74
SEcloN 12.10. FATLURE oF LESSEE To MArNrArN...... ..............75
SEcloN 13.2. Coveruerur ro CoNTrNUousLy Ope Rare HorEL ........... ..........76
SEcnoN 14.1. No PARTNERSHTP oRJorNrVENrURE ............. ......................77
SEcroN L4.2. RECoRDTNG, DocuurrurnRy Sravps.......... .........................77
SECnON 14.3. FLORIDAAND LocAL LAWS PREVAIL.......... .......77
SEcroN 14.4. No Corrucrs oF INTEREST.... .......................78
SECfloN 14.7. PRovrsroNs Nor MERGEDWTTH DEED........ ..........................79
SEcloN 14.8. TILES oF ARTTcLES AND SEcroNS ..................79
SEcloN 14.10. Succrssons AND AsstcNS; No THrRD PARTv BENEFtctARtES............. .............79
SEcroN 14.13. NoN-SuBoRDrNATroN oF Crw's lurenesr ........80
SECnoN 14.14. Cm MaruacEn's DELrcarroAurHoRlry. .......80
SECfloN 14.17. No LrABrLtry FoRAppRovALsAND 1NspEcIoNs................. .........................81
SECfoN 14.20. INFLATToN ADJUsrMENrs. ........81
SEcroN 14.21. STANDARD or Coruoucr ..........81
SEcroN 14.22. WATVER oF ConsreurrurraL DAMAGES ...........81
SEcroN 14.23. RESERVATToN oF R|GHTS...... .........................82
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List of Exhibits
EXHIBIT "A" Acceptable Owner Definition
EXHIBIT "B" Hotel Standards
EXHIBIT "C" Budgeted lmprovement Costs
EXHIBIT "D" Legal Description of Hotel Site..........
EXHIBIT "E" Approved Plans...
EXHIBIT "F" Schedule of Performance
EXHIBIT "G" Form of Easements.............
EXHIBIT "H" Presently Permitted Development............
EXHIBIT "!" Public Facilities
EXHIBIT "J" Public Reservations and Dedications...............
EXHIBIT "K" Required Development Permits and Variances
EXHIBIT "L" Room Block Agreement
EXHIBIT "M" Ownership lnterests in Lessee.............
EXHIBIT "N" Uniform System Summary of Operating Statement................
EXHIBIT "O" Transaction Rent
EXHIBIT "P" Location of Geothermal System..............
EXHIBlT "Q'' RESERVED.......
EXHIBIT "R" Minimum Fixed Rent.........
EXHIBIT "S" Mandatory Hotel Project Design Elements
EXHIBIT "T" Lessee's LLC Documents
EXHIBIT "U" Fillmore Theater Parking
lExhibit paqes to be numbered prior to execution of Leasel
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DEVELOPMENT AND GROUND LEASE AGREEMENT
THIS DEVELOPMENT AND GROUND LEASE AGREEMENT ("Lease") is executed as
ofthe day of 2015, by and between the CITY OF MIAMI BEACH,
FLORIDA, a municipal corporation (the "City") and PORTMAN MIAMI BEACH, LLC, a Delaware
limited liability company (the "Lessee").
REC!TALS:
A. The City has a material interest in maximizing the performance of the Miami
Beach Convention Center (as hereinafter defined in Section 1.3) and encouraging convention
and tourism business in the City. To further those goals, the City desires to facilitate
development of an adjacent full service convention center headquarter hotel on real property
owned by the City and described more fully in Exhibit "D" hereto, to be connected to the
Convention Center by an enclosed overhead pedestrian Skybridge (as hereinafter defined in
Section 1.3).
B. The City is a Florida municipal corporation with powers and authority conferred
under the Florida Constitution, the Municipal Home Rule Powers Act set forth in Chapter 166 of
the Florida Statutes, and the Miami Beach City Charter and Code of Ordinances (the "City
Code"). The City has all governmental, corporate and proprietary powers to enable it to conduct
municipal government, perform municipal and governmental functions, and render municipal
services, including the authority to adopt, implement and enforce (together with any other
required Governmental Approvals) comprehensive plans, zoning ordinances, redevelopment
plans, and other police power and legislative measures necessary to assure the health, safety
and general welfare of the City and its inhabitants.
C. This Lease, among other things, is intended to and shall constitute a
development agreement between the parties pursuant to Sections 163.3220-163.3243, Florida
Statutes, the "Florida Local Government Development Agreement Act" and Section 118-4 of the
City's Code.
D. On or about January 29,2015, the City issued Request for Proposal No. 2015-
103-ME, for the Development of a Convention Hotel Adjacent to the Miami Beach Convention
Center ("RFP"). After a competitive RFP process, and the City having fully considered this
Lease at two duly noticed public hearings in compliance with Section 163.3225 of the Act;
having determined that the Hotel Project (as hereinafter defined in Section 1.3) and this Lease
are in compliance with the City's Comprehensive Plan and Land Development Regulations (as
each are hereinafter defined in Section 1.3) as of September 2, 2015; and having further
determined that it is in the City's best interest to address the issues covered by this Lease in a
comprehensive manner, in compliance with all applicable laws, ordinances, plans, rules and
regulations of the City, the City has agreed to enter into this Lease with the Lessee, subject to
the terms and conditions herein.
E. On September 2, 2015, the City Commission, by Resolution Number R-_,
approved the execution of this Lease.
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NOW THEREFORE, for and in consideration of the foregoing, and of the mutual
covenants and agreements contained herein, the parties agree as follows:
ARTICLE I
VOTER REFERENDUM. EFFECTIVE DATE AND DEFINITIONS
Section 1.1. Voter Referendum Requirement. The parties acknowledge and agree that,
pursuant to Section 1.03(bX3) of the City Code, this Lease and the obligations herein are
subject to and contingent upon the approval of this Lease by vote of at least sixty percent (60%)
of the voters voting thereon in a City-wide referendum ("Referendum"). ln the event the
Referendum is not successful, or if the ballot question is removed or election results are
invalidated by a court of competent jurisdiction, this Lease shall be deemed null and void and
the parties shall have no obligations or liabilities of any kind or nature whatsoever hereunder.
Section 1.2. Effective Date. lf the Referendum is successful and all requirements of the City
Code and applicable law are satisfied, this Lease shall be effective upon the City Commission's
adoption of a resolution accepting the certification of the official results of the November 3,2015
election with respect to the Referendum ("Effective Date").
Section 1.3. Defined Terms. As used herein the term:
"Acceptable Owner" has the meaning ascribed to it in Exhibit "A".
"Additional Base Rent" shall have the meaning ascribed to it in Section a.a@).
"Additional Rent" means any and all payments required of Lessee to the City by the terms of
this Lease other than Base Rent.
tt4ffillster means, regarding any Person:
(a) any other Person directly or indirectly Controlling, Controlled by or under
common Controlwith such Person;
(b)
Person; or
any officer, director, general partner, member, manager or trustee of such
(c) any other Person who is an officer, director, general partner, member, manager
or trustee of such Person described in clauses (a) or (b) of this sentence.
When' used in reference to Lessee, for so long as Portman Holdings, LLC (or any of its
Affiliates) holds an interest, directly or indirectly, in Lessee, "Affiliate" shall include any Person
Controlling, Controlled by, or under common Control with Portman Holdings, LLC.
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"Approval, Approve or Approved" means the written approval or consent of a Party, which
unless otherurise specified herein by reference to "sole discretion" or words of similar effect,
shall be commercially reasonable and made in good faith and with due diligence.
"Approved Brand" means (a) each of the following national hotel operators but only if its
reputation for quality and quality of operation, at the time Lessee engages such operator, is
generally known and recognized by the hotel industry as not having substantially declined, as of
the time in question, in comparison to their reputation for quality and quality of operation as of
the Effective Date: Marriott (i.e., the Marriott, Marriott Marquis or JW Marriott brands), Westin,
Omni, Hyatt Regency, Sheraton, La Meridien, or Hilton, or (b) any other hotel operator
Approved by City in its reasonable discretion.
"Approved Operator" means (a) any Approved Brand or (b) any management company
approved by the Approved Brand to serve as the Hotel Operator pursuant to a franchise
agreement with the Approved Brand.
"Approved Plans" means the renderings and diagrams attached hereto as Exhibit "E" depicting
the Mandatory Hotel Project Design Elements (other than the Skybridge), which renderings and
diagrams the City has Approved as of the Effective Date, as may be modified from time to time
in accordance with the terms of this Lease.
"Approved Skybridqe and Off-Site lmprovements Plans" means the renderings and diagrams
depicting the Skybridge and Off-Site lmprovements to be Approved by the City Manager prior to
the Possession Date, which, following Approval by the City Manager, may be modified from time
to time in the same manner as the Approved Plans in accordance with the terms of this Lease.
The Skybridge will have finishes consistent with the finishes in the connecting point in the
Convention Center. The repairs to the Fillmore Theater as part of the Off-Site lmprovements will
be done consistently with the quality of the Fillmore Theater prior to the work being done by
Lessee in connection with the Hotel Project.
"@('shall have the meaning ascribed to it in Section 7.10(a).
"Assionment of Contracts and Aqreements" means an assignment from Lessee, as assignor, to
the City, as assignee, assigning in favor of the City all of Lessee's right, title and interest in and
to all contracts and agreements (other than the Hotel Project General Construction Contract and
the Assignment of Plans and Approvals) executed in connection with the design, construction
and equipping of the Hotel Project prior to the Completion of Construction, including such
contracts and agreements with design professionals, on a non-recourse basis without any
warranties or representations from Lessee, which assignment shall be in form and substance
reasonably satisfactory to the City (together with any necessary consents required in connection
with such assignment), which assignment shall be an absolute assignment from Lessee to the
City, provided that for so long as no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing hereunder,
the City shall give Lessee a license of all such contracts and agreements, with the right to
enforce all of the terms thereof, for the duration of the Term; provided, further that for so long as
a First Leasehold Mortgage encumbers the Hotel Project, the City agrees to permit Lessee to
make a pari passu assignment of such contracts and agreements to such First Leasehold
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Mortgagee (which First Leasehold Mortgagee shall have priority with respect thereto pursuant to
the non-disturbance and attornment agreement entered into pursuant to Section 6.1(b) hereof).
"Assiqnment of Hotel Proiect General Construction Contract" means an assignment from
Lessee, as assignor, to the City, as assignee, assigning in favor of the City all of Lessee's right,
title and interest in and to the Hotel Project General Construction Contract, which assignment
shall include a duly executed consent by the Hotel Project General Contractor and shall
othenvise be in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the City (together with any
necessary consents required in connection with such assignment), which assignment shall be
an absolute assignment from Lessee to the City, provided that for so long as no Event of Default
has occurred and is continuing hereunder, the City shall give Lessee a license of the Hotel
Project General Construction Contract, with the right to enforce all of the terms thereof, for the
duration of the Term; provided, further that for so long as a First Leasehold Mortgage
encumbers the Hotel Project, the City agrees to permit Lessee to make a pari passu assignment
of the Hotel Project General Construction Contract to such First Leasehold Mortgagee (which
First Leasehold Mortgagee shall have priority with respect thereto pursuant to the non-
disturbance and attornment agreement entered into pursuant to Section 6.1(b) hereof).
"Assiqnment of Plans and Approvals" means an assignment from Lessee, as assignor, to the
City, as assignee, assigning in favor of the City all of Lessee's right, title and interest in and to
all Approved Plans, designs, Governmental Approvals and other work product produced by
Lessee and any other Person for use in the development, construction and operation of the
Work, which assignment shall include a duly executed consent by each Person other than the
Lessee having an interest in such Approved Plans, designs, Governmental Approvals and other
work product and shall otheruvise be in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the City
(together with any necessary consents required in connection with such assignment), which
assignment shall be an absolute assignment from Lessee to the City, provided that for so long
as no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing hereunder, the City shall give Lessee a
license of all such Approved Plans, designs, Governmental Approvals and other work product
assigned to the City for the duration of the Term; provided, further that for so long as a First
Leasehold Mortgage encumbers the Hotel Project, the City agrees to permit Lessee to make a
pari passu assignment of such Approved Plans, designs, Governmental Approvals and other
work product to such First Leasehold Mortgagee (which First Leasehold Mortgagee shall have
priority with respect thereto pursuant to the non-disturbance and attornment agreement entered
into pursuant to Section 6.1(b) hereof).
"Audited Gross Operatinq Revenues Schedule" means a schedule prepared in accordance with
GAAP and GAAS, and showing all Gross Operating Revenues for a Lease Year. Such Audited
Gross Operating Revenues shall be based on Lessee's audited financial statements for such
Lease Year.
"Bankruotcy Code" means Title 11 of the United States Code entitled "Bankruptcy," as
amended.
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"Base Rent" shall have the meaning ascribed to it in Section a.a@).
"Brand Approvals" means the written confirmation from the lnitial Hotel Operator approving the
design of the Hotel Project, and, prior to Opening, approving the FF&E to be installed in the
Hotel Project.
"Budqeted lmprovement Costs" means the estimated lmprovement Costs as of the date hereof,
as set forth in Exhibit "C".
"Business Dav" means a day other than a Saturday, a Sunday or a day on which the offices of
the City, or national banks in Miami-Dade County, Florida are closed for business.
''@.'meanSacertificateofoccupancyorcertificateofcompletion,aS
applicable, for the buildings and structures on the Leased Property, and shall include any such
certificate designated as "Temporary" in nature, provided it allows for occupancy of the Hotel by
paying guests.
rrftrr shall mean the City of Miami Beach, a Florida municipal corporation, having its principal
offices at 1700 Convention Center Drive, Miami Beach, Florida 33139. ln all respects
hereunder, City's obligations and performance is pursuant to City's position as the owner of the
Hotel Site acting in its proprietary capacity. In the event City exercises its regulatory authority
as a governmental body, the exercise of such regulatory authority and the enforcement of any
rules, regulations, laws and ordinances (including through the exercise of the City's building,
fire, code enforcement, police department or othenrvise) shall be deemed to have occurred
pursuant to City's regulatory authority as a governmental body and shall not be attributable in
any manner to City as a party to this Lease or in any way be deemed in conflict with, or a default
under, the City's obligations hereunder.
"Citv Code" has the meaning ascribed to it in the recitals hereto.
"Citv Commission" shall mean the governing and legislative body of the City.
"Citv Delays" shall mean the number of days in which the City performs any obligation under
Section 2.13 hereof in excess of the number of days set forth for such performance therein.
"Citv Manaqef'shall mean the Chief Administrative Officer of the City. The City Manager shall
be construed to include any duly authorized representatives designated in writing with respect to
any specific matter(s) concerning this Lease (exclusive of those authorizations reserved to the
City Commission or regulatory or administrative bodies having jurisdiction over any matter(s)
related to this Lease).
"Citv's Representative" has the meaning ascribed to it in Section 2.9(b).
"Commence Construction" or "Commencement of Construction" means, with respect to the
Hotel Project, the commencement of bona-fide pouring of the concrete foundation for the Hotel
Project, provided that the pour is completed in the ordinary course.
"Commencement of Construction of the MBCC Proiect" means the commencement of
construction of the MBCC Project, as evidenced by the execution of the guaranteed maximum
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price amendment to the construction contract between the City and Clark Construction Group,
LLC and the issuance by the City of a notice to proceed thereunder.
"Complete Construction" or "Completion of Construction" means the date Lessee has completed
the Hotel Project substantially in accordance with the requirements of the Approved Plans and
all conditions of permits and regulatory agencies have been satisfied, all Governmental
Authorities have issued a Certificate of Occupancy, the Hotel has been accepted by the Hotel
Operator, and the Hotel Project is ready for occupancy, utilization and continuous commercial
operation for the uses and purposes intended by this Lease, without material interference from
incomplete or improperly completed Work, and substantially all of the FF&E required for the
Opening Date has been purchased, delivered to and installed in the Hotel Project.
"Comprehensive Plan" means the comprehensive plan which the City Commission has adopted
and implemented for the redevelopment and continuing development of the City pursuant to
Chapter 163 Part ll, of the Florida Statutes.
"Concurrencv Requirements" shall have the meaning ascribed to it in Section 3.3.
"Construction Lender" means the lnstitutional Lender selected by Lessee to provide the
Construction Loan.
"Construction Loan" means the loan or loans to be provided by the Construction Lender(s) to
the Lessee for development and construction of the Hotel Project in an aggregate amount not
more than 650/o of the Budgeted lmprovement Costs.
"Construction Loan Commitment" means a financing commitment by the Construction Lender
that has been executed and delivered by and between Lessee and the Construction Lender(s)
that confirms availability of the Construction Loan to fund the construction of the Hotel Project in
accordance with the requirements of this Lease.
"@ilIgl," "Controllinq" or "Controlled" means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power
to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of a Person, whether through
the ownership of voting securities, by contract, by Governmental Requirements or othenuise, or
the power to elect in excess of fifty percent (50%) of the directors, managers, general partners
or other Persons exercising similar authority with respect to such Person (it being acknowledged
that a Person shall not be deemed to lack Control of another Person even though certain
decisions may be subject to "major decision" consent or approval rights of limited partners,
shareholders or members, as applicable).
"Convention Center" means the Miami Beach Convention Center located at 1901 Convention
Center Drive, Miami Beach, Florida, 33139.
"Corrective Action Work" has the meaning ascribed to it in Section 8.a(a)(vii).
trCPAtr means a national firm of certified public accountants Approved by the City Manager,
used by Lessee for the purpose of certifying the annual reports, its financial condition or for any
other purpose specified herein.
"Credit Enhancement" means a credit enhancement with respect to, or guaranty of, the
financing for the Hotel provided by a Hotel Operator, or an Affiliate thereof.
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"Debt Service Coveraqe Ratio" means the ratio of: (i) Gross Operating Profit for the previous
twelve (12) months; to (ii) the amount of Debt Service Payments actually required to be paid in
such twelve (12) months. For example, if Gross Operating Revenues for a particular twelve (12)
months equal $3,700,000, Project Expenses equal $1,000,000 and Debt Service Payments
actually required to be paid equal $1,800,000, the Debt Service Coverage Ratio for that twelve
(12) months would be 1.50.
"Debt Service Payments" means all principal, interest and other sums and amounts paid or
payable by Lessee for or during the applicable or pertinent period, in connection with any debt
secured by a Leasehold Mortgage.
".@.U.!l_@," means an interest rate equal to five percent (5%) per annum above the highest
annual prime rate (or base rate) published from time-totime in The Wall Street Journal under
the heading "Money Rates" or any successor heading as being the rate in effect for corporate
loans at large U.S. money center commercial banks (whether or not such rate has actually been
charged by any such bank) or if such rate is no longer published, then the highest annual rate
charged from time-to-time at a large U.S. money center commercial bank, selected by the City,
on short term, unsecured loans to its most creditworthy large corporate borrowers.
"Deficiencv" shall have the meaning ascribed to it in Section 7.2(bxii).
"Development Arbitrator" shall have the meaning ascribed to it in Section 7.9(b).
"Development Disoute" means any dispute between Lessee and City (acting in its proprietary
capacity) arising prior to the Opening Date with respect to (i) whether a modification to the Hotel
Project is a substantial deviation from the Approved Plans or a Prohibited Hotel Project Change
requiring City's Approval pursuant to Section 2.2; (ii) any contention that City has unreasonably
failed to Approve modifications to the Approved Plans in accordance with this Lease; (iii) any
contention that City has unreasonably failed to Approve the proposed Approved Skybridge and
Off-Site lmprovements Plans or modifications thereto in accordance with this Lease; (iv) any
contention that City has unreasonably failed to Approve a Hotel Project General Contractor in
accordance with Section 2.8(b); (v) any disagreement as to permitted delays in the Schedule of
Performance pursuant to Section 2.7, or (vi) any disagreement as to the cost or scheduling
impact of a change in the location of the geothermal system as provided in Section 2.11(c).
"Development Orded' means any order granting, denying, or granting with conditions an
application for a Development Permit.
"Development Permit" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 163.3221(5), Florida Statutes
(2014).
"Economic Force Maieure" means economic or political conditions or events that materially
impair access to debt or equity markets by developers for development of projects in the United
States similar to the Hotel Project or allow a committed debt or equity participant to terminate its
debt or equity commitment, such as a temporaty ot long term liquidity crisis or major recession.
"Effective Date" has the meaning ascribed to in Section 1.2.
"Environmental Condition" has the meaning ascribed to it in Section 8.4.
"Environmental Claim" has the meaning ascribed to it in Section 8.4.
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"Environmental Laws" has the meaning ascribed to it in Section 8.4.
"Environmental Permit" has the meaning ascribed to it in Section 8.4.
"Environmental Requirements" has the meaning ascribed to it in Section 8.4.
"Equitv Commitment" means the commitment of Lessee to contribute an amount in cash to pay
lmprovement Costs as may be necessary, at the time of determination, when combined with the
lnitial Hotel Operator Financial Commitment and the proceeds available under the Construction
Loan and Mezzanine Loan, if any, to maintain the Hotel Project ln Balance, a portion of which
Equity Commitment shall be funded by the Portman Estimated Equity Contribution but in no
event less than the Portman Minimum Equity Contribution.
"Event of Default" has the meaning ascribed to it in Article Vll.
"FF&E" means the furniture, fixtures and equipment for the Hotel Project to be procured and
maintained by the Lessee.
"Ejllmore-fhealef" means the performing arts center located at 1700 Washington Avenue, Miami
Beach, Florida, adjacent to and east of the Hotel Project and also known as the "Fillmore Miami
Beach at the Jackie Gleason Theater".
"First Leasehold Mortqaqe" means a Leasehold Mortgage which is a first lien on Lessee's
interest in this Lease and the leasehold interest created hereby.
"First Leasehold Mortqaqee" means the lnstitutional Lender that is a holder of a First Leasehold
Mortgage, which shall be evidenced by, and the City shall be able to rely absolutely on, a title
report current as of the time of any determination and prepared by a generally recognized title
insurance company doing business in Miami-Dade County, Florida, or upon a certificate of
Lessee, signed and verified by a Responsible Officer of Lessee.
"First Rent Yea/' has the meaning ascribed to it in Section a.a@).
"Force Maieure Event" means the following: acts of God; strikes, lockouts or other industrial
disturbances; acts of public enemies, whether actual or threatened; orders of any civil or military
authority; insurrections; riots; acts of terrorism; epidemics; landslides, earthquakes, lightning,
fires, hurricanes, storms, floods, washouts and other natural disasters; inability to procure or a
general shortage of labor, equipment, facilities, materials or supplies in the open market, or
failure or unavailability of transportation generally; or other similar extraordinary causes beyond
the commercially reasonable control of the Party claiming such inability. ln no event shall "Force
Majeure Event" include economic hardship or financial inability to perform specific to the Party
nor shall it include Economic Force Majeure.
"Foreiqn lnstrumentality" means a foreign (non-U.S.) government or agency thereof or a Person
Controlled thereby.
"GA,qpu means generally accepted accounting principles, as in effect from time to time, as
promulgated by the Financial Accounting Standards Board, consistently applied or a system
generally recognized in the United States as having replaced GAAP.
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ilGAASrr means generally accepted auditing standards, as in effect from time to time, as
developed by the American lnstitute of Certified Public Accountants, consistently applied, or a
system generally recognized in the United States as having replaced GAAS.
"Gaminq Establishment" means any establishment offering or otheruvise engaged in gambling or
wagering of any nature or kind.
"Governmental Approvals" means all permits, approvals, certificates of occupancy, notifications,
certifications, registrations, authorizations and other rights and privileges that are required by
any GovernmentalAuthority. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Lease, the Lessee
retains its rights in accordance with applicable Governmental Requirements to challenge or
appeal any denial of Governmental Approvals.
"Governmental Authority" means any federal, state, county, municipal or other governmental
department, entity, authority, commission, board, bureau, court, agency, or any instrumentality
of any of them, with jurisdiction over the Leased Property, the Lessee lmprovements, the Work
or the Off-Site lmprovements.
"Governmental Requirements" means any law, enactment, statute, code, order, ordinance, rule,
regulation, judgment, decree, writ, injunction, franchise, permit, certificate, license, or other
similar requirement of any Governmental Authority, now existing or hereafter enacted, adopted,
promulgated, entered, or issued, affecting the Leased Property or the construction and
operation of the Lessee lmprovements. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Lease,
the Lessee retains its right to challenge Governmental Requirements in accordance with all
other applicable Governmental Requirements, including based on a constitutional objection that
a Governmental Requirement violates Lessee's constitutional rights regarding contracts.
"Gross Operatinq Profit" means the amount calculated by subtracting Project Expenses from
Gross Operating Revenues.
"Gross Operatinq Revenues" means all revenues and income of any nature derived directly or
indirectly from the Hotel or from the use or operation of the Leased Property, including gross
rooms sales, gross food and beverage sales (whether any food and beverage establishment is
operated by Lessee or a Subtenant), catering receipts, telephone, facsimile and/or internet
services, in-room video and parking and valet service receipts (whether the parking or valet
services are operated by Lessee or a Subtenant), vending machines, gross receipts, rents or
license fees from the operation by Lessee or any Affiliate of Lessee of newsstand, gift shop, or
business center, or from any other sub-lessees, concessionaires, third-parties conducting
operations on the Leased Property or other sources (except as provided in Section 5.6(c)
hereof), the fair rental value of space within the Hotel Project occupied by Lessee or any entity
affiliated with or employed by Lessee for purposes other than managing the Hotel Project (to the
extent the occupants of such space are paying less than the fair market value of such space)
and the proceeds of business interruption, other loss of income, use, occupancy or similar
insurance, as determined in accordance with GAAP (to the extent not inconsistent with the
Uniform Systems of Accounts), and the Uniform System of Accounts, and without any reduction
or allowance for uncollectable charges or bad debts. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the
following shall not constitute Gross Operating Revenues: (i) any gratuities or service charges
added to a customer's bill and distributed as compensation to the Hotel's employees; (ii) any
credits or refunds made to customers, guests or patrons; (iii) any sums and credits received for
lost or damaged merchandise; (iv) any sales taxes, excise taxes, or other similar taxes or
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charges collected by the Hotel and remitted to tax authorities; (v) any proceeds from the sale or
other disposition of FF&E or capital equipment; (vi) any interest earned with respect to the
deposit or investment of proceeds from operation of the Hotel; (vii) any fire and extended
coverage insurance proceeds (except that proceeds of business interruption or other loss of
income insurance shall be included in Gross Operating Revenues); (viii) any condemnation
awards; and (ix) any proceeds of sale or financing or refinancing of the Hotel.
"Hazardous Substance" has the meaning ascribed to it in Section 8.4.
uHotel' means the hotel complex to be developed and constructed on the Hotel Site
substantially in accordance with the Approved Plans, which will contain approximately (but not
more than) 800, separately keyed sleeping rooms capable of individual rental on a day-to-day
overnight basis to hotel patrons and guests. For the purpose of determining the maximum
number of separately keyed sleeping rooms contained within the Hotel at any time during the
Term, each such room which is capable of being separately keyed will be deemed to be
separately keyed, without regard to the actual use thereof.
"Hotel Operator" means and includes any Approved Operator engaged by Lessee to be
responsible for overseeing the day- to-day management of the Hotel Project (or, if at any time
there is no such operator, Lessee as operator of the Hotel Project).
"Hotel Proiect" means Lessee's leasehold created by this Lease and the development, design,
construction and purchase of the Lessee lmprovements and their subsequent use; the
completion of the Work substantially in accordance with the Approved Plans, including (1) the
Hotel and all associated infrastructure (including on-site parking and all supporting Hotel
facilities and amenities), (2) the Skybridge and all associated infrastructure, (3) the installation of
FF&E and other improvements and appurtenances of every kind and description (including all
landscaping, planting and other improvements of any type) now located or hereafter erected,
constructed or placed upon the Leased Property; and (4) any and all alterations, renewals and
replacements thereof, additions thereto and substitutions therefor.
"Hotel Proiect General Construction Contract" means the construction contract between Lessee
and the Hotel Project General Contractor for the construction of the Hotel Project in accordance
with the Approved Plans, within the contract time specified for completion of the Work, for a
guaranteed maximum price that will not exceed the sum allocated for construction of the Work
in the Budgeted lmprovement Costs, and that includes provisions requiring a Performance Bond
and Payment Bond and all other terms or conditions required under this Lease.
"Hotel Proiect General Contractor" means the duly licensed general contractor(s) engaged by
Lessee for the construction of the Hotel Project and completion of the Work.
"Hotel Site" means the parcel of real property described in Exhibit "D".
"Hotel Standards" means the standards set forth in Exhibit "B".
"lmprovement Costs" means the actual, verifiable costs and expenses paid to third parties, not
Affiliates of Lessee (unless such costs paid to Affiliates of Lessee are at fair market value and
with notice to the City), in the design, permitting, development, construction and equipping of
the Hotel ProJect;
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"ln Balance" means, at any time in question, that the sum of (a) the then unfunded amount of
the Construction Loan available to Lessee for payment of costs of labor and materials to
achieve Completion of Construction of the Hotel Project, plus (b) the then unfunded amount of
the Mezzanine Loan, if any, available to Lessee for the payment of costs of labor and materials
to achieve Completion of Construction of the Hotel Project, plus (c) the then remaining balance
to be funded under the Equity Commitment, plus (d) the then remaining balance to be funded
under the lnitial Hotel Operator Financial Commitment, if any, plus (e) any additional cash
amounts deposited with the City by Lessee in order to fund the difference, if any, between the
sum of (a), (b), (c) and (d) above and the then remaining lmprovement Costs is adequate to pay
all of the then remaining lmprovements Costs that are reasonably likely to be incurred through
Complete Construction of the Hotel Project.
"lnitial Hotel Operator" means the initial Hotel Operator engaged by Lessee.
"lnitial Hotel Operator Financial Commitment" means the commitment of the lnitial Hotel
Operator to fund, in the aggregate, cash, to be used to pay Budgeted lmprovement Costs, in
such amount as may be necessary when combined with the Equity Commitment and the
proceeds available under the Construction Loan and Mezzanine Loan, if any, to maintain the
Hotel Project ln Balance.
"lnstitutional Lender" means, subject to the City Manager's Approval within twenty (20) days
from receipt by the City of commercially reasonable information properly identifying the
proposed lnstitutional Lender, including its financial qualifications, any of the following entities
that have a net worth in excess of Fifty Million Dollars ($50,000,000) (as adjusted by inflation
over the Term pursuant to Section 14.20 hereof):
(a) any federal or state chartered commercial bank or national bank or any of its
subsidiaries;
(b) any federal or state chartered savings and loan association, savings bank or trust
company;
(c) any pension, retirement or welfare trust or fund, whose loans on real estate are
regulated by state or federal laws;
(d) any public limited partnerships, public real estate investment trust or other public
entity investing in commercial mortgage loans whose loans on real estate are regulated by state
or federal laws;
(e) any state licensed life insurance company in the business of making commercial
mortgage loans or a subsidiary or affiliate of any such institution whose loans on real estate are
regulated by state or federal laws;
(0 any agent, designee, or nominee of an lnstitutional Lender that is an Affiliate
(solely as described in clause (a) of the definition thereof) of any lnstitutional Lender or any
other Person that is a subsidiary or an Affiliate (solely as described in clause (a) of the definition
thereof) of an lnstitutional Lender; and
(g) Any private debt fund having assets in excess of $2 billion.
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ln the event of a syndicated loan, if fifty-one percent (51%) or more of the syndicate of lenders
are lnstitutional Lenders, then the syndicated loan shall be deemed to be made by an
lnstitutional Lender. City Manager's failure to notify Lessee of any disapproval within such
twenty (20) day period shall be deemed to constitute the City Manager's conclusive Approval of
the proposed lnstitutional Lender.
"lnsurance Trustee" has the meaning ascribed to it in Section 9.9(a).
"Land Development Requlations" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 163.3221(8),
Florida Statutes and shall also include the definition of "land development regulations" in
Section 114-1 of the City Code.
uLeass' means this Development and Ground Lease Agreement, and all exhibits annexed
hereto and made a part hereof, as the same may be modified or amended from time to time.
"Leased Propertv" means the Hotel Site.
"Leasehold Mortqaqe" means a mortgage, including an assignment of the rents, issues and
profits from the Hotel Project or other security instrument in favor of a Leasehold Mortgagee,
which constitutes a lien on Lessee's leasehold interest created by this Lease during the Term.
"Leasehold Mortqaqee" means an lnstitutional Lender that is the owner and holder of a
Leasehold Mortgage.
"Lease Year" means a yeat, other than the first and last year of the Term, consisting of twelve
(12) consecutive calendar months. The first Lease Year during the term of this Lease shall
commence on the Rent Commencement Date and end on December 31't of the year in which
the Rent Commencement Date occurs. The second and following Lease Years shall commence
on the 1't day of January each calendar year and end on December 31't of such year.
"EEDIS,]!a!S" means a certification by the U.S. Green Building Counsel's ("USGBC")
Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design ("LEED") that the Hotel Prolect has satisfied all
of the requirements associated with the then current USGBC Silver LEED certification.
rrLesseetr means Portman Miami Beach, LLC, and the successors, assigns or transferees
thereof expressly Approved or permitted by the terms and provisions of this Lease. An executed
copy of Lessee's limited liability company documents is on file with the City as set forth on
Exhibit "T".
"Lessee lmprovements" means any and all permanent buildings, structures and machinery,
equipment and fixtures, which are existing and may from time to time and at any time during the
Term be erected or located on the Leased Property, including the Hotel and associated
infrastructure and the Skybridge and associated infrastructure.
"Liquid Assets" means (a) cash on hand or on deposit in any federal or state chartered
commercial bank or national bank or any of its subsidiaries, (b) readily marketable securities, (c)
readily marketable commercial paper rated A-1 by Standard & Poor's Corporation (or a similar
rating by any similar organization that rates commercial paper), (d) certificates of deposit issued
by commercial banks operating in the United States with maturities of one year or less, (e)
money market mutual funds, and (f) the uncommitted amount of any available line(s) of credit.
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"Manaqement Aqreement" means the hotel operating or management agreement, as it may be
extended, supplemented, amended or replaced from time to time, between Lessee and the
Hotel Operator and which provides Lessee with the right to use the name or flag of the Hotel (if
Lessee does not othenruise have such rights), and specifies the terms and conditions applicable
to the day-to-day management of the Hotel, including the obligation of the Hotel Operator to
comply with the Room Block Agreement.
"Mandatorv Hotel Proiect Desiqn Elements" means the design features, components or other
elements of the Hotel Project to be developed by the Lessee as further described on Exhibit
,,srt,
"MBCC Proiect" means the Miami Beach Convention Center Renovation and Expansion Project,
consisting of the renovation of the Convention Center, expansion of ballroom and auxiliary
spaces, parking levels above portions of the Convention Center, exterior landscaping and a 6.5
acre public park, the renovation of Convention Center Drive, including relocation of utilities, and
other improvements to the Convention Center and surrounding areas.
"MBCC Standard of Operation" means the average standard of quality for the facilities and
associated infrastructure consistent with the principal convention centers operated in Orlando,
Atlanta, New Orleans, Dallas, Houston, Boston, Chicago, San Francisco, San Diego and Los
Angeles, as of the Effective Date.
"Mezzanine Lender" means (a) the lnstitutional Lender selected by Lessee to provide the
Mezzanine Loan or (b) a Hotel Operator, or an Affiliate thereof, to the extent it is providing a
Mezzanine Loan or Credit Enhancement and is receiving a pledge of the equity interests in
Lessee.
"Mezzanine Loan" means a loan to be made by the Mezzanine Lender to the Lessee to provide
financing for the Hotel Project, subordinate to the First Leasehold Mortgagee, which may be
secured by a lien on Lessee's equity interest.
"Mezzanine Loan Commitment" means a mezzanine financing commitment by the Mezzanine
Lender that has been executed and delivered by and between Lessee and the Mezzanine
Lender that confirms the availability of the Mezzanine Loan.
"Minimum Fixed Rent" has the meaning ascribed to it in Section . (a)(i).
''@,'meanSanyandallimprovementsnotlocatedontheLeasedProperty
shown on the Approved Plans and in accordance with the Governmental Approvals, including
demolition of any portion of the Fillmore Theater located on the Leased Property, enclosure of
any remaining portion of the Fillmore Theater located outside the Leased Property, and paving
and striping of up to twenty-five surface parking spaces for Fillmore Theater personnel as
depicted in Exhibit "U".
"Openinq Date" means the date on which the Hotel first opens for business to the general
public.
"Oriqinal Lessee lnvestors" means the owners of Lessee on the date hereof, as identified on
Exhibit "M".
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"Outside Construction Commencement Date" means November 15, 2017, by which date
Commencement of Construction must take place, as such date may be reasonably extended for
(i) a Force Majeure Event or Economic Force Majeure in accordance with this Lease, (ii) City
Delays, and/or (iii) the number of days by which Commencement of Construction of the MBCC
Project is delayed beyond January 1,2016, if any.
"Outside Construction Loan Closinq Date" means November 15, 2017, as such date may be
reasonably extended in accordance with this Lease for a period not exceeding twelve (12)
months for (i) actual delays suffered by Lessee in achieving closing of the Construction Loan
caused by a Force Majeure Event or Economic Force Majeure, (ii) City Delays, and/or (iii) the
number of days by which Commencement of Construction of the MBCC Project is delayed
beyond January 1,2016, if any.
"Outside Completion Date" means September 30, 2019, by which date Completion of
Construction shall have occurred, as such date may be reasonably extended by (i) the number
of days by which the Outside Construction Commencement Date was extended, and thereafter
for (ii) a Force Majeure Event or Economic Force Majeure in accordance with this Lease, (iii)
City Delays, and/or (iv) the number of days by which completion of construction of the MBCC
Project is delayed beyond January 1, 2019, if any, but only if and to the extent such delays
preclude the Convention Center from holding events that utilize the Convention Center's four
main exhibition halls.
"Outside Openinq Date" means November 30,2019, the date by which the Opening Date must
have occurred, as such date may be reasonably extended by (i) the number of days by which
the Outside Construction Commencement Date was extended, and thereafter for (ii) a Force
Majeure Event or Economic Force Majeure in accordance with this Lease, (iii) City Delays,
and/or (iv) the number of days by which the completion of construction of the MBCC Project is
delayed beyond January 1, 2019, if any, but only if and to the extent such delays preclude the
Convention Center from holding events that utilize the Convention Center's four main exhibition
halls.
"Outside Possession Date" means November 15, 2017, by which date the Possession
Conditions must be satisfied, as such date may be reasonably extended for (i) a Force Majeure
Event or Economic Force Majeure in accordance with this Lease, (ii) City Delays, and/or (iii) the
number of days by which Commencement of Construction of the MBCC Project is delayed
beyond January 1, 2016, if any.
"&I[.iS" means City and Lessee, and "Party'' is a reference to either City or Lessee, as the
context may indicate or require.
"Performance Bond and Pavment Bond" means a performance bond and a payment bond with
regard to the Hotel Project General Construction Contract in the full amount of the guaranteed
maximum price thereof, with a good and sufficient surety, in compliance with all applicable
Governmental Requirements and in form and content Approved by the City Manager, or such
other security as is reasonably acceptable to the City Manager, after consultation with the City
Attorney.
"Permitted Transfers" has the meaning ascribed to it in Section 5.3.
trPersonrr means any corporation, unincorporated association or business, limited liability
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company; business trust, real estate investment trust, common law trust, or other trust, general
partnership, limited partnership, limited liability limited partnership, limited liability partnership,
joint venture, or two or more persons having a joint or common economic interest, nominee, or
other entity, or any individual (or estate of such individual); and shall include any Governmental
Authority.
"&f!@" means Portman Holdings, LLC, a Georgia limited liability company.
"Portman Estimated Eouitv Contribution" means an amount up to $17,000,000 but not less than
the Portman Minimum Equity Contribution to be funded in cash by Portman or one of its
Affiliates to pay lmprovement Costs.
"Portman Minimum Equity Contribution" means $10,000,000 to be funded in cash by Portman or
one of its Affiliates to pay lmprovement Costs.
"Possession Conditions" has the meaning ascribed to it in Section 4.1(b).
"Possession Date" has the meaning ascribed to it in Section 4.1(b).
"Prohibited Hotel Proiect Chanoes" means
(a) after the Effective Date and prior to the Possession Date, any changes to the
Approved Plans that result in any of the following except to the extent previously Approved in a
writing executed by the City Manager and expressly providing that the City Manager is thereby
Approving a Prohibited Hotel Project Change (which Approval may be granted or withheld by
City Manager in his sole and absolute discretion), or which are required because of
Governmental Requirements: (i) a failure of the Hotel Project to contain any of the Mandatory
Hotel Project Design Elements, or a material change to the design thereof; (ii) failure to obtain
any Brand Approval; (iii) a material change in the massing of the development, including the
orientation and general configuration of the tower structure or the size and configuration of the
tower structure and podium design reflected in the Approved Plans, or (iv) any change that
materially affects the fagade of the Hotel Project Approved by the City, or othenruise materially
affects the exterior appearance of the Hotel Project or materially impairs the ability of the Hotel
Project to function as a convention center hotel, or
(b) after the Possession Date and prior to the Opening Date, any changes to the
Approved Plans or any actual construction that results in any of the following, except to the
extent previously Approved in a writing executed by the City Manager and expressly providing
that the City Manager is thereby Approving a Prohibited Hotel Project Change (which Approval
may be granted or withheld by City Manager in his sole and absolute discretion), or which are
required because of Governmental Requirements: (i) a failure of the Hotel Project to contain any
of the Mandatory Hotel Project Design Elements, or a material change to the design thereof; (ii)
failure to obtain any Brand Approval; (iii) a material change in the design or actual scope,
appearance or quality of any of the Mandatory Hotel Project Design Elements; (iv) a material
change in the massing of the development, including the orientation and general configuration
of the tower structure or the size and configuration of the tower structure and podium design
reflected in the Approved Plans, or (v) any change that materially affects the fagade of the Hotel
Project Approved by the City, or othenruise materially affects the exterior appearance of the
Hotel Project or materially impairs the ability of the Hotel Project to function as a convention
center hotel.
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"Proiect Expenses" means:
(a) commercially reasonable operating expenses of the Hotel Project incurred to
Persons other than Affiliates of the Lessee (unless such expenses paid to Affiliates of Lessee
are at a fair market rate and with notice to the City);
(b) commercially reasonable wages and benefits paid and payable to the Hotel
Operator's full time or part-time on-site or off-site management employees and full or parttime
non-management employees; and
(c) commercially reasonable management fees, at prevailing market rates.
"Proposed Transferee" has the meaning ascribed to it in Section 7.10(b).
"EUbIglXgIrc," has the meaning ascribed to it in Section 4.5(a).
"Reconstruction Work" has the meaning ascribed to it in Section 9.9(b).
rrRentrr means all payments required pursuant to Section 4.4 and any other payments
characterized as rent hereunder, including Base Rent, Additional Rent and Transaction Rent.
"Rent Commencement Date" has the meaning ascribed to it in Section a.a@).
"Rent Year" has the meaning ascribed to it in Section 4.4(a).
"Responsible Office/' means any executive officer or manager of Lessee responsible for the
administration of the obligations of Lessee in respect of this Lease.
"Room Block Aqreement" means the room block agreement, in the form of Exhibit "L" attached
hereto, to be executed by and between the City and the Lessee, and pursuant to which Lessee
agrees to provide the services therein described to City in exchange for the agreements of City
hereunder.
"Schedule of Performance" has the meaning ascribed to it in Section 2.7.
"Second Rent Yea/' has the meaning ascribed to it in Section a.a@).
',Sg&!,''''Subsection,''''&IagEph,''''Sub!gIggIaph,',''@,''of''@,'followedbya
number or letter means the section, subsection, paragraph, subparagraph, clause or subclause
of this Lease so designated.
"Sinqle Purpose Entity" means:
(a) an entity or organization that does not and cannot by virtue of its organizational
documents:
(i) engage in any business other than owning, developing, leasing and
operating the Hotel Project; or
(ii) acquire or own material assets other than the Hotel Project and incidental
personal property; and that
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(b) does not hold itself out to the public as anything but a legal entity or organization
separate from any other Person; and
(c) conducts business solely in its name or under a duly registered fictitious name.
"Skvbridoe" means the overhead, enclosed, climate-controlled pedestrian walkway to be
constructed, operated and malntained by Lessee in accordance herewith connecting the Hotel
Project to the Convention Center and included in the Hotel Site described on Exhibit "D".
"Sublease" means any lease, sublease, license or other agreement by which Lessee demises,
leases, or licenses the use and occupancy by another Person of one or more specific retail,
parking/valet, spa or restaurant spaces, or other defined portion of the Hotel Project.
"Subtenant" means any Person using and occupying or intending to use and occupy one or
more specific spaces or other defined portion of the Hotel Project pursuant to a Sublease.
"Tarqet Dates" means the following dates that have been targeted by Lessee to achieve the
following activities or events:
(a) The "Tarqet Possession Date": the date targeted for satisfaction of the
Possession Conditions, which date is December 15,2016.
(b) The "Tarqet Construction Loan Closinq Date": the date targeted for Lessee's
closing of the Construction Loan for the Hotel Project, which date is December 15,2016.
(c) The "Tarqet Completion Date": the date targeted for completion of construction of
the Hotel Project, which date is November 30, 2018.
'Term" has the meaning ascribed to it in Section a.1@).
"Third Rent Yea/' has the meaning ascribed to it in Section 4.4(a).
"Transaction Rent" shall have the meaning ascribed to it in Section 4.4(b).
uTransferu means any sale, assignment or conveyance or any other transaction or series of
transactions in the nature of a sale, assignment or conveyance of:
(a) the Hotel Project or any part thereof;
(b) any legal or beneficial interest in the Hotel Project, or any part thereof;
(c) any direct or indirect legal or beneficial interest in Lessee (including the
syndication of tax benefits); or
any series of such Transfers that have the cumulative effect of a sale, transfer or conveyance of
any of the foregoing (a), (b), or (c).
"Uniform Svstem" means the Uniform System of Accounts for the Lodging lndustry, lOth
Revised Edition, as may be modified from time-to-time by the lnternational Association of
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Hospitality Accountants, consistently applied, or any successor thereto generally recognized by
the Lodging lndustry.
"&IX" means the design, permitting, development and construction of the Lessee
lmprovements in accordance with the Approved Plans, including all design, architectural,
engineering and other professional services, demolition and construction services, supervision,
administration and coordination services and the provision of all drawings, specifications, labor,
materials, equipment, supplies, tools, machinery, utilities, fabrication, transportation, storage,
insurance, bonds, permits and conditions thereof, zoning approvals, changes required to comply
with building codes and Governmental Approvals, licenses, tests, inspections, surveys, studies,
and other items, work and services that are necessary or appropriate for the demolition of
existing structures and other preparatory or remediation work on the Hotel Site; utility
relocations, installations, hook-ups or other infrastructure as may be required to make the
Leased Property suitable for the use of the Hotel Project; total design, construction, installation,
furnishing, equipping, and functioning of the Lessee lmprovements, together with all additional,
collateral and incidental items, work and services required for completion of the Lessee
lmprovements (including all such items, work and services as are necessary to provide fully
functional and functioning Lessee lmprovements). The Work also includes completion of all Off-
Site lmprovements.
Section 1.4. Exhibits. lf any exhibit to this Lease conflicts with the body of this Lease, the
body of this Lease shall govern.
Section 1.5. lnterpretation. All pronouns and any variations thereof shall be deemed to refer
to the masculine, feminine, neuter, singular or plural, as appropriate. The words "herein,"
"hereof," "hereunder," "hereinafter," and words of similar import refer to this Lease as a whole
and not to any particular Article, Section or Subsection hereof. The terms "include" and
"including" and words of similar import shall each be construed as if followed by the phrase
"without limitation". This Lease will be interpreted without interpreting any provision in favor of
or against either party by reason of the drafting of such provision.
ARTICLE !I
THE HOTEL PROJECT IMPROVEMENTS
Section 2.1. Development and Conformitv of PIans.
(a) Lessee shall be responsible for preparing all plans and specifications for
constructing the Hotel Project. Such plans and specifications shall conform in all material
respects to the Approved Plans;
(b) Notwithstanding any other provision or term of this Lease or any Exhibit hereto,
the Approved Plans and all work by Lessee regarding the Hotel Project shall conform to the City
Code, the Florida Building Code and all other Governmental Requirements and, to the extent
consistent with the above, the provisions of this Lease.
Section 2.2. Approved Plans. The City shall have the right to Approve, in its sole discretion,
(x) any substantial deviation of the Hotel Project from the Approved Plans and (y) any Prohibited
Hotel Project Changes. Notwithstanding any Approval provided pursuant to this Section 2.2,
Lessee shall be solely responsible for obtaining all required final, non-appealable Governmental
Approvals as more fully set forth in Article lV of this Lease. Any Approval of the Approved Plans
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or any component thereof by the City shall be for its own benefit in its proprietary capacity as
the owner of the Leased Property and shall not be deemed to mean, and the City, in such
proprietary capacity, makes no representation, that such Approved Plans comply with all
applicable Governmental Approvals and Governmental Requirements.
(a) Lessee shall submit to the City Manager, prior to Commencement of
Construction, any proposed modifications to the Approved Plans for the City Manager's
determination of whether such modifications include any substantial deviation of the Hotel
Project from the Approved Plans or Prohibited Hotel Project Changes. Modifications to the
Approved Plans shall be indicated by "ballooning," highlighting, blacklining or describing such
modifications in writing in reasonable detail in an accompanying memorandum. The City shall
not be responsible for, and shall not be deemed to have Approved, any modification to the
Approved Plans that is not indicated as required by this Section.
(b) Within twenty-one (21) days of receipt of any proposed modifications to the
Approved Plans, the City Manager shall notify Lessee, in writing, that he approves such
modifications, or the basis for any disapproval of any substantial deviation of the Hotel Project
from the Approved Plans or Prohibited Hotel Pro1ect Change; provided, however, that the City
shall not disapprove any material modification necessitated by Governmental Requirements.
City's failure to notify Lessee of any disapproval within such twenty-one (21) day period shall be
deemed to constitute the City's conclusive Approval of the proposed modifications to the
Approved Plans. The Approved Plans, as amended by such Approved modifications, shall
thereafter be the Approved Plans referred to herein.
(c) lf the City disapproves of any modification pursuant to this Section 2.2, then
Lessee shall, at its election, either (x) submit City's disapproval to expedited arbitration pursuant
to Section 7.9 of this Lease, or (y) within thirty (30) days after receiving the City's disapproval
notice, submit revised proposed modifications to the Approved Plans for City's review and
Approval as provided in this Section 2.2, provided that the time period for approval or
disapproval shall be fifteen (15) days.
(d) At any time during the design development phase of the Hotel Project, Lessee
may (but shall not be required to) submit to the City Manager any proposed modifications to the
Approved Plans for City's review and Approval pursuant to this Section 2.2, so as to mitigate or
avoid any potential delays to the Schedule of Performance as a result of disputes regarding the
final proposed Approved Plans.
Section 2.3. Lessee's Hotel Proiect Obliqations. Subject to the terms hereof, Lessee is
obligated to and shall (i) design, permit, and construct, in a good and workmanlike manner, and
at its sole cost and expense, the Hotel Project in all material respects in accordance with and
subject to all of the terms and provisions of this Lease and to Complete Construction thereof by
the Outside Completion Date, (ii) obtain a certificate of the LEED Status in accordance with
Section 100-6 of the City Code and provide reasonable evidence of such certification to City
within a reasonable period following the Opening Date, and (iii) operate, maintain, repair and
replace, at its sole cost and expense, the Hotel Project in accordance with and subject to all of
the terms and provisions of this Lease.
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Section 2.4. Pavment of Hotel Proiect Costs.
(a) As between Lessee and the City, the Lessee shall bear and be solely responsible
for all costs and expenses related to the design, permitting and construction of the Work, the
Hotel Project and its subsequent use, including the following:
(i) Lessee's land use approvals, development fees, and permit fees for the
design, construction, and subsequent use of the Hotel Project;
(ii) Lessee's design and construction of the Hotel Project;
(iii) Lessee's financing, construction bonding and insurance, building permits,
utility installations and/or hook-ups or other infrastructure, as may be required to make the
Leased Property suitable for the use of the Hotel Project;
(iv) Lessee's consultants, accountants, financing charges, legal fees,
furnishings, equipment, and other personal property of the Lessee; and
(v) all other Lessee direct or indirect costs associated with the approvals,
design, construction, and financing of the Lessee lmprovements, and their subsequent use.
(b) Lessee acknowledges that the City shall have no maintenance responsibility for
any of the Leased Property and Lessee lmprovements, and utilities and infrastructure to be
constructed by Lessee.
(c) Lessee shall be exclusively responsible for all matters relating to underground
utility lines and facilities, including locating, relocating and/or removal, as necessary. Under no
circumstances shall City be responsible for paying the cost of, or otherurrise reimbursing Lessee
for, relocation, removal, or payment of charges to utility companies for, any utility lines or
facilities lying on, under, or around the Leased Property. City shall provide reasonable
cooperation and assistance to Lessee in the resolution of issues associated with existing
underground utilities. Lessee shall not remove, disturb, or relocate any existing utilities on the
Leased Property without the City Manager's prior written Approval.
Section 2.5. Financinq Mafters.
(a) Lessee shall pay for all lmprovement Costs from funds required to be provided
under the Equity Commitment, the lnitial Hotel Operator Financial Commitment, the
Construction Loan and the Mezzanine Loan, if any; provided that if the proceeds of the
Construction Loan are not available or are inadequate for any reason, Lessee shall be
responsible to provide funds from such other sources as Lessee may identify to pay all costs
and expenses necessary to Complete Construction of the Hotel Project and cause the Opening
Date to occur in accordance herewith.
(b) Lessee shall be solely responsible for obtaining the Construction Loan and the
Mezzanine Loan, if any, for all completion guaranties required in connection with the
Construction Loan and the Mezzanine Loan, if any, and for providing all collateral and other
security, and othenruise satisfying all conditions thereof and covenants, agreements and
obligations of the borrower thereunder. ln no event shall City have any responsibility, obligation
or liability with respect to the Construction Loan or the Mezzanine Loan, if any, and Lessee shall
reimburse City for all of City's third party costs and expenses (including attorneys' fees)
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reasonably incurred in connection with any requirements or requests of the Construction Lender
in connection with the Construction Loan or the Mezzanine Lender in connection with the
Mezzanine Loan, if any.
Section 2.6. No Claim for Value of Lessee lmprovements. Lessee shall have no claim
against the City for the value of the Lessee lmprovements following any termination of this
Lease, whether at the natural expiration of the Term or othenruise, except, with respect to any
claims against the City acting in its governmental capacity, any claims related to a
condemnation by the City.
Section 2.7. Schedule of Performance. The schedule attached hereto as Exhibit "F" (the
"Schedule of Performance") sets forth the dates and times of delivery of the Hotel Project,
including the Target Dates, and other milestones for development and approval of the plans and
specifications listed in Section 2.2, preparation and filing of applications for and obtaining all
applicable Governmental Approvals for the Hotel Project and schedule for the completion of the
Work. Lessee shall prosecute completion of the Work substantially in accordance with the
Approved Plans (with only such changes hereto that do not constitute Prohibited Hotel Project
Changes, except as otherurrise permitted or Approved pursuant to this Lease), with all
commercially reasonable diligence and in good-faith, in good and workmanlike manner, and in
accordance with the Schedule of Performance, time being of the essence. The dates in Exhibit
"F" shall not be extended except for (i) a Force Majeure Event, (ii) Economic Force Majeure,
(iii) a City Delay, (vi) the number of days by which Commencement of Construction of the
MBCC Project is delayed beyond January 1, 2016, if any; and (iv) the number of days by which
the completion of construction of the MBCC Project is delayed beyond January 1, 2019, if any,
but only if and to the extent such delays preclude the Convention Center from holding events
that utilize the Convention Center's four main exhibition halls. lf the Parties disagree with
respect to any permitted delays in the Schedule of Performance, such disagreement shall be
resolved in accordance with Section 7.9 hereof.
(a) Lessee shall endeavor, through the use of diligent, good-faith efforts, to cause
the prosecution of the Work in accordance with the Target Dates and other dates set forth in the
Schedule of Performance, but failure to meet the Target Dates shall not be a default under this
Lease.
(b) As further delineated in the Schedule of Performance, Lessee shall
Complete Construction by the Outside Completion Date.
(c) The failure of Lessee (i) to satisfy all of the Possession Conditions by the Outside
Possession Date, (ii) after Commencement of Construction has occurred, to Complete
Construction by the Outside Completion Date or (ii) after Commencement of Construction has
occurred, to achieve the Opening Date by the Outside Opening Date shall each be deemed an
Event of Default under this Lease.
Section 2.8. Construction Obliqations.
(a) Bonds. By no later than Commencement of Construction, Lessee shall provide a
Performance Bond and Payment Bond, with all premiums paid and in favor of Lessee with an
obligee rider in favor of the City and the First Leasehold Mortgagee. Lessee shall also provide
City with a demolition bond or other form of financial instrument reasonably acceptable to City to
assure the availability of funds for demolition or removal of any uncompleted facility in the event
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Lessee, after receipt of a written demand from City, fails to demolish and remove the
uncompleted facility following Lessee's failure to substantially complete such facility as required
herein.(b) Approval of Hotel Proiect Genera! Contractor. Lessee's selection of the Hotel
Project General Contractor shall be subject to the advance Approval of the City Manager, after
consultation with the City Attorney, as to the qualifications and responsibility of the proposed
Hotel Project General Contractor to perform the contract, based on the contractor's licensure,
bonding capacity, financial capacity, history of compliance with laws, and satisfactory past
performance on similar projects. Provided that the Hotel Project General Contractor proposed
by Lessee does not have a significant history of material non-compliance with the law, City
agrees to Approve any Hotel Project General Contractor proposed by Lessee that satisfies each
of the following:
(i) Has a State of Florida Building and Business License;(ii) Has completed at least one project in the past three years under a
construction contract that specified a guaranteed maximum price at or
above $100,000,000;(iiD Has completed at least one high-rise hotel of at least eight (8) stories and
four hundred (400) rooms in the last 5 years; and(iv) Has total bonding capacity in excess of $1 Billion with at least
$250,000,000 available for a single project.
(c) Construction Obliqations. Prior to the Outside Completion Date, Lessee
shall, or shall cause its Hotel Project General Contractor to:
(i) Perform and complete the Work;
(ii) Select the means and methods of construction. Only adequate and safe
procedures, methods, structures and equipment shall be used;
(iii) Furnish, erect, maintain and remove such construction plant and such
temporary work as may be required; and be responsible for the safety, efficiency and adequacy
of the plant, appliance and methods used and any damage which may result from failure,
improper construction, maintenance or operation of such plant, appliances and methods;
(iv) Provide all architectural and engineering services, scaffolding, hoists, or
any temporary structures, light, heat, power, toilets and temporary connections, as well as all
equipment, tools and materials and whatever else may be required for the proper performance
of the Work;
(v) Order and have delivered all materials required for the Work and shall be
responsible for all materials so delivered to remain in good condition;
(vi) Maintain the Hotel Project site in a clean and orderly manner at all times,
and remove all paper, cartons and other debris from the Hotel Site;
(vii) Erect, furnish and maintain a field office with a telephone at the Hotel Site
during the period of construction in which a supervisor-level employee shall be on site during
the performance of any Work in connection with the Hotel Project; and cause the Hotel Project
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General Contractor to require in each subcontract having a price in excess of $5,000,000 (and
to require each subcontractor to require in each sub-subcontract having a price in excess of
$5,000,000) that such subcontractor (and sub-subcontractor) have on-site a supervisor-level
employee at all times during the performance of any Work under such subcontract (and sub-
subcontract);
(viii) Protect all Work prior to its completion and acceptance;
(ix) Preserve all properties adjacent and leading to the Hotel Site and restore
and repair any such properties damaged as a result of construction of the Hotel Project, whether
such properties are publicly or privately owned;
(x) lmplement, and maintain in place at all times, a comprehensive hurricane
and flood plan for the Hotel Site and the Work, and provide a copy of same to the City;
(xi) Upon Completion of Construction, deliver to the City as built drawings and
plans and specifications of the Hotel Project; and
(xii) Upon Completion of Construction, deliver to the City, a copy of the final
certificate of occupancy or certificate of completion, as applicable, for the Hotel Project.
Notwithstanding any provision hereof to the contrary, at no time during construction of the Hotel
Project may Lessee make any Prohibited Hotel Project Changes without the express, prior
written Approval of City (which Approval may be granted or withheld by City in City's sole and
absolute discretion).
(d) Completion of Construction. Lessee shall carry on any construction,
maintenance or repair activity with diligence and dispatch and shall use diligent, good-faith
efforts to complete the same in accordance with the Schedule of Performance. Lessee shall not,
except if an emergency exists (then only to the extent that the City can grant such an
exception), carry on any construction, maintenance or repair activity in any easement area that
unreasonably interferes with using and enjoying the property encumbered by such easement.
(e) Skvbridqe and Off-Site lmprovements. Lessee shall deliver the proposed
Approved Skybridge and Off-Site lmprovements Plans to the City for Approval as required to
maintain the Schedule of Performance. The 25 surface parking spaces for Fillmore Theater
personnel to be constructed by Lessee as part of the Off-Site lmprovements will be constructed
as depicted on Exhibit "U" hereto. Lessee shall have no obligations or liabilities with respect to
the ownership or operation of such parking spaces after completion.
Section 2.9. Proqress of Gonstruction/Citv's Representative.
(a) Lessee shall keep the City apprised of Lessee's progress regarding the Work.
Lessee shall deliver written reports of same not less than monthly; and
(b) The City may, from timeto-time, designate one or more employees or agents to
be the City's representative ("City's Representative"), who may, during normal business hours,
in a commercially reasonable manner, visit, inspect and monitor the Hotel Project, the materials
to be used thereon or therein, contracts, records, plans, specifications and shop drawings
relating thereto, whether kept at Lessee's offices or at the Hotel Project construction site or
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elsewhere, and the books, records, accounts and other financial and accounting records of
Lessee wherever kept, as often as may be requested. Further, City's Representative shall be
advised of, and entitled to attend, meetings among Lessee, Lessee's representative and the
Hotel Project General Contractor or any subset of this group. Lessee will cooperate with the City
to enable City's Representative to conduct such visits, inspections and appraisals. Lessee shall
make available to City's Representative for inspection, with commercially reasonable notice,
daily log sheets covering the period since the immediately preceding inspection showing the
date, weather, subcontractors on the job, number of workers and status of construction.
Section 2.10. Deliverv of Plans.
Promptly after completing the Work and Lessee's receipt of a Certificate of Occupancy, as
applicable, for the Work, Lessee will deliver to the City a copy of the plans and specifications,
including shop drawings, for the Lessee lmprovements.
Section 2.11. Connection of Buildinqs to Utilities.
(a) Lessee, at its sole cost and expense for the Leased Property and in compliance
with all Governmental Approvals and Governmental Requirements, shall install or cause to be
installed all necessary connections between the Lessee lmprovements, and the water, sanitary
and storm drain mains and mechanical and electrical conduits whether or not owned by the City.
(b) Lessee shall pay for the cost, for the Leased Property, if any, of locating,
grounding and installing within the Leased Property, as applicable, new facilities for sewer,
water, electrical, and other utilities as needed to service the Hotel Project, and, at its sole cost
and expense for the Leased Property, will install or cause to be installed inside the property line
of the Leased Property, all necessary utility lines, with adequate capacity and the sizing of utility
lines for the Hotel Project, as contemplated on the Approved Plans.
(c) Lessee shall perform, or cause to be performed, all Work on the Leased Property
so as not to interfere with or adversely affect in a material way the City's geothermal system
located adjacent to the Leased Property. ln the event that Lessee, Hotel Project General
Contractor or their respective agents, representatives, employees or invitees causes any
damage to such system, Lessee shall promptly repair and restore same to its condition existing
immediately prior to such damage, unless such damage results from the geothermal system
being located other than as shown on the as-built plans provided by the City and set forth on
Exhibit "P" hereto, or as shown in any updated information as to the location of the geothermal
system that may be provided to Lessee by the City prior to Commencement of Construction of
the Hotel Prolect or Off-Site lmprovements. ln the event City updates the information set forth in
Exhibit "P" such that the location of the geothermal system is either on the Leased Property or
so close to the Leased Property that it impacts the foundations for the Hotel Pro1ect and a
significant re-design of the Hotel Project is required, the Lessee shall be entitled to an equitable
adjustment for the design and construction-related costs solely and directly attributed to the
differing location of the geothermal system, in the form of a credit against Base Rent otherwise
due to the City, subject to mutual agreement of the Parties with respect thereto. The Schedule
of Performance and all succeeding Outside Dates shall be adjusted to reflect the additional time
required for such re-design work and the modification or obtaining of any permits required in
connection therewith. This paragraph shall expressly survive termination of this Lease.
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Section 2.12. Permits and Approvals. Lessee shall secure and pay for all Governmental
Approvals for the Work, including any alterations and renovations made pursuant to Section
2.15, and shall pay any and all fees and charges due to and collected by the City or any other
Governmental Authority connected with issuing such Governmental Approvals, if any.
Section2.13. Citv and Lessee to Join in Gertain Actions. Within fifteen (15) days after
receiving a written request from Lessee that is consistent with all Governmental Requirements
and in accordance with this Lease, the City shall join Lessee when required by law in any and
all applications for Governmental Approvals as may be commercially reasonably necessary for
constructing of the Hotel Project. Lessee shall pay all fees and charges for all such applications.
Failure of the City to perform as requested within such fifteen (15) day period shall be deemed a
City Delay for the number of days of delay beyond such fifteen (15) day period.
Section 2.14. Compliance with Laws. Lessee will comply with any Governmental
Requirements in constructing and operating the Hotel Project.
Section 2.15. Alterations and Renovations. After completing the Work, if Lessee wishes to
make alterations or renovations thereof:
(a) no renovation or alteration shall be made until Lessee obtains all required
Governmental Approvals, at Lessee's sole cost and expense;
(b) except for FF&E, any renovation or alteration of Lessee lmprovements that
involves a substantial deviation from the Approved Plans or othenrvise substantially affects the
overall character or appearance of the exterior of the Hotel Project, unless required by
Governmental Requirements shall require the City's approval in its proprietary capacity in its
sole discretion; and
(c) all such alterations and renovations shall be performed by duly licensed and
insured contractors in a good and workmanlike manner, and in any event, shall be consistent
with the Hotel Standards.
Section 2.16. Art in Public PIaces. Lessee shall comply with the City's Art ln Public Places
(AIPP) program requirements under Section 82-536 through 82-612 of the City Code, as
applicable, and shall contribute to the City's Art in Public Places fund the total of 1.5% of the
"construction cost" of the Hotel Project, as such term is defined in Section 82-537 of the City
Code, no later than date of execution of the Hotel Project General Contract by Lessee and the
Hotel Project General Contractor, as required by the City Code.
ARTICLE III
LAND USES AND DEVELOPMENT OBLIGATIONS
Section 3.1. Govenant Reqardinq Land Uses. Lessee agrees and covenants to devote,
during the Term of this Lease, the Hotel Project only to the uses specified in this Lease and to
be bound by and comply in all material respects with all of the provisions and conditions of this
Lease. ln addition, and except as hereinafter set forth, Lessee shall not have the right to seek or
obtain different uses or a change in such uses either by requesting a zoning change or by court
or administrative action without first obtaining the City's Approval, which Approval may be
granted or denied in the City's sole discretion.
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Section 3.2. Applications for Development Approvals and Development Permits.
Promptly following the Effective Date of this Lease, the Lessee will initiate and diligently pursue
all applications for Development Orders and Development Permits that may be required in
connection with the Hotel Project. Lessee shall be solely responsible for obtaining all final, non-
appealable Development Orders and Development Permits for the Hotel Project. No extension
of any time period herein shall be deemed to be an extension of any time periods contained
within the Development Permits or Development Orders.
Section 3.3. Goncurrencv. Lessee shall be solely responsible for obtaining all land use
permits, including all permits and approvals required pursuant to Section 163.3180, Florida
Statutes, with respect to concurrency requirements for roads, sanitary sewer, solid waste,
drainage, potable water, parks and recreation, and schools (the "Concurrency Requirements").
Prior to applying for its building permit for the Hotel Project, Lessee shall apply to the
appropriate Governmental Authorities and obtain letters or other evidence that Lessee has
obtained all applicable Concurrency Requirements, and shall diligently and in good faith obtain
such letters or other evidence that the Hotel Project meets all applicable Concurrency
Requirements and shall pay such impact fees as may then be due or applicable to meet
Concurrency Requirements.
Section 3.4. Compliance with Local Requlations Reqardinq Development Permits. This
Lease is not and shall not be construed as a Development Permit, approval or authorization to
commence any development, fill, or other land modification. The Lessee and the City agree that
the failure of this Lease to address a particular permit, approval, procedure, condition, fee, term
or restriction in effect on the Effective Date of this Lease shall not relieve Lessee of the
necessity of complying with the regulation governing said permitting requirements, conditions,
fees, terms or restrictions, subject to the terms of this Lease.
Section 3.5. Consistencv with the Gitv's Comprehensive Plan. The City has adopted and
implemented the Comprehensive Plan. The City hereby finds and declares that the provisions of
this Lease dealing with the Hotel Site and the Hotel Project are consistent with the City's
Comprehensive Plan and Land Development Regulations (subject to all applicable
req uirements, permits and approvals).
Section 3.6. Presentlv Permitted Development. The development that is presently
permitted on the Leased Property, including population densities, and building intensities and
height, which are subject to this Lease, are more specifically set forth in Exhibit "H" hereto.
Section 3.7. Public Facilities to Serve the Leased Propertv. A description of the public
facilities that will service the Hotel Project of the properties subject to this Lease, including who
shall provide such facilities; the date any new facilities, if needed, will be constructed; and a
schedule to assure public facilities are available concurrent with the impacts of the development
is included as Exhibit "!" hereto.
Section 3.8. Public Reservations. Dedications. A description of the reservations and/or
dedications of land for public purposes that are proposed under the terms of this Lease is
included as Exhibit "J" hereto.
Section 3.9. Required Development Permits. Attached and made a part hereof as Exhibit
"K" is a listing and description of certain local development permits approved or needed to be
approved for the development of the Hotel Project, provided that City makes no representation
or warranty that the information set forth on Exhibit "K" is correct or complete, Lessee releases
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City from any liability with respect to such information and Lessee acknowledges and Lessee
agrees that Lessee is solely responsible for confirming the correctness and completeness of
such information and obtaining all applicable Governmental Approvals whether or not set forth
on Exhibit "K".
Section 3.10. Responsible Waqes and Local Emplovment. The City and Lessee support
and encourage the application of responsible wages and City of Miami Beach and Miami-Dade
County workforce hiring with respect to the Hotel Project.
Section 3.11. Laws Governins this Lease. For the entire Term of this Lease, the City hereby
agrees that the City's Land Development Regulations governing the development of the Leased
Property as they exist as of the Effective Date of this Lease shall govern the development of the
Leased Property and the Hotel Project during the Term. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the City
may apply subsequently adopted laws or policies to the Leased Property and the Hotel Project
(particularly as they may relate to quality of life issues such as, but not limited to noise, litter,
and hours of operation) as permitted or required by the Act, including, without limitation, Section
163.3233(2), Florida Statutes, as same may be amended from time to time; provided, however,
that this provision shall not be deemed to apply to regulations governing height, floor area ratio
(FAR), density, parking requirements or permitted uses.
Section 3.12. Duration of Development Riqhts. Notwithstanding any provision to the
contrary in this Lease, the development rights and responsibilities granted to Lessee hereunder
shall run for an initial term of six (6) years from the Effective Date, and may be extended by
mutual consent of the City and the Lessee subject to a public hearing(s) pursuant to Section
163.3225, Florida Statutes. Consent to any extension of the development rights granted herein
is within the sole discretion of each Party. No notice of termination shall be required by either
Party upon the expiration of the development rights granted pursuant to this Lease, provided,
however, that the Parties' obligations for the failure to satisfy Possession Conditions shall be as
provided for in Section 4.1(f) and any other applicable provisions of this Lease.
Section 3.13. Lessee's Riqht of Termination. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary
herein, Lessee shall have the right to terminate this Lease prior to the Possession Date due to
(i) changes to the Approved Plans required by the City's Design Review Board or any other
Governmental Authority (including the City) that render the Hotel Project economically
unfeasible in the reasonable business judgment of Lessee; (ii) the Hotel Project cannot meet the
Concurrency Requirements, or the costs of concurrency mitigation are, in the reasonable
business judgment of Lessee, economically unfeasible; or (c) Lessee, after its diligent good-faith
efforts, has been unable to obtain a full building permit for the Hotel Project. ln the event of
termination pursuant to this Section 3.13, each Party shall bear its own costs and expenses
incurred in connection with this Lease and, neither Party shall have any further liability to the
other Party.
ARTICLE IV
GENERAL TERMS OF LEASE
Section 4.1. Lease of Leased Propertv to Lessee. Subject to the conditions set forth in this
Lease, including the occurrence of the Possession Date, the payment of all Rent and all other
payments by Lessee provided herein, and the City's and Lessee's performance of their duties
and obligations required by this Lease:
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(a) Demise. The City, as of the Possession Date, demises and leases to Lessee,
and Lessee takes and hires from the City, the Leased Property for a term of approximately
ninety-nine (99) years ending on December 31't of the last Lease Year prior to the 99th
anniversary of the Possession Date (the "Term"). Within thirty (30) days after the Possession
Date, the City and Lessee, upon request of either Party, shall execute a commencement date
agreement and/or one or more written memoranda in such form as will enable them to be
recorded among the Public Records of Miami-Dade County, in each case, setting forth the
beginning and termination dates of the Term, determined according to this Lease, and recording
any such other documents as may be required under this Lease.
(b) Possession Date: Conditions Precedent to Possession. The Parties
recognize that as of the Effective Date there remain various items and matters to be satisfied,
obtained and Approved in order that the Hotel Project may proceed as intended by the Parties.
The date that the City delivers possession of the Leased Property to Lessee according to this
Section 4.1(b), as designated by the City to Lessee in writing, is referred to herein as, the
''@93]!9.''TheCityshaIlnotbeobligatedtodeliverpossessionoftheLeased
Property and Lessee's rights as tenant hereunder shall not become effective until each of the
events described in this Section 4.1(b) irrevocablyshall have occurred, atwhich time, the City
shall deliver possession of the Leased Property to Lessee, Lessee shall take possession thereof
and the lease provisions of this Lease shall become effective. Until that time, this Lease shall be
construed to be in the nature of a development agreement, and not a lease. The conditions
precedenttodeliveryofpossession(collectively,the,'@'')areasfollows:
(i) There exists no uncured Event of Default;
(ii) Lessee shall have entered into, and delivered to the City a duly executed
copy of, the Hotel Project General Construction Contract (and all then existing change orders
thereto), in form and substance and with a Hotel Project General Contractor Approved pursuant
to Subsection 2.8(b) by the City Manager reflecting the guaranteed maximum price for
completion of the Lessee lmprovements;
(iii) Lessee shall have delivered to City written evidence reasonably
satisfactory to the City of the existence and availability of (A) Liquid Assets to fund the Equity
Commitment, (B) lnitial Hotel Operator Financial Commitment, (C) the Mezzanine Loan
Commitment, if any, and (D) the Construction Loan Commitment, all of which together
demonstrate that the Hotel Project is ln Balance;
(iv) Lessee shall have provided to City, and City Manager shall have
Approved in its sole discretion, any changes to the Budgeted lmprovement Costs, provided that
City Manager shall not withhold its Approval so long as Lessee has obtained and delivered to
the City written evidence of the existence and availability of (A) Liquid Assets to fund the Equity
Commitment, (B) the lnitial Hotel Operator Financial Commitment, (C) the Mezzanine Loan
Commitment, if any, and (D) the Construction Loan Commitment that demonstrate that the Hotel
Project is ln Balance;
(v) Lessee shall have reimbursed the City for the costs associated with the
City's voter referendum in connection with this Lease, not to exceed Twenty Five Thousand
Dollars ($25,000);
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(vi) Lessee shall have obtained, and shall have delivered to City a copy of, all
Governmental Approvals necessary for the Commencement of Construction and necessary for
construction of all vertical elements of the Hotel Project;
(vii) Lessee and the lnitial Hotel Operator shall have delivered to the City an
instrument or instruments reasonably acceptable to the City (A) certifying that Lessee and the
lnitial Hotel Operator have duly executed and entered into the Management Agreement and any
related franchise, technical services and/or centralized services agreements, that the
Management Agreement and any other such agreements are in full force and effect and there
are no defaults (or any events that could ripen into defaults) and attaching a true and correct
copy of the Management Agreement and any such other agreements thereto, (B)
acknowledging that for so long as the lnitial Hotel Operator is managing and operating the Hotel
Project it shall observe and comply with the Room Block Agreement and (C) in the form of an
agreement among Lessee, the lnitial Hotel Operator and the City, to the effect that if this Lease
is terminated as a result of any Event of Default, the Hotel Operator shall, at the City's option,
continue to perform under the Management Agreement in accordance with the terms thereof so
long as the Hotel Operator is being paid compensation thereafter accruing under the
Management Agreement and the City shall perform, and the Hotel Operator shall accept the
City's performance of, the duties and obligations under the Management Agreement to be
performed by the Lessee, as "owner," thereunder, but only to the extent accruing from and after
the date of termination of this Lease; provided, however, if the First Leasehold Mortgagee
enters into a similar agreement with the Lessee and the Hotel Operator, the City agrees that the
Hotel Operator shall continue to perform and such performance shall not be optional on the part
of the City;
(viii) Lessee shall have delivered to City, and City Manager shall have
Approved, the Schedule of Performance for the Hotel Project (City agrees that it shall not
withhold Approval thereof so long as the same reflects Completion of Construction by the
Outside Completion Date and Lessee has provided reasonable evidence that such schedule is
reasonable);
(ix) Lessee shall have presented evidence reasonably acceptable to the City
that all required insurance coverages are in place;
(x) Lessee shall have delivered to the City Manager reasonable evidence
that the Approved Plans have been approved by the First Leasehold Mortgagee and the lnitial
Hotel Operator;
(xi) Lessee shall have delivered to the City, a duly executed Assignment of
Plans and Approvals, a duly executed Assignment of Hotel Project General Construction
Contract and a duly executed Assignment of Contracts and Agreements;
(xii) Lessee shall have delivered to the City reasonable evidence that Lessee
has invested the Portman Minimum Equity Contribution prior to the Possession Date, or if the
Portman Minimum Equity Contribution has not been invested prior to the Possession Date,
Lessee shall deposit the balance of the unfunded amount of the Portman Minimum Equity
Contribution in escrow with an escrow agent reasonably satisfactory to the City to be drawn by
Lessee on a monthly basis based upon presentation of invoices for Budgeted lmprovement
Costs;
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(xiii) Lessee has provided to the City reasonable evidence that all conditions to
funding the Construction Loan that can be satisfied as of such date have been satisfied and the
Lessee has paid all commitment or loan fees due under the Construction Loan documents; and
(xiv) the representations and warranties made by the Lessee in this Lease
pursuant to Sections 4.3(a) and 5.2 remain true and correct in all material respects on and as of
the Possession Date.
(c) Pre-Possession Period. From and after the Effective Date, the Parties shall
each use their respective diligent and commercially reasonable efforts to achieve the
Possession Date timely.
(d) Hotel Site lnspections. Commencing on the date hereof and thereafter until
this Lease is terminated or the Possession Date occurs, the City shall permit Lessee
commercially reasonably access to the Hotel Site to conduct at Lessee's sole cost and expense,
physical inspections, tests and studies of the Hotel Site and to the extent necessary to carry out
the provisions of this Lease; provided, however, that such access shall not materially interfere
with any ongoing operations at the Convention Center or the Fillmore Theater or the City's
construction activity relating to the MBCC Pro1ect. Lessee, at all times and at its sole cost and
expense, shall maintain or shall cause its Hotel Project General Contractor or other contractors
in privity with Lessee to maintain, comprehensive general liability insurance as required in
Article lX. Lessee shall restore any damage to the Hotel Site caused by any such inspections,
tests or studies; provided that in no event shall Lessee be responsible for the discovery,
exposure or release of hazardous substances or materials in, on or about the Hotel Site that are
not introduced to the Hotel Site by Lessee, its agents, representatives, contractors, invitees or
employees.
(e) lndemnification. Whether or not the Possession Date occurs, Lessee shall
indemnify, defend and hold City and its respective officers, employees, agents, representatives,
consultants, counsel and contractors (of any tier) harmless from and against all claims, actions,
suits, charges, complaints, orders, liability, damages, loss, costs and expenses (including any
attorneys' fees and costs of litigation) related to, arising from or in connection with the acts or
omissions of Lessee, its agents, representatives, contractors or employees, including injury or
death to persons or damage to their property, while exercising Lessee's right to access the
Hotel Site and performance of such inspections, tests or studies pursuant hereto, except to the
extent resulting from the negligence or willful misconduct of City or its officers, employees,
agents, representatives, consultants, counsel and contractors, and except as limited in
paragraph (d) above. The indemnification obligations of Lessee set forth in this paragraph shall
expressly survive the expiration or termination of this Lease and notwithstanding any provision
of this Lease to the contrary, City shall have all rights and remedies available at law or in equity
in the enforcement of such indemnification obligations of Lessee or arising from Lessee's failure
to perform such indemnification obligations.
(f) Failure to Satisfv Conditions. Notwithstanding anything contained in this Lease
to the contrary, if: (i) any of the Possession Conditions have not occurred by the Outside
Possession Date; (ii) Lessee does not close the Construction Loan by the Outside Construction
Loan Closing Date; (iii) Lessee does not commence construction by the Outside Construction
Commencement Date; (iv) Lessee does not Complete Construction by the Outside Completion
Date; or (v) the Opening Date does not occur by the Outside Opening Date, then
notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in Section 7.1 below, Lessee hereby waives
any further right to cure, and the City shall be entitled to immediately revoke the licenses
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granted to Lessee pursuant to the Assignment of Plans and Approvals, the Assignment of Hotel
Project General Construction Contract and the Assignment of Contracts and Agreements and to
immediately terminate this Lease upon written notice to the Lessee; provided that Lessee shall
also have the right to immediately terminate this Lease upon written notice to the City on or
before the Outside Possession Date if the event described in clause (i) of this Section 4.1(f)
does not occur as described therein and in any such event, the Parties shall thereafter be
released from all obligations set forth herein except any such obligations that expressly survive
termination.
(g) Easements. Lessee agrees that this Lease shall be subject to and contingent
upon the execution of certain easements, including any applicable access easements. On the
Possession Date, the easements in substantially the forms attached hereto as Exhibit "G" (the
"Easements") shall be executed by all necessary parties. The Parties shall also prior to the
Possession Date enter into any easements which may be required by Lessee to connect utilities
to the Hotel Site as shown in the Approved Plans. The Parties shall thereafter cause the
Easements to be promptly recorded among the public records of Miami-Dade County, Florida.
The Easements shall be held in escrow by the City and released therefrom and recorded among
the public records of Miami-Dade County, Florida prior to the Commencement of Construction.
Section 4.2. Restrictive Covenants.
(a) Permitted Use. Lessee shall operate the Hotel Prolect throughout the Term as a
convention headquarter hotel for the accommodation of hotel guests, and for related banquet,
meeting and similar purposes, with related retail shops, restaurants and such other amenities as
are consistent with the Hotel Standards.
(b) Use Restrictions. The Hotel Project shall not be used by Lessee, nor shall
Lessee knowingly permit the use thereof by any other Person for the following: (i) any unlaMul
or illegal business, use or purpose; (ii) any business, use or purpose which is immoral,
disreputable (including "adult entertainment establishments" and "adult" bookstores) or extra-
hazardous; (iii) a nightclub where the sale of food is only incidental to the sale of alcoholic
beverages and where the establishment is licensed and primarily operated as an "Alcoholic
beverage establishment (midnight to 5:00 a.m.)" as defined by Section 114-1 of the City of
Miami Beach Code (other than and specifically excluding the Hotel's lobby bars, rooftop bars or
cocktail lounges, pool bars, restaurants, banquet functions or other similar food and beverage
operations contemplated as part of the Approved Plans or the Mandatory Hotel Project Design
Elements); (iv) any Gaming Establishment (whether or not such use is permitted by applicable
law), or (v) any use that constitutes a public nuisance of any kind. Lessee shall have no right to
convert the use of the Hotel Project or any portion thereof to any time sharing, time interval or
cooperative form of ownership, or to subject the same to any condominium regime.
(c) Nuisances Disallowed. Lessee shall not make any use of the Leased Property,
nor shall it allow any of its sub-lessees or invitees to make use of the Leased Property, in a
manner that creates or reasonably will lead to a public or private nuisance under state or local
law. Upon notification by City that such a nuisance is then being allowed on the Leased
Property, Lessee shall promptly take steps necessary to abate such nuisance to the City's
reasonable satisfaction. City shall retain all of its contract rights to abate a nuisance under the
terms of this Lease, as well as its regulatory rights to abate such nuisance in accordance with
then-current law.
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(d) No Discrimination. Lessee shall comply with, and shall cause others to comply
with, Governmental Requirements prohibiting discrimination by reason of race, color, national
origin, religion, sex, intersexuality, gender identity, sexual orientation, marital and familial status,
and age or disability in the sale, lease, use or occupancy of the Hotel Project or any portion
thereof. Lessee's compliance with the City's Human Rights Ordinance, codified in Chapter 62
of the City Code, as may be amended from time to time, shall be a material term of this Lease.
Lessee shall cause for this provision to be incorporated in the Management Agreement with the
Hotel Operator.
(e) Lessee's Riqhts To Operate a Convention Hotel Not Exclusive. Except as specified
herein, it is expressly understood and agreed that the rights granted under this Lease are non-
exclusive and City reserves the right to grant similar privileges and similar leases to other
lessees on other City-owned or leased property, and to take any and all actions (including the
leasing of City property other than the Leased Property for any lawful purpose) that City is
permitted to take under federal, state, and local law. Solely with respect to the development of
other hotels on City-owned or City-leased property, the City agrees as follows:
(i)Collins Site. With respect to the City-owned property bounded by the south right-
of-way line of 22nd Street to the North, the north right-of-way line of 21"t Street to the South, the
east rightof-way line of Collins Avenue to the West and the Atlantic Ocean to the East (the
"Collins Site"), the City may at any time permit a hotel with up to 400 separately keyed hotel
sleeping rooms to open for business to the general public, provided any such hotel at the Collins
Site (1) contains leasable ballroom and conference/meeting space not exceeding in the
aggregate a maximum of thirty (30) square feet per separately keyed sleeping room, and (2) is
required to include the minimum elements required to obtain a five-star rating from the Forbes
Travel Guide and a five-diamond rating from the American Automobile Association 1"puqq"), or, if
either one of these rating systems is discontinued, such hotel is required to include the minimum
elements required to obtain at least one of the two ratings specified in this Section a.2(e)(i).
(ii) 17th Street Garaqe Site. With respect to the City-owned property located at 640
17th Street, Miami Beach, Florida (the "17th Street Garage Site"), the City shall not permit a hotel
to open for business to the general public for a period of four (4) years after the Opening Date.
After the fourth anniversary of the Opening Date, the City may permit a hotel with up to 250
separately keyed hotel sleeping rooms to open for business to the general public at the 17th
Street Garage Site.
(iii) Other Citv-Owned or Citv-Leased Sites Between Sth Street and 41't Street.
Except with respect to any hotel developed at the Collins Site or any hotel developed at the 17th
Street Garage Site in accordance with the provisions set forth above in Sections a.2(e)(i) and
4.2(e)(ii), respectively, the City shall not permit any other hotel to open for business to the
general public on City-owned or City-leased property within the area bounded by the north right
of way line of Sth Street and the south right of way line of 41't Street, with an extension of both
streets in an easterly and westerly direction to the waterfront, for a period of eight (8) years after
the Opening Date.
(iv) The foregoing restrictions in Sections a.2(eXi) through 4.2(e)(iii) shall expire at
the end of the eighth anniversary of the Opening Date.
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(0 Room Block Agreement. Lessee shall operate, and cause the Hotel Operator
to operate, the Leased Property in material compliance with the terms of the Room Block
Agreement throughout the Term.
(g) No Ownership lnterests in Gaminq Establishments in Miami-Dade Countv.
Lessee, and any Persons with an ownership interest in Lessee, shall not, directly or indirectly,
own, operate or manage a Gaming Establishment in Miami-Dade County, Florida; provided,
however, that the foregoing restriction shall not prevent Persons having an ownership interest in
Lessee, from owning or Controlling in the aggregate five percent (5%) or less of the voting
securities of any owner, operator or manager of a Gaming Establishment in Miami-Dade
County, Florida.
(h) Enforceabilitv. The restrictive covenants contained in this Section 4.2 shall be
binding upon the Parties and shall be for the benefit and in favor of, and enforceable by, the
Parties, and their successors and assigns, as the case may be. lt is further understood that
such covenants shall not benefit or be enforceable by any other Person.
Section 4.3. Representations.
(a) Lessee's Representation. Lessee represents to the City that its principals and
Affiliates are experienced in the development, construction, leasing and operation of hotel
properties generally, and that Lessee has independently determined the merits and risks of
electing to proceed with the development of the Hotel Project, and that Lessee is not and, will
not be relying upon any information that may have been or hereafter be provided to Lessee with
respect to or relating to the financial results derived from, financial merits of investing in, or other
economic or other benefits that may be realized from the development, construction, leasing
and operation of the Hotel Project or sale of Lessee's interests in this Lease.
(b) No Representation or Warranties Bv Gitv. Lessee acknowledges and agrees
that it will be given the opportunity to perform all inspections and investigations concerning the
Leased Property to its satisfaction prior to the Possession Date, and the City (i) except as
specifically provided in this Lease, is not making and has not made any representations or
warranties, express or implied, of any kind whatsoever with respect to the Leased Property,
including any representation or warranty of any kind with respect to title, survey, physical
condition, suitability or fitness for any particular purpose, the financial performance or financial
prospects of the Hotel Project, its value, or any other economic benefit that can be realized or
expected therefrom, the presence or absence of Hazardous Substances, the tenants and
occupants thereof, the zoning or other Governmental Requirements applicable thereto, taxes,
the use that may be made of the Leased Property, or any other matters with respect to this
transaction or Lease); (ii) Lessee has relied on no such representations, statements or
warranties, and (iii) City will in no event whatsoever be liable for any latent or patent defects in
the Leased Property (including any subsurface conditions).
(c) "AS lS" Condition of Leased Propertv. Lessee acknowledges it has relied
solely on Lessee's own inspections, tests, evaluations and investigations of and related to this
Lease and the Leased Property in its determination of whether to proceed with this Lease and
the Hotel Project. As a material part of the consideration of this Lease, Lessee agrees to accept
the Leased Property on the Possession Date in its "AS lS" and "WHERE lS" condition "WITH
ALL FAULTS" and latent or patent defects, and without representations and warranties of any
kind, express or implied, or arising by operation of law.
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(d) The provisions of this Section 4.3 shall survive the termination of this Lease.
Section 4.4. Rent and Other Pavments. Lessee covenants and agrees to pay the City, from
and after the date hereof and during the Term the following Rent, as applicable:
(a) Base Rent. Commencing as of the later of (i) Opening Date and (ii) the
completion of construction of the MBCC Project such that the Convention Center may hold
events utilizing all 4 main exhibit halls (the later of such dates being the "Rent Commencement
Date"), and except as set forth below, monthly rent in the amount of the greater of (x) two and
one-half percent (2.5o/o) of the Gross Operating Revenues for such month or (y) one-twelfth
(t12th) of the Minimum Fixed Rent set forth in Section .a(a)(i) of this Lease ("Base Rent");
provided, however, that
. for each month during the period commencing on the Rent Commencement Date
and ending on December 31 of the year in which the first anniversary of the Rent
Commencement Date occurs (the "First Rent Year"), Base Rent shall be the greater
of (x) one-half percent (0.5%) of the Gross Operating Revenues for such month or
(y) onetwelfth (1/12th1 of the Minimum Fixed Rent;
. for each month during the period commencing on the first day after the end of the
First Rent Year and ending on the day before the anniversary thereof (the "Second
Rent Year"), Base Rent shall be the greater of (x) One percent (1.0%) of the Gross
Operating Revenues for such month or (y) one-twelfth (1l12th) of the Minimum Fixed
Rent;
. for each month during the period commencing on the first day after the end of the
Second Rent Year and ending on the day before the anniversary thereof (the "Third
Rent Year"), Base Rent shall be the greater of (x) one and one-half percent (1.5o/o) of
the Gross Operating Revenues for such month or (y) one-twelfth (1l12th) of the
Minimum Fixed Rent; and
. for each month from and after the end of the Third Rent Year, the Base Rent shall be
the greater of (x) two and one-half percent (2.5%o) of the Gross Operating Revenues
for such month or (y) onetwelfth ( 1/1 2th; of the Minimum Fixed Rent.
. for each year from and after the end of the Third Rent Year (each such year being a
"Rent Yea/'), Lessee shall also pay as Base Rent (x) an amount equal to one and
one-half percent (1.5%) of the Gross Operating Revenue for such Rent Year if, and
only if, the Gross Operating Revenue for such Rent Year exceeds one hundred and
ten percent (110%) of (i) in the first year after the Third Rent Year, the projected
Gross Operating Revenue for such Rent Year in the pro forma which is developed
with the input of the lnitial Hotel Operator and accepted by the Construction Lender
in connection with the closing of the Construction Loan (the "Fourth Year Projected
GOR"), and (ii) in each Rent Year thereafter, the Fourth Year Projected GOR
adjusted annually for inflation pursuant to Section 14.20 hereof, with such increase
measured from the first day of each Rent Year until the first day of each succeeding
Rent Year, and (y) an amount equal to one percent (1%) of the Gross Operating
Revenue for such Rent Year if, and only if, the Gross Operating Revenue for such
Rent Year exceeds one hundred and twenty five percent (125o/o) of (i) in the first year
after the Third Rent Year, the Fourth Year Projected GOR, and (ii) in each Rent Year
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thereafter, the Fourth Year Projected GOR adjusted annually for inflation pursuant to
Section 14.20 hereof, with such increase measured from the first day of each Rent
Year until the first day of each succeeding Rent Year (the amount payable pursuant
to (x) and (y) above being the "Additional Base Rent").
The Base Rent shall be due and payable on or before the twenty-fifth (25th) day of each month
following the month for which the Base Rent is applicable; provided that the Additional Base
Rent shall be due and payable on or before the twenty-fifth (25th) day after the end of each Rent
Year. Prior to the closing of the Construction Loan, Lessee shall provide City with a copy of the
pro forma accepted by the Construction Lender in connection with the closing of the
Construction Loan.
(i) Minimum Fixed Rent. "Minimum Fixed Rent" shall be an annual fixed rent
payable in twelve (12) equal monthly installments, prorated as to any partial month,
commencing on the Rent Commencement Date and continuing on the first day of each month
thereafter. Attached as Exhibit "R" hereto is a schedule setting forth the Minimum Fixed Rent
for the period commending on the Rent Commencement Date and ending on December 31 of
the year in which the tenth (1Oth) anniversary of the Rent Commencement Date occurs; provided
that the amount shown for the first year shall apply for the period commencing on the Rent
Commencement Date and ending on December 31 of the year in which the first anniversary of
the Rent Commencement Date occurs, prorated for any partial calendar years. Commencing on
January 1't following the tenth anniversary of the Rent Commencement Date, and every ten (10)
Lease Years thereafter (each, a "Minimum Fixed Rent Reset Date"), the Minimum Fixed Rent
shall be adjusted to equal the greater of (x) the Minimum Fixed Rent payable for the period
immediately preceding the Minimum Fixed Rent Reset Date, or (y) fifty-five percent (55%) of the
average Base Rent payable for each twelve month period during the preceding ten (10)
calendar year periods; provided that for the first Minimum Fixed Rent Reset Date item (y) shall
be fifty-five percent (55%) of the average Base Rent for each twelve month period payable
during the preceding five (5) calendar year period.
(ii) Each Base Rent payment shall be accompanied with documentation
sufficient for City to verify the accuracy of the Base Rent payment, and in a format and of a
detail reasonably required by City.
(iii) By May 1 of each year following the Rent Commencement Date, Lessee
shall provide City with a certified report, prepared and attested to by an independent CPA, as to
the correct Gross Operating Revenues for the previous calendar year. The report shall be
prepared in accordance with the American lnstitute of Certified Public Accountants'
requirements for special reports. All Base Rent payments and annual reports are subject to
audit under Section 4.40.
(iv) Lessee shall be responsible for any applicable sales tax payable in
connection with the Rent.
(b) Transaction Rent. Lessee covenants and agrees to pay the City as Additional
Rent, within sixty (60) days after the closing of the first three Transfers effecting a sale of the
entire Hotel Project or a Transfer of a Controlling interest in Lessee to an unaffiliated third party
(other than a Transfer (i) pursuant to a foreclosure of a Leasehold Mortgage or a delivery by
Lessee of a deed in lieu thereof or (ii) pursuant to a foreclosure of the pledge of ownership
interests of Lessee granted pursuant to a Mezzanine Loan or Credit Enhancement or a delivery
by Lessee of an assignment in lieu thereof), an amount equal to the lesser of (x) $2 million, or
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(y) 0.25% of the gross sales price (less typical closing adjustments and credits) in connection
with such Transfer (each "Transaction Rent"); provided that Transaction Rent shall be payable
in connection with the first such Transfer (and such first Transfer shall be counted as the first
Transfer) only if the gross sales price in connection with such Transfer exceeds $580 million (or
a prorated portion thereof if such Transfer is of less than 100% of the ownership interests of
Lessee). lf the first such Transfer has a gross sales price equal to or less than $580 million,
Transaction Rent shall apply to the next two (2) succeeding Transfers regardless of whether the
gross sales price in connection therewith exceeds $580 million.
(i) An example of calculating Transaction Rent pursuant to Section a.4(b) is
set forth on Exhibit "O".
(c) Non-subordination of Rent. The Rent payable to City hereunder shall never be
subordinated, including to any sums due under the Construction Loan or any other financing by
Lessee, and City shall at all times have a first priority right to payment of the Rent from Gross
Operating Revenues.
(d) Pavment of Rent and Other Pavments. All Rent and other payments hereunder
required to be made to the City shall be paid to the City at the Office of the Director of Finance,
Miami Beach City Hall, 1700 Convention Center Drive,3'd Floor, Miami Beach, Florida 33139
and in such manner or at such other place as the City shall designate from timetotime in a
notice given pursuant to the provisions of Section 14.5.
(e) Late Pavment Charqe. ln the event the Lessee fails to make any payments, as
required to be paid underthe provisions of this Lease, within fifteen (15) days aftersame shall
become due, interest at the Default Rate shall accrue against the delinquent payment(s) from
the original due date until the City actually receives payment. The right of the City to require
payment of such interest and the obligation of the Lessee to pay same shall be in addition to
and not in lieu of the rights of the City to enforce other provisions herein, including termination of
this Lease, and to pursue other remedies provided by law. All payments of money required to
be paid to the City by Lessee under this Lease other than Base Rent, including interest, late
fees, penalties and contributions, shall be treated as Additional Rent.
(0 Dishonored Gheck or Draft. ln the event that the Lessee delivers a dishonored
check, draft or wire transfer to the City in payment of any obligation arising under this Lease, the
Lessee shall incur and pay City an amount that is three (3) times the service fee incurred by City
for such dishonored check or draft. Further, in such event, the City may require that future
payments required pursuant to this Lease be made by cashier's check or other means
acceptable to the City.
(g) Holdover Rental. ln the event that the Lessee remains in possession of the
Leased Property beyond the Term or termination of this Lease, the Lessee shall be bound by all
of the terms and conditions of this Lease to the same extent as if this Lease were in full force
and effect during the time beyond the expiration date of this Lease. However, during any such
possession of the Leased Property, as a holdover tenant after the City has demanded the return
of the Leased Property, the Lessee shall be liable for double the Base Rent being paid at that
time, or, if Section 83.06, Florida Statutes, as amended provides a greater amount, then
whatever greater amount is specified in the Florida Statutes.
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(h) No Abatement of Rent. Except as may be othenvise expressly provided herein,
there will be no abatement, diminution or reduction of Rent payable by Lessee hereunder or of
the other obligations of Lessee hereunder under any circumstances.
(i) Lessee lmprovements Not Deemed Rent. The Lessee lmprovements will be
made by Lessee in order to put the Leased Premises in a condition suitable for the operation of
the Lessee's business. The cost or value of the Lessee lmprovements is intended by the parties
to inure solely to the benefit of the Lessee and no portion of such cost or value is intended to
inure to the benefit of the City or constitute rent, license fee or other consideration for the right to
occupy the Leased Property or the Lessee lmprovements until the surrender of the Leased
Property from Lessee to the City at the expiration or earlier termination of this Lease.
(j) Records and Reportins.
(i) For the purpose of permitting verification by the City of any amounts due
to it, including an account of Gross Operating Revenues, Base Rent and Transaction Rent,
Lessee shall keep and preserve for at least five (5) years in Miami-Dade County, Florida, at the
address specified in Section 14.5, or at its home office, auditable original or duplicate books and
records for the Hotel Project, which shall disclose all financial information regarding the Hotel
Project, including information required to determine Base Rent and Transaction Rent. All such
records shall be maintained in every material respect according to GAAP and, as applicable to
the Hotel, the Uniform System. The City shall, on commercially reasonable notice, have the right
during normal business hours at the expense of the City unless othenirrise provided herein to
inspect such books and records and make any examination or audit or copy thereof which the
City may require at any time within one year after (a) submittal of the annual certification to City
set forth in Subsection 4.4(1)(ii) with respect to the Gross Operating Revenues, and (b) a
Transfer pursuant to which Transaction Rent is due in accordance herewith, with respect to the
gross sales price of such Transfer, as applicable. Records copied by the City, if any, shall be
subject to the requirements of the Florida Public Records Act set forth in Chapter 119 of the
Florida Statutes ("Public Records Act"). To the fullest extent permitted by law, City shall protect
from disclosure any records that are confidential and exempt from disclosure under Florida law,
provided, however, that nothing herein shall preclude the City or its employees from complying
with the disclosure requirements of the Public Records Act, and any such compliance shall not
be deemed an event of default by the City under this Lease. City shall use its good-faith,
diligent efforts to provide timely written notice to Lessee of any public records request seeking
any records of the Lessee that may be within the City's custody, possession or control, to permit
Lessee the opportunity to seek to protect such information from disclosure. lf such audit shall
disclose a liability for Rent in excess of the Rent theretofore paid by Lessee for the period in
question, Lessee shall pay such excess amounts, together with interest at the Default Rate, as
Additional Rent within thirty (30) days after receipt of written demand therefor, and if such audit
shall disclose an overpayment of the Rent theretofore paid, the City shall return the excess to
Lessee within thirty (30) days after receipt of written demand therefore.
(ii) Lessee shall provide the City with an annual Audited Gross Operating
Revenues Schedule for each Lease Year during the Term, certified by the Lessee's outside
CPA, within one hundred twenty (120) days after the close of each Lease Year (including the
Lease Year in which this Lease terminates or is terminated) specifying the Gross Operating
Revenues, for each of the categories or items identified in the definition of Gross Operating
Revenues category, Base Rent for the applicable Lease Year and Additional Base Rent, if any.
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(iii) lf Lessee shall fail to deliver the foregoing annual Audited Gross
Operating Revenues Schedule to the City within said one hundred twenty (120) day period, the
City shall have the right to either conduct an audit itself or to employ an independent certified
public accountant to examine such books and records as may be necessary to certify the
amount of Rents due with respect to such Lease Year and to obtain the information described
above. Lessee shall pay to the City, within thirty (30) days after receipt of written demand
thereof, as Additional Rent, the cost of any audit performed by or for the City pursuant to this
item (iii).
(iv) lf the City disagrees with the annual Audited Gross Operating Revenues
Schedule provided by Lessee, it may conduct its own audit within one year after receipt of same
by City, which Lessee shall pay for if said audit demonstrates a deficiency of more than three
percent (3%), in the amount of Base Rent due to the City. lf in the course of any audit the City
identifies a deficiency in excess of five percent (5%) in the amount of Base Rent (including any
Additional Base Rent due to the City), the City shall have the right to audit Lessee's books and
records for the three (3) prior calendar years. lf the City identifies any deficiencies in excess of
five percent (5%) in the amount of Base Rent (including any Additional Base Rent) due as a
result of an audit of any of those three (3) prior calendar years, the City shall have the right to
audit an additional two (2) prior calendar years. Any dispute between the two audits which
cannot be resolved by the Parties shall be resolved in accordance with Section 7.8 of this
Lease. The cost of any audit by the City which Lessee is required to pay the cost of pursuant to
this Section shall be the cost charged to the City by its independent auditors, or if done by City
personnel, the direct employee salary cost to the City for the time spent by said employees in
performing such audit, but not in excess of what would have been charged to the City for the
same service by the City's outside auditors.
(v) Quarterly, commencing on the Possession Date and continuing until the
Completion of Construction, and not less often than annually thereafter, Lessee shall deliver to
the City a written report detailing the employment by Lessee of City of Miami Beach and Miami-
Dade County residents in the construction, operation and maintenance of the Hotel Project.
Section 4.5. Covenants for Pavment of Public Charqes bv Lessee.
(a) Pavment of Public Charqes. Payment of Public Charges includes:
(i) Lessee, in addition to the Rent and all other payments due to City
hereunder, covenants and agrees timely to pay and discharge, before any fine, penalty, interest
or cost may be added, all real and personal property taxes, all ad valorem real property taxes,
all taxes on Rents payable hereunder and under Subleases, tourist, room and restaurant taxes,
public assessments and other public charges; and
(ii) Special Assessments pursuant to Section 4.5(d), electric, water and
sewer rents, rates and charges levied, assessed or imposed by any Governmental Authority
against the Leased Property, including all Lessee lmprovements thereon, in the same manner
and to the same extent as if the same, together with all Lessee lmprovements thereon were
owned in fee simple by Lessee.
(collectively, "Public Charges");
(b) Lessee's obligation to pay and discharge Public Charges levied, assessed or
imposed against or with respect to the Leased Property shall not commence until the
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Possession Date. All such charges shall be prorated if the Possession Date is not at the
beginning of the calendar year. Lessee, upon written request, shall furnish or cause to be
furnished to the City, official receipts of the appropriate taxing authority, or other proof
satisfactory to the City evidencing the payment of any Public Charges.
(c) Contestinq lmpositions.
(i) Lessee shall have the right to contest the amount or validity, in whole or
in part, of any Public Charges, for which Lessee is, or is claimed to be, liable, by appropriate
proceedings diligently conducted but only after payment of such Public Charges, unless such
payment would operate as a bar to such contest or materially interfere with the prosecution
thereof, in which event, payment of such Public Charges may be postponed if, and only if,
Lessee has deposited with City, in its capacity as landlord under this Lease, cash or other
security Approved by the City Manager in the amount so contested and unpaid, together with
interest and penalties in connection therewith and any other charges that may be assessed
against or become a charge on the Leased Property or any part thereof in such proceedings.
Upon the termination of any such proceedings, Lessee shall pay the amount of such Public
Charges or part thereof, if any, as finally determined in such proceedings, together with any
costs, fees, including counsel fees, interest, penalties and any other liability in connection
therewith, and may use the cash or other security deposited with the City for such purpose.
(ii) City shall not be required to join in any proceedings referred to in this
Section a.5(c) unless:
(1) Governmental Requirements shall require that such proceedings
be brought by or in the name of City; or
(2) the proceeding involves the assessment or attempted assessment
of a real estate or ad valorem tax on the Leased Property,
in which event the City shalljoin in such proceedings or permit the same to be brought in the
City's name. Notwithstanding the foregoing, City's joinder and cooperation shall be limited to
actions necessary to enable Lessee to satisfy technical requirements of any action or
proceeding and in no event shall City be required to join in such action or proceeding in any
substantive capacity.
(iii) Except for any counsel it retains separately, the City shall not be
subjected to any liability to pay any fees, including counsel fees, costs and expenses regarding
such proceedings. Lessee agrees to pay such fees, including commercially reasonable counsel
fees, costs and expenses or, on demand, to make reimbursement to the City for such payment.
The City will endeavor to use in house counsel whenever possible, in accordance with the City's
customary practices.
(d) SpecialAssessments. The City retains all its rights to impose nondiscriminatory
special assessments or other public charges; provided, however, if at any time the City, in its
municipal capacity, subjects non-governmental users to an exclusive franchise for trash removal
or other public services, Lessee will be treated the same as similarly sized and situated
properties (such as the Miami Beach Loews Hotel).
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ARTICLE V
ASSIGNMENT
Section 5.1. Purpose of Restrictions on Transfer. This Lease is granted to Lessee solely to
develop the Hotel Project and its subsequent use according to the terms hereof, and not for
speculation in landholding. Lessee recognizes that, in view of the importance of developing the
Hotel Project to the general welfare of the City and the general community, the Lessee's
qualifications and identity are of particular concern to the community and the City. Accordingly,
Lessee acknowledges that it is because of such qualifications and identity that the City is
entering into this Lease with Lessee, and, in so doing, the City is further willing to accept and
rely on the Lessee's obligations for faithfully performing all its undertakings and covenants.
Section 5.2. Transfers. Lessee represents and warrants that Lessee has not made, created
or suffered any Transfers as of the date of this Lease and that the Persons that have an
ownership interest in Lessee on the date of this Lease are listed, together with their percentage
and character of ownership, on Exhibit "M". No Transfer may or shall be made, suffered or
created by Lessee, its successors, assigns or transferees without complying with the terms of
this Article V. Any Transfer that violates this Lease shall be null and void and of no force and
effect.
Section 5.3. Permitted Transfers.
(a) Prior to the Opening Date, other than Permitted Transfers, no Transfer will be
permitted without the written Approval of the City.
(b) Each of the following Transfers, shall be permitted hereunder without the City's
Approval ("Perm itted Transfers"):
(i) a Transfer prior to the Possession Date of a direct or indirect interest in
Lessee to an equity investor funding the balance of the Equity Commitment in excess of the
Portman Minimum Equity Contribution (together with any additional amounts funded by Portman
or one of its Affiliates), provided that such transferee is an Acceptable Owner;
(ii) a Transfer after the Opening Date of the entire Hotel Project or any direct
or indirect interest in Lessee provided that (i) the transferee is an Acceptable Owner; (ii) the City
is given written notice thereof together with true and correct copies of the proposed Transfer
documents and other agreements between the parties and current certified financial statements
(to the extent applicable) and other relevant information of the proposed transferee in
accordance with the time frames set forth on Exhibit "A" attached hereto in order for City
Manager to confirm that the transferee (or the Lessee) is an Acceptable Owner; (iii) no Event of
Default has occurred and is continuing and (iv) all of the conditions precedent to the
effectiveness of such Transfer as set forth in Section 5.5 hereof are satisfied;
(iii) Any Transfer, if in accordance with the terms and conditions of Article Vl,
by the First Leasehold Mortgagee, to an agent, designee or nominee of the First Leasehold
Mortgagee that is wholly owned or Controlled by such First Leasehold Mortgagee;
(iv) Any Transfer directly resulting from the foreclosure of a First Leasehold
Mortgage or the granting of a deed in lieu of foreclosure of a First Leasehold Mortgage or any
Transfer made to the purchaser at foreclosure of a First Leasehold Mortgage or to the grantee
of a deed in lieu of foreclosure of a First Leasehold Mortgage (if such purchaser or grantee is a
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nominee in interest of the First Leasehold Mortgagee), and provided further that such Transfer,
purchase or grant is in accordance with the terms and conditions of Article Vl;
(v) Any Transfer directly resulting from a conveyance to a First Leasehold
Mortgagee of Lessee's interest provided it is in accordance with the terms and conditions of
Article Vl;
(vi) Any Transfer directly resulting from the foreclosure by the Mezzanine
Lender of a pledge of ownership interests of Lessee or any Transfer made to the purchaser at a
foreclosure of such pledge of ownership interests of Lessee (if such purchaser is a nominee in
interest of the Mezzanine Lender), or any assignment in lieu of such foreclosure, provided that
such Transfer is in accordance with the terms and conditions of Article Vl;
(vii) Any Transfer, or series of Transfers, not permitted pursuant to Sections
5.3(bxi) and 5.3(b)(ii) above of not more than an aggregate of ten percent (10%) of the direct or
indirect ownership interests in Lessee, provided that at all times after such Transfer, Portman or
an Affiliate thereof, an Acceptable Owner or other successor Person Approved by the City
Manager has the power to direct the dayto-day management and policies of Lessee;
provided, however, in the case of any Transfer hereunder, the proposed transferee shall not,
directly or indirectly, own, operate or manage any Gaming Establishment in Miami-Dade
County, Florida and any purported Transfer in violation hereof shall be null and void and of no
force and effect; provided, however, that the foregoing restriction shall not apply to a proposed
transferee if all Persons owning or Controlling such proposed transferee, own or control in the
aggregate five percent (5%) or less of the voting securities of any owner, operator or manager
of a Gaming Establishment in Miami-Dade County, Florida.
Section 5.4. Transfer Requiring Citv's Approva!. Regarding any Permitted Transfer
pursuant to Section 5.3(b) or any other Transfer that is not a Permitted Transfer, Lessee shall
give or cause to be given to the City written notice of a Transfer (in the case of a Permitted
Transfer), or written notice requesting Approval of any other Transfer that is not a Permitted
Transfer, and submitting all information reasonably necessary for the City Manager (or the City
Commission, with respect to Transfers to certain Foreign lnstrumentalities as specified herein)
to evaluate the proposed transferees and the Transfer and to obtain the City's Approval of
same, when required. lf a Permitted Transfer, said information shall demonstrate that the
transferee is an Acceptable Owner as set forth on Exhibit "A" attached hereto lf not a
Permitted Transfer, Lessee shall provide to the City the information described in Paragraph C of
Exhibit "A" and the provisions described in Paragraph D of Exhibit "A" shall apply. The City's
confirmation or Approval process shall proceed as set forth on Exhibit "A" attached hereto.
Any Approval of a Transfer to a Foreign lnstrumentality (other than to any of the member
countries of the European Unionl or the Gulf Cooperation Council2, each as existing as of the
Effective Date, Canada, Mexico, countries located in South America, Japan, South Korea,
1 As of 7117t2015, the member countries are Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic,
Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, lreland, ltaly, Latvia, Lithuania,
Luxembourg, Malta, The Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden,
and the United Kingdom.
2 As of 07117t2015, the member countries are Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the
United Arab Emirates.
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Singapore and Australia, or Persons Controlled by any of the foregoing countries) shall be
subject to the prior written approval of the City Commission, which approval may be granted,
conditioned or withheld by the City Commission in its sole discretion. Any Approval of a
Transfer shall not waive any of the City's rights to Approve or disapprove of any subsequent
Transfer. Lessee shall from time to time throughout the Term, as the City shall reasonably
request, furnish the City with a complete statement, subscribed and sworn to by a Responsible
Officer of Lessee, setting forth the full names and address of holders of the ownership interests
in Lessee who hold, directly or indirectly, at least a ten percent (10%) interest in Lessee as well
as to confirm the percentage ownership interest, if any, of such Responsible Officer.
Section 5.5. Effectiveness of Transfers. No Transfer shall be effective unless and until all of
the following conditions precedent are satisfied within thirty (30) days of such Transfer:
(a) executed copies of the Transfer documents and other agreements between the
parties to the Transfer are delivered to the City; and
(b) where the Transfer is pursuant to Section S.3(bXii), and if it is of the entire Hotel
Project, the Person to which any such Transfer is made, by a commercially reasonable, written
instrument and in form recordable among the public records, shall, for itself and its successors
and assigns, and especially for the benefit of the City, expressly assume all of the obligations of
Lessee under this Lease and agree to be liable and subject to all conditions and restrictions to
which Lessee is subject.
Section5.6. Sublettinq.
(a) Subject to the other terms and conditions of this Lease, Lessee shall have the
right to enter into Subleases of portions of the Leased Property at any time and from time to
time during the Term of this Lease with such Subtenants and upon such commercially
reasonable terms and conditions as Lessee shall deem fit and proper, provided the Sublease is
consistent with this Lease and consistent with the Hotel Standards. At the City's request,
Lessee shall allow the City to review and inspect any and all Subleases for the Hotel Project.
(b) Lessee covenants that it will perform and observe in all material respects all the
terms, covenants, conditions and agreements required to be performed and observed by it
under each Sublease. Lessee agrees that each Sublease shall:
(i) require the Subtenant to maintain adequate books and records including
reasonably detailed information on Gross Operating Revenues of the applicable subleased
portion of the Leased Premises and to submit the same for inspection and audit by the City and
require the Subtenant to comply with Governmental Requirements;
(ii) provide that, if this Lease terminates, the Subtenant shall, if required by
the City, pay all rents and all other charges required by such Sublease directly to the City; and
(iii) obligate the Subtenant not to violate any term, covenant or restriction
applicable to Lessee that is contained in this Lease. ln addition, Lessee shall in all events
require and cause Subtenants to perform obligations imposed by the Lease and applicable to
such Sublease (specifically including the obligations set forth in this Section 5.6).
(c) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, at all times the Base
Rent payable to the City with respect to all portions of the Leased Property, whether or not
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subleased to a Subtenant, shall be based on the Gross Operating Revenues of the Leased
Property, including any subleased portion of the Leased Property, and shall not be based on the
Sublease rent paid by any Subtenant thereunder (and such Sublease rent shall not be included
in calculating Gross Operating Revenues), except solely with respect to a portion of the Leased
Property leased to a Subtenant for purposes of operating a gift shop; a car rental facility; FedEx,
UPS or a similar delivery service; beachwear and equipment rental; and antennae; in which
cases, such Sublease rent (but not Gross Operating Revenues of such Subleased portions of
the Leased Property) shall be included in calculating Gross Operating Revenues.
ARTICLE V!
MORTGAGE FINANGING: RIGHTS OF MORTGAGEE AND LESSEE
Section 6.1. Conditions of Financins and Leasehold Mortqaqe.
(a) Lessee shall have the right to secure one or more financings or re-financings
and, in conjunction with and to secure that financing or re-financing, may enter into a First
Leasehold Mortgage in favor of a First Leasehold Mortgagee and/or a pledge of its ownership
interests in favor of aMezzanine Lender, provided that:
(i) any such secured financing of the Hotel Project exclusively secures debt
of the Lessee directly related to the Hotel Project;
(ii) no First Leasehold Mortgage or other encumbrance executed by the
Lessee in connection with such First Leasehold Mortgage or Mezzanine Loan or othenvise will
extend to or be a lien or encumbrance upon City's interest in any part of the Leased Property or
in any right appurtenant to that interest;
(iii) the First Leasehold Mortgage and any other encumbrance executed by
the Lessee in connection with such First Leasehold Mortgage or othenrvise shall at all times,
without the necessity for the execution of any further documents, be subject and subordinate to
the interest of the City in the Leased Property; provided that the First Leasehold Mortgagee
agrees from time to time upon request and without charge to execute, acknowledge and deliver
any instruments reasonably requested by the City under this Lease to evidence the foregoing
subordination;
(iv) the rights of the City in the Leased Property and arising out of this Lease
shall not be affected by the First Leasehold Mortgage, First Leasehold Mortgagee, Mezzanine
Loan or Mezzanine Lender, nor shall the City be deprived in any other way of its rights in the
Leased Property or under this Lease, except to the extent provided in this Article Vl or in any
subordination or other written agreement between the City and such First Leasehold Mortgagee
or Mezzanine Lender;
(v) Lessee shall at all times remain liable hereunder for the payment of Rent
and the performance of all covenants and conditions of this Lease as provided in this Lease;
(vi) at the time of the closing of the financing or re-financing, Lessee certifies
to the City that the Hotel Project, after taking into account all existing debt of the Lessee, is
projected to have and be able to sustain a Debt Service Coverage Ratio of not less than 1.25
(based on the reasonably projected first stabilized year for any financing that closes prior to the
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end of the reasonably projected first stabilized year, and any twelve (12) consecutive months
out of the previous eighteen (18) months of operations for subsequent financings);
(vii) at the time of the closing of the financing or re-financing, the aggregate
amount of the principal indebtedness secured by (a) mortgages encumbering Lessee's interest
in the Leased Property and/or (b) pledges of ownership interests of Lessee, does not exceed an
amount equal to seventy percent (70%) of the sum of (1) the then value of Lessee's interest in
the Leased Property and any improvements previously constructed on the Leased Property, as
reasonably determined by a third-party appraiser selected by the City and engaged at Lessee's
sole expense, which appraiser must have at least ten (10) years of experience in appraising
hotel properties of at least four hundred (400) rooms in the Miami Beach area, (2) the value of
any improvements to be constructed on the Leased Property with the proceeds of such
financing or re-financing, and (3) all costs incurred, and all reserves required, in connection with
such financing or re-financing;
(viii) the First Leasehold Mortgagee waives all right and option to retain and
apply the proceeds of any insurance or the proceeds of any condemnation award toward
payment of the sum secured by the First Leasehold Mortgage to the extent such proceeds are
required for the demolition, repair or restoration of the Leased Property in accordance with the
provisions of this Lease; and
(ix) no purchaser at any foreclosure sale will acquire any right, title or interest
in or to this Lease, unless such purchaser, in a written instrument reasonably satisfactory to the
City, assumes and agrees to perform all of the terms, covenants and conditions of Lessee
hereunder arising after the date of such Transfer (provided that City does not waive or relinquish
its right, and shall have the right, to enforce its remedies with respect to any Event of Default
existing as of the date of such Transfer), that no additional mortgage or assignment of this
Lease or pledge of ownership interests of Lessee will be made except in accordance with the
provisions contained in this Article Vl, and that a duplicate original of such written instrument,
duly executed and acknowledged by such purchaser and in recordable form, is delivered to the
City immediately after the consummation of such sale, or, in any event, prior to taking
possession of the Leased Property.
(b) Prior to the date (i) a First Leasehold Mortgage is recorded or (ii) the Mezzanine
Lender, if any, enters into a Mezzanine Loan or Credit Enhancement agreement with Lessee,
the First Leasehold Mortgagee or Mezzanine Lender, as applicable, Lessee and the City (by
and through the City Manager) shall enter into a non-disturbance and attornment agreement
containing the provisions set forth in Section 6.1(d) below and such other terms and conditions
as are reasonably acceptable to the First Leasehold Mortgagee or Mezzanine Lender, as
applicable, and the City Manager, after consultation with the City's Chief Financial Officer and
City Attorney.
(c) Lessee shall deliver to the City, promptly after execution by Lessee, (i) a true and
verified recorded copy of any First Leasehold Mortgage and any amendment, modification or
extension thereof, together with the name and address of the First Leasehold Mortgagee and (ii)
a true and correct copy of any Mezzanine Loan or Credit Enhancement agreement and any
amendment, modification or extension thereof, together with the name and address of the
Mezzanine Lender.
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(d) For so long as any First Leasehold Mortgage encumbers the Leased Property,
or, as applicable, a Mezzanine Lender holds a pledge of Lessee's ownership interest, and
provided the conditions of Section 6.1(a) through (c) above have been satisfied:
(i) in any event where the City gives Lessee notice of an Event of Default,
the City shall deliver a copy of such notice to the First Leasehold Mortgagee and Mezzanine
Lender, at the name and address designated in writing by the First Leasehold Mortgagee and
Mezzanine Lender to the City from time to time (the City shall be deemed to have fulfilled its
notice obligation by providing the required notice to the address delivered to the City in
accordance with Section 6.1(c) or such other address so designated by the First Leasehold
Mortgagee or Mezzanine Lender to the City in writing and shall not be responsible for any
liability in the event such address is not current);
(ii) notwithstanding the time allowed for Lessee to cure an Event of Default,
the First Leasehold Mortgagee and the Mezzanine Lender shall have the right, but not the
obligation, up to fifteen (15) days following the City's notice thereof to cure a monetary default
and thereafter keep all Rent and other amounts due hereunder current, and up to thirty (30)
days following the City's notice thereof to cure a non-monetary Event of Default (except an
Event of Default under Sections 7.1(c) or (d) hereof, for which the First Leasehold Mortgagee
and Mezzanine Lender will not be given any additional time to remedy), but if such non-
monetary Event of Default cannot be cured within such thirty (30) day period, then the First
Leasehold Mortgagee and Mezzanine Lender shall have up to ninety (90) days to cure, provided
that it has started to do so within the initial thirty (30) day period and thereafter continues to
diligently pursue the cure. The City will accept performance by the First Leasehold Mortgagee
and Mezzanine Lender of any covenant, condition or agreement on Lessee's part to be
performed hereunder with the same force and effect as though performed by Lessee; and
(iii) notwithstanding the provisions of Article Vll hereof, no Event of Default by
Lessee will be deemed to exist as to the First Leasehold Mortgagee as long as the First
Leasehold Mortgagee, in good faith, either promptly (A) commences to cure such Event of
Default and prosecute the same to completion in accordance with clause (ii) above, or (B) if the
nature of any non-monetary Event of Default (except an Event of Default under Sections 7.1(c)
or (d) hereof, for which the First Leasehold Mortgagee will not be given any additional time to
remedy) is such that possession of the Hotel Project is reasonably necessary to cure the Event
of Default or if the Event of Default is of the type that cannot commercially reasonably be cured
by the First Leasehold Mortgagee (e.9., Lessee bankruptcy) (and which will be waived as to the
First Leasehold Mortgagee if the First Leasehold Mortgagee cures all other Events of Default),
files a complaint for foreclosure and thereafter prosecutes the foreclosure action in good faith
and with diligence and continuity and obtains possession directly or through a receiver, and as
promptly as practicable after obtaining such possession, commences promptly to cure such
Event of Default and to prosecute the same to completion in good faith and with diligence and
continuity; provided, however, that the First Leasehold Mortgagee has delivered to the City, in
writing within twenty (20) days following receipt of City's notice of default, its agreement to take
the action described in clause (A) or (B) of this clause (iii), and that during the period in which
such action is being taken (and any foreclosure proceedings are pending), all of the other
obligations of Lessee under this Lease, to the extent they are susceptible of being performed by
the First Leasehold Mortgagee (e.9., the payment of Rent), are being duly performed. However,
at any time after the delivery of the aforementioned agreement, the First Leasehold Mortgagee
may notify the City, in writing, that it has relinquished possession of the Leased Property, or that
it will not institute foreclosure proceedings or, if such proceedings have been commenced, that it
has discontinued them, and in such event, the First Leasehold Mortgagee will have no further
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liability under such agreement from and after the date which is 30 days after it delivers such
notice to the City (except for any obligations accruing prior to 30 days after the date it delivers
such notice), and, thereupon, subject to the rights of the Mezzanine Lender set forth in clause
(iv) below, the City will have the unrestricted right to terminate this Lease and to take any other
action it deems appropriate by reason of any Event of Default, and upon any such termination,
the provisions of Section 6.1(h) hereof will apply.
(iv) notwithstanding the provisions of Article Vll hereof, no Event of Default by
Lessee will be deemed to exist as to the Mezzanine Lender as long as the Mezzanine Lender,
in good faith, either promptly (A) commences to cure such Event of Default and prosecute the
same to completion in accordance with clause (ii) above, or (B) if the nature of any non-
monetary Event of Default (except an Event of Default under Sections 7.1(c) or (d) hereof, for
which the Mezzanine Lender will not be given any additional time to remedy) is such that
possession of the Lessee's ownership interests is reasonably necessary to cure the Event of
Default or if the Event of Default is of the type that cannot commercially reasonably be cured by
the Mezzanine Lender (e.9., Lessee bankruptcy) (and which will be waived as to the Mezzanine
Lender if the Mezzanine Lender cures all other Events of Default), has taken all reasonable
steps necessary to foreclose the pledge of the Lessee's ownership interests, and prosecutes
such action in good faith and with diligence and continuity and obtains possession of the
Lessee's ownership interest, and as promptly as practicable after obtaining such possession,
commences promptly to cure such Event of Default and to prosecute the same to completion in
good faith and with diligence and continuity; provided, however, that the Mezzanine Lender has
delivered to the City, in writing within twenty (20) days following receipt of City's notice of
default, its agreement to take the action described in clause (A) or (B) of this clause (iv), and
that during the period in which such action is being taken, all of the other obligations of Lessee
under this Lease, to the extent they are susceptible of being performed by the Mezzanine
Lender (e.9., the payment of Rent), are being duly performed. However, at any time after the
delivery of the aforementioned agreement, the Mezzanine Lender may notify the City, in writing,
that it has relinquished possession of the Lessee's ownership interests or that it will not seek to
foreclose the pledge of Lessee's ownership interests or, if such foreclosure has commenced,
that it has been discontinued, and in such event, lhe Mezzanine Lender will have no further
liability under such agreement from and after the date which is 30 days after it delivers such
notice to the City (except for any obligations accruing prior to 30 days after the date it delivers
such notice), and, thereupon, subject to the rights of the First Leasehold Mortgagee set forth in
clause (iii) above, the City will have the unrestricted right to terminate this Lease and to take any
other action it deems appropriate by reason of any Event of Default, and upon any such
termination, the provisions of Section 6.1(h) hereof will apply.
(e) From and after the date upon which the City receives the notice described in
Section 6.1(c) hereof, the City will not (i) consent to a cancellation or surrender of this Lease
(except upon the expiration of the Term), or any amendment or modification materially
increasing the Lessee's obligations hereunder or (ii) terminate this Lease other than as provided
in this Article Vl (except upon the expiration of the Term) without the prior written consent of the
First Leasehold Mortgagee and Mezzanine Lender, which consent shall not be unreasonably
delayed, conditioned or withheld.
(f) Foreclosure of a First Leasehold Mortgage or any sale thereunder, whether by
judicial proceedings or by any power of sale contained in the First Leasehold Mortgage or
applicable law, or any conveyance of the Hotel Project from Lessee to the First Leasehold
Mortgagee in lieu of the foreclosure or other appropriate proceedings in the nature thereof, or
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any foreclosure of a Mezzanine Loan, or conveyance of the Lessee's ownership interest in lieu
thereof, shall not:
(i) require the City's consent; or
(ii) provided the First Leasehold Mortgagee or the Mezzanine Lender has
complied with the provisions of this Article Vl, constitute a breach of any provision of or a default
under this Lease.
(g) lf the First Leasehold Mortgagee or any other foreclosure sale purchaser
subsequently assigns or transfers its interest under this Lease after acquiring the same by
foreclosure or by an acceptance of a deed in lieu of foreclosure or subsequently assigns or
transfers its interest under any such new lease entered into pursuant to Section 6.1(h) below,
and in connection with any such assignment or transfer, the First Leasehold Mortgagee or any
other foreclosure sale purchaser takes back a First Leasehold Mortgage to secure a portion of
the purchase price, the holder of such First Leasehold Mortgage shall be a First Leasehold
Mortgagee entitled to receive the benefit of this Article Vl and all other provisions of this Lease
intended for the benefit of a First Leasehold Mortgagee. Similarly, if a Mezzanine Lender or a
purchaser under a UCC sale obtains title to the ownership interests in Lessee and subsequently
assigns or transfers its interests in such ownership interests, or subsequently assigns or
transfers its interest under any new lease entered into pursuant to Section 6.1(h) below, and in
connection with any such assignment or transfer, the Mezzanine Lender or any other UCC sale
purchaser takes back a pledge of the Lessee's ownership interests to secure a portion of the
purchase price, the holder of such pledge shall be a Mezzanine Lender entitled to receive the
benefit of this Article Vl and all other provisions of this Lease intended for the benefit of a
Mezzanine Lender.
(h) Should the Lessee or any First Leasehold Mortgagee or Mezzanine Lender not
cure the alleged Event of Default as provided in this Section 6.1, the City has the right to
terminate this Lease by reason of any uncured Event of Default as provided in this Lease. lf this
Lease is terminated by the City in accordance with the foregoing or is terminated as a result of
the bankruptcy of the Lessee, the City shall give written notification of such termination to the
First Leasehold Mortgagee and Mezzanine Lender, and the City shall, upon written request of
the First Leasehold Mortgagee to the City received within thirty (30) days after such notice of
termination, enter into a new lease of the Leased Property with such First Leasehold Mortgagee
or Lessee (as owned by Mezzanine Lender), as lessee, for the remainder of the Term with the
same covenants, conditions and agreements (except for any requirements which have been
fully satisfied by Lessee or City prior to termination or which pertain to the ownership of Lessee)
as are contained herein.
(i) The City's delivery of the Leased Property to the First Leasehold Mortgagee or
Lessee (as owned by Mezzanine Lender), as applicable, as lessee, pursuant to a new lease
shall be:
(i) made without representation or warranty of any kind or nature whatsoever
either express or implied;
(ii) First Leasehold Mortgagee or Lessee (as owned by Mezzanine Lender),
as lessee, shall take such Leased Property "as-is" in its then current condition; and
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(iii) upon execution and delivery of such new lease, First Leasehold
Mortgagee or Lessee (as owned by Mezzanine Lender), as lessee, at its sole cost and expense
shall be responsible for taking such action as shall be necessary to cancel and discharge this
Lease and to remove Lessee named herein and any other occupant (other than as allowed by
the First Leasehold Mortgagee or Lessee (as owned by Mezzanine Lender), as applicable, as
lessee, or the City) from the Hotel Project.
U) The City's obligation to enter into such new lease of the Leased Property with the
First Leasehold Mortgagee or Lessee (as owned by the Mezzanine Lender) shall be conditioned
upon, on the date the new lease is executed:
(i) the City receiving payment of all Rent due hereunder through the date of
such new lease;
(ii) all monetary defaults hereunder having been cured;
(iii) all non-monetary defaults susceptible to cure having been remedied and
cured (or First Leasehold Mortgagee or Lessee (as owned by Mezzanine Lender), as
applicable, as lessee, having commenced such cure and continuing to diligently complete the
cure in accordance with clauses (iii) or (iv) of paragraph (d) above, as applicable); and
(iv) the City receiving payment of all expenses, including reasonable
attorneys'fees and disbursements and court costs, incurred by the City in connection with such
Event of Default, the termination of this Lease and the preparation of the new lease, together
with interest thereon at the lesser of the Default Rate or the highest rate permitted by law, from
the due date or the date expended by the City, as the case may be, to the date of actual
payment from First Leasehold Mortgagee or Mezzanine Lender, as applicable.
(k) With respect to the payment of Rent by the First Leasehold Mortgagee or
Mezzanine Lender pursuant to this Article Vl, if the Rent currently due cannot be determined by
the First Leasehold Mortgagee or Mezzanine Lender, as applicable, without possession of the
Hotel Project or ownership of the Lessee's equity interests, as applicable, then the First
Leasehold Mortgagee or Mezzanine Lender may pay the amount of Base Rent which was paid
for the immediately previous period, with the adjustment, upward or downward, to be made
ninety (90) days after the First Leasehold Mortgagee obtains possession of the Hotel Project or
the Mezzanine Lender obtains possession of Lessee's equity interests, as applicable.
Section 6.2. No Waiver of Lessee's Obligations or Citv's Riqhts. Nothing contained herein
or in any Leasehold Mortgage shall be deemed or construed to relieve Lessee from the full and
faithful observance and performance of its covenants, conditions and agreements contained
herein, or from any liability for the non-observance or non-performance thereof, or to require,
allow or provide for the subordination to the lien of such Leasehold Mortgage or to any
Leasehold Mortgagee of any estate, right, title or interest of the City in or to the Leased
Property, buildings and structures or this Lease (including the right to Rent, Public Charges, and
other monetary obligations of Lessee to the City under this Lease), nor shall the City be required
to join in such mortgage financing or be liable for same in any way. City's interest in the Leased
Property and this Lease, as the same may be modified, amended or renewed, will not at any
time be subject or subordinate to (a) any mortgage now or hereafter placed upon Lessee's
interest in this Lease, or (b) any other liens or encumbrances hereafter affecting Lessee's
interest in this Lease.
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ARTICLE VII
REMEDIES: EVENTS OF DEFAULT
Section 7.1. Default bv Lessee. Each of the following occurrences shall constitute an "Event
of Default" of Lessee that shall entitle City to terminate this Lease and seek any other remedies
as set forth in Section 7.2:
(a) if Lessee fails to pay any installment of Rent, including Base Rent, or any
part thereof, when the same becomes due and payable for a period of three (3) Business Days
after notice thereof from the City; provided, however, that the City shall not be obligated to
provide written notice of such failure more than two (2) times in any consecutive twelve (12)
month period, and the failure of Lessee to pay any third or subsequent installment of Rent when
due in any consecutive twelve (12) month period shall constitute an Event of Default by Lessee
hereunder without the requirement of notice or opportunity to cure;
(b) if Lessee fails to make any payment of Additional Rent, Public Charges or
any other payment required to be paid by Lessee hereunderfor a period of 10 Business Days
after notice thereof from City to Lessee;
(c) if Lessee fails to satisfy all of the Possession Conditions by the Outside
Possession Date;
(d) if Lessee fails, after Commencement of Construction, to Complete
Construction by the Outside Completion Date;
(e) if Lessee fails, after Commencement of Construction, to cause the
Opening Date to occur by the Outside Opening Date;
(0 if Lessee conducts on the Leased Property any business, the
performance of any service, or the sale or marketing of any product or service by Lessee which
is prohibited by the terms of this Lease for a period of thirty (30) days after receipt of notice
thereof from the City;
(g) lf Lessee knows or actively participates in the use of any portion of the
Hotel Project as a Gaming Establishment (through venue rental, promotion or other similar
activities) for a period of three (3) Business Days after written notice thereof from the City;
provided, however, that the City shall not be obligated to provide written notice of such failure
more than two (2) times in any consecutive twelve (12) month period, and the failure of Lessee
to comply with the restrictions in Section 4.2(b) prohibiting use of the Leased Property as a
Gaming Establishment after the second written notice in any consecutive twelve (12) month
period shall constitute an Event of Default by Lessee hereunder without the requirement of any
notice or opportunity to cure;
(h) lf Lessee or any Person with an ownership interest in Lessee violates
Section 4.2(il (other than as provided in subsection (g) above) or the Acceptable Owner criteria
specified in subparagraphs A.1., A.3. and A.4 of Exhibit A of this Lease; provided, however, in
the case of any such violation by any Person with an ownership interest in Lessee, Lessee shall
have twelve months to cure such violation after Lessee first becomes aware of such violation
(whether by notice from the City or othenvise);
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(i) if Lessee fails to maintain or provide evidence of all insurance in strict
compliance with Article lX hereof and such failure continues for a period of ten (10) Business
Days from the date of written notice thereof from City;
0) if Lessee fails to operate the Hotel in compliance in all material respects
with the Hotel Standards, regardless of the Hotel's AAA rating, and such failure continues for a
period of ninety (90) days from the date of written notice thereof from City or if the default is not
capable of being cured within such ninety (90) day period, Lessee fails within such period to
commence a cure and thereafter diligently and in good faith prosecute the same to completion
within a reasonable time, subject to the rights of any First Leasehold Mortgagees and sub-
lessees hereunder;
(k) if there is a default by Lessee under the Management Agreement and as
a result of such default the Management Agreement is terminated and a replacement
Management Agreement is not entered into within ninety (90) days thereafter, provided that if
Lessee shall have commenced and thereafter shall have continued diligently to replace the
Management Agreement within such ninety (90) day period and the Hotel Project continues to
operate in the ordinary course of business, then Lessee shall have an additional commercially
reasonable period of time not to exceed one hundred eighty (180) days within which to enter
into a replacement Management Agreement;
(l) if prior to the Opening Date, any lawsuit is filed against the Lessee, which
is not dismissed within sixty (60) days and the amount in controversy of which is not covered by
insurance or bond and which, if adversely determined, would substantially impair the ability of
Lessee to perform its obligation to open the Hotel by the Outside Opening Date, unless Lessee
is contesting such lawsuit in good faith and through appropriate action.
(m) if Lessee fails to observe or perform one or more of the other terms,
conditions, covenants or agreements of this Lease not othenruise addressed in this Section 7.1
and such failure continues for a period of 45 days after written notice thereof by City to Lessee
specifying such failure, unless such failure requires work to be performed, acts to be done, or
conditions to be removed which cannot by their nature reasonably be performed, done or
removed, as the case may be, within such 45 day period, in which case no Default will be
deemed to exist as long as (i) Lessee commences curing the same within such 45 day period
and diligently and continuously prosecutes the same to completion and (ii) after the Opening
Date the Hotel Project continues to operate in the ordinary course of business, to the extent
commercially reasonable taking into account the nature of the alleged failure to perform
according to the covenant, condition or agreement in question;
(n) if Lessee is generally not paying its debts as such debts become due or
admits, in writing, that it is unable to pay its debts as such debts become due;
(o) if Lessee makes an assignment for the benefit of creditors;
(p) if Lessee files a voluntary petition under the Bankruptcy Code or if such
petition is filed against Lessee and an order for relief is entered, or if Lessee files any petition or
answer seeking, consenting to or acquiescing in any reorganization, arrangement, composition,
readjustment, liquidation, dissolution or similar relief under the Bankruptcy Code or any other
present or future applicable federal, state or other statute or law, or seeks or consent to or
acquiesces in or suffers the appointment of any trustee, receiver, custodian, assignee,
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sequestrator, liquidator or other similar official of Lessee, or of all or any substantial part of its
properties or of the Leased Property or any interest of Lessee therein;
(q) if within 90 days after the commencement of any proceeding against
Lessee seeking to have an order for relief entered against it as debtor or to adjudicate it a
bankrupt or insolvent, or seeking any reorganization, arrangement, composition, readjustment
or adjustment, winding-up, liquidation, dissolution or similar relief under the Bankruptcy Code or
any other present or future applicable federal, state or other statute or law of any jurisdiction,
domestic or foreign, such proceeding has not been dismissed, or if, within 90 days after the
appointment, without the consent or acquiescence of Lessee, of any trustee, receiver,
custodian, assignee, sequestrator or liquidator of Lessee, or of all or any substantial part of its
properties or of the Leased Property or any interest of Lessee therein, such appointment has
not been vacated or stayed on appeal or otherwise, or if, within 30 days after the expiration of
any such stay, such appointment has not been vacated;
(r) if any case, proceeding or other action is commenced or instituted against
Lessee seeking the issuance of a warrant of attachment, execution or similar process against all
or any substantial part of its property, which case, proceeding or other action results in the entry
of an order for any such relief which has not been vacated, discharged, stayed or bonded
pending Lessee's appeal therefrom within 30 days from the entry thereof;
(s) if Lessee fails, or fails to cause the Hotel Operator, to continuously
operate the Leased Property in accordance with Section 13.2hereoi;
(t) if Lessee, prior to the Opening Date, vacates or abandons the Leased
Property or any portion thereof, or voluntarily abandons construction of any portion of the Hotel
Project (other than in connection with a Force Majeure Event), which abandonment is not cured
within a reasonable time, not less than thirty (30) days, following written notice from City;
(u) if this Lease or the leasehold estate of Lessee hereunder is assigned,
subleased, transferred, mortgaged, pledged or encumbered in any manner without compliance
with the provisions of this Lease, or if Lessee attempts to consummate any Transfer (by
entering into an agreement to sell or assign its interest in this Lease or the Hotel Project or to
sublet any portion of the Leased Property which is not conditioned on satisfying the Transfer
provisions of this Lease, or by agreeing to a Transfer without complying with the provisions
governing same in this Lease), except as expressly permitted herein, and fails to correct such
Transfer within thirty (30) days after receiving notice from City;
(v) if a levy under execution or attachment is made against Lessee or its
property and such execution or attachment has not been vacated or removed by court order,
bonding or othenryise within a period of 30 days after such execution of attachment; and
(w) if Lessee or Hotel Operator fails to comply with the Room Block
Agreement in a manner that constitutes an Event of Default under such agreement.
Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary herein, the Parties' acts or omissions in
connection with Section 3.10 shall not be deemed an Event of Default.
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Section 7.2. Remedies for Lessee's Default.
(a) lf an Event of Default occurs hereunder, the City may elect any one or more of
the following remedies, without limitation:
(i) terminate this Lease and commence an action for eviction immediately
upon the occurrence of any Event of Default;
(ii) immediately revoke the licenses granted to Lessee pursuant to the
Assignment of Plans and Approvals and the Assignment of Hotel Project General Construction
Contract; and
(iii) with respect to any Event of Default under Section 7 .1(f), the City shall be
entitled, for each month so long as such Event of Default has not been cured, to Base Rent
equal to three times the Base Rent being paid at the time of such Event of Default for each
month until the earlier of (x) such Event of Default has been cured or (y) City has terminated this
Lease pursuant to clause (i) above.
The City's election of a remedy hereunder with respect to any one or more Events of Default
shall not limit or otherwise affect the City's right to elect any of the remedies available to it
hereunder with respect to that or any other Event of Default.
(b) lf this Lease is terminated as provided in Section 7.2(a)(i) hereof, Lessee will pay
or cause to be paid to the City the unfunded portion, if any, of the Portman Minimum Equity
Contribution, and will indemnify City against and compensate City from and for any and all
reasonable third party costs incurred by City in enforcing its rights and remedies hereunder;
provided that if Lessee has already invested the amount of the Portman Minimum Equity
Contribution at the time of termination and has provided reasonable evidence of same to the
City, no additional amounts will be due from Lessee;
(c) lf an Event of Default occurs, Lessee will nevertheless be obligated to continue to
pay all Rent for so long as Lessee has possession of the Leased Property.
(d) Upon the termination of this Lease, Lessee shall quit and peaceably surrender
the Hotel Project (which includes the Leased Property and the Lessee lmprovements), and all
property in its possession to the City in accordance with Sections 7.9 and 11.5.
(e) Upon the termination of this Lease, as provided in this Section 7.2, all rights and
interest of Lessee in and to the Hotel Project (which includes the Leased Property and the
Lessee lmprovements), and every part thereof shall cease and terminate, and the City may, in
addition to any other rights and remedies it may have, retain all sums paid to it by Lessee under
this Lease.
(f) lf this Lease is terminated prior to the Outside Completion Date, to the extent not
previously assigned to the City, City shall have the right to cause Lessee to assign to the City
(or another Person as "Assignee") all of its rights under all contracts and agreements executed
in connection with the Hotel Project, including the Management Agreement and all such
contracts and agreements with the design professionals, on a non-recourse basis, without any
warranties or representations from Lessee, and to entitle City or Assignee to all of the rights and
benefits of Lessee thereunder, and to provide that City or Assignee, upon the assignment of
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such contracts(s) and agreement(s) pursuant to this section, shall only be responsible for
amounts due thereunder for work performed or services rendered with City's or Assignee's
consent after such assignment; provided that the other party to any such contracts will continue
to have the rights and remedies provided therein for any defaults occurring prior to the
assignment to the City or its Assignee.
(g) ln the event the City elects to terminate this Lease after an Event of Default and
such termination is stayed by order of any court having jurisdiction of any matter relating to this
Lease, or by any federal or state statute, then following the expiration of any such stay, the City
shall have the right, at its election, to terminate this Lease with five (5) days'written notice to
Lessee, Lessee as debtor in possession or if a trustee has been appointed, to such trustee.
(h) As an additional inducement to and material consideration for City agreeing to
this Lease, Lessee agrees that in the event a Bankruptcy or Judicial Action (as defined herein)
is commenced which subjects the City to any stay in the exercise of the City's rights and
remedies under this Lease, including the automatic stay imposed by section 362 of the United
States Bankruptcy Code (individually and collectively, "Stay"), then Lessee irrevocably consents
and agrees to the Stay being lifted and released against City, and City shall thereafter be
entitled to exercise all of its rights and remedies against the Lessee under this Lease. The
Lessee acknowledges that it is knowingly, voluntarily, and intentionally waiving its rights to any
Stay and agrees that the benefits provided to the Lessee under the terms of this Lease are
valuable consideration for such waiver. As used in this Section, the term "Bankruptcy or Judicial
Action" shall mean any voluntary or involuntary case filed by or against Lessee under the
Bankruptcy Code, or any voluntary or involuntary petition in composition, readjustment,
liquidation, or dissolution, or any state and federal bankruptcy law action filed by or against
Lessee, any action where Lessee is adjudicated as bankrupt or insolvent, any action for
dissolution of Lessee or any action in furtherance of any of the foregoing, or any other action,
case, or proceeding that has the effect of staying (or in which a Stay is being obtained against)
the enforcement by the City of its rights and remedies under this Lease.
(i) Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event that Lessee seeks to assume and
assign this Lease pursuant to section 365 of the Bankruptcy Code it will be required to provide
to the City adequate assurance of future performance which shall consist of evidence that such
assignee satisfies the following criteria [to be updated once Exhibit A is final]:
(i) neither such assignee nor any Persons with an ownership interest in such
assignee shall, directly or indirectly, own, operate or manage a Gaming Establishment in Miami-
Dade County, Florida; provided, however, that the foregoing restriction shall not prevent an
assignee who othenruise satisfies the criteria setforth in this SectionT.2(i) from so qualifying if
all Persons owning or Controlling such assignee own or control in the aggregate five percent
(5%) or less of the voting securities of any owner, operator or manager of a Gaming
Establishment in Miami-Dade County, Florida;
(ii) such assignee, or the Affiliates of such assignee or Persons with an
ownership interest in such assignee, must possess the qualifications, good reputation and
financial resources necessary to perform the obligations of Lessee in accordance with this
Lease, in a manner consistent with the Hotel Standards; "good reputation" means the absence
of a reputation for dishonesty, criminal conduct, or association with criminal elements; it does
not mean "prestigious," nor does the determination of whether one has a good reputation
involve consideration of personal taste or preference;
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(iii) such assignee shall have no outstanding material violations of any
Governmental Requirement against such assignee, or any hotel or other property owned or
managed by such assignee, or an Affiliate of such assignee, within Florida, which have
remained uncured for more than ninety (90) days after such assignee has knowledge of such
violation;
(iv) such assignee is not a Foreign lnstrumentality;
(v) such assignee must not be owned, controlled or run by entities or
individuals who have been convicted, or are presently under indictment, for felonies under the
laws of any foreign or United States of America jurisdiction; provided that the foregoing shall not
apply to individuals or entities owning less than a ten (10o/o) percent equity interest in such
assignee, other than officers, directors, managers or others who have the power to direct and
control the business and affairs of such assignee;
(vi) such assignee must not (nor shall any of the individuals or entities who
own at least a ten (10%) percent equity interest in such assignee or are officers, directors,
managers or othenruise have the power to direct and control the business and affairs of such
assignee) have filed or been discharged from bankruptcy, or have been the subject of an
involuntary bankruptcy, reorganization or insolvency proceedings within the past five (5) years
(bankruptcy filings by Affiliates shall not disqualify such assignee, unless such Affiliates are any
of the individuals or entities described in the parenthetical immediately above); and
(vii) such assignee must not in its charter or organizations documents (defined
as the articles of incorporation and bylaws for any corporation, the partnership agreement and
partnership certificate for any partnership, the trust agreement for any trust and the constitution
of the relevant government for any governmental entity, but expressly excluding any statements,
positions, actions or allegations not contained in such charter organizational documents)
expressly advocate or have as its stated purpose: (a) the violent overthrow of or armed
resistance against, the U.S. government; or (b) genocide or violence against any persons; or (c)
discrimination, hatred or animosity toward persons based solely on their race, creed, color, sex
or national origin.
Section 7.3. Default bv the Citv. An event of default by the City shall be deemed to have
occurred under this Lease if the City fails to perform any obligation or fulfill any covenant or
agreement of the City set forth in this Lease and such failure shall continue for thirty (30) days
following the City's receipt of written notice of the non-performance; provided, however, the City
shall not be in default of this Lease:
(a) if the City provides Lessee with a written response within said thirty (30) day
period indicating the status of the City's resolution of the breach and providing for a mutually
agreeable schedule to correct same; or
(b) with respect to any breach that is capable of being cured but that cannot
reasonably be cured within said thirty (30) day period, if the City commences to cure such
breach within such thirty (30) day period (or as soon thereafter as is reasonably possible) and
diligently continues to cure the breach until completion, but no longer than a total of one
hundred twenty (120) days.
Section 7.4. Force Maieure and Economic Force Maieure.
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(a) Neither the City nor Lessee, as the case may be, shall be considered in breach
of or in default of any of its non-monetary obligations, including suspension of construction
activities, hereunder by reason of unavoidable delay due to any Force Majeure Event; provided
that the Party claiming such Force Majeure Event delivers written notice to the other Party of
such Force Majeure Event within twenty-one (21) days after first becoming aware of the
occurrence thereof, which notice shall describe in reasonable detail the events giving rise to the
Force Majeure Event; and such Party shall diligently attempt to remove, resolve or othenvise
seek to mitigate such delay and keep the other Party advised with respect thereto. Time is of
the essence with respect to this provision, and any failure by a Party to timely deliver such
notice of a Force Majeure Event shall be deemed a waiver of such Party's right to delay
performance as a result of such Force Majeure Event.
(b) Economic Force Majeure. lf, prior to Possession, Lessee is delayed, hindered or
prevented from being able to obtain a Construction Loan Commitment or satisfy the Possession
Conditions due to Economic Force Majeure, then the Outside Possession Date, Outside
Construction Loan Closing Date, the Outside Opening Date and the Outside Completion Date
shall each be extended for the period of such delay (but not to exceed eighteen (18) months);
provided, that, with respect to any such delay by Economic Force Majeure, the Lessee shall
give written notice of such occurrence to City within twenty-one (21) days after Lessee has
knowledge of such occurrence, which notice shall describe in reasonable detail the events
giving rise to the Economic Force Majeure and Lessee shall diligently attempt to remove,
resolve, or othenruise seek to mitigate such delay, and keep City advised with respect thereto.
Time is of the essence with respect to this provision, and any failure by Lessee to timely deliver
such notice of Economic Force Majeure shall be deemed a waiver of Lessee's right to extend
the Outside Possession Date, Outside Construction Loan Closing Date, the Outside Opening
Date and Outside Completion Date, as applicable, as a result of such Economic Force Majeure.
Section 7.5. Remedies Gumulative: Waiver. The rights and remedies of the parties to this
Lease, whether provided by law or by this Lease, shall be cumulative and concurrent, and the
exercise by either Party of any one or more of such remedies shall not preclude the exercise by
it, at the same or different times, of any other such remedies for the same default or breach, or
of any of its remedies for any other default or breach by the other Party. No waiver of any
default or Event of Default hereunder shall extend to or affect any subsequent or other default or
Event of Default then existing, or impair any rights, powers or remedies consequent thereon,
and no delay or omission of any Party to exercise any right, power or remedy shall be construed
to waive any such default or Event of Default or to constitute acquiescence thereof.
Section 7.6. Right to Cure. lf Lessee shall default in the performance of any term, covenant
or condition to be performed on its part hereunder, the City may, in its sole discretion, after
notice to Lessee and beyond applicable cure periods (or without such notice and cure in the
event of an emergency), perform the same for the account and at the expense of Lessee. lf, at
any time and by reason of such default, the City is compelled to pay, or elects to pay, any sum
of money or do any act which will require the payment of any sum of money, or is compelled to
incur any expense in the enforcement of its rights hereunder or otherwise, such sum or sums
shall be deemed Additional Rent hereunder and, together with interest thereon at the Default
Rate, shall be repaid to the City by Lessee upon demand.
Section 7.7. Room Block Aqreement. No termination or expiration of this Lease shall affect
or impair the Room Block Agreement, which shall continue to encumber the Hotel with respect
to any subsequent lessees.
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Section 7.8. Dispute Resolution.
(a) City and Lessee agree that any dispute, claim or controversy between them
relating to or arising under this Lease ("Dispute") will first be submitted, by written notice, to a
designated representative of both City and Lessee who will meet at City's place of business or
other mutually agreeable location, or by teleconference, and confer in an effort to resolve such
dispute. Any decision of the representatives will be final and binding on the parties. ln the event
the representatives are unable to resolve any dispute within ten (10) days after submission to
them, either Party may refer the dispute to mediation. The exclusive venue for any Dispute not
resolved by mediation shall be any state or federal court of competent jurisdiction sitting in or for
Miami-Dade County, Florida, except for (i) Development Disputes, which shall be resolved in
accordance with Section 7.9, or (ii) Disputes relating to City's disapproval of a proposed brand
as an Approved Brand or a Proposed Transferee as an Acceptable Owner, which shall be
resolved in accordance with Section 7.10.
(b) TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, THE C Y AND LESSEE
HEREBY KNOWINGLY, VOLUNTARILY AND INTENTIONALLY WAIVE THE RIGHT EITHER
OF THEM OR THEIR HEIRS, PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVES, SUCCESSORS OR
ASSIGNS MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN RESPECT TO ANY LITIGATION ARISING
OUT OF, UNDER OR IN CONNECTION WITH THIS LEASE OR ANY AGREEMENT
CONTEMPLATED TO BE EXECUTED IN CONJUNCTION HEREWITH, OR ANY COURSE OF
CONDUCT, COURSE OF DEALING, STATEMENTS (WHETHER VERBAL OR WRITTEN) OR
ACTIONS OF ANY PARTY. THIS PROVISION IS A MATERIAL INDUCEMENT TO THE
PARTIES ENTERING INTO THIS LEASE.
Section 7.9. Expedited Arbitration of Development Disputes.
(a)lf Lessee or City asserts that a Development Dispute has arisen, such asserting
Party shall give prompt written notice thereof to the other Party, and such Development
Dispute shall be submitted to binding arbitration by the Development Arbitrator in accordance
with this Section 7.9.
(b)The Parties shall cooperate to select an independent, neutral, professional
arbitrator experienced in the resolution of construction claims and associated subject matter
having at least ten (10) years of hotel development or construction experience in the Miami-
Dade County area to serve as the arbitrator (the "Development Arbitrator"). lf the Parties
cannot agree on a single Development Arbitrator, then each Party shall select an arbitrator
with such hotel development or construction experience, who shall jointly select a third
arbitrator with such hotel development or construction experience and the three arbitrators
shall collectively constitute the Development Arbitrator.
(c)The Development Arbitrator shall, no later than five (5) Business Days after
being selected, hold a preliminary, informal meeting with City and Lessee in an attempt to
mediate such Development Dispute. lf such Development Dispute is not resolved at such
meeting, the Development Arbitrator shall at such meeting establish a date (the "Hearing
Date"), not earlier than five (5) Business Days after such meeting nor later than twenty (20)
days after such meeting for a hearing (a "Hearing") to be held in accordance with this Lease to
resolve such Development Dispute.
(d)Lessee and City each shall have the right to make one (1) written submission to
the Development Arbitrator prior to the Hearing. Such submission shall be received by the
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Development Arbitrator and the other Party not later than two (2) Business Days prior to the
Hearing Date. The Parties agree that no discovery (as the term is commonly construed in
litigation proceedings) will be permitted and agree that neither Party nor the Development
Arbitrator shall have discovery rights in connection with a Development Dispute.
(e)The Hearing shall be conducted by the Development Arbitrator. lt is the
intention of the Parties that the Hearing on a Development Dispute shall be conducted in an
informal and expeditious manner. No transcript or recording shall be made. Each Party shall
have the opportunity to make a brief statement and to present documentary and other support
for its position, which may include the testimony of not more than four (4) individuals, two (2) of
whom may be outside experts. There shall be no presumption in favor of either Party's
position. Any procedural matter not covered herein shall be governed by procedures mutually
agreed upon by the Parties, or if they are unable to agree, in accordance with the Construction
lndustry Arbitration Rules of the American Arbitration Association (as amended hereby).
(f) The Hearing shall be held in a location selected by the Development Arbitrator
in Miami-Dade County, Florida. Provided that the Development Arbitrator is accompanied by
representatives of both Lessee and City, the Development Arbitrator may, at its option, visit the
Hotel Site to make an independent review in connection with any Development Dispute.
(g)The Development Arbitrator, in rendering its decision with regard to any
Development Dispute, shall take into account and at a minimum consider the following factors,
which shall be used to guide its decision:
(i) City does not have any Approval rights with respect to the matter of
interior design and decor of the Hotel Project except to the extent the same is reflected in the
Approved Plans or Mandatory Hotel Project Design Elements;
(ii) the Hotel Project shall be designed and constructed to meet or exceed the
Hotel Standards;
(iii) the mutual goal of Lessee and City is that costs in excess of the
Budgeted lmprovement Costs should be avoided or minimized unless proposed by Lessee
and for which Lessee has agreed to provide adequate funds;
(iv) the mutual goal of Lessee and City is that the construction of the Hotel
Project be completed by the Outside Completion Date;
(v) the Hotel Project must comply with all Governmental Requirements; and
(vi) the magnitude of the modification to the Approved Plans.
(h) Pending resolution of the Development Dispute, Lessee may not implement the
matter which is the subject of such Development Dispute.
(i) The Development Arbitrator shall render a decision, in writing, as to any
Development Dispute not later than two (2) Business Days following the conclusion of the
Hearing regarding such Development Dispute and shall provide a brief written basis for its
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decision not later than five (5) Business Days thereafter. Such decision of the Develepment
Arbitrator shall be rendered by (a) the decision of the single Development Arbitrator, (b) the
decision of two of the arbitrators comprising the Development Arbitrator, if two are able to
agree, (c) the decision of the third arbitrator appointed by each of the Parties' arbitrators, if no
two of the three arbitrators are able to agree within such period, or (d) agreement between the
Parties prior to and independently of the decision of the Development Arbitrator. As to each
Development Dispute, the Development Arbitrator's decision shall be limited to resolution of
the Development Dispute in question, and the Development Arbitrator shall have no right
whatsoever to impose or grant to either Party any remedy other than a decision as to: (i)
whether a modification to the Hotel Project is a substantial deviation from the Approved Plans
or a Prohibited Hotel Project Change requiring City's Approval pursuant to Section 2.2; (ii) any
contention that City has unreasonably failed to Approve modifications to the Approved Plans
in accordance with this Lease; (iii) any contention that City has unreasonably failed to Approve
the proposed Approved Skybridge and Off-Site lmprovements Plans or modifications thereto
in accordance with this Lease; (iv) any contention that City has unreasonably failed to Approve
a Hotel Project General Contractor in accordance with Section 2.8(b); (v) any disagreement as
to permitted delays in the Schedule of Performance pursuant to Section 2.7, or (vi) any
disagreement as to the cost or scheduling impact of a change in the location of the geothermal
system as provided in Section 2.11(c).
0) The decision of the Development Arbitrator shall be final and binding on the
Parties for all purposes and may be entered in any court of competent jurisdiction.
(k)lf any matter submitted to the Development Arbitrator hereunder is settled by
agreement between the Parties prior to, or independently of, the final determination of the
Development Arbitrator, any and all expenses of such binding determination (including fees of
the Development Arbitrator) will be shared equally by the Parties; and the expense of such
binding determination resolved by final determination of the Development Arbitrator (including
fees of the Development Arbitrator) will be borne by the Party against whom such
determination has been concluded.
Section 7.10. Disputes Reqardinq Disapproval of a Proposed Brand or Proposed
Transferee.
(a) lf (i) Lessee and City disagree as to whether a proposed Approved Brand
satisfies the definition of an Approved Brand pursuant to clause (a) of the definition thereof or
(ii) Lessee believes that the City is acting unreasonably in disapproving a proposed brand as
an Approved Brand, then in either case, the Lessee may refer the matter to mediation in
accordance with Section 7.8(a) above, and if the matter is not resolved by mediation, then
Lessee, as its sole remedy, may submit such matter to a panel of experts for a binding
determination in accordance with this Section 7.10 (an "Arbitratod').
(b) lf the City Manager determines that a proposed transferee of the Hotel Project
(or any part thereof), any legal or beneficial interest in the Hotel Project (or any part thereof) or
any direct or indirect legal or beneficial interest in Lessee (each, a "Proposed Transferee")
does not satisfy the definition of an Acceptable Owner and the Acceptable Owner Criteria
pursuant to Exhibit A attached hereto, and Lessee disagrees, and if the matter is not resolved
by the designated representatives of the City and Lessee as provided in Section 7.8(a) above,
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then solely with respect to any such determination made by the City Manager, Lessee, as its
sole remedy, may submit such matter to an Arbitrator in accordance with this Section 7.10.
For the avoidance of doubt, in the event the City Manager exercises his or her right to seek the
City Commission's direction or Approval of a Proposed Transferee, the Lessee shall not have
the right to submit the City Commission's determination or disapproval of a Proposed
Transferee to arbitration pursuant to this Section 7.10, but the City Commission shall be
subject to the same time period and standards of judgment as would apply to the City Manager
as provided in Exhibit A.
(c) lf Lessee elects to proceed with an Arbitrator in accordance with this Section
7.10, the determination of whether a proposed brand should be an Approved Brand or a
Proposed Transferee is an Acceptable Owner, will be made by (a) an expert selected jointly by
the City and Lessee, or (b) if the City and Lessee fail to agree upon a single expert, by an
expert selected by the City, an expert selected by Lessee and a third expert appointed by the
experts selected by the Parties. Any Arbitrator or expert panelist hereunder will each have at
least ten (10) years of professional experience in the hotel industry with hotels meeting the
Hotel Standards. The Parties agree that no discovery (as the term is commonly construed in
litigation proceedings) will be permitted and agree that neither Party nor the Arbitrator shall
have discovery rights in connection with a Dispute hereunder. The proceeding before the
Arbitrator shall be conducted in an informal and expeditious manner. No transcript or recording
shall be made. Each Party shall have the opportunity to make a brief statement and to present
documentary and other support for its position, which may include the testimony of not more
than four (4) individuals, two (2) of whom may be outside experts. There shall be no
presumption in favor of either Party's position. Any procedural matter not covered herein shall
be governed by procedures mutually agreed upon by the Parties, or if they
agree, in accordance with the Construction lndustry Arbitration Rules of
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(d) The matter submitted to the Arbitrator will be conclusively determined within
thirty (30) days of the appointment of the last Arbitrator by (a) the decision of the single expert,
(b) the decision of any two of the three experts, if two are able to agree, (c) the decision of the
third expert, if no two of the three experts are able to agree within such period, or (d) agreement
between the Parties prior to and independently of the decision of the Arbitrator.
(e) With respect to (i) whether a proposed Approved Brand satisfies the definition of
an Approved Brand pursuant to clause (a) of the definition thereof, the Arbitrator will determine
that such proposed Approved Brand either satisfies such definition or fails to satisfy such
definition or (ii) whether the City has acted reasonably in disapproving a proposed Approved
Brand pursuant to Section 13.3, the Arbitrator will determine either that the City acted
reasonably in disapproving the proposed Approved Brand or that the City acted unreasonably in
disapproving the proposed Approved Brand, and the Arbitrator will have no authority to
compromise or othenrvise modify the issue that is the subject of the determination or (iii) whether
a Proposed Transferee satisfies the definition of an Acceptable Owner and the Acceptable
Owner Criteria pursuant to Exhibit A, the Arbitrator will determine that such Proposed
Transferee either satisfies such definition and criteria or fails to satisfy such definition and
criteria. lf any matter submitted to the Arbitrator hereunder is settled by agreement between the
Parties prior to, and independently of, the final determination of the Arbitrator, any and all
expenses of such binding determination (including fees of the Arbitrator) will be shared equally
by the Parties; and the expense of such binding determination resolved by final determination of
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the Arbitrator (including fees of the Arbitrator) will be borne by the Party against whom such
determination has been concluded.
Section 7.11. Plans and Data. ln the event of a termination of this Lease, Lessee shall deliver
to City, copies of any and all Subleases and service and maintenance agreements then
affecting the Leased Property, all maintenance records, all warranties or guaranties then in
effect which Lessee received in connection with any work or services performed or FF&E
installed on the Leased Property, the plans and specifications, surveys, studies, reports, cost
estimates, designs, Governmental Approvals, keys, combinations to locks, access codes,
records, correspondence and any and all other records, files, documents and other items and
materials of every kind and nature whatsoever relating to the development, operation,
maintenance or ownership of the Hotel Project, all of which shall be delivered by Lessee to the
City within thirty (30) days after such termination. Such materials will be provided to City without
any representation or warranty of any kind, express or implied (including regarding the truth,
accuracy or completeness thereof and fitness for a particular purpose). The obligations of
Lessee under this Section 7.11 survive the termination of this Lease.
ARTICLE VIII
PROTECTION AGAINST MECHAN!CS' LIENS
AND OTHER CLAIMS: INDEMNIFICATION
Section 8.1. Lessee's Dutv to Keep Proiect Free of Liens.
(a) Pursuant to Section 713.10, Florida Statutes, any and all liens or lien rights shall
extend to, and only to, the right, title and interest of Lessee in the Hotel Project and shall not
encumber or affect the City's fee simple title to the Leased Property.
(b) The right, title and interest of the City in the Leased Property shall not be subject
to liens or claims of liens for improvements made by Lessee. Nothing contained in this Lease
shall be deemed or construed to constitute the consent or request of the City, express or by
implication or othenryise, to any contractor, subcontractor, laborer or materialman for the
performance of any labor or the furnishing of any materials for any specific improvement of,
alteration to, or repair of the Hotel Project, or any part thereof, nor as giving Lessee, any
Leasehold Mortgagee, Subtenant, lessee, or sub-lessee any right, power or authority to contract
for, or permit the rendering of, any services or the furnishing of materials that would give rise to
the filing of any lien, mortgage or other encumbrance against City's interest in the Leased
Property, or any part thereof, or against assets of the City, or City's interest in any Rent and
other monetary obligations of Lessee as defined in this Lease.
(c) Notice is hereby given, and Lessee shall cause all construction agreements
entered into between Lessee and the Hotel Project General Contractor or other contractor in
privity with Lessee or subcontractor in privity with the Hotel Project General Contractor or any
other subcontractor to provide that:
(i) City shall not be liable for any work performed or to be performed at the
Hotel Project or any part thereof for or on behalf of the Lessee, any Leasehold Mortgagee,
Subtenant, lessee, or sub-lessee or for any materials furnished or to be furnished to the Hotel
Project, or any part thereof, for any of the foregoing; and
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(ii) no mechanic's, laborer's, vendor's, materialman's or other similar
statutory lien for such work or materials shall be attached to or affect City's interest in the
Leased Property, or any part thereof, or any assets of the City, or the City's interest in any Rent
or other monetary obligations of Lessee arising under this Lease.
(d) Lessee acknowledges and agrees that the City shall be entitled to record in the
public records of Miami-Dade County, Florida a notice of no lien in accordance with Chapter
713.10, Florida Statutes, and that if requested by the City, Lessee will execute and deliver a
countersignature to such notice within ten (10) days of the City's request.
Section 8.2. Gontestinq Liens. lf Lessee desires to contest any such lien as described in
Section 8.1, it shall notify the City of its intention to do so within thirty (30) days after Lessee has
notice of the filing of such lien. ln such case, Lessee, at Lessee's sole cost and expense, shall
furnish a cash deposit or surety bond in an amount sufficient to pay such lien and any cost
(including interest and penalties), liability or damage arising out of such contest. The lien, if
Lessee timely provides the bond described above, shall not be an Event of Default hereunder
until thirty (30) days after the final determination of the validity thereof provided that, within that
time, Lessee shall satisfy and discharge such lien to the extent held valid; provided, however,
that the satisfaction and discharge of any such lien shall not, in any case, be delayed until
execution is had on any judgment rendered thereon, or else such delay shall be considered to
be a monetary Event of Default hereunder. ln the event of any such contest, Lessee shall
protect and indemnify the City against all loss, expense and damage resulting therefrom as
provided in Section 8.3.
Section 8.3. lndemnification.
(a) Lessee acknowledges and agrees that this Lease is not an agreement between
City and any architect, engineer, general contractor, subcontractor, sub-subcontractor, or
materialman or any combination thereof for the construction, alteration, repair, or demolition of a
building, structure, appurtenance, or appliance on the Leased Property, and therefore that the
limitations on indemnity provisions in Section 725.06, Florida Statutes, as such statute may be
amended from time to time, do not apply to this Lease. Accordingly, to the fullest extent
permitted by law, the Lessee shall defend, indemnify and hold harmless the City and its officers,
employees, agents and instrumentalities from any and all liability, losses or damages, including
reasonable attorneys' fees and costs of defense, which the City or its officers, employees,
agents or instrumentalities may incur as a result of claims, demands, suits, causes of actions or
proceedings of any kind or nature first arising following the Effective Date, and arising out of,
relating to or resulting from any of the following occurrences or events, whether by the Lessee
or its employees, agents, partners, principals, sub-lessees, or contractors: (i) any default,
breach or violation or non-performance of this Lease or any provision thereof; (ii) the use and
operation of the Hotel Prolect or any part thereof which is not in compliance with the terms of
this Lease, (iii) the negligent acts or omissions of Lessee or its employees, agents, partners,
principals, sub-lessees, or contractors; (iv) any challenge to the validity of any Transfer by a
third party through legal proceedings or othenruise based on the action or inaction of Lessee or
its employees, agents, partners, principals, sub-lessees or contractors, except to the extent any
liability, losses or damages are caused by the gross negligence or willful misconduct of the City
or its officers, employees, agents, or contractors.
(b) Lessee shall investigate and defend all claims, suits, or actions of any kind or
nature in the name of the City which are covered by this indemnity obligation, where applicable,
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including appellate proceedings, and shall pay reasonable costs, judgments, and reasonable
attorney's fees which may issue thereon.
(c) Lessee expressly understands and agrees that any insurance protection
required by this Lease or othenvise provided by Lessee shall in no way limit the responsibility to
indemnify, keep and save harmless and defend the City or its officers, employees, agents and
instrumentalities as herein provided. The City shall give to the Lessee reasonable notice of any
such claims or actions. The provisions of this section shall survive the expiration or early
termination of this Lease.
(d) Lessee covenants and agrees that any contracts entered into by Lessee and the
Hotel Project General Contractor or other contractors in privity with Lessee for the Work shall
include the indemnities required by this Section 8.3 from the Hotel Project General Contractor or
other contractors in privity with Lessee in favor of Lessee and the City.
Section 8.4. Environmental Matters.
(a) Defined Terms.
(i) "Environmental Condition" means any set of physical circumstances in,
on, under, or affecting the Hotel Project that may constitute a threat to or endangerment of
health, or the environment, including:
(1) The presence of any Hazardous Substance in violation of
Environmental Laws which were introduced to the Hotel Site after the Possession Date or by
Lessee prior to the Possession Date;
(2) any underground storage tanks, as defined in Subtitle I of the
Hazardous and Solid Waste Amendments of 1984, 42 U.S.C. 6991 et. seq., or the regulations
thereunder, for the storage of hazardous wastes, oil, petroleum products, or their byproducts;
(3) The presence of any PCB, asbestos or any other substances
specifically regulated under the Toxic Substances Control Act, 15 U.S.C. 2601 or regulations
issued thereunder, in violation of Environmental Laws which were introduced to the Hotel Site
after the Possession Date or by Lessee prior to the Possession Date; and any open dump or
system of refuse disposal for public use without a permit, as prohibited by 42 U.S.C. 6945
and/or Florida law equivalent, or the regulations issued thereunder.
(ii) "Environmental Laws" means the Comprehensive Envlronmental
Response, Compensation and Liability Act,42 U.S.C. 9601 et. seq., the Resource Conservation
and Recovery Act, 42 U.S.C. 6901 et. seq.; the Toxic Substances Control Act, 15 U.S.C. 2601
et. seq.; the Clean Water Act, 33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.; the Clean Air Act, 42 U.S.C. 7401 et.
seq.; the Oil Pollution Act, 33 U.S.C. 2701 et. seq., the Hazardous Materials Transportation Act,
49 U.S.C. 1801 et. seq.; the Refuse Act of 1989,33 U.S.C.407; as such laws have been
amended or supplemented from timeto-time, and the regulations promulgated thereunder; and
any equivalent state or local laws.
(iii) "Hazardous Substance" means any substances or materials presently or
hereinafter identified to be toxic or hazardous according to any of the Environmental Laws,
including any asbestos, PCB, radioactive substances, petroleum based products, and includes
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hazardous wastes, hazardous substances, extremely hazardous substances, hazardous
materials, toxic substances, toxic chemicals, oil, petroleum products and their by-products, and
pollutants or contaminants as those terms are defined in the Environmental Laws.
(iv) "Environmental Permit" means any Governmental Approval required
under any Environmental Law in connection with the ownership, use or operation of the Hotel
Project for the storage, treatment, generation, transportation, processing, handling, production
or disposal of Hazardous Substances, or the sale, transfer or conveyance of the Hotel Project,
and all supporting documentation thereof.
(v) "Environmental Claim" means any notice of violation, claim, demand,
abatement or order or direction (conditional or othenrvise) by any Governmental Authority or any
person for personal injury (including sickness, disease, or death), property damage, damage to
the environment, nuisance, pollution, contamination or other adverse effects on the
environment, or for fines, penalties, or restrictions, resulting from or based upon:
(1) the existence or release, or continuation of any existence of a
release of, or exposure to, any Hazardous Substance in, into or onto the environment (including
the air, ground, water or any surface) at, in, or from the Leased Property in violation of
Environmental Laws;
(2) the transportation, storage, treatment or disposal of any
Hazardous Substance in connection with the activities on the Leased Property in violation of
Environmental Laws; or
(3) the violation, or alleged violation, of any Environmental Laws on
the Leased Property; but excluding any of the foregoing to the extent arising from the negligent
or intentional actions of the City and its agents.
(vi) "Corrective Action Work" means any and all activities of removal,
response, investigation, testing, analysis, remediation taken to:
(1) prevent, abate or correct an existing or threatened Environmental
Condition at, about, or affecting the Leased Property; or
(2) comply with all applicable Environmental Laws.
(b) Environmental lndemnification.
(i) Lessee covenants and agrees, at its sole cost and expense, to defend
(with counsel selected by Lessee, after consulting with the City), indemnify and hold harmless
the City, its successors, and assigns from and against, and shall reimburse the City, its
successors and assigns, for any and all Environmental Claims, whether meritorious or not,
brought against the City by any GovernmentalAuthority;
(ii) the foregoing indemnity includes indemnification against all costs of
removal, response, investigation, or remediation of any kind, and disposal of such Hazardous
Substances as necessary to comply with Environmental Laws, all costs associated with any
Corrective Action Work, all costs associated with claims for damages to persons, property, or
natural resources, and the City's commercially reasonable attorneys'fees and consultants'fees,
court costs and expenses incurred in connection therewith;
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(iii) this indemnification is in addition to all other rights of the City under this
Lease; and
(iv) payments by Lessee under this Section shall not reduce Lessee's
obligations and liabilities under any other provision of this Lease.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Lease, neither the Lessee nor
Hotel Project General Contractor, or other contractor in privity with Lessee, has a duty to
indemnify the City in connection with any Environmental Claims to the extent caused by the
negligent or intentional conduct of the City or its agents, employees or contractors, which
negligent or intentional conduct occurs following the date the Lessee completed its
environmental testing.
Section 8.5. Limitation of Citv's Liabilitv.
(a) Any tort liability to which the City is exposed under this Lease shall be limited to
the extent permitted by applicable law and subject to the provisions and monetary limitations of
Section 768.28, Florida Statutes, as may be amended, which statutory limitations shall be
applied as if the parties had not entered into this Lease, and City expressly does not waive any
of its rights and immunities thereunder.
(b) City will not in any event whatsoever be liable for any injury or damage to Lessee
(unless caused by the gross negligence of City, its agents, contractors or employees) or to any
other Person happening on, in or about the Leased Property and its appurtenances, nor for any
injury or damage to the Leased Property or to any property belonging to Lessee (unless caused
by the gross negligence of City, its agents, contractors or employees) or to any other Person
which may be caused by any fire or breakage, or by the use, misuse or abuse of any of the
Lessee lmprovements (including any of the common areas within the buildings, equipment,
elevators, hatches, openings, installations, stainruays, hallways or other common facilities or the
improvements to the land described in this Lease), or which may arise from any other cause
whatsoever.
(c) City will not be liable to Lessee or to any other Person for any failure of
telephone, computer system, cable TV, water supply, sewage disposal, gas or electric current,
nor for any injury or damage to any property of Lessee or to any Person or to the Leased
Property caused by or resulting from gasoline, oil, steam, gas, electricity, or hurricane, tornado,
flood, wind or similar storms or disturbances, or water, rain or snow which may leak or flow from
the street, sewer, gas mains or subsurface area or from any part of the Leased Property, or
leakage of gasoline or oil from pipes, appliances, sewer or plumbing works therein, or from any
other place, nor for interference with light or other incorporeal hereditaments by any Person
(unless caused by the gross negligence of City, its agents, contractors or employees).
ARTICLE IX
INSURANCE AND RECONSTRUCTION
Section9.1. General lnsurance Provisions. Prior to any activity on the Leased Property,
and at all times during the Term, Lessee at its sole cost and expense shall procure the
insurance specified below. ln addition, Lessee shall ensure its Hotel Project General Contractor
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and tenants maintain the insurance coverages set forth below. All policies must be executable in
the State of Florida. All insurers must maintain an AM Best rating of A- or better. The terms and
conditions of all policies may not be less restrictive than those contained in the most recent
edition of the policy forms issued by the lnsurance Services Office (lSO) or the National Council
on Compensation lnsurance (NCCJ). lf ISO or NCCI issues new policy forms during the policy
term of the required insurance, complying with the new policy forms will be deferred until the
expiration date of the subject policy. Said insurance policies shall be primary over any and all
insurance available to the City whether purchased or not and shall be non-contributory. The
Lessee, its Hotel Project General Contractor or tenants shall be solely responsible for all
deductibles contained in their respective policies. All policies procured pursuant to this Article
lX shall be subject to maximum deductibles reasonably acceptable to the City. The City of
Miami Beach will be included as an "additional insured" on the commercial general liability,
automobile liability, property insurance, and pollution liability policies. The City will also be
named as an insured as its interests may appear with respect to the builder's risk policy.
Section 9.2. Evidence of lnsurance. Prior to Lessee taking possession of the Leased
Property, and annually thereafter, Lessee shall deliver satisfactory evidence of the required
insurance to the City. Satisfactory evidence shall be: (a) a certificate of insurance for all required
coverage; and (b) a copy of the actual insurance policy for builder's risk coverage. The City, at
is sole option, may request a certified copy of any or all insurance policies required by this
Lease, or the applicable portions thereof if insurance is provided through a master insurance
program. All insurance policies must specify they are not subject to cancellation or non-renewal
without a minimum of 30 days notification by the insurer to the City, the City's Risk Management
Division and the First Leasehold Mortgagee, with a minimum of 10 days notification by the
insurer to the City, the City's Risk Management Division and the First Leasehold Mortgagee
prior to cancellation or non-renewal for non-payment of premium. The Lessee will deliver to the
City, at least 30 days prior to the date of expiration of any insurance policy, a renewal policy
replacing any policies expiring during the Term of this Lease, or a certificate thereof, together
with evidence that the full premiums have been paid. Premiums on policies will not be financed
in any manner whereby any Leasehold Mortgagee, on default or otherwise, will have the right or
privilege of surrendering or cancelling the policies; provided, however, that premiums may be
paid in annual installments. All certificates of insurance shall (i) be in a form acceptable to the
City, (ii) name the types of policies provided, (iii) refer specifically to this Lease; (iv) evidence the
waiver of subrogation in favor of the City as required by Section 9.11 below; and (v) evidence
that coverage shall be primary and noncontributory, and that each policy includes a Cross
Liability or Severability of lnterests provision, with no requirement of premium payment by the
City. Lessee shall deliver, together with each certificate of insurance, a letter from the agent or
broker placing such insurance, certifying to the City that the coverage provided meets the
coverage required under this Lease. The official title of the certificate holder is "City of Miami
Beach, Florida." Additional insured certificates for the City shall read "City of Miami Beach,
Florida", and shall be addressed to 1700 Convention Center Drive, Miami Beach, FL,33139,
Attn: Risk Management, 3rd Floor.
Section 9.3. Required Coverages. ln addition to such insurance as may be required by law,
the Lessee shall procure and maintain, or cause others to procure and maintain, without lapse
or material change, for so long as it occupies the Leased Property, the following insurance,
which may be provided through master blanket insurance policies:
(a) Commercial General Liabilitv Insurance on a comprehensive basis, including
contractual liability, to cover the Leased Property and Lessee's operations and indemnity
obligations, in an amount not less than $5,000,000 combined single limit per occurrence for
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bodily injury and property damage. Such insurance may be provided through a combination of
primary and excess/umbrella liability policies.
(b) Automobile Liabilitv lnsurance covering all owned, non-owned and hired
vehicles used by the Lessee in connection with its operations under this Lease in an amount not
less than $1,000,000 combined single limit per occurrence for bodily injury and property
damage. Coverage must be afforded on a form no more restrictive than the latest edition of the
Business Automobile Liability policy, without restrictive endorsements, as filed by the lnsurance
Services Office (lSO).
(c) Pollution Liabilitv Insurance in an amount not less than $10,000,000 per claim,
covering third party claims, remediation expenses, and legal defense expenses arising from on-
site and off-site loss, or expense or claim related to the release of Hazardous Materials at the
Leased Property. Such policy shall include an annual policy aggregate in the amount of
$20,000,000.
(d) Builders Risk lnsurance during the course of construction, issued in the name
of the Lessee, the Hotel Pro1ect General Contractor and the City as their interests may appear,
in amount(s) not less than 100o/o of the insurable value of the Hotel Project completed
structure(s), covering perils on an "All Risk" basis, including flood, earthquake, and windstorm.
ln an amount not less than $10,000,000. Policy(s) must clearly indicate that underground
structures (if applicable) and materials being installed are covered. Any deductibles are the sole
responsibility of the Lessee.
(e) Commercial Propertv lnsurance in an amount of 100% of the insurable value
of all Lessee lmprovements under an "all risk" form, including damage by water, flood,
subsistence, tornado, hurricane and earthquake in an amount not less than $10,000,000.
(0 Business lnterruption lnsurance coverage utilizing a gross earnings value form
with limits equal to twelve (12) months of Lessee's projected Gross Operating Revenues
associated with the Leased Property. The City and Lessee shall jointly review Lessee's
projected Gross Operating Revenues periodically and the limits of this policy shall be adjusted
based on this review.
(g) Workers' Compensation and Emplovers Liabilitv lnsurance with limits
sufficient to respond to Florida Statute 5440. ln addition, the Lessee shall obtain Employers'
Liability lnsurance with limits of not less than: (i) $500,000 Bodily lnjury by Accident, (ii)
$500,000 Bodily lnjury by Disease and (iii) $500,000 Bodily lnjury by Disease, each employee.
(h) Professiona! Liabilitv. Lessee shall cause any architects or engineers to
maintain architects and engineers errors and omissions liability insurance specific to the
activities or scope of work such consultants will perform. lf coverage is provided on a "claims
made" basis, the policy shall provide for the reporting of claims for a period of five (5) years
following the completion of all construction activities. The minimum limits acceptable shall be
$1,000,000 per occurrence and $3,000,000 in the annual aggregate.
(i) Terrorism lnsurance. So long as the Terrorism Risk lnsurance Program
Reauthorization Act of 2015 ("TR|PRA") or a similar or subsequent statute is in effect, terrorism
insurance for "certified" and "non-certified" acts (as such terms are used in TRIPRA or a similar
or subsequent statute) in an amount equal to the full replacement cost of the Leased Property
plus 12 months of business interruption coverage. lf TRIPRA or a similar or subsequent statute
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is not in effect, then the "all risk" property insurance required pursuant to Section 9.3(e) of this
Lease shall not exclude coverage for acts of terror or similar acts of sabotage unless terrorism
insurance is not commercially available, in which case, Lessee shall obtain stand-alone
coverage in commercially reasonable amounts (for purposes of this clause (i), commercially
reasonable amounts shall mean amounts that would be (A) obtained by property owners or
lessees of properties located in markets similar to that of the Hotel Project and similar in size
and type to the Hotel Project and (B) required by prudent lnstitutional Lenders or landlords in
such similar markets with similar properties).
Section 9.4. Premiums and renewals. Lessee shall pay as the same become due all
premiums for the insurance required by this Article lX, shall renew or replace each such policy
and deliver to the City evidence of the payment of the full premium thereof prior to the expiration
date of such policy, and shall promptly deliver to the City all original Certificates of lnsurance
and copies of all such renewal or replacement policies.
Section 9.5. Adequacv Of !nsurance Coveraqe.
(a) The adequacy of the insurance coverage required by this Article lX may be
reviewed periodically by the City in its sole discretion. The City reseryes the right, but not the
obligation, to review and reasonably revise the insurance requirements every three (3) years,
(including but not limited to deductibles, limits, coverages and endorsements) provided such
revisions are commercially reasonable, customary and commonly available regarding properties
similar in type, size, use and location to the Leased Property and Lessee lmprovements and
further provided that such coverage is available at commercially reasonable rates (including
fiduciary liability and directors and officers liability insurance);
(b) Lessee agrees that City may, if it so elects, at City's expense, have the Lessee
lmprovements appraised for purposes of obtaining the proper amount of insurance hereunder.
Any review by the City shall not constitute an approval or acceptance of the amount of
insurance coverage.
Section 9.6. Gitv Mav Procure lnsurance if Lessee Fails To Do So. lf Lessee refuses,
neglects or fails to secure and maintain in full force and effect any or all of the insurance
required pursuant to this Lease within thirty (30) days after written notice from the City, the City,
at its option, may procure or renew such insurance. ln that event, all commercially reasonable
amounts of money paid therefor by the City shall be treated as Additional Rent payable by
Lessee to the City together with interest thereon at the Default Rate from the date the same
were paid by the City to the date of payment thereof by Lessee. Such amounts, together with all
interest accrued thereon, shall be paid by Lessee to the City within ten (10) days of written
notice thereof.
Section 9.7. Effect of Loss or Damaqe. Any loss or damage by fire or other casualty of or to
any of the Lessee lmprovements on the Leased Property at any time shall not operate to
terminate this Lease or to relieve or discharge Lessee from the payment of Rent, or from the
payment of any money to be treated as Additional Rent in respect thereto, pursuant to this
Lease, as the same may become due and payable, as provided in this Lease, or from the
performance and fulfillment of any of Lessee's obligations pursuant to this Lease. No
acceptance or approval of any insurance agreement or agreements by the City shall relieve or
release or be construed to relieve or release Lessee from any liability, duty or obligation
assumed by, or imposed upon it by the provisions of this Lease.
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Section 9.8. Proof of Loss. Whenever any Lessee lmprovements, or any part thereof,
constructed on the Leased Property (including any personal property furnished or installed in
the premises) shall have been damaged or destroyed, Lessee shall promptly make proof of loss
in accordance with the terms of the insurance policies and shall proceed promptly to collect or
cause to be collected all valid claims which may have arisen against insurers or others based
upon any such damage or destruction.
Section 9.9. lnsurance Proceeds.
(a) Authorized Payment. All sums payable for loss and damage arising out of the
casualties covered by the property insurance policies shall be payable:
(i) directly to Lessee, if the total recovery is equal to or less than
$10,000,000 (as adjusted for inflation over the Term pursuant to Section 14.20 hereof), except
that if an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing hereunder, such proceeds, shall be
paid over to the lnsurance Trustee and disbursed in accordance with Section 9.9(a)(ii). After the
completion of all Reconstruction Work in accordance herewith, any remaining proceeds shall be
paid over to Lessee subject to its obligations to the First Leasehold Mortgagee; and
(ii) to a commercial bank or trust company designated by Lessee and
Approved by the City Manager (the "lnsurance Trustee"), if the total recovery is in excess of
$10,000,000 (as adjusted for inflation over the Term pursuant to Section 14.20 hereof) or is less
than $10,000,000 but an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing hereunder, to be held
by the lnsurance Trustee pending establishment of reconstruction, repair or replacement costs
and shall be disbursed to Lessee pursuant to the provisions of subparagraph (b) of this Section
9.9.
(b) Disposition of lnsurance Proceeds for Reconstruction.
(i) All insurance proceeds shall be applied for the reconstruction, repair or
replacement of Lessee lmprovements and the FF&E and other personal property of Lessee
located on the Leased Property, so that Lessee lmprovements, FF&E and such other personal
property shall be restored to a condition comparable to the condition prior to the loss or damage
but in all cases consistent with the Hotel Standards (hereinafter referred to as "Reconstruction
Work");
(ii) From the insurance proceeds received by the lnsurance Trustee, there
shall be disbursed to Lessee such amounts as are required for the Reconstruction Work.
Lessee shall submit invoices or proof of payment to the lnsurance Trustee for payment or
reimbursement according to an agreed schedule of values approved in advance by the City
Manager and Lessee; and
(iii) After the completion of the Reconstruction Work, any unused insurance
proceeds shall be paid to Lessee.
Section 9.10. Reconstruction.
(a) ln the event of any loss or damage by fire or other casualty of or to any of the
Lessee lmprovements, FF&E and other personal property of Lessee located on the Leased
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Property having a value in excess of $2,500,000, Lessee shall give the City notice thereof within
five (5) Business Days, and Lessee, at its sole cost and expense, whether or not such loss or
damage has been insured and whether or not such loss or damage is to property having a value
in excess of $2,500,000, covenants and agrees to commence the Reconstruction Work as soon
as practicable, but in any event within three (3) months after the insurance proceeds in respect
of the destroyed or damaged improvements or personal property have been received, and to
fully complete such Reconstruction Work as expeditiously as reasonably possible consistent
with the nature and extent of the damage. Lessee shall comply in all respects with the
provisions of Section 2.15 with respect to any Reconstruction Work.
(b) ln the event that Lessee fails to perform the Reconstruction Work in accordance
herewith and within a reasonable time after such loss or damage, the City shall have the right to
terminate this Lease after thirty (30) days' notice if within such thirty (30) day period such
Reconstruction Work is not complete or Lessee has not provided reasonable assurance that it is
proceeding in good faith and using commercially reasonable efforts to complete such
Reconstruction Work, in which case, upon the City's request, the Lessee shall surrender and
return the Leased Property to the City in the same condition existing on the Possession Date,
including demolition of all Lessee lmprovements and repair and restoration of any property,
including the Convention Center, affected by the demolition of the Lessee lmprovements, and
free and clear of all debts, mortgages, encumbrances and liens.
(c) Notwithstanding the foregoing, if, during the last ten (10) years of the Term, the
Lessee lmprovements are totally destroyed or so damaged as to render them unusable, then (i)
Lessee or the City may terminate this Lease by delivery of written notice of such termination to
the other Party not later than sixty (60) days after the occurrence of such casualty, whereupon
this Lease will terminate as of the date of such casualty. Upon such termination, the insurance
proceeds shall be payable as follows: (i) first, to demolish the Lessee lmprovements and clear
the site of all Lessee lmprovements and debris to the City's reasonable satisfaction, (ii) second
to reimburse Lessee for the fair market value of the Lessee lmprovements as of the date prior to
such loss or destruction and (iii) third, the balance, if any, to the City. lf neither the Lessee nor
the City timely elect to terminate this Lease in accordance with this Section 9.10(c), Lessee
shall restore the Lessee lmprovements in accordance with Section 9.10(a) hereof.
Section 9.11. Waiver of Subrogation. Where permitted by law, each Party hereby waives all
rights of recovery by subrogation or othenruise (including, without limitation, claims related to
deductible or self-insured retention clauses, inadequacy of limits of any insurance policy,
insolvency of any insurer, limitations or exclusions of coverage), against the other Party, and its
respective officers, agents, or employees.
Section 9.12. lnadequacv of lnsurance Proceeds. Lessee's liability hereunder to timely
commence and complete restoration of the damaged or destroyed Lessee lmprovements shall
be absolute, irrespective of whether the insurance proceeds received, if any, are adequate to
pay for said restoration.
Section 9.13. No Citv Obliqation to Provide Propertv lnsurance. Lessee acknowledges and
agrees that City shall have no obligation to provide any property insurance on any Lessee
lmprovements or property of Lessee located on the Leased Property. lf City does provide any
prope(y insurance coverage, Lessee acknowledges that such insurance shall be for the sole
benefit of the City and Lessee shall have no right or claim to any such proceeds.
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Section 9.14. Gompliance. Lessee's compliance with the requirements of this Article lX shall
not relieve the Lessee of its liability, or be construed to relieve or limit, Lessee of any
responsibility, liability, or obligation imposed under any other portion of this Lease, or by law,
including, without limitation, any indemnification obligations which Lessee owes to City.
Section 9.15. Riqht to Examine. The City reserves the right, upon reasonable notice, to
examine the original or true copies of policies of insurance (including binders, amendments,
exclusions, riders and applications), or applicable portions of any master insurance policy, to
determine the true extent of coverage. The Lessee agrees to permit such inspection and make
available such policies or portions thereof at the offices of the City.
Section 9.16. Personal Propertv. Any personal property of the Lessee or of others placed in
the Leased Property shall be at the sole risk of the Lessee or the owners thereof, and the City
shall not be liable for any loss or damage thereto for any cause except as a result of the gross
negligence or willful misconduct of the City or its employees, agents or contractors.
ARTICLE X
CONDEMNATION
Section 10.1. Complete Condemnation.
(a) lf the entire Hotel Project shall be taken or condemned for any public or quasi-
public use or purpose, by right of eminent domain or by purchase in lieu thereof (in each case, a
"Taking"), or if such Taking shall be for a portion of the Hotel Project such that the portion
remaining is not sufficient and suitable, on a commercially reasonable basis, for the operation of
the Hotel, then this Lehse shall cease and terminate as of the date on which the condemning
authority takes possession; and
(b) lf this Lease is so terminated, the entire award for the Hotel Project or the portion
thereof so taken shall be apportioned among the City and the Lessee as of the day immediately
prior to the vesting of title in the condemning authority, as follows:
(i) First, but only if the City is not the authority condemning the Hotel Project,
the City shall receive the then fair market value of the Leased Property so taken or condemned
considered as vacant, unimproved, and unencumbered, together with the value of the City's
remainder interest in the Lessee lmprovements which have been taken;
(ii) Second, Lessee shall be entitled to the then fair market value of its
interest under this Lease and in the Lessee lmprovements, less the discounted value of such
Lessee lmprovements as allocated to the City, together with any and all business damages
suffered by Lessee (subject, however, to the rights of the First Leasehold Mortgagee thereto);
and
(iii) the City and Lessee shall each receive one-half (112) of any remaining
balance of the award, except that the Lessee shall receive the entire remaining balance of the
award if the City is the authority condemning the Hotel Project.
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Section 10.2. Partial Condemnation.
(a) lf there is a Taking of a portion of the Hotel Project, and the remaining portion
can, on a commercially reasonable basis be adapted and used to operate the Hotel in the same
manner it was previously operated, then this Lease shall continue in full force and effect; and
(b) ln such event, the award shall be apportioned as follows:
(i) First, to the Lessee to the extent required, pursuant to the terms of this
Lease, for the restoration of the Hotel Project;
(ii) Second, but only if the City is not the authority condemning the Hotel
Project, to the City the portion of the award allocated to the fair market value of the Leased
Property which is so taken, considered as vacant and unimproved;
(iii) Third, to the Lessee the amount by which the value of Lessee's interest in
the Lessee lmprovements and the Leased Property were diminished by the taking or
condemnation, and
(iv) the City and Lessee shall each receive one-half (VZ) of any remaining
balance of the award, except that the Lessee shall receive the entire remaining balance of the
award if the City is the authority condemning the Hotel Project.
Section 10.3. Restoration After Condemnation. lf this Lease does not terminate due to a
Taking, then:
(a) Lessee shall, with commercially reasonable diligence and good-faith, restore the
remaining portion of the Hotel Project in accordance with the provisions of Sections 9.10(a)
hereof;
(b) the entire proceeds of the award shall be deposited and treated in the same
manner as insurance proceeds are to be treated under Article lX until the restoration has been
completed and Lessee and the City have received their respective shares thereof pursuant to
this Article X; and
(c) if the award is insufficient to pay for the restoration, Lessee shall be responsible
for the remaining cost and expense.
Section 10.4. Temporarv Takinq. lf there is a Taking of the temporary use (but not title) of the
Hotel Project, or any part thereof, this Lease shall, but only to the extent it is commercially
reasonable, remain in full force and effect and there shall be no abatement of any amount or
sum payable by or other obligation of Lessee hereunder. Lessee shall receive the entire award
for any such temporary Taking to the extent it applies to the period prior to the end of the Term
and the City shall receive the balance of the award.
Section 10.5. Determinations. lf Landlord and the Lessee cannot agree in respect of any
matters to be determined under this Article, a determination shall be requested of the court
having jurisdiction over the Taking. For purposes of this Article, any personal property taken or
condemned shall be deemed to be a part of the Lessee lmprovements, and the provisions
hereof shall be applicable thereto.
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Section 10.6. Pavment of Fees and Costs. All fees and costs incurred in connection with any
condemnation proceeding described in Article X shall be paid in accordance with the law
governing same, as determined by the court, if appropriate.
ARTICLE XI
QUIET ENJOYMENT AND OWNERSHIP OF IMPROVEMENTS
Section 11.1. Quiet Eniovment.
(a) The City represents and warrants that Lessee, upon paying the Rent, Additional
Rent and other monetary obligations pursuant to this Lease and observing and keeping the
covenants and agreements of this Lease on its part to be kept and performed, shall laMully and
quietly hold, occupy and enjoy the Leased Property during the Term without hindrance or
molestation by the City, acting in its proprietary capacity, or by any Person claiming under the
City, acting in its proprietary capacity. The City shall, at its own cost and expense, through the
City Attorney's office or other counsel selected by the City in its sole discretion, defend any suits
or actions which may be brought challenging Lessee's right to laMully and quietly hold, occupy
and enjoy the Leased Property in accordance with the preceding sentence. Lessee shall have
the right to retain its own counsel in connection with such proceedings, at Lessee's sole cost
and expense.
(b) However, if the City is acting in its governmental capacity, any liability under this
Section shall only be to the extent permitted by applicable law and subject to the provisions and
monetary limitations of Section 768.28, Florida Statutes, as may be amended, which statutory
limitations shall be applied as if the parties had not entered into this Lease.
Section 11.2. Waste. Lessee shall not knowingly permit, commit or suffer waste or material
impairment of the Hotel Project, or any part thereof; provided, however, demolition of existing
improvements on the Leased Property existing on the date hereof or redevelopment or
reconstruction of the Hotel Project as permitted under this Lease shall not constitute waste.
Section 11.3. Maintenance and Operation of lmprovements. Without limiting the provisions
of Article Xll, Lessee shall at all times keep the Hotel Project in good and safe condition and
repair in accordance with the Hotel Standards, commercially reasonable wear and tear
excepted. Regarding the occupancy, maintenance and operation of the Hotel Project, the
Lessee shall comply with all applicable Governmental Requirements.
Section 11.4. Ownership of lmprovements Durinq Lease.
(a) Prior to the expiration or termination of this Lease, title to the Lessee
lmprovements shall not vest in the City by reason of its ownership of fee simple title to the
Leased Property, but title to the Lessee lmprovements shall remain in Lessee.
(b) lf this Lease shall terminate, based on a mutual agreement between the parties
or an final order from a court with jurisdiction from which the time for appeal has expired, prior to
the expiration of the Term and if, at that time, the First Leasehold Mortgagee shall exercise its
option to obtain a new lease for the remainder of the Term pursuant to Article Vl, then title to the
Lessee lmprovements shall automatically pass to, vest in and belong to such First Leasehold
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Mortgagee or any designee or nominee of such First Leasehold Mortgagee permitted
hereunder, until the expiration or sooner termination of the term of such new lease.
(c) The City and Lessee covenant that, to confirm the automatic vesting of title as
provided in this paragraph, each will execute and deliver such further assurances and
instruments of assignment and conveyance as may be commercially reasonably required by the
other for that purpose.
Section 11.5. Surrender of Leased Propertv.
(a) Upon the expiration of the Term or earlier termination of this Lease (subject only
to the rights of any First Leasehold Mortgagee), title to Lessee lmprovements, free and clear of
all debts, mortgages, encumbrances, and liens (which for this purpose shall include all personal
property or equipment furnished or installed on the Hotel Project and owned or leased by
Lessee), shall automatically pass to, vest in and belong to the City or its successor in ownership
and it shall be laMul for the City or its successor in ownership to re-enter and repossess the
Leased Property and Lessee lmprovements thereon without process of law; and
(b) The City and Lessee covenant that, to confirm the automatic vesting of title as
provided in this Section, each will execute and deliver such further assurances and instruments
of assignment and conveyance as may be reasonably required by the other for that purpose.
ARTICLE X!!
MAINTENANCE AND REPAIRS
Section 12.1. Standards Generallv. The City and Lessee agree that the manner in which the
Hotel Project is developed, operated and maintained is important to the City by reason of its
interest in having a convention hotel facility for use by its residents and visitors to the City.
Therefore, Lessee hereby agrees to develop, operate and maintain the Hotel Project and the
Lessee lmprovements thereon (including all FF&E) consistent with the Hotel Standards and in
good order and repair, and will replace the same when necessary with items of similar utility and
value in order to maintain such condition throughout the Term.
Section 12.2. Utilities. City will not be required to furnish any services, utilities or facilities
whatsoever to the Leased Property pursuant to this Lease. Any services provided to the
Leased Property shall be pursuant to the terms of a separate agreement.
Section 12.3. Cleaninq. Lessee shall, at its sole cost and expense, perform or cause to be
performed, services which will at all times keep the Leased Property and the Lessee
lmprovements thereon, whether partially or fully constructed, in a clean, neat, orderly, sanitary
and presentable condition.
Section 12.4. Removal of Trash. Lessee shall, at its sole cost and expense, store, dispose of,
and remove or cause to be removed from the Leased Property all trash and refuse which might
accumulate and arise from its use of the Leased Property.
Section 12.5. Maintenance and Repairs.
(a) Lessee shall be exclusively responsible for maintenance and repair of the Leased
Property and the Lessee lmprovements, (except for the Off-Site lmprovements or to the extent
infrastructure maintenance has been transferred by Lessee to a utility company by means of a
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written contract), to the extent and at the times that are consistent with standard industry
practice for each applicable Lessee lmprovement. Maintenance and repairs by Lessee,
including landscape maintenance, shall be in quality and class equal to or better than the
original Work to preserve the Leased Property and Hotel Project in good condition and working
order.
(b) ln no event shall City be responsible or liable for any maintenance or repair of any
Lessee lmprovement, fixture, equipment, structure, facility, alteration, or addition thereto on the
Leased Property.
(c) Lessee shall be responsible for complying at its cost with any Governmental
Requirements, including construction re-certification of any Lessee lmprovement on the Leased
Prope(y (other than the Off-Site lmprovements), including the "4}-year recertification"
requirement under the current building code.
(d) Maintenance and repair of the Hotel Project must be at a level that is in compliance with
the Hotel Standards and that will cause the Hotel Project to be in a usable condition at the
expiration or termination of this Lease, and with Lessee having expended sufficient funds during
the last ten (10) years of this Lease that will cause each Lessee lmprovement to be useful and
functional and code compliant. During the Term of this Lease, Lessee shall (1) adequately and
reasonably fund maintenance reserve accounts for each Lessee lmprovement on the Leased
Property in amounts that are consistent with standard industry practice applicable to each
particular Lessee lmprovement, (2) periodically expend funds from such accounts for
maintenance purposes in an amount and at a time or times that are customary and ordinary for
a sound maintenance program for the Leased Property and consistent with commercial
development practices prevailing in South Florida and (3) comply at all times with the terms set
forth in the Management Agreement from time to time regarding accrual, maintenance and
expenditure of reserves, including FF&E reserves.
Section 12.6. Excavation of Land. Except in connection with the construction of the Hotel
Project, or redevelopment or reconstruction of the Hotel Project as permitted under this Lease,
no excavation of any of the land shall be made, no soil or earth shall be removed from the
Leased Property, and no well of any nature shall be dug, constructed or drilled on the Leased
Property, except as may be required for environmental monitoring purposes, without the prior
written Approval by City Manager.
Section 12.7. Water and Seweraqe Svstem. The Lessee shall operate and maintain, at its
sole cost and expense, all the components of the water, sanitary sewerage and storm drainage
facilities constructed by Lessee as part of the Hotel Project within the boundaries of the Leased
Property. Once constructed, Lessee shall not make any alterations or modifications to these
facilities without the advance written Approval of the City Manager, which approval shall not be
unreasonably withheld. Such consent shall be granted if any such alterations or modifications
are required to comply with Governmental Requirements.
Section 12.8. lndustrial Waste Facilities. The Lessee shall be fully responsible for all
industrial wastes on the Leased Property caused or produced by Lessee, its Subtenants or
third-parties operating on the Leased Property and the proper disposal thereof, in accordance
with applicable Governmental Req uirements.
Section 12.9. !nspections. City and/or its designated representatives shall have the right,
during normal working hours, after prior reasonable notice to inspect the Leased Property and
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the Lessee lmprovements to identify those items of maintenance, repair, replacement,
modification and refurbishment reasonably required of Lessee to keep the Leased Property and
the Lessee lmprovements in good order and condition. lf Lessee has failed to fulfill its
maintenance and repair obligations under this Lease, City shall provide written notice and the
Lessee shall perform all corrective work identified in such notice within thirty (30) days of receipt
of the notice from City; provided, however that if such corrective work cannot be reasonably
accomplished within a thirty (30) day period, then the Lessee shall commence the corrective
work within that thirty (30) day period and diligently prosecute same to completion. Trash and
debris maintenance shall be corrected within two (2) Business Days following receipt of written
notice from City. Failure of City to inspect as aforementioned shall not impose any liability on
the City. Nothing in this contractual provision relating to City's inspections shall preclude City
from making inspections of the Leased Property in accordance with City's regulatory authority.
Section 12.10. Failure of Lessee to Maintain. lf Lessee has failed to properly clean, remove
trash and debris, maintain, repair, replace and refurbish the Leased Property as required by this
Article Xll, the City shall provide to the Lessee a written list of deficiencies, reflecting the amount
of time to be reasonably allowed for the Lessee to correct same. lf the Lessee fails to correct or
commence to correct such deficiencies within the time allowed and has not registered an
objection as to its obligation to do so, the City, at its option, may elect to correct any or all of
such deficiencies, in which case, the City shall give Lessee fifteen (15) days further written
notice of its intention to do so, and if the Lessee has not corrected or commenced to correct the
same within such additional fifteen (15) day period, the City may enter upon the Leased
Property and perform all work, which, in the reasonable judgment of the City, is necessary and
the City shall add the cost of such work, plus twenty-five percenl (25o/o) for administrative costs,
to the Rent due hereunder on the first day of the month following the date of such work, and
such cost shall be and constitute a part of the Rent. lf Lessee has not corrected or commenced
to correct such deficiencies within such additional fifteen (15) day period, the Lessee shall not
undertake performance of such repairs or cleanup without specific prior written authorization
from the City.
ARTICLE XIII
MANAGEMENT OF HOTEL
Section 13.1. Hotel Standards.
(a) Lessee covenants and agrees that it will utilize the Hotel Standards, as
delineated in Exhibit "B", to maintain and operate the Hotel, and operate or cause for the Hotel
to be operated in compliance with this Lease, Management Agreement and Governmental
Requirements;
(b) Any commercial operations on the Hotel Project, whether conducted by Lessee,
an Affiliate of Lessee or any concessionaire, involving any unreasonably noisy, dangerous or
obnoxious activities or the leasing or rental of unreasonably noisy, dangerous or obnoxious
equipment, shall require the prior written approval of the City and City may withhold such
approval or require the termination of any such commercial operations then in existence on the
Hotel Project in its commercially reasonable judgment; and
(c) Lessee shall use commercially reasonable efforts to ensure that any concession,
commercial activity, or other Hotel activity shall be generally consistent with the Hotel
Standards.
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(d) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, in the event that the
Convention Center is not operated and maintained in accordance with the MBCC Standard of
Operation for a period of more than two (2) years after written notice thereof from Lessee to City
and City does not commence improvements to restore the Convention Center to the MBCC
Standard of Operation within two (2) years after written notice thereof from Lessee, then
Lessee, as its sole remedy, shall not be required to operate and maintain the Hotel in
accordance with the Hotel Standards but instead shall be required to operate the Hotel (or
cause for the Hotel to be operated) so that it meets a sufficient number of the standards then
required to be able to obtain a three-diamond rating from the American Automobile Association;
provided that, if at any time during the Term during which the Convention Center is not operated
in accordance with the MBCC Standard of Operation, such rating system is discontinued or the
standard for such rating system is materially changed, the Parties shall mutually and reasonably
agree to substitute an alternate rating system that is most nearly equivalent to the discontinued
or changed rating system. At such time as the MBCC Standard of Operation is restored,
Lessee shall be required to operate the Hotel in accordance with the Hotel Standards.
Section 13.2. Covenant to Continuouslv Operate Hote!.
(a) Subject to the need to make repairs and perform maintenance and any Force
Majeure Event in accordance herewith, after the Opening Date, Lessee shall diligently and
continuously operate (or cause to be operated) the Hotel for 365 days each year consistent with
the Hotel Standards;
(b) Subject to the need to make repairs and perform maintenance and subject to any
Force Majeure Events in accordance herewith, after the Opening Date, for each day the Hotel is
not operated continuously, the City, in addition to any other remedies available to it under this
Lease, shall be entitled to receive a rental which shall be no less per day than the average of
the Base Rent payable during the preceding three (3)full Lease Years; and
(c) Notwithstanding the foregoing, Lessee shall have the right from time-totlme
to close the Hotel or parts thereof for such commercially reasonable periods of time to make
repairs, alterations, remodeling or for any reconstruction after casualty or condemnation or any
Force Majeure Event; provided that the Lessee is using commercially reasonable diligent efforts
to repair and restore the Hotel or, as applicable, to mitigate the impact of such Force Majeure
Events on its operations.
Section 13.3. Hotel Name. Lessee may enter into new Management Agreements or change
the name of "flag" of the Hotel so long as such brand or flag is an Approved Brand. ln
determining whether or not to give any Approval of a brand that is not an Approved Brand, the
City may consider, by way of example and not of limitation, the public image of the proposed
name or flag, its AAA or other quality classification and whether such image is commensurate
with the public image the City desires to project. Provided that no Event of Default is then
continuing, Lessee's request for approval shall be deemed approved if (i) the first
correspondence from Lessee to City requesting such approval or consent is in an envelope
marked "PRIORITY" and contains a bold-faced, conspicuous (in a font size that is not less than
fourteen (14)) legend at the top of the first page thereof stating that "FIRST NOTICE: THIS lS A
REQUEST FOR CONSENT UNDER SECTION 13.3 OF THE DEVELOPMENT AND GROUND
LEASE AGREEMENT, DATED AS OF 2015, AND FAILURE TO RESPOND TO THIS
REQUEST WITHIN TWENTY (20) DAYS MAY RESULT IN THE REQUEST BEING DEEMED
GRANTED", and is accompanied by the information and documents required above, and any
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other information reasonably requested by City in writing prior to the expiration of such twenty
(20) day period in order to adequately review the same has been delivered; and (ii) if City fails to
respond or to deny such request for approval in writing within the first fifteen (15) days of such
twenty (20) day period, a second notice requesting approval is delivered to City from Lessee in
an envelope marked "PRIORITY" containing a bold-faced, conspicuous (in a font size that is not
less than fourteen (14)) legend at the top of the first page thereof stating that "SECOND AND
FINAL NOTICE: THIS lS A REQUEST FOR CONSENT UNDER SECTION 13.3 OF THE
DEVELOPMENT AND GROUND LEASE AGREEMENT, DATED AS OF _,2015.|F YOU
FAIL TO PROVIDE A SUBSTANTIVE RESPONSE (E.G., APPROVAL, DENIAL OR REQUEST
FOR CLARTFICAT|ON OR MORE TNFORMATTON) TO TH|S REQUEST FOR APPROVAL lN
WRITING WITHIN FIVE (5) DAYS, YOUR APPROVAL SHALL BE DEEMED GIVEN' and City
fails to provide a substantive response to such request for approval within such final five (5) day
period.
ARTICLE XIV
MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
Section 14.1. No Partnership or Joint Venture. lt is mutually understood and agreed that
nothing contained in this Lease is intended or shall be construed in any manner or under any
circumstances whatsoever as creating or establishing the relationship of co-partners, or creating
or establishing the relationship of a joint venture between the City and Lessee, or as constituting
Lessee as the agent or representative of the City for any purpose or in any manner whatsoever.
Section 14.2. Recording. Documentary Stamps. A memorandum of this Lease, in form
mutually satisfactory to the parties, may be recorded by either Party among the Public Records
of Miami-Dade County, Florida and the cost of any such recordation, the cost of any
documentary stamps which legally must be attached to any or all of said documents shall be
paid in full by Lessee. The Parties shall cooperate in structuring the transactions contemplated
hereby in such a manner as to reduce such costs, provided such structure shall not have any
adverse consequence for the City.
Section 14.3. Florida and Local Laws Prevail. This Lease shall be governed by the laws of
the State of Florida. This Lease is subject to and shall comply with the City Code as the same is
in existence as of the execution of this Lease and the ordinances of the City of Miami Beach.
Any conflicts between this Lease and the City Code shall be resolved in favor of the latter. lf any
term, covenant, or condition of this Lease or the application thereof to any Person or
circumstances shall to any extent, be illegal, invalid, or unenforceable because of present or
future laws or any rule or regulation of any governmental body or entity or becomes
unenforceable because of judicial construction, the remaining terms, covenants and conditions
of this Lease, or application of such term, covenant or condition to Persons or circumstances
other than those as to which it is held invalid or unenforceable, shall not be affected thereby and
each term, covenant, or condition of this Lease shall be valid and be enforced to the fullest
extent permitted by law. Any dispute arising out of or relating to this Lease that specifically
provides for arbitration (and only such provisions) shall be subject to arbitration as provided
herein. ln any such arbitration or in any legal action brought by either Party because of a
breach of this Lease or to enforce any provision of this Lease, the prevailing Party shall be
entitled to reasonable attorneys'fees and paralegals' fees and costs, including those incurred in
subsequent actions to enforce or vacate an arbitration award and those incurred on appeal.
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Section f 4.4. No Conflicts of lnterest/Gitv Representatives not Individuallv Liable. No
member, official, representative, or employee of the City shall have any personal interest, direct
or indirect, in this Lease, nor shall any such member, official, representative or employee
participate in any decision relating to this Lease which affects his or her personal interest or the
interest of any corporation, partnership or association in which he or she is, directly or indirectly,
interested. No member, official, elected representative or employee of the City shall be
personally liable to Lessee or any successor in interest in the event of any default or breach by
the City or for any amount which may become due to Lessee or successor or on any obligations
under the terms of this Lease.
Section 14.5. Notice. A notice or communication, under this Lease by the City, on the one
hand, to Lessee, or, on the other, by Lessee to the City shall be sufficiently given or delivered if
in writing and dispatched by hand delivery, or by nationally recognized overnight courier
providing receipts, or by registered or certified mail, postage prepaid, return receipt requested
to:
(a) Lessee. ln the case of a notice or communication to Lessee if addressed as
follows:
To:
With Copies To:
(b) City. ln the case of a notice or communication to the City, if addressed as follows:
To:
City Manager
City of Miami Beach, Florida
1700 Convention Center Drive, 4th Floor
Miami Beach, Florida 33139
With Copies To:
City Attorney
City of Miami Beach, Florida
1700 Convention Center Drive, 4th Floor
Miami Beach, Florida 33139
or if such notice is addressed in such other way in respect to any of the foregoing Parties as that
Party may, from timeto-time, designate in writing, dispatched as provided in this Section 14.5.
Section 14.6. Estoppe! Certificates. The City and Lessee shall, within thirty (30) days after
written request by the other, execute, acknowledge and deliver to the Party which has
requested the same or to any actual or prospective First Leasehold Mortgagee, Mezzanine
Lender, or purchaser of the Hotel or any equity interest in Lessee, a certificate stating that:
(a) this Lease is in full force and effect and has not been modified, supplemented or
amended in any way, or, if there have been modifications, this Lease is in full force and effect as
modified, identifying such modification agreement, and if this Lease is not in force and effect,
the certificate shall so state;
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(b) this Lease as modified represents the entire agreement between the Parties as
to this subject matter, or, if it does not, the certificate shall so state;
(c) the dates on which the Term of this Lease commenced and will terminate;
(d) to the knowledge of the certifying Party all conditions under this Lease to be
performed up to that date by the City or Lessee, as the case may be, have been performed or
satisfied and, as of the date of such certificate, there are no existing defaults, defenses or
offsets which the City or Lessee, as the case may be, has against the enforcement of this Lease
by the other Party, or, if such conditions have not been satisfied or if there are any defaults,
defenses or offsets, the certificate shall so state; and
(e) the Rent due and payable for the year in which such certificate is delivered has
been paid in full, or, if it has not been paid, the certificate shall so state.
The Party to whom any such certificate shall be issued may rely on the matters therein set forth;
however, in delivering such certificate neither Lessee nor the City (nor any individual signing
such certificate on such Party's behalf) shall be liable for the accuracy of the statements made
therein, but rather shall be estopped from denying the veracity or accuracy of the same. Any
certificate required to be made by the City or Lessee pursuant to this paragraph shall be
deemed to have been made by the City or Lessee (as the case may be) and not by the person
signing same.
Section 14.7. Provisions not Merqed with Deed. Unless othenruise expressed in the
instrument of conveyance or transfer, none of the provisions of this Lease are intended to or
shall be merged by reason of any deed:
(a) transferring the Hotel Project or any part thereof from Lessee (or its successors
or assigns) to the City (or its successors or assigns); or
(b) transferring title to the Leased Property or any part thereof from the City to
Lessee, its successors or assigns. Any such deed shall not be deemed to affect or impair the
provisions and covenants of this Lease.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, so long as there is a First
Leasehold Mortgagee, the City and Lessee agree that the City shall not transfer any fee interest
in the Leased Property to Lessee without such First Leasehold Mortgagee's prior written
consent.
Section 14.8. Titles of Articles and Sections. Any titles of the several parts, Articles and
Sections of this Lease are inserted for convenience of reference only and shall be disregarded
in construing or interpreting any of its provisions.
Section 14.9. Gounterparts. This Lease may be executed in counterparts, each of which shall
be deemed an original. Any such counterparts shall constitute one and the same instrument.
This Lease shall become effective only upon execution and delivery of this Lease by the Parties
hereto.
Section 14.10. Successors and Assiqns: No Third Partv Beneficiaries. Except to the
extent limited elsewhere in this Lease, all of the covenants conditions and obligations contained
in this Lease shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the respective successors and
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assigns of the City and Lessee. Lessee and the City acknowledge and agree that except for a
First Leasehold Mortgagee or a Mezzanine Lender, if any, each of which shall have the rights
set forth in Article Vl hereof, no third party shall have any rights or claims arising hereunder, nor
is it intended that any third party shall be a third party beneficiary of any provisions hereof.
Section 14.11. Entire Aqreement. This Lease and its Exhibits constitute the sole and only
agreement of the Parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof and correctly set forth
the rights, duties, and obligations of each to the other as of its date. Any prior agreements,
promises, negotiations, or representations not expressly set forth in this Lease are of no force or
effect and are merged into this Lease.
Section 14.12. Amendments. No amendments to this Lease shall be binding on either Party
unless in writing and signed by both Parties. Solely to the limited extent as may be necessary
to reasonably facilitate lender financing for the Hotel Project, the City Manager shall have the
delegated authority (but not the obligation), after consultation with the City's Chief Financial
Officer and City Attorney, to negotiate and execute modifications to Article 9, Article 10,
Sections 6.1(a)(vi) through 6.1(a)(ix), and Sections 6.1(b) through 6.1(k) of this Lease; and to
negotiate and execute the easements contemplated pursuant to Section a.1(g) of this Lease.
All other amendments must be approved by majority vote of the City Commission, subject to the
requirements of the City Charter and applicable law, except that the restrictions in Sections
4.2(b),4.2(g) and Section A.1 of Exhibit "A" hereto may not be modified except by a 6/7th vote
of the City Commission and approval of such modifications by at least sixty percent (60%) of the
voters voting thereon in a City-wide referendum, in the same manner as required for approval of
the initial Lease pursuant to Section 1.03(bX3) of the City Charter. The City shall not be
obligated to expend any money or undertake any obligation connected with any such
amendment proposed by Lessee, or otherwise connected with any action requested by or for
the benefit of Lessee under this Lease, and shall be reimbursed by Lessee for all out of pocket
expenses (including third party consultants and attorneys) incurred by the City. Prior to the City
taking action regarding any such request, Lessee shall deposit with the City the estimated
amount of such costs, as reasonably determined by the City.
Section 14.13. Non-Subordination of Citv's lnterest. The City's fee interest in and
ownership of the Leased Property and the City's rights and interest in this Lease (including the
rights to Rent, Public Charges and other monetary obligations of Lessee to the City under this
Lease) shall not be subject or subordinate to or encumbered by any financing for the Hotel
Project or lien or encumbrances affecting Lessee's interest in this Lease or Lessee
lmprovements or by any acts or omissions of Lessee or any Subtenant hereunder. ln this
regard, the Rent, Additional Rent, Public Charges and other monetary obligations of Lessee to
the City under this Lease then payable at any point in time during the Term shall be paid by
Lessee to the City and shall be superior in right to all claims or rights hereunder or described
above in this Section, including all Hotel Project operating expenses, the payment of debt
service, and any distributions of profits to Lessee or any of its Affiliates or owners.
Section 14.14. Citv Manaser's Deleqated Authoritv. Notwithstanding any provision to the
contrary in this Lease, nothing herein shall preclude the City Manager from seeking direction
from or electing to have the City Commission determine any matter arising out of or related to
this Lease, including, without limitation, any Approval contemplated under this Lease (within the
timeframe specified therefor as if the Approval was being determined by the City Manager), any
proposed amendment or modification to this Lease or any separate agreement relating to the
Hotel Project or othenrise referenced in this Lease.
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Section 14.15. Holidavs. lt is hereby agreed that whenever a notice or performance under
the terms of this Lease is to be made or given on a Saturday or Sunday or on a legal holiday
recognized by the City, it shall be postponed to the next following Business Day, not a Saturday,
Sunday or legal holiday.
Section 14.16. No Brokers. Lessee shall be responsible for, and shall hold the City
harmless with respect to, the payment of any commission claimed by or owed to any real estate
broker or other Person retained by Lessee and which is entitled to a commission as a result of
the execution and delivery of this Lease. The City similarly shall be responsible for, and shall
hold Lessee harmless with respect to, the payment of any commission claimed by or owed to
any real estate broker or other Person retained by the City and which is entitled to a commission
as a result of the execution and delivery of this Lease.
Section 14.17. No Liabilitv for Approvals and lnspections. Except as may be otherwise
expressly provided herein, no approval to be made by the City in its capacity as landlord under
this Lease or any inspection of the Work or the Hotel Prolect by the City under this Lease, shall
render the City liable for its failure to discover any defects or nonconformance with any
Governmental Requirement.
Section 14.18. Radon. Radon is a naturally occurring radioactive gas that, when it has
accumulated in a building in sufficient quantities, may present health risks to persons who are
exposed to it over time. Levels of radon that exceed federal and state guidelines have been
found in buildings in Florida. Additional information regarding radon and radon testing may be
obtained from the county public health unit for Miami-Dade County.
Section 14.19. Lessee Entitv. On the date of execution hereof, Lessee is a limited liability
company. ln the event that at any time during the Term of this Lease and any extensions and
renewals thereof, Lessee is a corporation or an entity other than a limited liability company, then
any references herein to member, membership interest, manager and the like which are
applicable to a limited liability company shall mean and be changed to the equivalent
designation of such term which is appropriate to the nature of the new Lessee entity.
Section 14.20. lnflation Adiustments. All adjustments for inflation required under this Lease
shall be calculated utilizing the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics, Consumer Price lndex
for All Urban Consumers; U.S. City average (1982-84=100). lf the United States Department of
Labor should no longer compile and publish this index, the most similar index compiled and
published by said Department or any other branch or department of the federal government
shall be used for the purpose of computing the inflation adjustments provided for in this Lease. lf
no such index is compiled or published by any branch or department of the federal government,
the statistics reflecting cost of living increases as compiled by any institution or organization or
individual designated by the City and generally recognized as an authority by financial or
insurance institutions shall be used as a basis for such adjustments.
Section 14.21. Standard of Conduct. The implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing
under Florida law is expressly adopted.
Section 14.22. Waiver of Consequential Damaqes. Notwithstanding anything contained in
this Lease to the contrary, in no event shall either Party be liable to the other for any
consequential, exemplary or punitive damages.
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Section 14.23. Reservation of Riqhts. This Lease shall not affect any rights that may have
accrued to any Party to this Lease under applicable laws and each Party hereto reserves any
and all of such rights.
[signature pages to follow]
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lN WITNESS WHEREOF, Lessee has caused this Lease to be signed in its name by its
, and the City of Miami Beach has caused this Lease to be signed in its name by
the Mayor, and duly attested to by the City Clerk, and approved as to form and sufficiency by
the City Attorney, on the day and year first above written.
WITNESSED BY:CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA
Print Name:
Print Name:Philip Levine
Mayor
ATTEST Approved for form and legal sufficiency
Ehr'
City Attorney
City Clerk
STATE OF FLORTDA )
couNTY oF M|AM|-DADE )
The foregoing instrument was acknowledged before me this day of
_, 2015, by
Who is personally known to me or who produced
Notary Public
Commission Number:
Commission Expires:
By:
By:
,as-of-
as ioEil?ication.
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LESSEE
Print Name:By:
Name:
Title:
Print Name:
STATE OF FLORTDA )
couNTY oF M|AM|-DADE )
The foregoing instrument was acknowledged before me this day of
_,2Q15, by
Who is oersonallrpersonally known to me or who produced
as-of-
as idilii?Gii-on.
Notary Public
Commission Number:
Commission Expires:
STATE OF FLORTDA )
couNTY oF M|AM|-DADE )
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EXHIBIT ''A''
ACCEPTABLE OWNER DEFINITION
A. "Acceptable Owner" means any individual, corporation or other entity which has,
at a minimum, the following qualifications:
1. Neither the proposed transferee nor any Persons with an ownership
interest in the proposed transferee shall, directly or indirectly, own, operate or manage a
Gaming Establishment in Miami-Dade County, Florida; provided, however, that the foregoing
restriction shall not prevent a proposed transferee who othenivise qualifies as an Acceptable
Owner from so qualifying if all Persons owning or Controlling such proposed transferee, own or
control in the aggregate five percent (5%) or less of the voting securities of any owner, operator
or manager of a Gaming Establishment in Miami-Dade County, Florida.
2. The proposed transferee is not a Foreign lnstrumentality other than a
member country of the European Union or the Gulf Cooperation Council, each as existing on
the Effective Date, Canada, Mexico, countries located in South America, Japan, South Korea,
Singapore and Australia, or a Person Controlled by any of the foregoing countries.
3. The proposed transferee must not be owned, or Controlled by entities or
individuals who have been convicted, or are presently under indictment, for felonies under the
laws of any foreign or United States of America jurisdiction. But the foregoing shall not apply to
individuals or entities owning less than a ten percent (10Yo) equity interest in the proposed
transferee, other than officers, directors, managers or others who have the power to direct and
control the business and affairs of the proposed transferee.
4. The proposed transferee must not in its charter or organizational
documents (defined as the articles of incorporation and bylaws for any corporation, the
partnership agreement and partnership certificate for any partnership, the articles of
organization and limited liability company operating agreement for any limited liability company,
the trust agreement for any trust and the constitution of the relevant government for any
governmental entity, but expressly excluding any statements, positions, actions or allegations
not contained in such charter organizational documents) expressly advocate or have as its
stated purpose: (a) the violent overthrow of or armed resistance against, the U.S. government;
or (b) genocide or violence against any persons; or (c) discrimination, hatred or animosity
toward persons based solely on their race, creed, color, sex or national origin.
5. A proposed transferee of the entire Hotel Project or of a direct or indirect
Controlling ownership interest in Lessee (each, a "Proposed Major Transferee"), or an Affiliate
of such Proposed Major Transferee Controlling such Proposed Major Transferee or Person with
an ownership interest in such Proposed Major Transferee Controlling such Proposed Major
Transferee, must be a Person that generally invests in commercial real estate projects and has
sufficient financial resources, including access to debt financing, as may be necessary to
conclude the proposed acquisition and to perform the obligations of Lessee in accordance with
this Lease (or if a transfer of a direct or indirect Controlling ownership in Lessee, that Lessee
has such financial resources), in a manner consistent with the Hotel Standards.
6. A Proposed Major Transferee shall have no outstanding material
violations of any applicable law against such Proposed Major Transferee, or any hotel or other
property owned or managed by such Proposed Major Transferee, within Florida, which have
remained uncured for more than ninety (90) days after such Proposed Major Transferee has
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knowledge of such violation unless such violation is being contested in good faith so long as the
Proposed Major Transferee is able to continue operating such hotel or other property while such
matter is being contested. A material violation of applicable law means that the Proposed Major
Transferee would be subject to any of the following if found guilty of such violation, or if such
violation remains uncured after any applicable period for curing such violation in the statutory or
regulatory scheme describing such violation: (i) prohibition from continuing to operate such hotel
or other property for any period of time, (ii) loss of such hotel or other property, or (iii) a penalty
in excess of $3 million (adjusted annually for inflation pursuant to Section 14.20 hereof).
7. A Proposed Major Transferee must not (nor any of the individuals or
entities who own at least a ten percent (10%) equity interest in such Proposed Major Transferee
or are officers, directors, managers or otherwise have the power to direct and control the
business and affairs of such Proposed Major Transferee) have filed or been discharged from
bankruptcy, or have been the subject of an involuntary bankruptcy, reorganization or insolvency
proceedings within the past five (5) years (bankruptcy filings by Affiliates shall not disqualify a
Proposed Major Transferee, unless such Affiliates are any of the individuals or entities
described in the parenthetical immediately above).
B. "Acceotable Owner Criteria": The foregoing seven (7) categories of requirements
set forth in paragraph A above are collectively defined as the "Acceptable Owner Criteria."
C. Evaluation of the Acceptable Owner Criteria:
Solely for the purpose of evaluating whether the proposed transferee has met the seven (7)
criteria set forth above, the proposed transferee shall provide the following information to the
Lessee and certify that the information provided by the proposed transferee is true and correct
and that the proposed transferee meets or exceeds the Acceptable Owner Criteria:
1. solely with respect to a Proposed Major Transferee, information sufficient
for the City or any outside vendor engaged by the City to perform a due diligence investigation
pursuant to paragraph D below, including copies of any applicable operating licenses;
2. solely with respect to a Proposed Major Transferee, certified financial
statements reflecting such Proposed Major Transferee's financial ability to meet the obligations
and requirements of Lessee under this Lease;
3. solely with respect to a Proposed Major Transferee, a list of four (4)
persons or firms with whom the principals of such Proposed Major Transferee have conducted
business transactions during the past three (3) years. At least two (2) of those references must
have knowledge of such Proposed Major Transferee's debt payment history;
4. solely with respect to a Proposed Major Transferee, identification of the
hotels owned or managed by such Proposed Major Transferee or its Affiliates or principals;
5. solely with respect to a Proposed Major Transferee, the resume of such
Proposed Major Transferee, senior executives, and other key employees thereof, including
identification of and duration, of hotel ownership experience;
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6. solely with respect to a Proposed Major Transferee, a list of all
bankruptcies filed by such Proposed Major Transferee or to which such Proposed Major
Transferee was a party-bankrupt, if any;
7. a list of all pending litigation, liens or claims in which the proposed
transferee is currently involved which are not covered by insurance and which, if adversely
determined would exceed the amount of $250,000 (as adjusted for inflation over the Term
pursuant to Section 14.20 hereof); and
8. such other evidence as is commercially reasonably necessary to
establish that the new entity proposed to be the Acceptable Owner meets the Acceptable Owner
Criteria.
D. With respect to any proposed Transfer to a Proposed Major Transferee, City
may, at its sole discretion, engage an outside vendor to perform a due diligence investigation at
the Lessee's or such Proposed Major Transferee's sole expense, which may include a search of
civil, criminal, or bankruptcy proceedings in federal and state jurisdictions; regulatory filings; tax
filings; lien, judgment and Uniform Commercial Code searches; business registrations, and the
like. City shall be entitled to engage an independent accounting firm, the reasonable costs of
which shall be borne by Lessee or such Proposed Major Transferee, to review the information
upon which the Proposed Major Transferee's certifications were based, for the purpose of
determining whether the certifications and/or information provided to the City is accurate and
complete. Lessee shall, or shall cause such Proposed Major Transferee to, reimburse City,
upon demand, for any reasonable costs incurred by City in connection with such Transfer or
proposed Transfer to a Proposed Major Transferee, including the reasonable out-of-pocket
costs of making inquiries and investigations into the conformance with the Acceptable Owner
Criteria of such Proposed Major Transferee and the reasonable legal costs incurred, if any, in
connection therewith.
E. Confirmation/ApprovalProcessforProposedTransferees:
Regarding the City's confirmation that a proposed transferee is an Acceptable Owner, or the
City's approval of a Transfer that is not a Permitted Transfer, the parties hereby agree that:
1. The City Manager shall rely solely on the proposed transferee's
certification that the proposed transferee meets the Acceptable Owner Criteria (if a Permitted
Transfer), along with the information provided by the proposed transferee and with respect to
any Proposed Major Transferee, the results of any due diligence investigation performed by the
City.
2. The City Manager shall not unreasonably withhold the City's confirmation
if the proposed transferee complies with the Acceptable Owner Criteria.
3. The City Manager shall not unreasonably withhold the City's Approval of
a Transfer that is not a Permitted Transfer, except that with respect to a Transfer to a Foreign
lnstrumentality (other than a member country of the European Union or the Gulf Cooperation
Council, each as existing on the Effective Date, Canada, Mexico, countries located in South
America, Japan, South Korea, Singapore and Australia or Persons Controlled by any of the
foregoing countries), such Transfer shall be subject to the prior written approval of the City
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Commission, which may be granted, conditioned or withheld by the City Commission in its sole
discretion; and
4. lf a proposed Transfer requires the City's confirmation or Approval,
Lessee shall deliver written notice to the City, which shall include (i) the name and address of
the proposed transferee; (ii) the name and address of the proposed transferor; (iii) information
describing the nature of the transaction; (iv) the percentage interest being conveyed; and (iv)
the materials described in paragraph C above.
5. The City Manager shall have up to forty-five (45) days after the delivery
of such written notice and the information required under paragraph C above, to determine
whether, on a commercially reasonable basis, the proposed transferee meets the Acceptable
Owner Criteria if a Permitted Transfer, or to Approve in accordance herewith a Transfer if not a
Permitted Transfer.
6. Provided that no Event of Default is then continuing, Lessee's request for
confirmation or Approval shall be deemed confirmed or Approved if (i) the first correspondence
from Lessee to the City requesting such confirmation or Approval is in an envelope marked
"PRIORITY" and contains a bold-faced, conspicuous (in a font size that is not less than fourteen
(14)) legend at the top of the first page thereof stating that "FIRST NOTICE: THIS lS A
REQUEST FOR CONFIRMATION OR APPROVAL UNDER SECTION 5.4 OF THE
DEVELOPMENT AND GROUND LEASE AGREEMENT, DATED AS OF
-,
2015, AND
FATLURE TO RESPOND TO THIS REQUEST WTTHTN FORTY-F|VE (45) DAYS MAY RESULT
lN THE REQUEST BEING DEEMED GRANTED", and is accompanied by the information and
documents required above, and any other information reasonably requested by City in writing
prior to the expiration of such forty-five (45) day period in order to adequately review the same
has been delivered; and (ii) if City fails to respond or to deny such request for confirmation or
Approval in writing within the first thirty (30) days of such forty-five (45) day period, a second
notice requesting confirmation or Approval is delivered to City from Lessee in an envelope
marked "PRIORITY" containing a bold-faced, conspicuous (in a font size that is not less than
fourteen (14)) legend at the top of the first page thereof stating that "SECOND AND FINAL
NOTICE: THIS lS A REQUEST FOR CONFIRMATION OR APPROVAL UNDER SECTION 5.4
OF THE DEVELOPMENT AND GROUND LEASE AGREEMENT, DATED AS OF
-,2015.
rF YOU FA|L TO PROVTDE A SUBSTANTTVE RESPONSE (E.G., CONF|RMAT|ON,
APPROVAL, DENTAL OR REQUEST FOR CLARTFTCATTON OR MORE TNFORMATTON) TO
THIS REQUEST FOR CONFTRMATTON OR APPROVAL tN WR|TTNG WTTHTN FTFTEEN (15)
DAYS, YOUR CONFIRMATION OR APPROVAL SHALL BE DEEMED GIVEN" and City fails to
provide a substantive response to such request for confirmation or Approval within such final
fifteen (15) day period. Any Transfer shall be subject to the deemed Approval provisions set
forth above in this subparagraph E.6, provided, however, that the City Commission shall have
sixty (60) days after receipt of written notice from Lessee of any proposed Transfer to a Foreign
lnstrumentality (other than a member country of the European Union or the Gulf Cooperation
Council, each as existing on the Effective Date, Canada, Mexico, countries located in South
America, Japan, South Korea, Singapore and Australia or Persons Controlled by any of the
foregoing countries), to approve or disapprove of such proposed Transfer, and if the City has
not notified Lessee, in writing, of the City Commission's approval of such Transfer within such
sixty (60) day period, then such Transfer shall be deemed approved.
7. lf the City notifies Lessee, in writing, within such forty-five (45)-day period,
that the information submitted is, on a commercially reasonable basis, incomplete or insufficient
(and specifies in what ways it is incomplete or insufficient), then Lessee shall supplement such
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information, on a commercially reasonable basis, and the City Manager (or City Commission,
with respect to Transfers to Foreign lnstrumentalities requiring City Commission approval) shall
have twenty (20) days after such supplemental information is provided to make its
determination whether the proposed transferee meets the Acceptable Owner Criteria or to
Approve a Transfer that is not a Permitted Transfer.
8. lf the City Manager does not confirm that the proposed transferee does
not meet the Acceptable Owner Criteria or disapproves a Transfer that is not a Permitted
Transfer, the City Manager shall provide to Lessee specific written, commercially reasonable
reasons for such action. The failure to object to the proposed transferee or Transfer within either
of the two time periods set forth above shall be deemed to be the confirmation by the City of the
proposed transferee as an Acceptable Owner or Approval of the proposed Transfer, except with
respect to a proposed Transfer to a Foreign lnstrumentality (other than a member country of the
European Union or the Gulf Cooperation Council, each as existing on the Effective Date,
Canada, Mexico, countries located in South America, Japan, South Korea, Singapore and
Australia or Persons Controlled by any of the foregoing countries), which the City Commission
must expressly approve in writing, as provided above, in order for such Transfer to be effective.
9. Any entity approved as an Acceptable Owner must meet the Acceptable
Owner Criteria set forth in subparagraphs A.1., A.3. and A.4. above throughout its service as an
Acceptable Owner hereunder, subject to notice and cure rights as provided in the Lease.
10. No confirmation by the City of a proposed transferee as an Acceptable
Owner or its meeting of the Acceptable Owner Criteria shall have the effect of waiving or
estopping the City from later claiming that said Acceptable Owner is no longer operating or
maintaining the Hotel Project according to the terms of this Lease.
F. lnterpretation:
1. All acts and omissions as well as rights and duties shall be done in a
commercially reasonable manner, unless the standard of "sole discretion" is used.
2. The implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing under Florida law is
expressly adopted.
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EXHIBIT "B"
HOTEL STANDARDS DEFINITION
The Lessee shall operate the Hotel, or cause for the Hotel to be operated, so that (with
the requirements in paragraphs A, B and C being the "Hotel Standards"):
A. it meets a sufficient number of the standards then required to be able to obtain a
four-diamond rating from the American Automobile Association 1"puqA"); or
B. if at any time during the Term of this Lease either such rating system is
discontinued or the standards for such rating system is materially changed, the Parties shall
mutually and reasonably agree to substitute an alternate rating system that is most nearly
equivalent to the discontinued or changed rating system.
C. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Lessee shall be deemed to have satisfied the
Hotel Standards as long as it is operating the Hotel Project (or causing the Hotel Project to be
operated) in a manner substantially similar to the operation of the following convention center
hotels as of the Effective Date: Hilton Americas-Houston, Hilton Orlando, Marriott Marquis
Washington DC, San Francisco Marriott Marquis, Hyatt Regency Orlando, Hyatt Regency
Denver at the Colorado Convention Center, The Westin Charlotte, and the Sheraton Chicago
Hotel and Towers and the Loews Miami Beach or any convention center hotel of a similar size
and purpose as the Hotel operated by an Approved Brand.
The Lessee does not have to actually obtain the AAA four-diamond or equivalent rating.
But, it must be able to meet the standards for obtaining it.
lf the Lessee elects, in its sole discretion, not to obtain that rating, the City shall have the
right once every thirty-six (36) months to require the Lessee to retain a hotel consultant
proficient in the AvAA Diamond ratings and with at least ten (10) years' experience in the hotel
industry to produce a report within sixty (60) days of the City's request that states the Hotel does
or does not meet the Hotel Standards.
The City has the right to accept or reject the report. lf it rejects the report, the City shall
retain its own hotel consultant proficient in the A/AA Diamond ratings who shall also have at
least ten (10) years'experience in the hotel industry. That consultant shall produce a report at
any time explaining in commercially reasonable detail why the report by the Lessee's hotel
consultant is or is not correct.
After the City's hotel consultant's report is delivered to the Lessee, the City and Lessee
shall not take any formal action for thirty (30) days. They may elect to discuss or mediate the
matter during that period of thirty (30) days.
At the end of that period of time, if the City does not agree that the Hotel is being
operated in accordance with the Hotel Standards, then the matter may be resolved in
accordance with Section 7.8, using a mediator with substantial experience in the hotel industry.
ln the event of a determination that the Hotel Standards are not being met, Lessee shall
have six (6) months within which to take the necessary action to cause the Hotel to be operated
in accordance with the Hotel Standards.
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EXHIBIT ''C"
BUDGETED IMPROVEMENT COSTS
Hotel Project Costs
Soft Costs
Design Architect
Landscape Architect
Other Architectural
Traffic Engineer
Civil Engineer
Misc. Consultants
Legal and Administrative
Real Estate Taxes
Developers Fee
Building Permits
lnsurance - Builders Risk
Pre- Opening Expense
Working capital
SewerMater Hook Up
Art in Public Places
Other
Soft Cost Contingency
Total Soft Cost
Financing
Loan/Equity fees
Construction Period lnterest
Operating lnterest Reserve
Construction Costs
Construction Cost Hotel
Skybridge
Construction Contingency
Payment & Performance Bonds
FF&E
OS&E
Total Construction Cost
Total Project Costs
$ t 3,551 ,938$ lncluded Above
$ lncluded Above
$ lncluded Above
$ lncluded Above
$ 1,033,500$ 1,ooo,ooo
$ 4,193,084
$ 22,424,772
$ 11,120,197
$ 3,545,741
$ 6,680,000$ Soo,ooo$ 85,ooo
$ 3,643,386
$ 1,282,702
$ 20,272,520
$ 49,632,940
$ 11,344,436
$ 9,256,783
$ 11,503,442
$ 32,104,661
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$ 405,450,398
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LEGAL DESCRIPTION OF HOTEL SITE
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Note re: Legal Description on Prior Page: lf approved as part of the regulatory Design
Review Boardidevelopment process, the cantilevered elements on the north property
line, depicted in Appendix E of the Lease with respect to the 4th Level of the proposed
Hotel, will be included within the legal description for the Leased Property.
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EXHIBIT "E"
APPROVED PLANS
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EXHIBIT ''G"
FORM OF EASEMENTS
GRANT OF EASEMENT AND AGREEMENT
THIS GRANT OF EASEMENT AND AGREEMENT (this "Easement") is made this _
day of ,20-, by the CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, a Florida municipal corporation (the
"City"), having its principal place of business at 1700 Convention Center Drive, Miami Beach,
Florida 33139 in favor of Portman Miami Beach, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company
(,.Lessee,,),havingitsprincipalplaceofbusinessat.
WHEREAS, the City owns that certain property situated, lying and being in Miami-
Dade County, Florida, as more particularly described in Exhibit "A" attached hereto (the
"Property");
WHEREAS, the City and the Lessee entered into that certain Development and Ground
LeaseAgreementdatedaSof--,2o-,amemorandumofwhichisrecordedin
officialRecordsBook-,atPageofthePublicRecordsofMiami-Dade
County (the "Development and Ground Lease Agreement"), which constitutes a development
agreement pursuant to the Florida Local Government Development Act, Section 163.3220, el.
seq., Florida Statutes (the "Act") and which contemplates the development and ground lease of
the portion of the Property depicted in Exhibit "B" (the "Leased Property") for an 800-room full-
service convention hotel and related facilities, to be connected to the Miami Beach Convention
Center located at 1901 Convention Center Drive, Miami Beach, Florida ("Convention Center") by
an enclosed overhead pedestrian skybridge (the "Hotel Project");
WHEREAS, pursuant to the Development and Ground Lease Agreement, the City has
agreed to grant to the Lessee a non-exclusive access easement for the purpose of ingress and
egress through, over, on, upon and across the right-of-way which is more particularly described
in Exhibit "C" attached hereto ("Easement Parcel 1") for the purpose of permitting Lessee to
access the Leased Property including, without limitalion, its parking, loading docks and/or
service areas, and reserving unto City and its contractors, agents, employees, invitees and
licensees (collectively, the "City Parties") the right to ingress and egress through, over, on, upon
and across the Easement Parcel 1 for all purposes, including but not limited to providing
pedestrian and vehicular access to the Convention Center and The Fillmore Theater located at
1700 Washington Avenue, Miami Beach, Florida ("Fillmore Theater"), and their respective
loading docks and service areas;
WHEREAS, pursuant to the Development and Ground Lease Agreement, the City has
agreed to grant to the Lessee a non-exclusive access easement over the area more fully
described in Exhibit "D" hereto ("Easement Parcel 2"), for the purpose of permitting Lessee to
construct the Skybridge and the Off-Site lmprovements, as those terms are more particularly
described in the Development and Ground Lease Agreement, and to maintain the Skybridge in
accordance with the Development and Ground Lease Agreement; and
WHEREAS, collectively, Easement Parcel 1 and Easement Parcel 2 shall be referred to
herein as the "Easement Parcels";
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WHEREAS, granting the foregoing easements is a condition of the effectiveness of the
Development and Ground Lease Agreement and the issuance of development permits and
approvals in order to develop the Hotel Project;
NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of Ten and No/100 Dollars ($1O.OO1 and other
good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged,
the City and Lessee agree as follows:
1. The City hereby grants to the Lessee a non-exclusive access easement
through, over, on, upon and across Easement Parcel 1 for the purpose of ingress and egress
to and from the Leased Property and its parking, loading docks and/or service areas, for so
long as Lessee uses the Leased Property in accordance with the terms of the Development
and Ground Lease Agreement. The City hereby expressly reserves for itself, the other City
Parties and their respective successors and/or assigns, the unrestricted right to use Easement
Parcel 1 for purposes of providing pedestrian and vehicular access to the Convention Center
and the Fillmore Theater, and their respective loading docks and service areas and for any and
all other purposes that do not unreasonably interfere with the Lessee's use of Easement Parcel
1 for the rights granted herein, including but not limited to granting other easements or licenses
at the same location. The City shall be responsible for the maintenance and operation of
Easement Parcel 1 at the City's sole cost and expense.
2. The City hereby grants Lessee a non-exclusive access easement over, on,
under, upon, and across Easement Parcel 2 to perform all acts necessary to ensure fulfillment
of all requirements of [insert permit or order no.] with respect to the construction of the
Skybridge and/or Off-Site lmprovements referenced in the Development and Ground Lease
Agreement and as reasonably necessary to maintain the Skybridge in accordance with
Lessee's obligations under the Development and Ground Lease Agreement. The City hereby
expressly reserves for itself, the other City Parties and their respective successors and/or
assigns, the unrestricted right to use the Easement Parcel 2 for any and all other purposes that
do not unreasonably interfere with the Lessee's use of Easement Parcel 2 for the rights
granted herein, including but not limited to granting other easements or licenses at the same
location.
3. The Easement Parcels are subject to all liens, encumbrances, covenants,
conditions, restrictions, reservations, contracts, leases and licenses, easements, and rights of
way pertaining to the Prope(y, whether or not of record, as identified on Exhibit "E" hereto (the
"Encumbrances"). The use of the word "grant" shall not imply any warranty on the part of the
City with respect to the Easement Parcels.
4. The Lessee shall maintain insurance on the Easement Parcels at all times as
required by the Development and Ground Lease Agreement. Such insurance policy shall
name the City as an additional insured and loss payee (with respect to property coverage)
thereunder; shall be written by insurance companies licensed to do business in Florida and
with an AM Best rating of A- or better; and must specify it is not subject to cancellation or non-
renewal without a minimum of 30 days notification by the insurer to the City with a copy to the
attention of Risk Manager, 1700 Convention Center Drive, Miami Beach, Florida 33139 ("Risk
Manager"), with a minimum of 10 days notification by the insurer to the City and the City's Risk
Manager prior to cancellation or non-renewal for non-payment of premium. The Lessee shall
provide the City with a certificate of insurance evidencing said coverages.
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5. City covenants, warrants and represents that it is the fee simple owner of the
Leased Property and Easement Parcels, and has the right, title, and capacity to grant the
easements granted herein, subject only to the Encumbrances.
6. Lessee shall not materially interfere with the use by and operation and activities
of City Parties on the Easement Parcels, and Lessee shall use such routes and follow such
procedures on the Easement Parcels as result in the least damage and inconvenience to City
and its invitees, agents, employees, guests, lessees and/or licensees.
7. Lessee shall be responsible for any damage to the Property or any property of
third parties resulting from the exercise or use of the Easement Parcels by the Lessee or its
contractors, agents, officers, members, employees, invitees or licensees (collectively, the
"Lessee Parties"), including but not limited to soil erosion, subsidence or damage resulting
therefrom. Lessee shall promptly repair and restore to its original condition any of the Property
that may be altered, damaged or destroyed in connection with the exercise or use of the
Easement Parcels by the Lessee Parties. This Easement is made on the express condition
that City is to be free from all liability by reason of injury or death to persons or injury to
property from whatever cause arising out of any of the Lessee Parties' exercise or use of the
Easement Parcels, including any liability for injury or death to the person or property of any of
the Lessee Parties or to any property under the control or custody of any of the Lessee Parties.
Lessee hereby covenants and agrees to defend and indemnify the City Parties and save them
harmless from any and all liability, loss, costs, or obligations on account of, or arising out of,
any such injury or losses caused or claimed to be caused by the exercise or use of the
Easement Parcels by the Lessee Parties, however occurring, except to the extent caused
solely by the willful or grossly negligent acts or omissions of City or the City Parties.
8. This Easement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the heirs, legal
representatives, successors and assigns of the City and Lessee, as applicable.
9. Lessee alone shall pay any and all taxes, charges or use fee(s) levied by any
governmental agency against Lessee's interest in the Easement Parcels. Lessee shall not
cause liens of any kind to be placed against the Easement Parcels or any of the Property
except in connection with a Leasehold Mortgage.
10. Any notices required or permitted to be given under this Easement shall be in
writing and shall be deemed to have been given if delivered by hand, sent by recognized
overnight courier (such as Federal Express) or mailed by certified or registered mail, return
receipt requested, in a postage prepaid envelope, and addressed as follows:
lf to the City at:City of Miami Beach, City Hall
1700 Convention Center Drive
Miami Beach, Florida 3313
Attn: City Manager, City Attorney
With a copy to:
lf to Lessee at:
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With a copy to:
Notices personally delivered or sent by overnight courier shall be deemed given on the
date of delivery and notices mailed in accordance with the foregoing shall be deemed given five
(5) days after deposit in the U.S. mails. The terms of this Section shall survive the termination
of this Easement.
11. Construction.
a. This Easement shall be construed and governed in accordance with the laws of
the State of Florida. All of the parties to this Easement have participated fully in the negotiation
and preparation hereof; and, accordingly, this Easement shall not be more strictly construed
against any one of the parties hereto.
b. ln construing this Easement, the use of any gender shall include every other and
all genders, and captions and section and paragraph headings shall be disregarded.
c. All of the exhibits attached to this Easement are incorporated in, and made a part
of, this Easement.
d. The recitals to this Easement set forth above are true and correct and are
incorporated herein by this reference.
e. The dominant estate is intended to be appurtenant to the Development and
Ground Lease Agreement and is co-terminus with the Lessee's rights thereunder.
12. Severabilitv. ln the event any term or provision of this Easement be determined
by appropriate judicial authority to be illegal or othenvise invalid, such provision shall be given
its nearest legal meaning or construed as deleted as such authority determines, and the
remainder of this Easement shall be construed to be in full force and effect.
13. Time of Essence. Time shall be of the essence for each and every provision
hereof.
14. Entire Aoreement. This Easement, together with the documents referenced
herein, constitute the entire agreement and understanding among the parties with respect to
the subject matter hereof, and there are no other agreements, representations or warranties
other than as set forth herein. This Easement may not be changed, altered or modified except
by an instrument in writing signed by the party against whom enforcement of such change
would be sought.
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lN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Easement to be executed
by execution of this instrument as of this day of , 201_.
(Signature pages to follow)
639
Witnesses:
Sign Name:
Print Name:
CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA,
a municipal corporation
Mayor
By:
Sign Name:
Print Name:
ATTEST:
City Clerk
STATE OF FLORIDA
COUNTY OF DADE
SS:
The foregoing instrument was acknowledged before me this _ day of20- by , as of. He is personally known to me or has produced
as identification and who did (did not) take an oath.
NOTARY PUBLIC
Typed or Printed Name of Notary
My Commission Expires:
Serial No., if any:
640
ACKNOWLEDGED AND ACCEPTED this _ day of _,20_by
Witnesses:LESSEE
Sign Name:
Print Name:
Print name:
Sign Name:
Print Name:
STATE OF FLORIDA
COUNTY OF DADE
By:
SS:
The foregoing instrument was acknowledged before me this _ day of_, 20- by , as of
He is personally known to me or has produced
as identification and who did (did not) take an oath.
NOTARY PUBLIC
Typed or Printed Name of Notary
My Commission Expires:
Serial No., if any:
641
Exhibit "A"
IMBCC Parcel - Folio No. 02-3227-000-00901
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Exhibit "B"
Hotel Site Legal Description
[See Exhibit D to Development and Ground Lease Agreement]
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Exhibit "C"
Easement Parcel 1 (Right-of-way)
[exact description to be finalized as part of the development process pursuant to the Lease]
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Exhibit "D"
Easement Parcel 2 for
Construction of Skybridge and Off-site lmprovements and Maintenance of Skybridge
[exact description to be finalized as part of the development process pursuant to the Lease]
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EXHIBIT "H''
PRESENTLY PERMITTED DEVELOPMENT
(a) Permitted Development and Uses. The Leased Property is in the CCC
Civic and Convention Center District, a zoning district created to accommodate the facilities
necessary to support the Convention Center. The main permitted uses in the CCC Civic and
Convention Center District are parking lots, garages, performing arts and culturalfacilities; hotel;
merchandise mart; commercial or office development; landscape open space; parks. Property
located in the CCC Civic and Convention Center District may be used for the purposes
permitted and regulated in these land use designations and zoning districts, as further limited by
the City's Land Development Regulations, provided, however, that the Leased Property may
only be used in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Lease.
(b) Densitv. Buildinq Heiqhts, Setbacks and lntensities. The maximum
density, heights, setbacks and intensities for any development on the Leased Property shall be
regulated by the City's Land Development Regulations, Comprehensive Plan and any
Governmental Requirements. The development regulations in the CCC Civic and Convention
Center District are as follows: (1) maximum floor area ratio of 2.75. There are no lot area, lot
width, population densities or unit size requirements for the CCC Civic and Convention Center
District. Building height and story requirements are as follows: (1) Maximum building height for
hotels: 300 feet; for all other uses: 100 feet. (2) Maximum number of stories for hotels: 30; for all
other uses: 11 stories. The development regulations (setbacks, floor area ratio, signs, parking,
etc.) shall be the average of the requirements contained in the surrounding zoning districts as
determined by the City's Planning and Zoning Director.
THIS EXHIBIT DESCRIBES THE PRESENTLY PERMITTED DEVELOPMENT
PURPOSES OF THE ACT ONLY. THE PROJECT SHALL CONFORM TO
DESCRIPTION, TERMS AND CONDITIONS SET FORTH IN THIS LEASE.
FOR
THE
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EXH|BlT "l"
PUBLIC FACILITIES
The proposed development will be serviced by those roadway transportation facilities
currently in existence as provided by state, county, and local roadways. The proposed
development will also be serviced by public transportation facilities currently in existence, as
provided by Miami-Dade County, the City of Miami Beach, and such other governmental
entities as may presently operate public transportation services within the City of Miami Beach.
Sanitary sewer, solid waste, drainage, and potable water services for the proposed
development shall be those services currently in existence and owned or operated by Miami-
Dade County, the Miami-Dade County Water and Sewer Department, and the City of Miami
Beach. The proposed development shall be serviced by those existing educational facilities
owned or operated by the Miami-Dade Public Schools District, if applicable. The proposed
development shall be serviced by those existing parks and recreational facilities owned or
operated by the United States Government within Miami- Dade County, by the State of Florida,
by Miami-Dade County, and by the City of Miami Beach. The proposed development shall be
serviced by those existing health systems and facilities operated by the United States
Government within Miami-Dade County, by the State of Florida, by Miami-Dade County, and
by the City of Miami Beach.
The proposed development will also be serviced by any and all public facilities, as such
are defined in Section 163.3221(12) of the Act, that are described in the Comprehensive Plan,
specifically including those facilities described in the lnfrastructure Element and the Capital
lmprovements Element therein, a copy of which is available for public inspection in the offices
of the City Clerk of the City of Miami Beach.
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EXHIBIT "J"
PUBLIC RESERVATIONS AND DEDICATIONS
None, except for any easements or reservations contemplated under Section 4.1(g).
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EXHIBIT "K''
REQUIRED DEVELOPMENT PERMITS AND VARIANCES
The following constitutes a generalized list of local permits anticipated as necessary to
be approved by the terms of this Lease:
1. Design Review Board, Planning Board, and/or Board of Adjustment approvals,
pursuant to Chapter 118 of the City of Miami Beach Code.
2. Utility Permits
3. Demolition Permits
4. Building Permits
5. Environmental Permits
6. Hazardous Materials Removal Permit, if removal of hazardous materials is found
necessary.
7. Public Works Permit, Paving and Drainage
8. Public Works Permit, Water and Sewer
9. Public Works Revocable Permits
10. Certificates of Use and/or Occupancy
11. Any variances or waivers that may be required pursuant to Chapters 114
through 142 of the City of Miami Beach Code
12. All other local governmental approvals as may be applicable to the subject
property from time to time pursuant to the terms of this Development Agreement,
including but not limited to restrictive covenants in lieu of unity of title
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EXHIBIT "L"
ROOM BLOCK AGREEMENT
by and between
CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA
and
PORTMAN MIAM! BEACH, LLC
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
1.01
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L.27
L.28
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2.02
CovrveruceurNT oF THE TERM............. ...........5
ExprRATroN or Trnu; Susprrustol PERroD........... ..................5
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ARTICLE lll ROOM BLOCK COMMITMENT; RETEASE OF BTOCK .................. 6
3.01 RooM BLocK.. .........................6
3.02 RELEASE oF BLocK ..................11
ART|CLE tV ROOM BLOCK PRTCTNG ...................13
ARTICTE V STANDARDS OF HOTET OPERATION. ....................15
5.01
4.07
4.02
4.03
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9.03
9.04
STANDARDS OF CENTER OPERATION ...............15
ARTICIE Vll NO LlABltlTY FOR PROPOSED CONVENTION CENTER CUSTOMER; LESSEE RESPONSIBIIITY TO CAUSE
OPERATOR TO PERFORM; INDEMNIW .............15
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ARTTCLE Vit EVENTS OF DEFAUTT .....................17
8.01
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ROOM BLOCK AGREEMENT
THIS ROOM BLOCK AGREEMENT ("Aqreement") made and entered into as of the
-dayof-,201-(the..EffectiveDate,')byandbetweencityofMiamiBeach,
Florida ("Citv"), a Florida municipal corporation, and Portman Miami Beach, LLC ("Lessee"), a
Delaware limited liability company, recites and provides as follows.
RECITALS
The City has a material interest in maximizing the quality and performance of convention
business attracted to the Convention Center, as hereinafter defined in Section 1.12, and
encouraging convention and tourism business in the City.
ln furtherance of those goals, and to facilitate the development of a full service
convention center hotel connected to the Convention Center, the City has entered into the
Development and Ground Lease Agreement ("Lease"), as hereinafter defined in Section 1.14,
with Lessee, under which the parties have agreed, among other things, to enter into a room
block agreement pursuant to which specific percentages of the Hotel's guest rooms will be
reserved for specific periods of time for attendees, participants and planners of conventions and
trade shows at the Convention Center. City and Lessee agree that the room block agreement
described in the Lease (and, accordingly, this Agreement) constitutes a contract for the
provision of services by Lessee to and for the benefit of City, which services are being provided
in exchange for the covenants and agreements of City set forth in the Lease.
City and Lessee intend that this Agreement satisfy such room block agreement
requirement in the Lease.
Lessee has or will execute and enter into a Management Agreement (as hereinafter
defined) with the lnitial Hotel Operator pursuant to which, among other things, Lessee shall
require, and the lnitial Hotel Operator must agree, to perform the obligations assigned to Lessee
and/or Operator herein during the term of such Management Agreement and to othenivise
operate the Hotel in a manner which complies with this Agreement.
ln consideration of the mutual covenants and agreements herein contained and other
good and valuable consideration, the receipt and legal sufficiency of which are hereby
acknowledged and confessed by the parties hereto, City and Lessee hereby covenant and
agree with each other as follows:
ARTICLE I
DEFINED TERMS
ln this Agreement, these terms shall have the following meanings:
1.01 "18-Month Room Block Request" is defined in Section 3.01(c).
1.02 "Active Negotiations" means (x) for purposes of Section 3.01(b), that Lessee or
Operator, on the one hand, and a bona fide potential Hotel guest, on the other hand, have
exchanged written correspondence between them that reflects an indication of mutual interest
for consummating a transaction whereby such Hotel contracts to block or books guest rooms at
the Hotel, and neither Lessee or Operator, on the one hand, nor such bona fide potential Hotel
guest on the other hand, has indicated that it no longer has any interest in pursuing such
negotiations and (y) for purposes of Section 3.02(b), that the GMCVB or the City or its
representatives, on the one hand, and a Potential Convention Center Customer, on the other
hand, have exchanged written correspondence between them that reflects an indication of
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mutual interest for consummating a City-Wide Event and neither the GMCVB or the City, on the
one hand, nor such Potential Convention Center Customer, on the other hand, has indicated
that it no longer has any interest in pursuing such negotiations.
1.03 "Agreement" is defined in this Agreement's preamble.
1 .04 "Amended Offer" is defined in Section 3.01(d).
1.05 "Available Guest Rooms" means, as of any date in question, all of the Hotel's
guest rooms (including suites), excluding any guest rooms that are reasonably projected to be
unavailable on the dates in question due to scheduled renovations, repairs (including, without
limitation, repairs due to events of casualty that have occurred), or maintenance, and excluding
any of the Hotel's guest rooms that have been condemned in a taking and as to which physical
possession is projected to have been taken by the condemnor prior to the date in question.
1 .06 "Block Notice" is defined in Section 3.01(d).
1.07 "Block Release Request Notice" is defined in Section 3.02(d).
1.08 "Business Day" means a day other than a Saturday, a Sunday or a day on which
national banks in Miami-Dade County, Florida are closed for business. lf any action is required
to be performed, or if any notice, consent or other communication is given, on a day that is not a
Business Day, such performance shall be deemed to be required, and such notice, consent or
other communication shall be deemed to be given, on the first Business Day following such non-
Business Day. Unless othenrise specified herein, all references herein to a "day" or "days" shall
refer to calendar days and not Business Days.
1.09 "City" means the City of Miami Beach, Florida, a municipal corporation of the
State of Florida.
1.10 "City Manager" means the Chief Administrative Officer of the City. The City
Manager shall be construed to include any duly authorized representatives designated in writing
with respect to any specific matte(s) concerning the Room Block Agreement (exclusive of those
authorizations reserved to the City Commission or regulatory or administrative bodies having
jurisdiction over any matte(s) related to the Lease).
1.11 "City-Wide Event" means a convention, trade show or other event requiring a
three (3) night stay, during which a Potential Convention Center Customer (i) needs to use a
minimum of 115,000 gross square feet of exhibit or meeting space in the Convention Center
and (ii) in connection with such event, requests 1,500 or more guest rooms be made available in
hotels in the City (including the Hotel) and surrounding metropolitan areas, in the aggregate, for
one or more days while the event is held at the Convention Center (and, potentially, the day
preceding the commencement of such event and the day following the conclusion of such
event). A City-Wide Event shall also include the annual Orange Bowl football game hosted by
the Orange Bowl Committee, and any Super Bowl football game that may take place in Miami-
Dade County or Broward County (without regard to whether either event utilizes the Convention
Center in any way).
1.12 "Convention Center" means the Miami Beach Convention Center located at 1900
Convention Center Drive, Miami Beach, Florida.
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1.13 "Cure Period" is defined in Section 2.02(b).
1.14 "Development and Ground Lease Agreement" or "Lease" means that certain
DevelopmentandGroundLeaseAgreementbetweenLesseeandCitydated-,2015,
as may be amended from time to time in accordance with its terms.
1.15 "Effective Date" is defined in this Agreement's preamble.
1.16 "Event Block Minimum Rate" means the lowest rate City may require the Lessee
and Operator to quote or charge a Potential Convention Center Customer for a room during a
City-Wide Event, as described and determined in accordance with Section 4.01.
1.17 "Event of Default" is defined in Section 8.01.
1.18 "Event Night" means any night during a City-Wide Event (including the day
preceding the commencement of and the day following the conclusion of such event, as
contemplated in the definition thereof) for which (i) City has exercised its rights under Section
3.01(a) by giving a Room Block Request Notice to the Operator and (ii) in response to such
Room Block Request Notice, 250 or more rooms have been booked, blocked or reserved by the
Operator either (i) pursuant to a contract with the Potential Convention Center Customer or (ii)
pursuant to lnitial Offers or Amended Offers that have been accepted or are still outstanding
(and, if such contracts are terminated or any of such offers are subsequently terminated or
rejected, then any of the blocked rooms that were subject thereto shall no longer be considered
blocked for purposes of this definition). lf rooms are blocked under this Agreement for multiple
City-Wide Events on the same night, that night will be considered to be a single Event Night for
purposes of the Maximum Event Night Ceiling but in no event shall any night during a City-Wide
Event be considered an Event Night for purposes of the Maximum Event Night Ceiling if City
has not given a Room Block Request Notice for that night to the Operator.
1.19 "Event Room Block" means a block of guest rooms (including suites) at the Hotel,
, offered to or reserved for the attendees of a City-Wide Event in response to a Room Block
Request Notice.
1.20 "Force Majeure" means and includes causes without fault and beyond the control
of a party, whether or not foreseeable, including, without limitation, fire, explosion, accident,
flood, windstorm, earthquake, or other disaster or calamity, disruption of utility service;
restrictive new governmental laws or regulations; acts of war (whether declared or undeclared),
invasion, blockade, or sabotage; terrorism or threat thereof; riot, civil disturbance, insurrection or
acts of public enemies; and strike, lockout or other labor action and inability to procure
materials; provided that neither a material disruption of or material adverse change in financial,
banking or capital market conditions or a material adverse change in the business, financial
condition, operations, assets, liabilities or prospects of either party shall excuse any failure or
delay in performance under this Agreement.
1.21 "GMCVB" means the Greater Miami Convention & Visitors Bureau.
1.22 "Hotel" means the hotel to be constructed by Lessee on the Hotel Site pursuant
to the Lease, together with all supporting hotel facilities and amenities.
1.23 "Hotel Site" means the parcel of real property described on Exhibit A attached
hereto and made part hereof.
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1 .24 "lnitial Offe/' is defined in Section 3.01(b).
1.25 "Managed Hotels" means full-service, convention center hotels within the United
States of America operated as first-class hotels containing no less than 800 rentable guest
rooms operated under the Operator's brand name and managed by the Operator or any entity
controlled by, under common control with or that controls Operator, specifically excluding
franchised hotels.
1.26 "Management Agreement" means the hotel operating or management
agreement between Lessee and the Operator that exists from time to time, as it may be
amended or replaced from time to time.
1.27 "Maximum Event Night Ceiling" means the maximum number of Event Nights in
any calendar month during which Lessee or Operator shall be obligated to provide Event Room
Blocks pursuant to this Agreement. The Maximum Event Night Ceiling is fourteen (14) Event
Nights per calendar month.
1.28 "Maximum Event Room Block" means eighty percent (80%) of all of the Hotel's
Available Guest Rooms.
1.29 "Midweek" means Sunday through Thursday, inclusive.
1.30 "Notice" or "notice" means each and every communication, request, reply, or
advice required or permitted to be given, made or accepted by any party to this Agreement to
any other party to this Agreement, each of which shall be given in writing, and deemed received
by the intended recipient, in accordance with Section 9.04.
1.31 "Offer,Expiration Date" is defined in Section 3.01(e).
1.32 "Opening" means the opening of the Hotel to the public for business.
1.33 "Operator" means the entity responsible for overseeing the day to day
management of the Hotel. The initial Operator (sometimes herein called the "lnitial Hotel
Operato/') of the Hotel is , d _corporation.
1.34 "Lessee" means the entity defined as "Lessee" in this Agreement's preamble and
each subsequent Lessee of all or any part of the Hotel Site. An entity shall be deemed to be the
"Lessee" hereunder only during the term of its leasehold of the Hotel Site.
1.35 "Potential Convention Center Customer" means a person, entity, group or
association (or any combination thereof) that is planning a City-Wide Event.
1.36 "Public Records Act" is defined in Section 4.04.
1.37 "Rate Quote" is defined in Section 3.01(b).
1.38 lntentionallyOmitted.
1.39 "Room Block Contract" is defined in Section 3.01(f).
1.40 "Room Block Request Notice" is defined in Section 3.01(a).
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1.41 "Sales Representative" is defined in Section 3.01(a).
1.42 "Special Event Block Minimum Rate" means, for up to six (6) City-Wide Events
per year as determined by City at its sole discretion, the lowest rate City may require the Lessee
and Operator to quote or charge a Potential Convention Center Customer for a room for such
City-Wide Events, as described and determined in accordance with Section 4.01.
1.43 "Standard of Operation" is defined in Section 6.01.
1.44 "Standard of Operation Failure Notice" is defined in Section 2.02(a)(ii).
1.45 "Suspension Period" is defined in Section 2.02(a).
1.46 "Term" is defined in Section 2.01.
1.47 "Weekend" means Friday and Saturday.
ARTICLE I!
TERM OF THIS AGREEMENT
2.01 Commencement of the Term. The term of this Agreement (the "Term") shall
commence on the Effective Date.
2.02 Expiration of Term; Suspension Period.
(a) The Term shall continue until the earlier to occur of:
(i) the date upon which the Convention Center is no longer
designated by the City as the City's principal convention center;
(ii) the date upon which the Convention Center is no longer operated
and maintained substantially consistent with the Standard of Operation; provided, that, no
expiration of the Term pursuant to this Section 2.02(aXii) shall be deemed to have occurred
unless and until (1) Lessee has provided to City written notice (the "Standard of Operation
Failure Notice") of any alleged failure by City to operate and maintain the Convention Center in
a manner substantially consistent with the Standard of Operation, which notice (to be effective
as such) must state with reasonable specificity the reasons why Lessee believes that the
Convention Center is no longer being operated or maintained substantially consistent with the
Standard of Operation (e.9., if Lessee believes the Convention Center is not being maintained in
substantial accordance with the Standard of Operation, Lessee's notice shall describe the
deficiencies in maintenance with reasonable specificity), and (2) City has failed to remedy such
failure within two hundred seventy (270) days following receipt of such Standard of Operation
Failure Notice (such 270-day cure period to be extended for delays resulting from Force
Majeure and, if the nature of the failure is such that the same cannot reasonably be expected to
be cured within said 270-day period, such 270-day period shall be extended such period of time
as is reasonably necessary to effect such cure so long as City commences the cure promptly
and uses commercially reasonable, diligent efforts to complete such cure as soon as reasonably
practicable; the 270-day cure period, as the same may be extended as provided for in this
clause, is herein called the "Cure Period"). Notwithstanding the foregoing, City shall have the
right to contest Lessee's determination that the Convention Center is not being operated or
maintained substantially in accordance with the Standard of Operation by giving Lessee notice
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of such contest within thirty (30) days following receipt of the Standard of Operation Failure
Notice. lf City elects to contest Lessee's determination, then the commencement of the Cure
Period shall be delayed until the date of determination by a court of competent jurisdiction that
the Convention Center was not being operated and maintained substantially consistent with the
Standard of Operation; or
(ii) the termination of this Agreement pursuant to Section 8.01 of the
Lease.
ARTICLE III
ROOM BLOCK COMMITMENT: RELEASE OF BLOCK
3.01 Room Block. During the Term, City may from time to time require the Operator
to offer an Event Room Block to Potential Convention Center Customers in connection with a
City-Wide Event in accordance with, and subject to the limitations set forth in, this Agreement.
Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, City shall not have the right to require the
Operator to offer an Event Room Block to Potential Convention Center Customers if (a) the
number of Event Nights requested in the Room Block Request Notice for such Event Room
Block would cause the Maximum Event Night Ceiling to be exceeded, or (b) the total number of
rooms requested to be blocked in such Room Block Request Notice on any Event Night
exceeds the number of rooms Operator is required to offer to block pursuant to Section
3.01(bXi). Subject to the limitations set forth in the preceding sentence and elsewhere in this
Article lll, the right to require that the Operator so offer the Event Room Block will be exercised
in accordance with the following procedures:
(a) A management, sales or booking representative of City or, if authorized
by City, the GMCVB (the "Sales Representative"), will notify the Operator that a Potential
Convention Center Customer is seeking offers from local hotels to accommodate, among other
needs, the guest room needs of the Potential Convention Center Customer for a City-Wide
Event (the "Room Block Request Notice"). The Room Block Request Notice will (i) identify the
Potential Convention Center Hotel Customer, (ii) if the same is generally available to City, set
forth a documented history of the group's room block events for the most recent three year
period including a comparison of the number of rooms blocked and the actual number of rooms
actually used, (iii) specify each specific date for which the Potential Convention Center
Customer will require blocks of guest rooms (including those dates commonly known as "move
in" and "move out" dates), and (iv) specify the number of guest rooms in the Hotel the Potential
Convention Center Customer is seeking to block on each of the specific dates. Notwithstanding
the provisions of Section 9.04 or the definition of "Notice" set forth above, the Room Block
Request Notice will be communicated to the Operator in the same manner as such notifications
are customarily communicated by the Sales Representative to other hotels in the City.
However, a copy of all Notices required or permitted to be provided by the Sales Representative
or City under this Article lll shall be delivered to Lessee, and such notices to Operator shall not
be effective unless and until a copy of such notices are delivered to Lessee.
(b) Unless such deadline is extended in writing by the Sales Representative,
within five (5) Business Days after Operator's receipt of a Room Block Request Notice for a
City-Wide Event that is no sooner than thirty (30) months from the date of such notice (or, if
applicable by the operation of Section 3.01(c) below, eighteen (18) months from receipt of such
notice), the Operator will deliver to the Potential Convention Center Hotel Customer (with a copy
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to the Sales Representative and City) an initial written offer in response to the Room Block
Request Notice (the "lnitial Offe/'). ln the lnitial Offer the Operator will
(i) offer to the Potential Convention Center Customer to block, on
each specific date that the Potential Convention Center Customer requires a block of guest
rooms as specified in the Room Block Request Notice, the lesser of (A) the actual number of the
guest rooms in the Room Block Request Notice for each specific date, or (B) the Maximum
Event Room Block after deducting from the Maximum Event Room Block the following:
1. any previously offered room blocks under this Agreement
for other City-Wide Events covering such dates, which offers have either been accepted or are
still outstanding;
2. any guest rooms released by City pursuant to Section
3.01(i) or Section 3.02 and that have actually been booked by Operator or are the subject of
Active Negotiations. lf such guest rooms are the subject of Active Negotiations, then at the
request of City Lessee and Operator shall (x) attempt to cause such proposed Hotel guest with
whom such Active Negotiations are being held to select other dates for the use thereof that
would permit Operator to accommodate the room block set forth in the Room Block Request
Notice or (y) require that Operator accelerate negotiations with such potential Hotel guest by
requiring such potential Hotel guest to execute a contract to block or book such rooms that are
the subject of such Active Negotiations within the fifteen (15) Business Days following City's
request to Operator under this clause (y), failing which, for purposes hereof, such rooms shall
no longer be considered under Active Negotiations; and
3. in the case where the Maximum Event Night Ceiling for
such month to which such block relates had previously been reached but, due to subsequent
cancelations of bookings there remain, as of the date of request for the lnitial Offer, available
Event Nights for such month, then less the number of rooms booked, blocked or reserved by
Operator (i.e., rooms that were booked or reserved, or were offered by Operator to be booked,
blocked or reserved under offers that have either been accepted or are still outstanding)
following the date such Maximum Event Ceiling Night had been reached and prior to such
cancelations3, and
(ii) quote a specific room rate for a standard single and double room
and suites (the "Rate Quote"). ln making the Rate Quote, the Operator will take into account
seasonality (i.e., using group event guest room rates received in a calendar month as the basis
for quotes for the same month in subsequent calendar years), Midweek versus Weekend rates,
and special events that occur regularly during the applicable period); provided, that, the Rate
Quote shall not take into account non-recurring special events that occur in a particular month
' The following is an example of the intended operation of this clause (3). Assume that on
January 1,2020, the Maximum Event Night Ceiling was achieved for the month of January
2024. Then assume that, in accordance with its right to do so pursuant to Section 3.01(l),
during the month of January 2020 the Operator books 200 room nights for the month of January
2024. Then assume that a block for 400 rooms booked for January 2024 and that comprised
part of the Maximum Event Night Ceiling was canceled on February 1, 2020. Then assume that
a Room Block Request is delivered on March 1, 2020 for a block in January 2024. The 200
rooms booked by Operator in January 2O2O would be deducted from the calculation of the
Maximum Event Room Block under clause (3).
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which inflate group event room rates (such as Super Bowls, NCAA Men's or Women's
basketball tournaments, Major League Baseball playoffs and similar sporting or entertainment
events). ln addition, rates for groups whose stay consists of both Midweek and Weekend days
shall be determined in accordance with Operator's booking policies described in Section 3.01(f).
The amount of the Rate Quote in the lnitial Offer will be at the sole, but good faith, discretion of
the Operator.
(c) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in Section 3.01(b) or
any other provision of this Agreement to the contrary:
(i) the Operator shall offer the Maximum Event Room Block to a
Potential Convention Center Customer for a City-Wide Event that will commence between
eighteen (18) and thirty (30) months from the date of such notice (a "18-Month Room Block
Request"), and Operator shall be obligated to issue an lnitial Offer (and othenrvise perform its
obligations hereunder) for such a City-Wide Event only if the number of rooms requested in
such 18-Month Room Block Request are available as of the date of receipt of such Room Block
Request Notice (i.e., rooms that (x) have not been booked, blocked, or reserved, y) are not the
subject of active negotiations regarding same and (z) have not been previously offered by
Operator to be booked, blocked or reserved under offers that have either been accepted or are
still outstanding) on the Event Nights for which rooms are requested in such Room Block
Request Notice; provided, however, that
(ii) the Operator shall designate one consecutive four (4) day period
each calendar month to be able to offer a Maximum Event Room Block to a Potential
Convention Center Customer for City-Wide Events commencing between eighteen (18) and
thirty (30) months of a potential Event Room Block. Operator shall determine the consecutive
four (4) day periods for each respective month during the applicable period and shall notify City
of the schedule on a monthly basis.
(d) The Rate Quote included by Operator in the lnitial Offer shall be
determined in Operator's sole, but good faith, discretion, and in determining such rate, Operator
shall be entitled to take into account, among other considerations, the level of food and
beverage services that the Operator anticipates the Potential Convention Center Customer will
purchase in the Hotel. After reviewing the lnitial Offer, the Sales Representative may consult
with the Operator regarding the Rate Quote contained in the lnitial Offer. lf prior to acceptance
of the lnitial Offer (or any amendment thereto voluntarily offered by the Operator to the Potential
Convention Center Customer), City reasonably and in good faith believes that it might be in
City's or the City's best interest to compel the Lessee to offer the Potential Convention Center
Customer an alternative rate structure, City may, after consultation with the Operator and within
thirty (30) days following receipt of the lnitial Offer, elect to require (which election shall be
communicated by Notice from City to the Operator) the Operator to offer to the Potential
Convention Center Customer a rate lower than the rate in the lnitial Offer, but in no event lower
than the Event Block Minimum Rate or, for up to six (6) City-Wide Events annually as
determined at the City's sole discretion, the Special Event Block Minimum Rate, as applicable
(such written election being the "Block Notice"). Upon receipt of the Block Notice, Operator
shall, within two (2) Business Days thereafter, amend the lnitial Offer by substituting the rate
specified by City, which shall be no lower than the Event Block Minimum Rate, as the Rate
Quote (the "Amended Offer").
(e) Subject to the remaining provisions of this Section 3.01(e), the lnitial Offer
or the Amended Offer (if applicable) shall remain open for acceptance by the Potential
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Convention Customer until the sixtieth (60th) day following the date of the lnitial Offer or
Amended Offer, as the case may be; provided, that in the case of an lnitial Offer or Amended
Offer given in response to a 18-Month Room Block Request, then Operator may at any time
provide the Potential Convention Center Customer with written notice (the "Acceleration Notice")
that such lnitial Offer or Amended Offer will expire on the fifteenth (1sth) Business Day following
the date of such Acceleration Notice unless the Potential Convention Center Customer executes
and returns the Room Block Contract to the Operator. lf such customer fails to execute and
return the Room Block Contract within such fifteen (1S)-Business Day period, the offer shall
expire, and the Operator shall have no further obligation to City or the Potential Convention
Center Customer in regard to such City-Wide Event under the lnitial Offer or the Amended
Offer, as the case may be. The date of expiration of the lnitial Offer or Amended Offer, as the
case may be, determined pursuant to this Section 3.01(e) is herein referred to as the "Offer
Expiration Date".
(f) lf either the lnitial Offer or the Amended Offer is accepted by the Potential
Convention Center Customer prior to the Offer Expiration Date, Operator shall endeavor to
negotiate a binding contract with the Potential Convention Center Customer applying Operator's
customary booking policies to the Event Room Block (the "Room Block Contract"), including
policies relating to contracts, advance deposits and cancellation, provided that these policies
shall adhere in all material respects to the general customs employed by the Operator at its
Managed Hotels, if any. Lessee will use its good faith efforts to cause Operator to consider
changes to Operator's customary booking policies to the extent necessary to accommodate any
prevalent and material local booking customs or practices. lf a Potential Convention Center
Customer has not for any reason (other than Operator's breach of its obligations set forth in the
preceding sentence) signed a contract with the Operator with respect to such lnitial Offer or
Amended Offer, as the case may be, on or before the Offer Expiration Date, then such offer will
expire, whereupon the Lessee shall have no further obligation to City or the Potential
Convention Center Customer in regard to such City-Wide Event under the lnitial Offer or the
Amended Offer, as the case may be. However, if such offer expires at a time when there are
more than thirty (30) months (or, by the operation of Section 3.01(c), eighteen (18) months) prior
to the first Event Night of the Potential Convention Center Customer's City-Wide Event, nothing
in this Agreement shall prohibit City from issuing a new Room Block Request Notice for such
City-Wide Event in accordance with, and subject to the provisions of, this Section 3.01.
(g) lf a Potential Convention Center Customer signs a Room Block Contract
with the Operator but later provides written notice to the Operator that it is terminating such
contract, the Operator, after Notice to City from the Lessee or Operator, will have no further
obligation to City in regard to the Event Nights covered by the Room Block Request Notice
(which shall be deemed released from the obligations hereunder), but only if such written
termination notice is given by the Potential Convention Center Customer on a date less than
thirty (30) months before the first Event Nlght. lf such notice of termination is given on a date
more than thirty (30) months before the first Event Night, then, unless rooms are blocked under
this Agreement for such Event Nights for another City-Wide Event, the Event Nights covered by
the Room Block Request Notice for such City-Wide Event will not be included in calculating the
Maximum Event Night Ceiling, and City may again deliver a Room Block Request Notice in
accordance with, and subject to the limitations set forth in, this Section 3.01; provided, however,
Operator will have no obligation to cancel any bookings to accommodate such subsequent
request (for example, as provided in Section 3.01(l), once the Maximum Event Night Ceiling has
been reached the Operator is free to book rooms hereunder for such month and Operator shall
not be obligated to cancel any rooms reservations for such month to accommodate a
replacement block). City recognizes that the Lessee or Operator may be entitled to collect
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cancellation fees from such Potential Convention Center Customer and City hereby consents
thereto and agrees that City shall have no right or claim to all or any portion of such fees except
as provided in the Lease. Similarly, the Lessee recognizes that City may be entitled to collect
cancellation fees from such Potential Convention Center Customer pursuant to the contract
between City and the Potential Convention Center Customer, if any, and the Lessee hereby
consents thereto and agrees that Lessee shall have no right or claim to all or any portion of
such fees.
(h) lf a Potential Convention Center Customer signs a Room Block Contract
with the Operator, then Operator will reserve rooms included in an Event Room Block for such
customer for purchase by the persons attending the applicable event until the later of (x) the
date required under the Room Block Contract executed with such Potential Convention Center
Customer and (y) the sixtieth (60th) day preceding the first scheduled day of the applicable
event, after which time any unbooked rooms shall be released from such Event Room Block
and may be rented for the dates covered by such Event Room Block at any rate to any person
Operator selects without restrictions imposed by this Agreement. lf within ninety (90) days prior
to the applicable event, the number of rooms actually booked is less than the number of rooms
blocked, then Operator may request City to release some or all unbooked rooms and City
agrees not to unreasonably withhold such consent. Furthermore, if the group history of the
Potential Convention Center Customer (whether in respect of events at the Convention Center
or elsewhere) reflects a pattern whereby the block of rooms reserved by such customer is
greater than the actual number of rooms used, then the Operator, with the consent of City
(which consent shall not unreasonably be withheld), shall have the right to block only such
number of rooms which Operator, in the exercise of its professional judgment and based on
such history of the customer, believes will be adequate to accommodate the number of rooms
which will be actually used by such customer; provided, that such decision of the Operator shall
not release or relieve Operator from providing other lodging (in accordance with industry
standard for handling overbookings) if the number of rooms so blocked by Operator actually is
not adequate to satisfy the actual use of rooms by the Potential Convention Center Customer
(up to the amount of rooms included in the Event Room Block pursuant to the contract between
Operator and such customer).
(i) Operator shall have the unrestricted right to commit up to twenty (2Oo/o) of
the Available Guest Rooms on any given date (and any other rooms that are not subject to
being blocked by City pursuant to this Agreement) to the Hotel's commercial or group guests. ln
addition, Operator shall have the unrestricted right to commit any and all rooms not subject to a
room block commitment pursuant to this Agreement for any date that is less than thirty (30)
months in advance; provided, however, if a l8-Month Room Block Request is delivered to
Operator, Operator shall issue an lnitial Offer with respect to such request only to the extent
required pursuant to Sections 3.01(cXi) and 3.01(cXii).
0) lf Operator has a potential booking that would not be permitted under the
terms of this Agreement, Operator may by notice to City (with a copy to Lessee) request that it
be entitled to make such booking. City shall have five (5) Business Days in which to respond to
such request by notice to the Operator; provided, that a failure to respond shall be deemed a
rejection of such request (but such deemed rejection shall not prevent Operator from making
multiple requests for such release).
(k) For the avoidance of doubt, the Operator shall have the right to freely
book all rooms within the Hotel on any day which the Convention Center cannot accommodate
a City-Wide Event because less than one hundred fifteen thousand (115,000) square feet of
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meeting or exhibit space is available on such day for use by a Potential Convention Center
Customer (such determination to be made as of the time Operator makes or extends an offer to
make such booking).
(l) Once the Maximum Event Night Ceiling is reached for a month, the
Operator shall have the right to freely book the available rooms at the Hotel for that month,
regardless of when the booking is made (e.9., it may be more than thirty (30) months in
advance).
(m) Notwithstanding the foregoing, if a Potential Convention Center Customer
has (i) a documented history of causing material property damage or unusually heavy wear and
tear in connection with group events or (ii) poor credit or a questionable payment history, then
Operator shall have the right, at its option, to include in its lnitial Offer to such Potential
Convention Center Customer security, damage or other deposit requirements that, in Hotel
Lessee's judgment exercised in good faith, would compensate Operator and Lessee for the
damage, wear and tear or failure to pay (and, notwithstanding anything in Section 3.01(d) to the
contrary, but subject to resolution of any dispute described below, City shall not have the right to
require Operator to deliver an Amended Offer to such Potential Convention Center Customer
that does not include such security, damage or other deposit requirements); provided that (1)
Operator shall provide City notice that such Potential Convention Center Customer has a
documented history of causing material property damage, unusually heavy wear and tear, poor
credit or questionable payment history, as applicable, and also provide notice of its intention to
include such (and provide a statement of the amount of the proposed) security, damage or other
deposit requirements prior to issuance of such lnitial Offer and (2) in such notice Operator shall
set forth in reasonable detail the basis for the Operator's conclusions. City shall have the right
to reasonably challenge Lessee's conclusion that such Potential Convention Center Customer is
a customer described in clauses (i) or (ii) of the first sentence of this paragraph but, for the
avoidance of doubt, Operator shall be entitled to deliver an lnitial Offer with such additional
security, damage or other deposit requirements prior to receipt of notice of any such challenge,
and if the parties subsequently agree that such additional requirements are unnecessary, City
shall be entitled, if such lnitial Offer remains outstanding, to require Operator to issue an
amended lnitial Offer omitting such requirements. City shall, to the fullest extent permitted by
law, keep such conclusions confidential in accordance with Section 4.04. ln the event of any
such challenge by City, the parties agree to meet and confer and attempt in good faith to reach
agreement as to the additional deposit requirements will be placed on any offer given to such
customer.
3.02 Release of Block
(a) lf the Operator desires to commit a block of more than twenty percent
(20o/o) of the Available Guest Rooms to non-Potential Convention Center Customer business for
a date more than thirty (30) months in the future, the Operator can request by Notice to City (a
"Block Release Request Notice") that City release that block from this Agreement. Each Block
Release Request Notice shall specify the dates as to which such request applies and the
number of event night rooms to which such request applies. Within five (5) Business Days after
receipt of such request, City shall deliver written notice to Operator either (i) approving such
release of such requested block for such specific dates and rooms or (ii) disapproving such
release. City shall be entitled to make such determination in its sole discretion, subject to
Section 3.02(b) below; provided, that if the Block Release Request Notice describes a group
that is proposing to contract for regularly recurring events (including on a rotating basis with
other municipalities) at the Hotel and/or the Convention Center, City shall consider such request
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for the release in light of the possible repeat nature of the proposed business. lf City fails to
either approve or disapprove such request in writing within such five (5) Business Day period,
then such request shall, except as set forth in the last two (2) sentences of Section 3.02(b), be
deemed denied (but such deemed denial shall not prevent Operator from making multiple
requests for such release).
(b) Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this paragraph, City shall
release the block requested in a Block Release Request Notice unless any of the following are
true:
(i) A Room Block Request Notice satisfying the requirements set
forth herein has been delivered that covers any of the dates reflected in the Block Release
Request Notice, unless any lnitial Offer or Amended Offer delivered by Operator in response
thereto has expired without the execution by the Potential Convention Center Customer of a
Room Block Contract with Operator or, if such a contract was executed, the same has been
terminated by the customer;
(ii) The GMCVB or the City is in Active Negotiations with a Potential
Convention Center Customer for a City-Wide Event that includes any of the dates covered by
the Block Release Request Notice; or
(iii) The dates covered by the Block Release Request Notice have
historically been booked in hotels in the City for a City-Wide Event and City reasonably
concludes that the release of the block in the Hotel will jeopardize booking of such City-Wide
Event.
(iv) City will provide Operator a list of known release dates on a
periodic basis (not less than semi-annual) identifying all future dates the Convention Center
cannot be utilized for City-wide Events due to maintenance, move in/out periods, or any other
reason ("Known Release Dates"). lf the City subsequently eliminates such dates from a
subsequent list of Known Release Dates, such date(s) shall be subject to all applicable
provisions of this Agreement, unless rooms have been booked, blocked or reserved by the
Operator pursuant to a contract with a hotel customer or group (and, if such contracts are
terminated, then any of the blocked rooms that were subject thereto shall no longer be
considered blocked for purposes herein).
Notwithstanding anything in Section 3.02(a) to the contrary, if City fails to either approve
or disapprove a request Block Release Request Notice within the five (5) Business Day period
described in Section 3.02(a), and Operator reasonably believes such release is required
pursuant to this Section 3.02(b), then Operator shall have the right to send a second written
notice to City (which second notice shall conspicuously include the following, in capital and bold
print letters: "SECOND NOTICE FOR RELEASE OF BLOCK UNDER SECTION 3.02(b) OF
ROOM BLOCK AGREEMENT; FAILURE TO RESPOND WITHIN FIVE BUSINESS DAYS
SHALL BE DEEMED APPROVAL OF THE REQUESTED RELEASE") requesting that it be
entitled to make such booking, setting forth in reasonable detail the reason such release
complies with Section 3.02(b). lf City fails to deliver to Operator written notice disapproving
such request within five (5) Business Days of receipt of such second notice, then City shall be
deemed to have approved such request.
(c) Operator shall, upon request by City following any release made pursuant
to this Section 3.02, use its good faith efforts to accommodate any Event Room Block
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subsequently requested covering any of the dates for which a release has been provided by
City under this Section 3.02.
ARTICLE IV
ROOM BLOGK PRICING
4.01 Event Block Minimum Rates: Special Event Block Minimum Rates.
(a) The Event Block Minimum Rates and Special Event Block Minimum
Rates shall be as follows:
(i) The Event Block Minimum Rate shall be an amount equalto 105%
of the average group rate for the applicable period reflected in the Lessee's lnitial Projected
Event Block Rate Schedule or Lessee's Subsequent Projected Event Block Rate Schedule
(each as defined below), as applicable.
(ii) The Special Event Block Minimum Rate shall be an amount equal
to 100% of the average group rate for the applicable period reflected in the Lessee's lnitial
Projected Event Block Rate Schedule or Lessee's Subsequent Projected Event Block Rate
Schedule (each as defined below), as applicable.
(b) Concurrent with the execution hereof, Lessee has provided to City a
schedule of the projected Event Block Minimum Rate and Special Event Block Minimum Rate
for the first five (5) calendar years after the Opening (the "Lessee's lnitial Proiected Event Block
Rate Schedule"). The Lessee's lnitial Projected Event Block Rate Schedule shall include a
schedule for both Event Block Minimum Rates and Special Event Block Minimum Rates, and
will include varying rates for room type and for periods within each applicable calendar year to
account for seasonality and day of the week (e.9., Midweek, Weekend). The rates for each
such year included in Lessee's lnitial Projected Event Block Rate Schedule shall represent
Lessee's good faith forecast of the rates that will be included in the pro forma budget for the
operation of the Hotel for such year and are the projections and forecasts being used by Lessee
in making its decisions, and planning for, bookings in the operation of the Hotel and the conduct
of Lessee's business generally.
(c) By no later than January 1 of each year commencing after the date
hereof, Lessee shall provide City a schedule of the projected Event Block Minimum Rate and
Special Event Block Minimum Rate for the ensuing five (5) calendat yeat period (each such
schedule, an " "). The rates (x) for
the first twelve (12) months covered by the Lessee's Subsequent Projected Event Block Rate
Schedule shall be those setforth in the pro forma operating budget for the Hotel for such 12-
month period that has been approved by Lessee and Operator, and (y) for each other year
covered thereby shall represent Lessee's and Operator's then-current good faith forecast of the
rates that Lessee and Operator project will be included in the actual pro forma budget adopted
for the operation of the Hotel for such years and are the forecasts and projections being used by
Lessee in making its decisions, and planning for, bookings in the operation of the Hotel and the
conduct of Lessee's business generally. For each year, subsequent to January 1, Lessee may
deliverone (1) updated Lessee's Subsequent Projected Event Block Rate Schedule, which will
replace the Lessee's Subsequent Projected Event Block Rate Schedule previously delivered for
such year.
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(d) Each of the Lessee's lnitial Projected Event Block Rate Schedule and
each Lessee's Subsequent Projected Rate Schedule shall, when delivered to City, be
accompanied by (i) reasonable evidence that the same has been approved by both Lessee and
Operator, and (ii) a certification from Lessee to City indicating that the Event Block Minimum
Rate and Special Event Block Minimum Rate for each year set forth therein represents (x) for
the first twelve (12) months covered thereby those set forth in the Lessee's pro forma operating
budget for such 12-month period that has been approved by Lessee and Operator, and (y) for
each other year covered thereby, Lessee's and Operator's good faith forecast of the rates that
Lessee and Operator project will be included in the actual pro forma budget adopted for the
operation of the Hotel for such year and are the forecasts and projections actually being used by
Lessee in making its decisions, and planning for, bookings in the operation of the Hotel and the
conduct of Lessee's business generally.
(e) The rates reflected in the Lessee's lnitial Projected Event Block Rate
Schedule and each of the Lessee's Subsequent Projected Event Block Rate Schedules, as
increased up to one hundred and five percent (105%) of such rates, shall be the "Event Block
Minimum Rate" for each of the five (5) years covered by, as applicable, the Lessee's lnitial
Projected Event Block Rate Schedule or the then current Lessee's Subsequent Projected Event
Block Rate Schedule. The rates reflected in the Lessee's lnitial Projected Event Block Rate
Schedule and each of the Lessee's Subsequent Projected Event Block Rate Schedules, at one
hundred percent (100%) of such rates, shall be the "Special Event Block Minimum Rate" for
each of the five (5) years covered by, as applicable, the Lessee's lnitial Projected Event Block
Rate Schedule or the then current Lessee's Subsequent Projected Event Block Rate Schedule.
(i) The parties recognize that the Event Block Minimum Rate and
Special Event Block Minimum Rate may change each year (but only once per year and then
only with the issuance of the Lessee's Subsequent Projected Event Block Rate Schedule), it
being understood that each Lessee's Subsequent Projected Event Block Rate Schedule (and
the rates reflected therein) shall supersede all previously issued Lessee's Subsequent Projected
Event Block Rate Schedules even though the same relate to the same years (the following is an
example of the "rolling" nature of the determination of the Event Block Minimum Rate: assume
thatthe Lessee issues, on December 1,202Q, an Lessee's Subsequent Projected Event Block
Rate Schedule. That schedule will cover the period commencing January 1, 2021 and ending
December 31,2025lthe "2021 Schedule"]. Then assume that on December 1,2021, Lessee
issues a Lessee's Subsequent Projected Event Block Rate Schedule. That schedule will cover
the period commencing January 1, 2022 and ending on December 31, 2026 lthe "2022
Schedule"l. The 2022 Schedule will, as to any Block Notice issued on or after January 1,2022,
supersede the 2021 Schedule and all prior schedules covering the years 2022,2023,2024 and
2025 and shall govern the determination of the Event Block Rate with respect to such Block
Notice).
(ii) lf a Block Notice is issued for a City-Wide Event where the first
Event Night will occur on a date in a calendar year that is not covered by the then current
Lessee's Subsequent Projected Event Block Rate Schedule (i.e., the date of such first Event
Night is beyond the five (5) year period covered by the then current Lessee's Subsequent
Projected Event Block Rate Schedule), the Event Block Rate reflected in the then current
Lessee's Subsequent Projected Event Block Rate Schedule shall be used but shall be adjusted
by an usual and customary industry inflation factor as reasonably agreed upon by Lessee,
Operator and City.
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4.02 General Matters Regarding Rates. All rates described are for single rooms.
Double occupancy rooms may be quoted at a rate not greater than twenty percent (20o/o) above
the single room rates. Triple and quad occupancy rooms may be quoted at rates with an
increase of not greater than thirty percent (30%) above the single room rates. Suites may be
quoted with an increase above standard room rates consistent with market practice, as
reasonably determined by the Operator.
4.03 Confidentiality. Subject to its obligations under the Florida Public Records Act
(the "Public Records Act") in force in the State of Florida from time to time, City will not disclose
any lnitial Offer or Amended Offer, any information provided by Operator under Section 3.01(m)
or any information obtained pursuant to Section 4.01 to any person or entity other than (i) its
employees, accountants, counsel and other consultants who have a need to know such
information, (ii) the Lessee and its officers, directors, employees, accountants, counsel and
other consultants, (iii) the Lessee's existing and proposed lenders, (iv) Operator and its officers,
directors, employees, accountants, counsel and other consultants, (v) prospective purchasers of
the Hotel or (vi) in connection with any legal proceeding (or alternative dispute resolution
procedure) between City and Lessee and/or Operator, provided that City shall use reasonable
efforts to obtain confidential treatment of same. Neither Lessee nor Operator will disclose any
information provided by City to Lessee or Operator hereunder to any person or entity other than
(1) their respective affiliates, and the employees, accountants, counsel and other consultants of
Lessee, Operator and their respective affiliates who have a need to know such information and
their respective partners, members, shareholders, and other holders of direct or indirect
beneficial interests in Lessee or Operator, (2) the Lessee's existing and proposed lenders and
investors and any proposed replacement Operator, (3) prospective purchasers of the Hotel or
(a) in connection with any legal proceeding (or alternative dispute resolution procedure)
between City and Lessee and/or Operator, provided that Lessee and Operator shall use
reasonable efforts to obtain confidential treatment of same.
(a) Subject to City's obligations under the Public Records Act, City shall use
its good faith efforts to provide timely written notice to Lessee and Operator of any request
received by City pursuant to the Public Records Act requesting information held by City to which
Lessee or Operator may assert "confidential business information" or "trade secret" status under
the Public Records Act, all for the purpose of providing Lessee and Operator an opportunity to
seek to protect such information from disclosure by timely filing an appropriate action in a court
of competent jurisdiction seeking non-disclosure of the requested information.
ARTICLE V
STANDARDS OF HOTEL OPERATION
5.01 Standards. At all times during the term of this Agreement, the Lessee shall, to
the extent the Hotel is being operated (or, pursuant to the Lease, required to be operated),
cause the Operator to operate and manage the Hotel in accordance with the Management
Agreement and (to the extent the Hotel is required to be operated pursuant to the Lease) the
applicable provisions of the Lease. At all times when there is no Management Agreement,
Lessee shall, to the extent the Hotel is being operated, operate, or cause an Operator to
operate, the Hotel in a manner generally consistent with the general physical and service
standards applicable to other upscale convention center hotels and (to the extent the Hotel is
required to be operated pursuant to the Lease) in accordance with the applicable provisions of
the Lease.
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ARTICLE VI
STANDARDS OF CENTER OPERATION
6.01. Standards. During the Term, City shall operate and maintain the Convention
Center to at least the standard of quality consistent with the principal convention centers
operated in Orlando, Atlanta, New Orleans, Dallas, Houston, Boston, Chicago, San Francisco,
San Diego and Los Angeles, as of the Effective Date (the "Standard of Operation").
ARTICLE VII
NO LIABILITY FOR PROPOSED CONVENTION CENTER GUSTOMER:
LESSEE RESPONSIBILITY TO CAUSE OPERATOR TO PERFORM: INDEMNITY
7.01 No Liabilitv to Citv. ln no event shall City be in any way responsible or liable for
the performance by any Potential Convention Center Customer of its obligations under its
contract with the Lessee or Operator or for any charges, liabilities or other sums owed by, or
liabilities of, such Potential Convention Center Customer (or for those for whom it blocks rooms)
to either Lessee or Operator.
7.02 Lessee and Operator Responsibilitv: Authoritv to Grant Consents and Make
Decisions. Lessee shall cause Operator to perform all of the covenants and agreements of the
Operator under this Agreement, and to cause the Operator to observe all of the covenants and
agreements of Operator hereunder, and by entering into a Management Agreement Operator
shall, notwithstanding any contrary provision of its Management Agreement, be directly
responsible to City for the performance of the Operator's obligations hereunder. Furthermore,
all actions, consents, decisions, elections, offers, and determinations made hereunder by the
Operator with respect to covenants and obligations of the Operator under this Agreement shall
be binding upon both Lessee and Operator for purposes of this Agreement. As of the Effective
Date, Lessee has delegated the performance of the obligations and rights assigned to the
Operator hereunder to the lnitial Hotel Operator under a Management Agreement (for so long
as the same remains in effect) and, upon its termination, shall delegate any or all of such
responsibilities hereunder to any subsequent Operator pursuant to a subsequent Management
Agreement, but no such delegation shall release or relieve Lessee from its obligation to perform,
or cause to be performed, all of its covenants and agreements set forth herein.
All consents, decisions, waivers, and determinations to be made or given hereunder by
City may be made and given by the City Manager (or any person designated from time to time
by the City Manager by Notice to Lessee and Operator) and no inference to the contrary shall
be made because the defined term "City" is used in some places in this Agreement and the
phrase "City Manager" is used in others.
7.03. lndemnification. The Lessee shall indemnify, defend and hold harmless the City
and its officers, employees, agents and instrumentalities from any and all liability, losses or
damages, including attorney's fees and costs of defense, which the City or its officers,
employees, agents or instrumentalities may incur as a result of claims, demands, suits, causes
of actions or proceedings of any kind or nature arising out of, relating to or resulting from the
performance of the Room Block Agreement by the Lessee, Operator, or their respective
employees, agents, partners, principals or subcontractors. The Lessee shall pay all claims and
losses in connection therewith, and shall investigate and defend all claims, suits or actions of
any kind or nature in the name of the City, where applicable, including appellate proceedings,
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and shall pay all costs, judgments, and attorney's fees which may be incurred thereon. The
above indemnification provisions shall survive the expiration or termination of this Agreement.
ARTICLE VIII
EVENTS OF DEFAULT
8.01 Default. A default under the terms of this Agreement shall occur if any party
hereto shall default in the performance of any of the terms, conditions or covenants contained in
this Agreement to be performed or observed by it, and such party does not remedy such default
within thirty (30) days after Notice or, if the default is of such character as to require more than
thirty (30) days to remedy, then if such party fails to commence to cure and correct the default
within said thirty (30) day period and thereafter prosecute such corrective action diligently and
without interruption and complete the cure thereof within ninety (90) days following the original
Notice of such default (an "Event of Default"). Notwithstanding the foregoing, the failure of
Lessee or Operator to comply with the provisions of Article lll hereof within the time frames set
forth therein shall, if not cured within three (3) Business Days following written notice from City
to Lessee and Operator, constitute an Event of Default by Lessee hereunder without the need of
any additional Notice and without any further opportunity to cure such Event of Default. All
Notices of default shall be provided to Lessee and to Operator and shall also be given to
Lessee's mortgagee (provided such mortgagee has provided Notice to City of its name and
address where Notices to it hereunder are to be sent).
8.02 Remedies. lf an Event of Default shall have occurred because of a breach of any
provision hereof by City, on the one hand, or Lessee on the other hand then the nondefaulting
party shall have the right, at any time after the occurrence of said Event of Default to (i) initiate
and thereafter prosecute an action in equity for the specific performance of any covenants or
obligations to be performed bythe defaulting party hereunder.(City shall also have the right to
seek and obtain an order of specific performance against the Operator so as to compel
Operator, in its capacity as such under the Management Agreement, to comply herewith) or (ii)
exercise such other rights as shall be available at law or in equity. ln no event, however, shall
this Agreement be terminated due to an Event of Default (provided that the foregoing shall not
limit the provisions of Section 2.02).
Each party acknowledges and agrees that its covenants, obligations and agreements set
forth in this Agreement are a material and fundamental inducement to the City in executing and
delivering the Lease and any other agreements referenced therein, such that actual damages
may not be an adequate remedy at law for the breach hereof by City, the Lessee or the
Operator. Accordingly, any party shall be entitled to seek relief mandating action by City, the
Lessee and/or Operator hereunder in accordance with this Agreement. ln addition, each party
recognizes and agrees that monetary damages could not be calculated to compensate the other
party for any breach by the defaulting party of the covenants and agreements contained in this
Agreement. Each party may restrain and enjoin any breach or threatened breach of any
covenant, duty or obligation of the other party contained in this Agreement without the necessity
of (i) posting a bond or other security, (ii) any showing of irreparable harm, balance of harms,
consideration of public interest or the inadequacy of monetary damages as a remedy, or (iii) that
the administration of an order for injunctive relief would be impracticable. ln the event of any
breach or threatened breach of any covenant, duty or obligation contained in this Agreement,
the party breaching (or threatening breach) stipulates and agrees that the balance of hardships
which weigh in favor of injunctive relief and that non-breaching party may seek and obtain
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injunctive or other form of ancillary relief from a court of competent jurisdiction in order to
maintain the status quo and enforce the terms of this Agreement on an interim basis pending
the outcome of the dispute or controversy hereunder.
Lessee agrees to include in each Management Agreement a provision similar to the
foregoing whereby the Operator makes such agreements to Lessee with respect hereto and
specifically agrees that City shall have the right to specifically enforce against the Operator the
provisions of this Agreement.
8.03 Lessee's Reservation of Riqhts. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained
in this Agreement, this Agreement shall in no way limit Lessee's or Operator's rights and
remedies against a Potential Convention Center Customer resulting from such Potential
Convention Center Customer's default under a contract with Lessee or Operator.
ARTICLE IX
ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS
9.01 Exculpation. The liability of Lessee (and of any successor "Lessee") under this
Agreement shall be limited to its interest in the Hotel. City agrees that none of the Lessee's or
Operator's direct or indirect partners, members, managers, joint venturers, shareholders,
directors, officers, agents and employees shall have any personal liability with respect to, or
arising out of, this Agreement. ln no event shall any officer, director, agent, or consultant of
City, nor any employee or public official of the City, ever have any personal liability with respect
to or arising out of this Agreement.
Nothing within this Section 9.01 shall limit the right of any party to seek specific
performance of the terms and provisions of this Agreement as provided in Article Vlll.
9.02 Miscellaneous. lf any term of this Agreement or any application thereof shall be
invalid or unenforceable, the remainder of this Agreement and any other application of such
term shall not be affected thereby. This Agreement may be changed, waived, modified or
supplemented only by an instrument in writing signed by Lessee and City. The headings in this
Agreement are for purposes of reference only and shall not limit or define the meaning hereof.
This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be an
original, but all of which shall together constitute one and the same instrument.
9.03 Estoppel Certificate. Within ten (10) Business Days after request therefor by any
party hereto or by Operator or by the holder of any loan made to Lessee or Operator, the other
party(ies) and Operator shall execute and deliver to the requesting party a statement in writing
and reasonably satisfactory to the requesting party and directed to the requesting party (and, if
requested, to the holder of any loan made to Lessee or Operator) certifying to such factual
matters as may be reasonably requested by such requesting party, including without limitation
(if such be the case) that (a) this Agreement is unmodified and in full force and effect, (b) to the
certifying party's knowledge the requesting party is not in default hereunder or, if in default, the
nature thereof in reasonable detail, and (c) there are no defenses or offsets to the Agreement
claimed by the other party.
9.04 Notices. Each Notice to be provided or given hereunder must be in writing (in
some instances in this Agreement the words "written Notice" or "notice in writing" may be used
and in others simply the word "Notice" or "notice" may be used; no inference is to be drawn
therefrom as all Notices must be in writing) and must be delivered or provided in one of the
following methods: (a) certified mail, return receipt requested, postage pre-paid and addressed
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to the party to whom such Notice is intended to be delivered; or (b) personal delivery to the
addressee by courier or other means of hand delivery. Notice delivered by certified mail
pursuant hereto shall be effectively given and received on the third (3'd) business day following
deposit of the same in the United States Mail, postage pre-paid, addressed properly to the party
to whom such notice intended. Notice by personal delivery shall be effectively given and
received upon acceptance thereof by the addressee as confirmed in writing by a receipt
executed by and retained by the party delivering such Notice.
to City:City of Miami Beach
1700 Convention Center Drive
Miami Beach, Florida 33139
Attention:
with a copy to:City Attorney's Office
City of Miami Beach
1700 Convention Center Drive, 4th Floor
Miami Beach, Florida 33139
to the Lessee:
with a copy to:
to the Operator:
Any mortgagee, trustee or beneficiary under any mortgage or deed of trust on the Hotel
may by Notice to the parties set forth hereinabove designate an address to which Notices to it
hereunder shall be sent. Any such party may from time to time by Notice as herein provided,
designate a different address to which Notices to it shall be sent.
9.05 Transfer of Lessee's or Operator's lnterest.
(a) ln the event of the sale, assignment or transfer by Lessee of its fee
interest in the Hotel Site (other than a collateral assignment to secure a debt of Lessee) to a
successor in interest (who shall, upon acceptance of title to or an interest in the Hotel Site or
any part thereof, be deemed to have assumed the obligations of Lessee hereunder arising from
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and after the date of such acceptance), the transferring Lessee shall be released or discharged
from all of its covenants and obligations hereunder, except such obligations as shall have
accrued prior to any such sale, assignment or transfer; and City agrees to look solely to such
successor in interest of Lessee for performance of such subsequently occurring obligations.
Notwithstanding the provisions of the preceding sentence, any successor Lessee hereunder
shall in all respects be obligated to honor any contract or agreement previously executed with a
Potential Convention Center Customer in accordance with its terms and shall be bound by any
outstanding lnitial Offers or Amended Offers, each Room Block Request Notice and the Event
Rate then in effect subject to and in accordance with the provisions of Article lll.
(b) ln the event that the Management Agreement with any Operator shall
expire or terminate for any reason then the Operator under such Management Agreement shall
be relieved from any obligations arising hereunder from and after the date upon which, as a
consequence thereof, such Operator is no longer operating the Hotel. Lessee shall be obligated
to secure the written consent and agreement of any replacement third-party Operator to comply
with all of the terms, provisions and conditions set forth herein; provided, that, a failure by the
Lessee to do so shall in no way release or relieve Lessee or any such third-party replacement
Operator from performing the obligations of the Lessee and Operator hereunder.
9.06 Superioritv of Aqreement: Covenant Runnino with the Hotel Site. The provisions
of this Agreement shall constitute a restrictive covenant running with the Hotel Site binding upon
each Lessee thereof, and any and all operators or managers of the improvements thereon, and
each and every other person or entity claiming or holding any interest in the Hotel Site, shall
inure to the benefit of the City, and shall apply to any hotel now or hereafter located on the Hotel
Site, or any portion thereof.
9.07 Gender: Sinqular and Plural. As used herein, the neuter gender includes the
feminine and masculine, the masculine includes the feminine and neuter, and the feminine
includes the masculine and neuter, and each includes a corporation, partnership or other legal
entity when the context so requires. The singular number includes the plural, and vice versa,
whenever the context so requires.
9.08 Nature and Extent of Aqreement. This Agreement contains the complete
agreement of the parties regarding the terms and conditions of the Agreement. There are no
oral or written conditions, terms, understandings or other agreements pertaining to the room
block arrangements which have not been incorporated herein.
9.09 Governino Law. This Agreement shall be governed as to performance,
interpretation and jurisdiction by the laws of the State of Florida, without regard to conflicts of
law rules. This Agreement shall be enforceable in Miami-Dade County, Florida, and if legal
action is necessary by either party with respect to the enforcement of any or all of the terms or
conditions herein, exclusive venue for the enforcement of same shall be in Miami-Dade County,
Florida.
9.10 Bindinq Effect. Subject to express provisions hereof to the contrary, this
Agreement shall be binding upon and shall inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their
respective heirs, successors and assigns during the Term hereof. Furthermore, and
notwithstanding any provision hereof to the contrary, (a) the City is an express, intended, third
party beneficiary of the obligations, duties and covenants of the Lessee hereunder, (b) the City
has the right to enforce all of the covenants, obligations and agreements of the Lessee
hereunder, (c) City may at any time, without the need of prior notice to or consent from the
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Lessee, assign this Agreement to the City or to any other entity designated by the City (provided
that no such assignment shall be effective against Lessee until Notice thereof is provided to
Lessee, and provided further that the City expressly assumes all of the obligations of City
hereunder and agrees to be bound by the terms and provisions of this Agreement) and (d) this
Agreement shall automatically be deemed assigned and transferred to the City upon any
dissolution of City (but only if the City expressly assumes all of the obligations of City arising
hereunder from and after the date of such assignment [and not attributable to a default by City
arising prior to the date of such assignment or transferl and agrees to be bound by the terms
and provisions of this Agreement). ln addition, the Operator shall be an express third party
beneficiary of the obligations, duties and covenants of City hereunder.
(signature pages to follow)
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Each of the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be duly executed by their laMully
authorized representatives effective as of the Effective Date.
Lessee:
Portman Miami Beach, LLC
By:
Name:
Title:
CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA
Philip Levine
Mayor
Approved for form and legal sufficiency
City Attorney
ATTEST
City Clerk
By:
By:
By:
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EXHIBIT A
HOTEL SITE
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OWNERSHIP INTERESTS IN LESSEE
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The example of Transaction Rent in this Exhibit "O" is for illustrative purposes only.
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sells a 51% Controlling interest in the Lessee to Owner #2 for a gross sales price (less typical closing
adjustments and credits) of $250,000,000, then no Transaction Rent would be payable in connection with
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SCHEDULE OF MINIMUM FIXED RENT
*As provided in Section a.a@), this amount shall apply from the Rent Commencement Date to
December 31 of the year in which the first anniversary of the Rent Commencement Date occurs,
prorated for any partial months and partial calendar years.
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MANDATORY HOTEL PROJECT DESIGN ELEMENTS
A full-service convention hotel of not-to-exceed 800 rooms, including:
1. approximately (but not to exceed) 800 rooms (with a breakdown between kings,
double/double or double/queen rooms and suites necessary to obtain the Brand
Approval by the lnitial Hotel Operator);
2. if required by the lnitial Hotel Operator, a club lounge;
3. a minimum of approximalely 72,000 net square feet (+l- 5o/o) of hotel conference space
for meetings or other events, including a minimum of 20,000 net square feet (+/- 5o7o;
grand ballroom, 10,000 net square feet (+/- 5%) junior ballroom, and 42,000 net square
feet (+7- 5o/o) of breakout meeting space;
4. appropriate space for kitchen facilities, used for room service and serving conference
and meeting rooms;
5. food and beverage locations of a total square footage size that is not greater than the
square footage size of food and beverage locations that are consistent with the size and
number of rooms in comparable 4 Diamond hotels in comparable locations, not less than
600 seats, in the aggregate, contained within a three-meal restaurant, specialty
restaurant, pool bar and grill, lounge and lobby bar (such restaurants and bars are to be
developed primarily along the perimeter of the ground floor of the Hotel Project) and as
necessary to obtain Brand Approval from the lnitial Hotel Operator;
6. a non-specialty retail facility which may consist of a sundry and/or coffee shop(s) selling
products such as news, coffee, overnight supplies, and travel necessities as necessary
to obtain Brand Approvalfrom the lnitial Hotel Operator;
7. a pool, fitness center and spa;
8. the exterior elements depicted in Exhibit E, subject to a height restriction of a maximum
three hundred (300) feet, in accordance with the provisions of the City's Land
Development Regulations;
9. a minimum of .40 parking spaces per room on-site, in accordance with the provisions of
the City's Land Development Regulations; and
10. the Skybridge.
For the avoidance of doubt, the Lessee may elect to include in the Hotel Project ballroom and
meeting space of a size that is greater than the 5% variances provided for above without City's
Approval (and Lessee shall not be deemed to have made a Prohibited Hotel Project Change or
to have failed to include the Mandatory Hotel Project Design Elements as a result of the
inclusion of such excess ballroom and meeting space).
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EXHIBIT "T"
LESSEE'S LLC DOCUMENTS
(See attached pages)
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Defowsre PAGE 7
tfu first State
Z, ,TEF?XAY W. BALLOCX, SECRETARY O? STATE OF TEE STATE OF
DETAWARE| DO IIEREBr CERTZW rHg ATTACEED rS A TR{,E AIiID CORFACT
COPY OF TTTE CERruFICATE OF FOXAETTON OF "PORTIiIAI;I I{TAIII BE;ACTT,
LLC", FTLED IN THTS OFFTCE ON TEE SEI/ENTEENTE DAY OF,JUATE, A.D.
2075, AT 70:43 OTCLOCK A.M.
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DATE: 06-77-75
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CERTIFICATE OF FORNIATION
OF
PORTTITAN MIAIVI BEACH, LLC
TIIIS CERTIT'ICATE OF FORMATION of PORTMAN MIAMI BEACH,
LLC (the "Company") is being executd by the undersigned for the purpose of forming a
limited liability company pursuant to the Delarvare Limited Liability Company Act.
FIRST:The name of the Company is:
Portman Miami Beach, LLC
SECOND: The Company's registered office in the State of Delaware
is Corporation Trust Centeq 1209 Orange Street in the City of Wilminglon, Delaware
19801. The name of its registered agent at such address is The Corporation Trust
Company.
IN WITNESS WHERtrOF, the undersigned, being,Bn authorized person of the
Company, has executed this Certificate of Formation on this{Eay of June, 2015.
Neal Kamin, Authorized Person
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Note re: Legal Description on Prior Page: lf approved as part of the regulatory Design
Review Board/development process, the cantilevered elements on the north property
line, depicted in Appendix E of the Lease with respect to the 4th Level of the proposed
Hotel, will be included within the legal description for the Leased Property.
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Appendix 3
Schedule of Proposed Minimum Fixed Rent
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2018
L 2019
2 2020
3 202L
4 2022
5 2023
6 2024
7 2025
8 2026
9 2027
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492,545
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L,458,413
L,497,591
L,517,333
L,547,679
L,578,633
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L,708,763
L,742,938
L,777,797
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7,949,620
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2.0% 7,84L,19O
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2.0% L,9L5,574
2.0% 1,953,885
2.0% L,992,963
2.0% 2,032,822
2.0% 2,073,479
2.0% 2,t14,948
2.0% 2,L57,247
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2.0% 2,244,400
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3,187,987 3.0%
3,283,627 3.0%o
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3,483,599 3.0%
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3,624,337 2.o%
3,696,824 2.0%
3,770,760 2.0%
3,846,175 2.0%
3,923,099 2.0%
4,OOL,561 2.0%
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year's average total rent paid.
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1. As requested by Commissioner Grieco, revise Section 4.2(bl as follows:
Section4.2. RestrictiveCovenants
(b) Use Restrictions. The Hotel Project shall not be used by Lessee, nor shall Lessee
knowingly permit the use thereof by any other Person for the following: (i) any unlaMul or illegal
business, use or purpose; (ii) any business, use or purpose which is immoral, disreputable
(including "adult entertainment establishments" and "adult" bookstores) or extra-hazardous; (iii)
a nightclub where the sale of food is only incidental to the sale of alcoholic beverages andwheretheestablishmentislicensedandprimarilyoperated@
es+ag++snmen+{from midnight to 5:00 a.m.} as a "Dance hall" or "Entertainment Establishment"
as defined by Section 114-1 of the City of Miami Beach Code (other than and specifically
excluding the Hotel's lobby bars, rooftop bars or cocktail lounges, pool bars, restaurants,
banquet functions or other similar food and beverage operations contemplated as part of the
Approved Plans or the Mandatory Hotel Project Design Elements); (iv) any Gaming
Establishment (whether or not such use is permitted by applicable law), or (v) any use that
constitutes a public nuisance of any kind. Lessee shall have no right to convert the use of the
Hotel Project or any portion thereof to any time sharing, time interval or cooperative form of
ownership, or to subject the same to any condominium regime.
2. As requested by Gommissioner Grieco, revise Section 4.2(fl as follows:
Section a.2$l:Room BIock Agreement. Lessee shall operate, and cause the Hotel
Operator to operate, the Leased Property in material compliance with the terms of the Room
Block Agreement throughout the Term. ln addition, Lessee shall not receive anv commission.
rebate or other compensation from any hotel located in the Citv of Miami Beach with respect to
anv qroup room block or room bookinqs made by any such Miami Beach hotel.
3. As requested by Commissioner Weithorn, revise Section 4.5 as follows:
Section 4.5 Covenants for Pavment of Public Charses bv Lessee
(a) Pavment of Public Gharqes. Payment of Public Charges includes:
(i) Lessee, in addition to the Rent and all other payments due to City
hereunder, covenants and agrees timely to pay and discharge, before any fine, penalty, interest
or cost may be added, all real and personal property taxes, all ad valorem real property taxes,
all taxes on Rents payable hereunder and under Subleases, tourist, room and restaurant taxes,
and public assessments (includinq, without limitation, permit fees, impact fees and other public
charges|; and
(ii) Special Assessments pursuant to Section 4.5(d), electric, water and
sewer rents, rates and charges levied, assessed or imposed by any Governmental Authority
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against the Leased Property, including all Lessee lmprovements thereon, in the same manner
and to the same extent as if the same, together with all Lessee lmprovements thereon were
owned in fee simple by Lessee.
(collectively, "Public Charges");
(b) Lessee's obligation to pay and discharge Public Charges levied, assessed or
imposed against or with respect to the Leased Property shall not commence until the
Possession Date. All such charges shall be prorated if the Possession Date is not at the
beginning of the calendar year. Lessee, upon written request, shall furnish or cause to be
furnished to the City, official receipts of the appropriate taxing authority, or other proof
satisfactory to the City evidencing the payment of any Public Charges.
4. As requested by Gommissioners Grieco, Weithorn and Steinberg, add new section
4.5(e) as follows:
(e) No Tax Abatements or Other Public Subsidies to Lessee. Lessee shall not
receive anv tax abatement, public subsidv or rebate with respect to anv Public Charqes
(includinq, without limitation, City, Miami-Dade Countv, or State of Florida taxes of anv kind),
other than any tax benefits qenerallv available or provided to other srmilarlv situated or similarly
sized hotels or businesses.
5. As requested by Commissioner Grieco, revise Section 14.12 as follows:
Section 14.12. Amendments. No amendments to this Lease shall be binding on either Party
unless in writing and signed by both Parties. Solely to the limited extent as may be necessary
to reasonably facilitate lender financing for the Hotel Project, the City Manager shall have the
delegated authority (but not the obligation), after consultation with the City's Chief Financial
Officer and City Attorney, to negotiate and execute modifications to Article 9, Article 10,
Sections 6.1(a)(vi) through 6.1(a)(ix), and Sections 6.1(b) through 6.1(k) of this Lease; and to
negotiate and execute the easements contemplated pursuant to Section 4.1(g) of this Lease.
All other amendments must be approved by majority vote of the City Commission, subject to the
requirementsoftheCityCharterandapplicablelaw,exceptthatthe@
Sections 4.2(b),4.2(g), 4.5(a) throuqh (e), and Section A.1 of Exhibit "A" hereto may not be
modified except by a 6l7th vote of the City Commission and approval of such modifications by at
least sixty percent (60%) of the voters voting thereon in a City-wide referendum, in the same
manner as required for approval of the initial Lease pursuant to Section 1.03(bX3) of the City
Charter, and the Base Rent a
modified except bv approval of such modification bv at least sixtv percent (60%) of the voters
votinq thereon in a Citv-wide referendum, in the same manner as required for approval of the
initial Lease pursuant to Section 1.03(bX3) of the Citv Charter. The City shall not be obligated to
expend any money or undertake any obligation connected with any such amendment proposed
by Lessee, or othenuise connected with any action requested by or for the benefit of Lessee
under this Lease, and shall be reimbursed by Lessee for all out of pocket expenses (including
third party consultants and attorneys) incurred by the City. Prior to the City taking action
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regarding any such request, Lessee shall deposit with the City the estimated amount of such
costs, as reasonably determined by the City.
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APPENDIX 5
709
Appendix 5
Planning Analysis
MIAAAiBTACH
PLANNING DEPARTMENT COMMISSION MEMORANDUM
TO: Jimmy L. Morales, City Manager
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FRoM: Thomas R. Moonev. nlC*n/{,ll
Plannins Director () lwl
DATE: June 25, 2015
SUBJECT: Analysis of Proposed Ground Lease Agreement for a Convention Hotel at the
approximately 2.6 acre site located on the 1700 Block of Convention Center
Drive.
BACKGROUND
Section 82-38 of the Code of the City of Miami Beach requires that any proposed sale or
lease of City-owned land be analyzed from a planning perspective so that the City
Commission and the public are fully apprised of all conditions relating to the proposed sale
or lease.
The proposal is to execute a lease agreement between the City of Miami Beach (landlord)
and Portman Miami Beach LLC (lessee), for the development of a Convention Hotel at the
approximately 2,6 acre site located on the 1700 Block of Convention Center Drive. The
following is an analysis based on the criteria delineated in the Code.
ANALYSIS
1. Whether or notthe proposed use is in keeping with city goals and objectives
and conforms to the city comprehensive plan.
Consistent - The future land use designation of the site is Public Facility:
Gonvention Center Facilities (PF-CCC). The proposed Convention Hotel use is
consistent with the purpose of the PF-CCC designation which permits the following:
Public Facility: Convention Center Facilities (PF-CCC)
Purpose: To provide development opportunities for existing convention center
and facilities necessa4i/ to support the convention center.
Uses which may be permitted: Convention facilities.
lntensity Limits: lntensity may be limited by such set back, height, floor area
ratio and/or other reslricfions as fhe City Commission acting in a legislative
capacity determines can effectuate the purpose of this land use category and
otherwise implement complementary public policy However, in no case shall
the intensity exceed a floor area ratio of 2.75.
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June 25,2015
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The impact on adjacent property, including the potential positive or negative
impacts such as diminution of open space, increased traffic, noise level or
enhanced property values, improved development patterns and provision of
necessary services. Based on the proposed use of the property, the city shall
determine the potential impact of the project on city utilities and other
infrastructure needs and the magnitude of costs associated with needed
infrastructure improvements. Should it become apparent that further
evaluation of traffic impact is needed, the proponent shall be responsible for
obtaining a traffic impact analysis from a reputable traffic engineer.
Consistent - No negative impacts are anticipated by the proposed use of the
property.
A preliminary traffic analysis indicates that there will be net reduction of peak hour
trips in the area as a result of the proposal, since it will encourage conventions where
guests arrive to the area by shuttles or other means rather than by single occupancy
vehicles. However, additional reviews willtake place as the project develops fu(her.
The site is currently used as a paved, surface parking lot; therefore there will be no
diminution of public open space.
The use should enhance commercial property values, because it will provide
additional patrons for the area's businesses.
A determination as to whether or not the proposed use is in keeping with a
public purpose and community needs, such as expanding the city's revenue
base, creating jobs, creating a significant revenue stream, and improving the
community's overall quality of Ilfe.
Consistent - This proposed use does keep with the public purpose and community
needs. The lease agreement expands the City's revenue base. lt is expected that
the convention hotel will improve the quality of conventions drawn to the convention
center, which will generate jobs and encourage economic development.
A determination as to whether or not the development is in keeping with the
surrounding neighborhood, will block views or create environmental
intrusions, and evaluation of the design and aesthetic considerations of the
project.
Consistent - The surrounding area consists of civic uses; including the Convention
Center, City Hall, and public parking garages. Therefore, the development will not
block views for other property owners or create environmental intrusions. The
design and aesthetic considerations will be further analyzed as part of the Design
Review process that is required of new development pursuant to the Land
Development Reg u lations.
4.
We ore committed lo providing excellent public servrce ond sofety to oll who live, work, ond ploy in our vibrcnl, tropicol, historic conmunity
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5. The impact on adjacent properties, whether or not there is adequate parking,
street and infrastructure needs.
Consistent - The convention hotel will be providing adequate parking on-site
pursuant to the requirements of the Land Development Regulations. Additional
modifications will be made to the surrounding streets and infrastructure as the project
is developed further.
6. Such other issues as the city manager or his authorized designee, who shall
be the city's planning director, may deem appropriate in analysis of the
proposed disposition.
Not applicable - The Planning Department has no other issues it deems
appropriate to analyze for this proposal.
CONCLUSION
The proposed use for the site is consistent with the Goals, Objectives, and Policies. The
use will generate no negative impacts for the surrounding area. The property would
continue to serve the public interest.
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APPENDIX 6
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APPRAISAL REPORT OF A
PROPOSED GROUND LEASE
ON REAL PROPERTY
Miami Beach Convention Center Hotel Site
Northeast corner of 17th Street and
Convention Center Drive
Miami Beach, Florida 33139
Report 201533
PREPARED FOR
Ms. Maria Hernandez
City of Miami Beach
1700 Convention Center Drive
Miami Beach, FL 33139
PREPARED BY
BLAZEJACK & COMPANY
l72W Flagler Street, Suite 340
Miami, Florida 33130
Phone: (305) 372-0211
Fax: (305) 374-1948
John@Blazejack.com
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Miami Beach Convention Center Hotel Site, Miami Beach, Florida
REPORT 201533
August 24,2015
Ms. Maria Hernandez
City of Miami Beach
1700 Convention Center Drive
Miami Beach, FL 33139
Re: Appraisal of Proposed Ground Lease Terms on Real Property - 201533
Miami Beach Convention Center Hotel site
Comprised of 2.65 acres, located at the
Northeast corner of 17fr Street and Convention Center Drive
Miami Beach, Florida 33139
Dear Ms. Hernandez:
At your request, we have completed an appraisal ofproposed ground lease terms for the above referenced real
property. The purpose of the appraisal is to estimate whether or not the terms of the proposed ground lease on this
property reflect the market rent that it is capable of generating. This appraisal is subject to various Assumptions
and Limiting Conditions and Extraordinary Assumptions set forth in this report. The physical inspection and
analysis that form the basis ofthe report have been conducted by the undersigned.
Our analyses have been prepared in compliance with the standards and regulations of the Uniform Standards
of Professional Practice (USPAP). The accompanying report includes pertinent data secured in our investigation,
exhibits and the details of the processes used to arrive at our conclusion of value.
We have estimated the rent for the subject site based on the terms of its proposed ground lease. Based on the
enclosed analysis, and considering the Assumptions and Limiting Conditions and the Extraordinary Assumptions
set forth in this report, it is our opinion that the proposed terms of the ground lease described herein for the
2.65-acre Miami Beach Convention Center Hotel site would produce a stabilized base contract rent of
approximately $21515,700. Furthermore, this base rent amount, and the terms of this lease, appear to be
synonymous with the market rent including the rental rate, terms and lease parameters as of July 2712015.
Respectful ly submitted,
BLAZEJACK & COMPANY
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Blazejack
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REAL ESTATE COUNSELORS
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Miami Beach Convention Center HotelSite, Miami Beach, Florida
REPORT 201533
Property Name:
Property Type:
Location:
Interest Appraised:
Client:
Intended Use:
Purpose of the Appraisal:
Date of Appraisal:
Dates of Inspection:
Date of Report:
SUMMARY OF FACTS AND CONCLUSIONS
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Miami Beach Convention Center Hotel Site
2.65-Acre hotel development site
Northeast comer of 17th Street and Convention Center Drive in
Miami Beach, Florida 33139
Leased Fee
City of Miami Beach
For the Client's internal use in negotiating a land lease for the site of
a hotel serving the adjacent Miami Beach Convention Center
To determine if the terms of proposed land leases on the subject
property are synonymous with its market rent.
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Zoning: CCC, Convention Center District, City of Miami Beach
Planned Development: Full-service, 800-room convention center hotel including multiple
food and beverage outlets, extensive meeting room spaces, a
recreational sp4 parking garage and ancillary amenities consistent
with a luxury/upscale chain hotel operation
Highest and Best Use: As Vacant: Consistent with its planned development
As Improved - Redevelopment consistent with its planned use
Real Estate Taxes (2014) Exempt
Estimated Rent Terms
Estimated Base Contract Rent: $2,515,700 (at stabilization)
Estimated Market Rental Rate: Synonymous with the Estimated Base Contract Rent stated above
Exposure & Marketing Times: Less than 12 months
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Miami Beach Convention Center HotelSite, Miami Beach, Florida
REPORT 201533
TABLE OF CONTENTS
CERTIFICATE OF VALUE................... ..................1
ASSUMPTIONS AND LIMITING CONDITIONS................... .........................2
SECTION I INTRODUCTION......... ........................5
IDENTIFICATION OF THE PROPERTY ............. .................. 6
INTEREST APPRAISED AND DATE OF THE APPRAISAL ...,,................ 6
INTENDED USE AND INTENDER USER OF THE APPRAISAL............. ....................... 6
SCOPE AND PURPOSE OF THE APPRAISAL ...................... 6
HISTORY OF THE SUBJECT ...........................7
DEFINITIONS OF VALUE AND INTEREST APPRAISED................ ........7
LEGAL DESCRIPTION ............... 8
SECTION II MARKET ANALYSIS. ..................... 14
II.WESTMENT CRITERIA & FINANCING AVAILABILITY ......................15
SECTION III DESCRIPTIVE DATA
SITE DESCRIPTION............ ......30
DESCRIPTION OF IMPROVEMENTS ...........32
REAL PROPERTY TAXES AND ASSESSMENTS................. ...................32
HIGHEST AND BESTUSE............. ................ rr
SECTION IV: LEASE ANALYSIS
GROUND LEASE ANALYSIS ........................38
ESTIMATE OF CLIRRENT GROUND LEASE PAYMENTS ....................42
MARKET VALTTE OF TrrE SrTE (rN FEE STMPLE).... . ... ..... ............. 51
ANALYSIS OF THE PROPOSED RENT FOR THE SITE ......................... 65
CONCLUSTONS ................... ......69
ADDENDA
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Exhibit A
Exhibit B
Exhibit C
Exhibit D
Exhibit E
Exhibit F
Engagement Letter
Proposed Ground Lease & Neutrality Agreement to Subject Site
Portman Holdings Hotel Development Description & Plan
Description of Land Sales
Miami-Dade County Regional Analysis Summary
Qualifications of the Appraisers
BLAZEJACK & COMPANY
REAL ESTATE COUNSELORS
718
Miami Beach Convention Center Hotel Site, Miami Beach, Florida
REPORT 201 533
CERTIFICATE OF VALUE
Vwe certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief,
. the statements offact contained in this report are true and correct.
o the reported analyses, opinions, and conclusions are limited only by the reported assumptions and limiting conditions,
and are my personal, unbiased professional analyses, opinions, and conclusions.
. we have no present or prospective interest in the property that is the subject of this report, and I have no personal
interest or bias with respect to the parties involved.
. we have performed no appraisal or other services regarding the property that is the subject of this report within the
three-year period immediately preceding acceptance of this assignment.
. we have no bias with respect to the property that is the subject of this report or to the parties involved with this
assignment.
. our engagement in this assignment was not contingent upon developing or reporting predetermined results.
. our compensation for completing this assignment is not contingent upon the development or reporting of a
predetermined value or direction in value that favors the cause of the client, the amount of the value opinion, the
attainment of a stipulated result, or the occurrence of subsequent event directly related to the intended use of this
appraisal.
r our analyses, opinions, and conclusions were developed, and this report has been prepared, in conformity with the
Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice.
o John Blazejack and J Guthrie Mlinar have made a personal inspection ofthe property that is the subject ofthis report.
. no one provided significant real property appraisal assistance to the persons signing this certification.
'' . the reported analyses, opinions. and conclusions were developed, and this report has been prepared, in conformity
with the Code of Professional Ethics and Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice ofthe Appraisal Institute.
. the use ofthis report is subject to the requirements ofthe Appraisal lnstitute relating to review by its duly authorized
representative.
o as the date of this report John Blazejack and J Guthrie Mlinar have completed the continuing education program of
the Appraisal Institute.
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ASSUMPTIONS AND LIMITING CONDITIONS
The appraisal is subject to the following assumptions and limiting conditions:
No survey ofthe subject property was undertaken.
The subject properfy is free and clear of all liens except as herein described. No responsibility is assumed
by the appraiser for matters which are of a legal nature, nor is any opinion on the title rendered herewith.
Good and marketable title is assumed.
The information contained herein has been gathered from sources deemed to be reliable. No responsibility
can be taken by the appraiser for its accuracy. Correctness ofestimates, opinions, dimensions, sketches and
other exhibits, which have been furnished and have been used in this report are not guaranteed. The value
estimates rendered herein are considered reliable and valid only as ofthe date ofthe appraisal, due to rapid
changes in the external factors that can significantly affect the property value.
This study is to be used in whole and not in part. No part of it shall be used in conjunction with any other
appraisal. Publication of this report or any portion thereof without the written consent of the appraiser is not
permitted.
The appraisers, herein, by reason of this report, are not required to give testimony in court with reference to
the property appraised unless notice and proper arrangements have been previously made therefore.
The value estimate assumes responsible ownership and competent management. The appraiser assumes no
responsibility for any hidden or unapparent conditions of the properfy, subsoil, or structures, which would
render it more or less valuable. No responsibility is assumed for engineering, which might be required to
discover such factors.
Neither all nor any part of the contents of this report shall be conveyed to the general public through
advertising, public relations, news, sales or other media without the written consent and approval of the
author, particularly as to valuation conclusions, the identity of the appraiser or firm with which he is
connected, or any reference to the Appraisal Institute.
The existence of potentially hazardous material used in the construction or maintenance of the site or its
improvements, such as the presence of urea formaldehyde foam insulation, and,/or the existence of toxic
waste which may or may not be present on the property, was not observed by the appraiser; nor does the
appraiser have any knowledge ofthe existence of urea-formaldehyde foam insulation or other potentially
hazardous waste material of the improvements and the site may have an effect on the value of the property.
We urge the client to retain an expert in this field if needed.
Building floor plans, hotel room counts, capacities of food and beverage outlets, and other details of the
proposed development of the subject property were obtained from the client's Request for Proposals (RFP
No. 2015-103-ME) for the development of a convention headquarter hotel adjacent to the Miami Beach
Convention Center. This RFP also contains the proposed terms of the land lease on the subject property,
and was reviewed by the appraisers. The data contained therein was assumed to be correct for the purposes
of this valuation study. Other information was also obtained from hotel operation proposals from four
major intemational hotel chains, and from the winning bidder on the RFP, Portman Holdings. These were
also relied upon by the appraisers and are assumed to be correct for the purposes ofthis report
The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) became effective January 26, 1992 sets strict and specific
standards for handicapped access to and within most commercial and industrial buildings. For purposes of
this appraisal, we are assuming the building is in compliance; however, we recorrmend an architectural
inspection of the building to determine compliance or requirements for compliance. We assume no
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responsibility for the cost of such determination and our appraisal is subject to revision if the building is not
in compliance.
Extraordinary Assumptions
6.
The proposed lease for the subject site, which is presented in the Addenda ofthis report, calls for an annual
base contract rent this is comprised ofa percentage ofthe gross revenues generated by the hotel operations
which will occur on the site, if unencumbered. This hotel development will be comprised of an 800-room
luxury hotel under a major intemational hotel chain affiliation. It will also include multiple food and
beverage outlets, a health and beauty spa, substantial meeting room space, a rooftop pool over a parking
garage structure, and ancillary amenities consistent with a luxury convention center hotel operation in a
major North American market. The description of this redevelopment and expansion to the existing subject
property is provided in the client's Request for Proposals (RFP No. 2015-103-ME) for this development,
and in the proposed development outlined by the winning bidder of this RFP, Portman Holdings.
Therefore, it is an Extraordinary Assumption that the proposed development of this property will occur at a
level that is consistent with these proposals. Any deviation from this proposed redevelopment and
expansion plan for the appraised properfy may result in a variance from the market rent that the property is
capable ofgenerating.
The estimate of market rent assumes responsible ownership and competent management, as noted in the
preceding Assumptions and Limited Conditions. This is particularly true for hospitality properties such as
that outlined in the development of the hotel that is proposed for the subject site. Therefore, it is also an
Extraordinary Assumption that the estimate of market rent contained herein assumes proper management
providing operations to the hotel, that are both consistent with the RFP from the client and that of the
winning bidder (Portman Holdings).
It is an Extraordinary Assumption that the redevelopment of this property will result in a full-service luxury
hotel property that is comparable to the competitive set of hotels that are described in the Hotel Market
Analysis section of this report. The degree to which this redeveloped hotel product is comparable to these
sets of hotels is outlined in this report, with its occupancy and rate penetration relative to this and other
competitive hotel sets, is assumed to be reasonable for the purposes ofthis report.
The proposed ground lease for the property requires approval from the citizens (registered voters) of the
City of Miami Beach. For the purposes of this analysis, it is an extraordinary assumption that the proposed
convention center hotel development to the subject site, detailed in this report, has already been approved
by all necessary parties as of the valuation date. If this or other approvals do not occur, the estimates of
market rent and values contained herein and its applicability to the subject site are null and void.
The estimate of base contract rents and market rents contained herein assume that the development of this
proposed 800-room convention center hotel to this site (as described in this report) has been completed and
is generating a stabilized level ofgross revenues from its hotel operations as ofthe current date of valuation,
with no rent concessions in place. Furthermore, it also an extraordinary assumption that this development
plan for the subject property, as proposed, represents its highest and best use.
A use restriction in the form of a Neutrality Agreement has been proposed for the subject site. This
Neutrality Agreement, which would be between the eventual operator of the hotel (the hotel user) and labor
unions, allows for the right of a labor union ("Union") to recruit union members from the hotel's
employees. Under this Agreement, the Union would be allowed to recruit during non-business hours in
order to obtain a membership of a majority of certain categories of qualified employees of the subject hotel.
This agreement does not mandate union membership by these hotel employees, but allows for the
enforcement of a neutral environment by the hotel and its operator if a labor union wishes to recruit various
categories of hotel employees to join the Union as members. This Agreement would effectively encumber
the site by restricting its hotel operator from actively opposing any such recruitment by a labor union of
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these qualified hotel employees. If a majority of the qualified hotel employees decide to join a Union, the
Union may be allowed to bargain collectively for those employees regarding their employment terms
including pay, benefits, hours worked, etc. A description of the basic terms of the proposed Neutrality
Agreement that would encumber the site's use is presented in the Addenda of this report. For the purposes
of this analysis of the subject property, it is an Extraordinary Assumption that this Agreement is assumed to
be in effect as an encumbrance to the use ofthe site as ofthe appraisal and valuation dates.
Implicit in the estimates of value is the presumption of good quality construction, competent management,
aggressive marketing, and economic stability. The value estimates are subject to unforeseeable events that
could alter market conditions prior to the effective date of the opinion.
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SECTION I INTRODUCTION
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IDENTIFICATION OF THE PROPERTY
The subject is a rectangular site with approximately 2.65 acres, located at the northeast
comer of 17ft Street and Convention Center Drive in the South Beach neighborhood of Miami
Beach, Miami-Dade County, Florida. This location is immediately south of the Miami Beach
Convention Center, and west of the Fillmore (Jackie Gleason) performing arts theater.
INTEREST APPRAISED AND DATE OF THE APPRAISAL
The purpose of this appraisal is to analyze the terms of a proposed ground lease for this
property in order to determine if these terms represent a market lease rate and structure, under
economic conditions prevailing on July 27,2015, the date of the appraisal. A leased fee interest
in this property is considered in this valuation as of this current valuation date, along with a Fee
Simple interest in the value of the underlying site.
INTENDED USE AND INTENDER USER OF THE APPRAISAL
It is understood that the intended use of this report is for asset management by the client,
the City of Miami Beach, in negotiating a ground lease for this property.
SCOPE AND PURPOSE OF THE APPRAISAL
This appraisal is presented in a narrative format that is consistent with USPAP and the
client's requirements for research and analysis in this assignment. Its purpose is to estimate
whether the terms of the proposed ground lease terms reflect a rental rate that is similar to that
which could be obtained in the market (synonymous with market rent). This includes an
analysis of the estimated base contract rent for the subject is synonymous with the Market Rent
for the site, and the site's value in fee simple, considering the Assumptions and Limiting
Conditions and the Extraordinary Assumptions set forth in this report.
As part of this appraisal, a number of independent investigations and analyses were
required. The scope of this analysis was to inspect the property, consider market characteristics
and trends, collect and analyze pertinent data, develop a conclusion and estimate the properfy's
ground rent. This includes an analysis of the potential gross revenue generation from an 800-
room, fuIl-service, luxury convention center hotel operation at this site. This potential gross
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revenue estimate was formulated from data of other similar hotel operations and from estimates
provided by several major intemational hotel chains.
The extent of verification consisted of assembling and analyzingraw data gathered from
a variety of sources including public records data services, news periodicals and in-house files.
Where possible, transactions were verified through discussions with buyers, sellers, brokers and
knowledgeable third parties. A Sales Comparison Approach was used to estimate the value of
the subject site in fee simple; returns on an investment in that site were analyzed to determine if
the terms of the proposed lease on the site were consistent with its rent-producing capabilities in
the open market. Finally, all assumptions and limiting conditions that affect the analyses,
opinions and conclusions were set forth.
Data sources included four major international hotel chains (which are not identified in
order to conform to their confidentiality requirements), Smith Travel Research, various investor
surveys, press releases and interviews from buyers and sellers of hotel (re)development sites in
the market, public records, and other outlets.
HISTORY OF THE SUBJECT
The subject is owned by the City of Miami Beach. The site is part of the City's
convention center properry, which is proposed for lease as the site of the convention center's
headquarters hotel. A lease abstract describing the primary terms of the proposed lease on the
subject site is presented in Section IV ofthis report.
No sales of this properly were observed by the appraisers during the last five years, and
the property is not listed for sale.
DEFINITIONS OF VALUE AND INTEREST APPRAISED
According to the Code of Federal Regulations, Title XI of the Financial Institutions
Reform, Recovery and Enforcement Act of 1989 ("FIRREA"), and according to the l2s Edition
of The Appraisal of Real Estate, market value is defined as follows:
Market Value
The most probable price, which a property should bring in competitive and open market under
all conditions requisite to a fair sale, the buyer and seller each acting prudently and
knowledgeably, and assuming the price is not affected by undue stimulus. Implicit in this
definition is the consummation of a sale as of a specified date and the passing of title from seller
to buyer under conditions whereby:
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1. Buyer and seller are typically motivated.
2. Both parties are well informed or well advised, and acting in what they consider their own best
interests;
3. A reasonable time is allowed for exposure on the open market.
4. Payment is made in terms of cash in U.S. dollars or in terms of financial arrangements
comparable thereto; and
5. The price represents a normal consideration for the properfy sold unaffected by special or
creative financing or sales concessions granted by anyone associated with the sale.
Fee Simple Interest
Absolute ownership unencumbered by any other interest or estate, subject only to the limitations
imposed governmental powers of taxation, eminent domain, police power, and escheat.
Leased Fee Interest
An ownership interest held by a landlord with the right to use and occupancy conveyed by a
lease to others; usually consists of the right to receive rent and the right to possession at
termination of the lease.
Market Rent
The rental income that a property would most probably command on the open market; indicated
by current rents paid and asked for comparable space as ofthe date ofthe appraisal.
Source: Appraisal Institute, The Appraisal of Real Estate. 13th Edition, (Chicago, 2008)
LEGAL DESCRIPTION
Not available; the properfy is part of the larger site of the Miami Beach Convention
Center, whichhas atotal of approximately 37 acres.
EXPOSURE TIME AND MARI(ETING PERIOD
Exposure time is that time the property is assumed to have been on the market before the
sale assumed on the date of appraisal. It is our opinion that with a reasonable listing price and
aggressive marketing, the subject exposure time for finding a qualified land tenant would be less
than 1.2 months under the described leasing scenario, and the Assumptions and Limiting
Conditions and Extraordinary Assumptions outlined in this report.
Marketing time is that time, at any price, that the property would take to sell from the
date of appraisal forward, i.e., after the date of appraisal. The relationship between price and
marketing time is straightforward and normally, the lower the price, the less time to market.
Based on investor expectations and marketing times for similar properties, both the exposure
and marketing periods for leasing the subject property are estimated to be less than 12 months.
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REGIONAL ANALYSIS
The subject is located in Miami-Dade Coturty, the southernmost of three counties
comprising the South Florida regional market. A summary of economic trends found in this
regional market is presented in the Addenda of this report.
NEIGHBORHOOD ANALYSIS
According to the Appraisal of Real Estate, 12tr Edition, a neighborhood is a group of
complimentary land uses. Social, economic, governmental and environmental forces influence
property values in the vicinity of the subject property, which, in turn, directly affect the value of
the subject property itself. The area of influence is the area within which the forces affect all
surrounding properties in the same way. The boundaries of the neighborhood are drawn by
observing the extent to which the four forces affect all properties in the same way.
Miami Beach Overview
The subject property is in the city of Miami Beach in Miami-Dade County, Florida.
This municipality is on a barrier island across Biscayne Bay from the mainland areas of Miami-
Dade County, whose developed areas are anchored by city of Miami. Miami Beach is
geographically divided into three sections. South Beach, extending from Government Cut north
to the Collins Canal along Dade Boulevard (as far north as 24ft Street), has the city's world-
famous Art Deco district along with the Miami Beach Convention Center, the Lincoln Road
retaiVentertainment area, and cultural attractions. Mid-beach or Central Miami Beach extends
to the north of South Beach to 63d Sfreet and is the area of resort hotels and high-rise
condominiums. Commercial development in this area is principally served by Arthur Godfrey
Road. North Beach extends from 63'd Street north to the city's limits at the Town of Surfside,
and includes Normandy Isle and commercial areas centered around 7l't Street and along Collins
Avenue between 69tr and 74ft Streets.
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Land use in the area is predominantly residential with hotels scattered along the city's
oceanfront and along Collins and Washington Avenues. Supporting retail uses can be found
along these two streets, along with Alton Road in South Beach, 41't Street (Arthur Godfrey
Road) in Mid-beach, and 71't Street in North Beach.
Miami Beach is internationally recognized as a prime beach resort destination. Since the
early 1990s it has experienced a rebirth due to a major gentrification that has taken place
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especially in the South and Central Beach areas, a trend that has continued to spread northward
across the island community over time. Once known as a moderate-income retirement
community, gentrification made Miami Beach, and particularly South Beach, a world-famous
leisure destination for visitors from around the globe. A wide range of amenities including
white-sand beaches, favorable weather (particularly during the winter months), world-famous
Art Deco architecture, and shops, restaurants and hotels catering to every budget are available
for attracting leisure visitors to this market, and innumerable residential condominium projects
catering to part- and fulltime residents.
South- Beach Overview
The boundaries of the subject's South Beach neighborhood in Miami Beach are formed
by natural boundaries including the Atlantic Ocean to the east, Biscayne Bay to the west and
Government Cut to the south. Its north boundary is generally formed by the Collins Canal
along the southeast side of Dade Boulevard, reaching as far north as 24h Street between Indian
Creek and the Atlantic Ocean. It also includes the Sunset Harbour neighborhood across Dade
Boulevard to the north, between Biscayne Bay to the west of Alton Road and Sunset Drive.
This neighborhood comprises the southern part of a barrier island that connects with the
mainland areas of Miami-Dade County via two causeways - the MacArthur Causeway
(lnterstate 395) which connects northern portions of downtown Miami with 5ft Street in South
Beach, and the Venetian Causeway which continues west from the west end of Dade Boulevard
and l7m Street across the Venetian islands in Biscayne Bay to a connection at Biscayne
Boulevard/ U.S. Highway 1 in Miami.
Over the past 25 years, South Beach has undergone an enornous revival - transforming
from a run-down retirement community to an ultra-chic oceanfront tourist destination. It
includes four- and five-star resort hotels along the oceanfront, many within renovated existing
Art Deco buildings, along with popular retail districts and top-drawer restaurants that have
received world-wide accolades.
Land uses in South Beach are generally comprised of low- to mid-rise hotels along
Ocean Drive, a mixture of low- to mid-rise hotels and apartment buildings on Collins Avenue
and Washington Avenue to the immediate west, and low-rise apartment buildings on streets
between Washington Avenue and West Avenue. High-rise condominium towers dominate the
immediate Biscayne Bay frontage of the community to the west of West Avenue and Bay Road
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in South Beach. North of 15ft Street along Collins Avenue in South Beach is the Collins
Avenue Hotel District, which includes high-rise luxury hotels along the oceanfront and low- to
mid-rise hotels and apartments to the west of Collins Avenue.
This beachfront neighborhood offers numerous amenities for attracting tourists and
visitors beyond its wide sandy beaches and balmy weather. The Miami Beach Convention
Center is located along the west side of Washington Avenue in South Beach, and has one
million square feet of flexible space, including 500,000 square feet of exhibit space and 70
meeting rooms comprised of 127,000 square feet. The City announced a bid to re-vamp this
facility and add an adjacent 800-room convention center hotel, subject to voter approval in
November 2015. Immediately south of the convention center is the Fillmore Miami Beach
(a.k.a. Jackie Gleason) Theater, a performing arts facility in a classic Art Deco building. Across
17ft Street to the south is the New World Center, the home of the New World Symphony
orchestral academy. Designed by Frank Gehry, this 756-seat facility opened in 2011
accompanied by an outdoor projection wall and a 2.5-acre public park. Other cultural
attractions are centered around Collins Park to the west of Collins Avenue at 22"d Street, and
include the Bass Museum and the headquarters for the Miami City Ballet.
Lincoln Road is an open-air, pedestrian-only retaiVentertainment area running east/west
between 16ft and 17m Streets from Alton Road to Washington Avenue. The mall is well
landscaped with shelters, greenery and seating. Lincoln Road now features over 200 shops
including designer boutiques, national retailers, sidewalk cafes and restaurants, the Colony
Theater and a multi-screen movie theater. Major retailers include the Gap, Banana Republic,
Zara, H&M. Lucky Brand, Lofl/Ann Taylor, the Apple Store, Sunglass Hut, Pottery Barn,
BCBG Max Azria, Williams-Sonoma, Sketchers and French Connection. Balan's, Yuca,
Quattro, Rosinella, Segafredo, Rosa Mexicano, Meat Market and Sushi Samba Dromo are
among the restaurants found along Lincoln Road. Rents for prime retail space along this
pedestrian mall range from $250 per square foot, triple net, or among the highest in South
Florida.
Older Art Deco hotels along Collins Avenue between 5tr and 8ft Streets have been
gutted and remodeled for single-tenant retail store use, and now include tenants such as Armani
Exchange, The Gap, Kenneth Cole, Nine West, Ralph Lauren, the Levi's Store, Tommy
Hilfiger, Sephora and Victoria's Secret. Other retail areas include a new vertical shopping
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center at 5ft Street and Alton Road featuring Best Buy, TJ Maxx, Staples and Ross Dress for
Less. Additional supporting retail uses are found along 5ft Street and Alton Road in this market.
The subject property is located along 17ft Street at Convention Center Drive,
immediately south of the Miami Beach Convention Center and west of the Fillmore Theater.
The New World Center is located across 17ft Street to the south.
Accessibility
The main north/south arteries in the South Beach area include Alton Road on the
western side, Collins Avenue on the east side and Meridian and Washington Avenues in
between. Major east/west cross streets include 5ft, 16ft and 17ft Streets along with Dade
Boulevard and 23d Street.
The accessibility throughout the neighborhood is good. Access to the mainland is
provided by the MacArthur Causeway (Interstate 395) at 5tr Street and the Venetian Causeway
at 17ft Street/Dade Boulevard, although the latter is undergoing rebuilding thus currently lacks a
connection to the mainland. The MacArthur Causeway directly intersects with Interstate 95 (I-
95) at the northern edge of downtown Miami and continues westward as State Road 836 to
connect with Miami International Airport, State Road 826 (the Palmetto Expressway) and
Florida's Tumpike. Miami Intemational Airport is located approximately 10 miles west of the
subject property, just north of State Road 836 and west of N.W. 42 Avenue. Fort
Lauderdale,T{ollywood International Airport is about 22 mlles to the north along I-95 just south
of Interstate 595. This neighborhood is also proximate to Port Miami, the world's busiest cruise
ship terminal, which is just east of downtown Miami on Dodge Island.
Conclusion
The immediate area of the subject reflects a mix of cultural uses and the Miami Beach
Convention Center. The subject property has a good location along the north side of lTth
Street adjacent to this convention center and next door to the Fillmore Theater. The Lincoln
Road retail/entertainment area is located one block to the south, and South Beach's attractive
Atlantic Ocean beaches are located approximately four blocks to the east. The subject offers
excellent access to the abundant recreational, shopping, dining and cultural attractions in its
South Beach neighborhood, with good accessibility to Miami Intemational Airport and the
cruise port at Port Miami.
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SECTION II MARKET ANALYSIS
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INVESTMENT CRITERIA & FINANCING AVAILABILITY
Nationwide, investment and development prospects for hotel properties are expected to
fall near the middle of the range among various other commercial property types. This is
illustrated by the tables below, which are obtained from Emerging Trends 2015, published by
PricewaterhouseCoopers, LLP, which is based on trends occurring prior to the start of that year:
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nationwide. This source indicates that the surveyed hotel investors recommended buying hotel
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in transactions in the U.S. Leading these investments for mature hotel markets (such as North
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HOTEL MARJGT ANALYSIS
Economic Trends Affecting Hotel Demand
Amid measureable improvements across most commercial sectors of the economy, the
Miami-Dade hotel industry has shown steady improvement and investment since 2010,
emerging as one of the top U.S. hotel property markets for investment and development. While
unemployment rates remain higher than the national average, labor markets have posted
consistent growth with a decline in this rate over time. Long term, Miami's infrastructure
expansion (ongoing port, air and rail projects which tie into each other and mass transit), strong
ties to international trade and the area's market position as an international tourist hot-spot
position the city's hotel market to outperform much of the rest of the U.S., competing favorably
with other major hotel markets in the country during the near term.
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The Miami hotel market has experienced a corresponding improvement in its rate and
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In 2014, STR reported that RevPAR for Miami hotels increased by 7% over the
previous year, to 5144.87. With occupancy growing by 0.4 percentage points in this market to
78.3% 2014, this RevPAR growth rate was also attained from a 5.8o/o increase in ADR (to
S185.12) n 2014. RevPAR growth in Miami was also reported by Jones Lang LaSalle to be
among the top five US hotel markets since the peak that preceded the Great Recession.
Additionally, Miami hotels recorded the greatest nominal ADR growth (33%) over the
past decade when compared to other major cities, with RevPAR growth reported by Jones Lang
LaSalle among the top five US markets since the peak that preceded the Great Recession. This
premium is driven by high-rated properties and the significant number of upper-tier hotel
developments and conversions (including redevelopment) throughout the metropolitan area.
These improvements, along with the numerous development announcements and hotel
site sales, have made hoteliers very bullish on Miami. According to the Greater Miami
Convention & Visitors Bureau, as well as various news releases, new hotel development in 2014
was predominated by properties introduced in Miami Beach, totaling 2,651 new rooms. This
included the Redbury, the Gale, the Hilton Cabana and the Marriott Edition in Miami Beach. A
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lower number of new hotels are expected to open in this market in 2015, with several in the
following list opening in June 2015.
This will be followed by a surge of new hotels slated for the Miami CBD and Brickell
markets in mainland areas of Miami-Dade County in 2016 and20l7:
The Miami area is a popular destination for domestic tourism, in addition to being an
intemational crossroads that functions as the "Gateway to the Americas" connecting the Central
and South American economies with North America. According to statistics compiled by the
Greater Miami Convention and Visitors Bureau, there were more than 14.2 million ovemight
visitors to Miami n2013, an increase of 2.2o/o over the previous year, of which just over half
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Hotel Neme Locedoa Rooms Stetns Comdetior
Nautilus Hotel
Riu Plaza
AC Hotelby N{arriott
Faena Hotel
Aloft Hotel
One Hotel
Berteley Shore
H,vatt South Beach
Jade Hotel
Grevstone
i8l5 Collins Ave.
3101 Collins Ave.
l91l Collins Ave.
3l0l Collins Ave.
]i60 Collins Ave.
l3?? Collias .A.r,e.
1610 Collins Ave.
1500 Colllius Ale.
Jaores Ave. & 18th St"
l9l0 Collins Ave.
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169
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105
70
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l0l5
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l0l;
Under Renovation
Under Renovation
Under Constnrction
LInder Construction
Under Renovation
UnderRenovation
Under Renovatiou
Uuder Coustnrctiou
Proposed
Total
I-angford Hotel
EAST Hotel
SIS Brickell
MEMelia Hotel
Atton Hotel
Horrpwood Suites
Met Square Marriott
Canopy by llilton
Hotel lndigo
Marriott Marquis
Cambria Suites
Panorama Hotel
SIS Lux
Hyatt
12l S.E. lst SI./CBD
Brickell CityCentre
1300 South MiamiAve.
Biscyane BI. & NE I0 St.
1500 S.W. lst Ave.
1750 S.W. lst Ave.
Met Square
1001S.W. lstAve.
145 S.W. ll Street
MiamiWorld Center
165 S.W. 12 Street
1l0l BrickellAvenue
1300 South MiamiAve.
One Brickell
N.E. 14 St. &N.E 2nd Ave.
132 UnderRenovation 2015
263 Mid-Construction 2016
133 Mid-Construction 2016
135 Planned Renovation 2016
270 Early Construction 2016
103 Mid-Construction 2016
188 Early Construction 2016
247 Proposed 2011
140 Proposed 2017
1,800 Proposed 2017
ll0 proposed 2017
250 Proposed 2017
60 Proposed 2017
200 Proposed 2018
Total
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were intemational visitors. These
visitors. Due to the strengthening
domestic visitors in 201 4.
Increased visitation has led
figures increased 2.4o/o tn 2014 to 14.6 million ovemight
U.S. dollar, the increase in visitation was primarily led by
to higher room night sales for area hotels.
51.9% 51.7%
48.1% 48.3%
100.0% 1m.D6
49.8% 50.1%
50.2% 49.9p.6
1m.0% 100.0%
50.996
49.1%
100.0%
Source: Greater Miami Convention & Visitors Bureau
IEEEEEH
Domestic Visitors
lntemational Visitors
Total Overnight Visitors
Domestic Visitors
lntemational Visitors
Total Overnight Visitors
t000)
5,5d14.0
6,060. L
12,504.1
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6,495.7
13,444.2
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6.833.7
13,908.6
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7,L31.7
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7,260.0
14,563.2
3.0596
1.809o
2.42%
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Key Biscayne,
1.5$6
Distributi on of Total Overnight Visitors
By Area of Lodging,2014t
South Miami
Dade,3.9%
Doral, 3.3St
Coconut
Grove, 1.59t
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8.8S
The following chart shows passenger trends through Miami International Airport
(MIA) from 2005 through 2014, a gauge of visitation trends in this market. After the impact
of the Great Recession during the last decade, passenger traffic regained its previous growth
pattern.
Intemational Total
Passengers Yo of Passengers %
Period (000s) Total (000s) chanse
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
20n
2012
2013
2014
14,241 45.9% 31,008
t4,728 45.3% 32,534 4.9%
t5,541 46.1% 33,740 3.7%
16,147 47.4% 34,0& 1.0%
t5,970 47.1% 33,890 -0.5%
t6,892 47.3% 35,698 5.3%
t8,418 48.1% 38,3t4 73%
t9,372 49.1% 39A67 3.0%,"0,202 49.8% 40,563 2.9%
t0.097 49.r% 40"942 0.9%
Source: Miami-Dade County Aviation Dept.
Miami's role as an important international destination shows in the increasing share of
total travel by intemational passengers which increased from45.3%o in 2006 to almost 50.0% in
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2013. The weakening of the U.S. dollar, coupled with robust economic performance in the
Latin America region, helped fuel continued growth of international visitation during that
period. In20l4, the dollar began to strengthen, while some European economies weakened and
economic sanctions targeting Russia took effect. This may explain the minor decline in
intemational arrivals to Miami that year. Nonetheless, overall passengers handled at MIA
continued to grow, supported by an increase in domestic passengers in 2014.
Hotel Demand - South Beach
Hotels in the subject's South Beach market primarily accommodate leisure demand
from vacationers visiting this resort market. Demand from the group segment of the market is
secondary, and is primarily influenced by events and trade shows staged at the Miami Beach
Convention Center (MBCC). This facility is located between Washington Avenue and
Convention Center Drive in South Beach, to the north of 17ft Street. It has one million square
feet of flexible space, including 500,000 square feet of exhibit space and 70 meeting rooms
comprised of 127,000 square feet. Historic trends in attendance and hotel room night sales from
events at the MBCC are noted below:
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Events, Afrendance and Roorn Nights
FY 200,9
FY 20{0'
FY 2O{I
FY 2012
FY 2013
FY 2014
Number of
Events
94
105
118
132
115
134
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Attendanc+ llighk
632,700 229,000
708,800 103,1oCI
661,600 199,200
661,300 175,500
589,700 132,600
738,000 14r,400
'Super Borltr in Miami.
Source MBCC and GMCVB.
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The City of Miami Beach is planning a renovation and expansion of this facility, with a
winning bid provided to plans submitted by Portman Holdings. The project will include
renovation of the exhibit halls and meeting rooms, pre-function and support spaces including
loading areas, kitchens, bathrooms, and exteriors. The expansion will provide 60,000 square
feet of additional ballroom and meeting space, and the conversion of the MBCC's parking lot
across Convention Center Drive into a 6.5-acre public park, with replacement parking moved to
the roof of the convention center building. Most hotels in this market have minimal meeting
space as this market segment is a secondary demand generator for room night sales due to the
neighborhood's beachfront/resort location. A secondary amount of corporate/business guest
demand is also present.
Most of the demand from the leisure market segment peaks in the winter season, when
the entire Miami area enjoys peak occupancies and average rates, and during special event
weekends such as the Miami Intemational Boat Show, the Coconut Grove Arts Festival, Art
Basel, and college football bowl games. Additional leisure demand is generated by the South
American and European tourist markets during July and August.
Leisure Segment
The leisure market segment consists of individuals and families who are spending time
vacationing in the area. Their travel purposes may include recreational activities such as
lounging on the region's numerous beaches or at hotel pools, playing golf or tennis, spa/fitness
and health, swimming and relaxation. Other activities include shopping, touring, dining,
nightclubbing, sightseeing, etc. Leisure demand is strongest Friday and Saturday nights, and all
week during holiday periods. Peak periods occur from November through March, when
Miami's balmy weather attracts visitors escaping the winter chill in other areas of North
America.
Future leisure demand is related to the overall economic health of the national and
global markets; this is evident from the data on passenger traffic at Miami Intemational Airport,
which is roughly half domestic and half intemational. Trends showing changes in state and
regional unemployment and disposable personal income often have a strong impact on leisure
visitation. As the national and global economies have recovered from the effects of the Great
Recession, hotel occupancies and rates in this market have improved as additional room night
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sales have occurred from the leisure segment of this market. South Beach is a premier vacation
destination with a worldwide appeal, offering wide sandy beaches, shopping, dining, nightlife
and recreational amenities for attracting visitors and room night demand in this market segment;
these were outlined in the Neighborhood Analysis section of this report.
Group Segment
The meeting and group market includes meetings, seminars, conventions, trade
association shows, and similar gatherings of ten or more people. Peak convention demand
typically occurs in the spring and fall. Because of vacations, the summer months represent the
slowest period for this market segment; winter demand varies. Due to the dominant demand
from the leisure segment, most hotels in this market feature limited meeting space. Most
demand for room night sales from the group segment is generated by activity at the Miami
Beach Convention Center in this market.
Primary group demand sources include corporate groups, associations, and SMERF
(social, military, educational, religious, and fratemal) groups. Corporate groups take the form of
training programs, sales meetings, division conferences, and similar events with a business
purpose. Association group demand includes national, regional, and state associations.
Professional associations and/or those supported by members' employers. The SMERF market
consists of groups that are social, military, educational, religious, or fratemal in nature. Group
guests at the subject properly are anticipated to be minimal, as the property will not offer
significant event space to attract this market segment.
Business/Commercial Segment
The commercial segment incorporates demand derived from the local businesses.
Commercial demand is relatively constant throughout the year, although some declines are
noticeable in late December and during other holiday periods. The commercial segment
includes individual business travelers and corporate accounts. Corporate accounts are generated
by local companies; demand in this sub-segment may include employees of the firm or its
affiliates, and often consists of training groups.
Miami Beach's corporate community features creative firms in the entertainment and
fashion industries. Most of the regional business employment is centered in the Cenffal
Business Districts of Miami and Coral Gables, in areas surrounding Miami International
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Airport, and areas between the Palmetto Expressway and Florida's Turnpike north of State Road
836. Commercial demand is expected to increase consistent with the ongoing recovery in the
local and national economies.
Existing Competitive Supply
Once the proposed development is completed, the subject will be among the largest full-
service hotels in Miami Beach, with a major international luxury hotel chain affiliation. It will
be located several blocks from the city's attractive Atlantic Ocean beaches, but will be adjacent
to its convention center and one block north of the popular Lincoln Road pedestrian
retail/entertainment area. The primary competition for the subject is anticipated similar larger
and/or chain-affrliated luxury hotels in this market, although these are primarily located along
the city's beaches. These are summarized below:
The Fontainebleau 1,440 S547 S204
Loews Miami Beach 790 5469 $267
Eden Roc 627 $384 $326
The James Royal Palm 393 5569 $243
W Hotel South Beach 349 $742 $449
Shore Club South Beach 308 S416 $239
The Palms Hotel & Spa 251 $362 $215
Marriott Stanton 224 $599 $199
Hilton Bentley 95 $599 $279
TotaVAverase 4.477 $521 5269
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performance of this set of competitive hotels based on data compiled by STR, for each
trailing 12-month period ending in November of that year (the most-recent data available for
this set of hotels).
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Occupancy 15"9/o
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Rer'PAR 9224"55
etr 2013
No. Davs 165
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Room Night Sales 1,257,955
ADR 5321 53
Total Revenues (000s) $104,475
PAR 5247.52
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No. Davs i65
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ADR 53] 8.5J
Total Resenues (000s) $.114.:?7
R*PAR $265.
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favorable period for
healthy increases in
the Miami-area and Miami Beach hotel markets are experiencing a
investment and revenue growth, with high levels of occupancy and
ADR and RevPAR. Despite the introduction of several new and
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redeveloped hotel properties
long-term outlook for hotel
positive.
that are expected to occur in this
performance and investment in
market in the near term, the
this market remains quite
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SITE DESCRIPTION
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Gleason) Theater and south of the Miami Beach Convention Center.
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assumed the soil is of sufficient load-bearing capacity to support the
structure. No evidence to the contrary was observed upon our
physical inspection ofthe site.
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Iffully approved, the proposed lease for the site also places it under
a Restrictive Covenant, limiting the site's use to an 800-room
convention center hotel with related meeting/banquet space, food
and beverage operations, and amenities.
According to the Federal Emergency Management Agency's Flood
Emergency Management Agency's Flood Insurance Map,
Community Panel No. 12086 C0 317L, dated Sep 11 2009, the
property appears to be within the Zone AE (EL-S). Insurance
requirements applies, however, a qualified insurance agent should
verify and render a final opinion.
Parking lot, ancillary buildings to the neighboring Fillmore Theater
The site appears to have an adequate width and depth to support its
proposed highest and best use. It will be leased under "as is" terms
with its current improvements and conditions in place.
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DESCRJPTION OF IMPROVEMENTS
The subject is cunently improved with a parking lot and low-rise ancillary buildings for
the adjacent Fillmore (Jackie Gleason) Theater to the immediate east. If the proposed
redevelopment and ground lease are approved, however, this does not represent the property's
highest and best use.
The City has sought bids to develop the subject with an 800-room luxury hotel that will
serye as the headquarters hotel facility for the adjacent Miami Beach Convention Center. The
City requires that this hotel will also offer meeting space and food and beverage facilities that
are comparable to other North American convention center hotels that maintain a four-diamond
rating by AAA. The property must also contain a parking sffucture with a minimum ratio of 0.4
spaces per guest room, and the total building cannot have a height exceeding 300 feet (which is
approximately 30 stories). The developer will also be provided an easement to construct an
enclosed pedestrian skybridge connecting the hotel directly to the Miami Beach Convention
Center.
A fuither description of the proposed redevelopment of this property by its awarded
bidder (Portman Holdings) is presented in the Addenda of this report. Also, the owner of these
improvements that have been proposed are assumed to be subject to a Neutrality Agreement
described in the Extraordinary Assumptions presented elsewhere in this report.
REAL PROPERTY TAXES AND ASSESSMENTS
The subject properly is assessed under the jurisdiction of Miami-Dade County, Florida.
The assessment for the property is established each year as of January 1" by the County
Property Appraiser's Office at 100 percent of "Just Value". Just Value has been equated to
Market Value less closing costs. While the State of Florida requires real estate to be assessed at
100 percent of Just Value, in reality, the ratio of the assessed value to sales price is generally
below 100percent.
Tax due is computed according to annual millage rates established by the city, county
and state. Millage rates are the amount paid per $1,000 of assessed value. The 2014 calendar
year is the most recent year for which assessed valuation information is available. The subject
is part of the larger, 37-acre Miami Beach Convention Center tract, which includes the
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convention center and the Fillmore Theater. The total assessment for this parent tract was
$17I,976,229. As the property is owned by a municipality (he City of Miami Beach), it is fully
exempt from property taxes.
ZONING
The subject property is zoned CCC, Convention Center District, by the City of Miami
Beach. This facilitates the use of the site with the Miami Beach Convention Center which is
located to the immediate north. The City has proposed a lease of the site for a convention center
hotel development. Thus, if this lease is approved, the site is zoned for the specific convention
center hotel development outlined in the Description of Improvement section of this report.
HIGHEST AND BEST USE
According to The Dictionary of Real Estate Appraisal, published by the American
Institute of Real Estate Appraisers, the highest and best use may be defined as:
I That reasonable and probable use that supports the highest present value of vacant land or improved
property, as defined, as ofthe date ofappraisal.
The reasonably probable and legal use of land or sites as though vacant, found to be physically possible,
appropriately supported, financially feasible, and that results in the highest present land value.
The most profitable use. Implied in these definitions is that the determination of highest and best use
takes into account the contribution of a specific use to the community and community development goals
as well as the benefits of that use to individual properly owners. Hence, in certain situations the highest
and best use of land may be for parks, green belts, preservation, conservation, wildlife habitats, and the
like."
Highest and best use (H&BLI) is analyzed under two separate applications or scenanos:
(l) highest and best use ofthe site as though vacant and (2) highest and best use ofthe property
as improved. The highest and best use of the site as though vacant is based on the theory that
land will be put to its maximally productive use and this use will determine the highest site
value. It is the basis for valuing the site.
Highest and Best Use as if Vacant
The first test is what is physically possible. The subject's 2.65-acre site does not impose
physical development restrictions. All utilities are available to the property, whose topography
is level and at road grade with its abutting streets which are both bi-directional roadways. The
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subject site is located at the northeast comer of 17e Sheet and Convention Center Drive,
immediately south of the Miami Beach Convention Center in South Beach.
The second test concerns permitted uses. Assuming that the ground lease proposed for
the properly has been approved and is in place, the site may be improved with a luxury
convention center hotel with up to 800 rooms that includes meeting space, food and beverage
outlets, and other amenities, in a building whose height does not exceed 300 feet (about 30
stories). This hotel would serye as the headquarters hotel for meetings, trade shows and other
events held at the adjacent Miami Beach Convention Center.
The third and fouth tests are, respectively, which uses are financially feasible and what
use will produce the highest (maximally productive) net retum. Hotel development and
redevelopment is actively occurring in Miami Beach as developers and investors take advantage
of favorable market conditions for this property type. Rates are climbing and occupancies are
strong, with the Miami-area market among the strongest hotel markets in the nation. The timing
of any development to this properry, if vacant, would depend on the type of hotel and its
amenities. Such a development appears to be feasible in the current market, provided costs for a
luxury hotel development (including, direct and indirect costs, FF&E, pre-opening and working
capital costs) are budgeted properly.
The maximally productive use represents the development that would provide the
greatest retum on the land. The proposed lease on the subject site that requires approval from
the City of Miami Beach and its registered voters calls for the development of an 800-room
luxury hotel with expansive meeting space and food and beverage outlets in a building whose
height does not exceed 300 feet. This hotel would serve as the headquarters for meetings, trade
shows and other events held at the adjacent Miami Beach Convention Center, which has a total
of one million square feet of meeting and exhibit space. It is worth noting that on the opposite
side of Biscayne Bay, a new 600,000-square foot convention center and meeting venue is
planned as part of the proposed Miami World Center project in downtown Miami, which will
also include 765,000 square feet of retail space. This convention facility at Miami World Center
will be served by a much-larger headquarters hotel that will have a total of 1,800 guest rooms.
This appears to suggest that a larger headquarters convention hotel may be supported by the
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Miami Beach Convention Center, given its larger size. This would provide a higher density of
development at the subject site, enhancing its value to an owner and developer.
However, an altemative development of a larger convention center hotel at the subject
site would require an expanded analysis of the impact on such a project on the existing hotel
market in Miami Beach, and on the surrounding South Beach market. Such a study is beyond
the scope of this appraisal assignment. For the purposes of this appraisal, it is an assumption
that the 800-room convention center hotel development proposed for the subject site represents
its highest and best use, given the impact of such a facility on the surrounding market in South
Beach and the possibility of gaining approval for such a development from the City of Miami
Beach and its registered voters.
Based on the above-cited factors, it is our opinion that the highest and best use of the
property, as if vacant is consistent with its proposed development into a luxury, fuIl-service
convention center hotel with 800 guest rooms, meeting space, food and beverage outlets, a
parking structure, and other amenities consistent with a four-diamond, AAA-rated convention
center hotel in North America.
Highest and Best Use as Improved
The subject property is improved with a parking lot and low-rise ancillary buildings
which are part of the adjacent Fillmore Theater to the immediate west. If the ground lease is
approved, the subject site would be restricted to a convention center hotel use in a structure with
a much-higher density. It is likely that these existing ancillary buildings would no longer
contribute to the property's value, with a much-greater value realuedif developed to its highest
and best use if vacant. From this analysis, the subject's highest and best use "as improved" is
synonymous with its highest and best use as if vacant.
Highest and Best Use Conclusions
Use Luxury Full-Service Convention Center Hotel
Timins Current
User Uoscale Hotel Guests
Buyer Hotel Developer/Investor
The subject property is improved with a parking lot and low-rise ancillary buildings
which are part of the adjacent Fillmore Theater to the immediate east. If the ground lease is
approved, the subject site would be restricted to a convention center hotel use in a structure with
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a much-higher density. It is likely that these existing ancillary buildings would no longer
contribute to the property's value, with a much-greater value reahzed if developed to its highest
and best use if vacant. From this analysis, the surbject's highest and best use "as improved" is
synonymous with its highest and best use as if vacant.
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GROUND LEASE ANALYSIS
Ground Lease Analysis
Most examples of ground leases for convention hotels involve inducements by the local
govemment to attract developers to build. An example of this is the Loews Hotel on South
Beach in Miami Beach. This hotel's ground lease was set at a minimal rate, and included a
purchase option of the land by the developer. This type of option would not be included during
periods when the market is strong and land prices are high. Land prices in Miami Beach are
quite high today compared to other markets in South Florida as this neighborhood has
undergone an unprecedented period of gentrification and renewal over the past 25 years. In
addition, the hotel market is also doing good business with healthy increases in average daily
rates (ADR), strong occupancy and substantial interest in investment and (re)development.
A ground lease reduces the amount of cash a developer has to pay up front in order to
build a major project. The typical ratio of land to project cost ranges from l0% to 25Yo,
depending on location and size. Ground lease payments are deductible, while land is not
depreciable. Another important consideration is that the ground lease must have terms that are
attractive for lenders seeking to provide financing. These lending sources typically prefer leases
with the following provisions:
o Longer lease terms, preferably 99 years;
o Leases with at least 20 to 30 years remaining after loan maturity;
o Language allowing for the lender's takeover of the mortgage in the event of
default by the land tenant;
o Language allowing the tenant to obtain a leasehold mortgage without the
landlord's consent;
o Assignment provisions that are sufficiently liberal in order to allow the lease
to be assumed by a lender or other purchaser in a foreclosure sale, or by a
party who may thereafter wish to purchase the hotel from such lender or
purchaser;
. Rights to control insurance proceeds to allow the tenant to rebuild after a
casualty, to demand a new lease in the event the original lease is terminated
due to bankruptcy of a tenant or an incurable default, to receive notice of and
to cure the default of the tenant, and to approve any lease amendments.
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Aside from lender protections, rent provisions are also important. Typically, the amount
ofannual rent paid under a ground lease should reflect a percentage ofthe value ofthe land; this
percentage should also represent a reasonable retum to the fee simple owner of the property,
compared to other investments. Some rent provisions also require the payment of a percentage
rent ofgross revenues once a certain level has been reached, or ifa sale ofthe leasehold interest
exceeds a certain dollar amount (usually at an amount that provides a fair return to the leasehold
party to the site's ownership interest). There are many related issues involved in calculating the
amount paid in rent under a ground lease agreement. A landowner will want to avoid
subordinating its fee to a construction loan, which would put it at risk of losing the land to the
developer's lender. The landowner may also want approval rights over the hotel operator in
order to insure a quality project; this is particularly true in the case of ground leases for
convention hotels, in which the local municipality would prefer the best possible hotel operation
to maximize room taxes and expenditures from guests visiting the area. Finally, most ground
leases are purely triple net, where the tenant is fully responsible for all operating costs to the site
including property taxes to the land, insurance, maintenance, management and any capital
improvements.
The proposed ground lease for the subject convention center hotel site is summarized in
the following lease abstract.
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Lessor City of Miami Beach
Lessee To be determined
Leased Property 2.65-acre hotel site
Property Delivery Condition As is
Term 99 Years
Effective Date of Lease At City's acceptance of voter referendum
approving the lease
Possession Date Date when the site is delivered to the lessee
Commencement Date Financial Closing Date
Rent Commencent Date At Hotel Opening Date
Rent Calculation Periods
Year I Through end of lst calendar year after Rent Commencement)
fubsequent Years Based on calendar years for rent calculations
Outside Completion Date September 30,2019
Base Rent 2.5o/o of C:ross Operating Revenues
Minimum Base Rent
Year I $209,279
Year 2 $492,545
Year 3 $892,706
Year 4 $ 1,458,413
Years 5 through 99 Increases at 2.0Yo per year above the Year 4 minimum base
Additional Percentage Rent Begins in Year 4
I st Stage 1.5% of Cross Revenues above I I 0% projected for that Year
2nd Stage 2.5% of Gross Revenues abve 125oh projected for that Year
Init ial Rent Concessions
Year I - the Cneater of Minimum Base Rent or 0.5o/o of Gross Revenues
Year 2 - the Cneater of Minimum Base Rent or L0% of Gross Revenues
Year 3 - the Cneater of: Minimum Base Rent or I .5o/o of Gross Revenues
Goss Operating Revenues All income of any nattne from the hotel including
room sales, food & beverage sales, catering receipts,
telecommunication services, parking/valet services,
vending gross receipts, gift shop revenues, business
center revenues, & rents from third-party concessions.
AdditionalRentatSaleof Hotel Thelesserof $2million or0.25Yoofthesaleprice
(less closing costs) of the hotel, but only if the
first sale of the property is at a price exceeding
$580 million
Lease Terms Fully Net
Other Terms Voter approval of lease required (on Nov. 3, 2015)
Approvedhotel operator Marriott, Westin, Omni, Hyatt Regency,
La Meridien. or Hilton
As can be seen in the table above, the proposed ground lease for the subject properry
contains terms and conditions that are typical for the market, with provisions that would be
favorable for allowing for financing its potential development by the land tenant to its highest
and best use (a large, full-service convention center hotel). Provisions also include City (the site
owner) approval of the hotel operator at a level of quahty that maximizes its potential revenue
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generation, upon which rent payments will be made. The lease is fully triple net, with a 99-year
term, with a minimum fixed rent included for the landlord's protection in case of a market
downturn or other unforeseen events.
Instead of basing the annual rent from this proposed lease on a return on the site's value,
these annual payments are based on a percent (2.5%) of the gross revenues generated by the
hotel once it is completed and commences operations. This amount is reduced in the first three
years of the 99-year lease term in order to allow the land tenant's hotel operation to reach a
stabilized level of occupancy and revenue generation, once the hotel improvements are
completed and opened to guests. This is compared to the terms of leases from municipalities on
other commercial properties that have occurred in South Florida, summarized below:
Parrot Jungle I 9 Acres City of 60 Years 5502,000 Plu 5% to 60lo of Revenues
Watson Islanq Miami Attraction Miami
Bayside Marketplace 5-10 Acres City of 75 Years $1,000,000 Or 3.5% ofNet (2012 rent
Downtown Miarni Retail Miami was5.75% of rental income)
The Palace 1.6 Acres City of 99 Years $237,500 Plus 2% of Goss Revenue
Downtown Coral Gables ACLF Coral Gables
C-ables Crrand 2.5Acres City of 99 Years $200,000 Phs 3% of Goss Reventp
Downtown Coral Gables Apartments Coral Gables
Dadeland Marriott 1.0 Acre Miami-Dade 90 Years $280,000 Or 2.07o of Goss Revenue
Kendall/Dadeland Area Hotel County
Dadeland Station 7.5 Acres Miami-Dade 90 Years $400,000 Or 5.0o/o-5.5o/o of Crross Revenue
Kendall,/Dadeland Area Retail County
Convention Hotel 4.4 Acres BrowardCounty 99 Years $250,000 Plus2.0% ofRevenue
Fort Larderdale Hotel
Crrove Key Marina 5.2 Acres City of 2 Years $516,600 Or 10.3% of Revenue
Coconut Crrove Marina Miami
Village of Menick Park 8.4 Acres City of 90 Years $550,000 Ph.s 20% of Net Income
Coral Cables Retail Coral Gables after I l% PreferredReturn
Bayshore Landing N/A City of 50 Years $277,500 Or 5.0%-10.0% of Goss Revenr.rc
Coconut Gove Restaurants Miami
Rusty Pelican N/A City of 99 Years $360,000 2.0%-5.8% of Revenue over
Virginia Key Restaurant Miami $ 12.000.000
These leases generally call for a stated base rent plus a percentage of Gross Revenues
from the improved operations at the property, ranging fromZ.}o/o to 6.00/o. Other tenants pay a
percentage rent from 2.0% to 10.3% of Revenues, with a stated minimal base amount. This
appears to support the percentage rent of 2.5o Gross Revenues proposed as the lease rate for the
subject as reasonable.
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However, in order to determine if this amount generated as a proportion of gross
revenue from the hotel is consistent with a reasonable retum on the value of the land, we have
conducted the following analysis:
Estimate the Gross Revenues that a proposed 800-room luxury convention
center hotel at the property is capable of generating, if it were complete and
generating a stabilized level ofoccupancy and revenues;
Calculate the estimated stabilized rent payments on the land by multiplying
2.5%by this estimate of Gross Revenues from the hotel;
Estimate the value of the subject site in fee simple, as of the current valuation
date;
Determine if the rent payment for the subject, if the hotel were complete and
operating at a stabllized level of occupancy and revenue generation as of the
current valuation date, represents a reasonable return for an investor/fee
simple owner in the subject site. If so, then the current proposed rent structure
for the ground lease on the subject property is considered to be synonymous
with its market rent.
ESTIMATE OF CURRENT GROUND LEASE PAYMENTS
Analysis of Stabilized Gross Revenues
The annual rent due on the proposed ground lease to the subject site is 2.5% of the Gross
Revenues from all of the hotel's operations. In order to estimate this amount, if the hotel were
complete and operating at a stabilized level of occupancy and revenue generation, the Gross
Revenues of the 800-room convention center hotel that is proposed for the property must be
projected. These Gross Revenues include income from room night sales to hotel guests, income
from food and beverage sales at the property's bars and restaurants, income from food and
beverage charged to persons attending meetings at the hotel's meeting spaces, income from the
selling of services at the property's spa, and income from other departments including the gift
shop, meeting space rentals, the parking garage, and miscellaneous sources.
Estimate of Room Revenues
In order to estimate these amounts for the proposed subject hotel, we first estimated
revenues from room night sales. In the previous Hotel Market Analysis, we noted the ADR"
RevPAR and occupancy performance of similar large Miami Beach hotels, many of which have
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large intemational hotel chain affiliations that are similar to those proposed for the subject hotel.
These are summarized below:
The Fontainebleau 1,440 $547 $204
Loews Miami Beach 790 $469 $267
Eden Roc 627 $384 $326
The James Royal Palm 393 $569 $243
W Hotel South Beach 349 $742 $449
Shore Club South Beach 308 $416 $239
The Palms Hotel & Spa 251 $362 $2 15
Marriott Stanton 224 $599 $ 199
Hilton Bentley 95 $599 $279
TotaUAverase 4,477 $521 $269
The High Rack rate for each hotel was obtained for a standard double-occupancy room
at each property during for the period of January I 4 through 17 , 2016 (during the peak season in
this market). The Low Rack rate for each was obtained for a similar occupancy during this
market's low season, or from September 10 through 13,2015.
The following table summarizes the historical occupancy, ADR, and RevPAR
performance of this set of competitive hotels based on data compiled by ST& for each trailing
l2-month period ending in November of that year (the most-recent data available for this set of
hotels).
These hotels exhibited an average High Rack rate of $521 per night, with an average
Low Rack rate of $269. However, each has a prime location directly along the oceanfront in
Miami Beach. The subject hotel will be several blocks to the west on a landlocked site. The
rate that hotels along the oceanfront are able to charge is significantly greater than those on
landlocked locations due to this locational difference.
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No. Davs 366
RoomNishtsAvailable 1.6i8.58!
Occupaacy 75.
Room Night Sales 1,2,14,298
.ADR $:95 71
Total Revenues (000s) S36?,9,1?
ReTPAR $224.55
Yerr t0
No, Davs 3
RoomNishts-A.vailable 1.61.1,105
Occupancv t'7.
Room Night Sales l,:57,95
.ADR $i:1,5_1
Total Revenues (000s) $404.475
RevPAR 32,17.52
Yerr 2014
No. Davs 365
RoomNightsAvailable 1,63.1,105
78.
oom Night Sales l:82,826
DR si38.53
otal Revenues (000s) $41,{,177
PAR $265.76
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The Miami Beach market has few larger luxury hotels with chain affiliations situated on
landlocked sites. Therefore, in order to gauge this rate differential due to these two locations,
data on a different set of hotels was obtained. These include luxury boutique hotels in the South
Beach, some with direct beach frontage and others located just off the beach and primarily along
Collins and Washington Avenues. The identity of each of these two sets of boutique hotels,
separated by location (oceanfront vs. landlocked), is presented below, along with High Rack and
Low Rack rate information.
Oceanfront Luxurv Boutique Hotels
The Setai 135 $1,025 $525
Hotel Victor 9l $347 5225
SLSHotel South Beach 140 5282 $235
The Delano 193 $399 5279
W Hotel South Beach 349 5742 $449
Soho Beach House 50 $658 $365
otal 958 $575 $346
Landlocked Luxury Boutique Hotels
Kimpton The Angler's 44 $598 $298
The Gale South Beach I 12 $247 $ 146
Crowne PlazaZ Hotel 79 $566 $286
Dream Hotel South Beach 107 $348 $220
The Betsy Hotel. 61 $463 5224
Total 403 $444 $235
As evident in the two tables above, lower average rack rates are observed for the
landlocked hotels; the High Rack rate of $575 among the oceanfront luxury boutique hotels
above is skewed somewhat by the substantially-greater rate of 51,025 at The Setai.
Nonetheless, this overall trend translated to a higher ADR and RevPAR for oceanfront boutique
hotels compared to their landlocked counterparts, for the fiscal year ending November 2014
according to Smith Travel Research:
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Oceanfront Luxurv Boutique Hotels I Landlocked Luxurv Boutique Hotels
Yerr 201.{
No. Davs -i55
Room Nigbts.{r'aihble -iJ9.6:0
Occupancl' T l-9;".[
Room NEht Sales l5l.41l l.f9/o
ADR $i:?.08 -0.80b
Total Reveuues (000s) Sl{5.085
R*'PAR $+14.9: l.4:on
Yerr t0l{
\o Davs -165
Roon: Nights.{r'ailable l1:-095
Occupancv 86 5Si
Room Night Sales l:i.l3T 1"5$;
^A.DR $:S0.1S : oqb
Iotal Revenues (000s) $i5.6f9
Rc'PAR 5:41.36 +.6-$6
From this analysis, the trends of occupancy, rates and RevPAR among these three sets
of hotels can be summarized below. It includes the nine oceanfront hotels noted in the previous
Hotel Market Analysis section of this report, and the comparison among the two sets of luxury
boutique hotels from this market.
FYE Nov 2012
Occcupancy 75.9% 68.5% 79.60
ADR $295.7 t 5549.47 $278.65
Rev P AR $224.55 $3 76.3 9 $2 2 I .8 I
FYENov.20l3
Occcupancy 77.0% 70.3% 84.4%
ADR $321.53 $581.94 5274.58
RevPAR $247.52 $409.10 $231.75
FYE Nov. 2014
Occcupancy 78.50 71 .9% 86.5Y,
ADR $338.53 $577.08 $280.18
RevPAR $265.76 $414.92 5242.36
Average High Rack $521 $575 $444
Averase LowRack $269 $346 $235
The subject will be a larger, luxury chain-affiliated hotel with a landlocked location
adjacent to the Miami Beach Convention Center. As such, it has physical commonalities with
the nine larger oceanfront hotels, whose most-recent occupancy performance indicated that
78.5% of its available annual room nights were sold. The subject's landlocked location is also
common with the five landlocked boutique hotels, whose lower rate structures benefit them by
allowing for a higher occupancy performance. From this analysis, the occupancy for the
subject's 800-room convention center hotel, if completed and operating at stabilization, is
estimated to be 80.0%.
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The subject's landlocked location will dictate a lower rate structure than those with a
preferred oceanfront location in this market. Thus, the rate indications among the landlocked
boutique hotels reflect the market in which the subject's rate structure will be situated. These
landlocked hotels had an ADR of 5280.18 in the fiscal year ending November 2014. Rates have
been rising in this market; however, the subject will operate as the headquarters hotel for the
Miami Beach Convention Center. The operator's room night sales will be influenced by the
group segment attending shows and events at this convention facility, and at the subject hotel's
meeting space. Attendees comprising this group business often book in advance, and may
obtain an advantageous rate through blocks of rooms purchased at a discount. As such, the
ADR of the subject is expected to slightly lag those of other landlocked hotels in this market
whose business is primarily generated from leisure guests visiting Miami Beach.
For this reason, the subject's ADR is estimated to be $280.00 if currently operating at
stabilization, or similar to the rate obtained last year among other luxury hotels with landlocked
locations in this market. This produces a stabilized RevPAR for the properry, if completed and
operating at a stabilized level as of the current valuation date, of $224.00.
Estimate of Revenues from Other Hotel Departments
Gross Revenues at the proposed subject convention center hotel will also be generated
from food and beverage sales from its bars, restaurants and from banquets in its meeting spaces,
meeting space rentals, garage parking fees, spa services, and other sources. In order to estimate
the Gross Revenues from these sources, we obtained financial data provided from four major
international hotel chains illustrating the stabilized Gross Revenues that could be generated from
an 800-room luxury full-service convention center hotel at the subject. Each assumes an
operation that is similar to the type and quality sought by the landlord (the City of Miami
Beach), and are among the approved hoteliers listed in the lease proposed by the City. These
are highly-sophisticated and knowledgeable hotel operators with experience in running
thousands of hotels worldwide; as such, the data provided from each is considered to present a
reasonable level of revenues from each departmental category that can be expected. We also
included the pro forma hotel operating data from Portman Holdings, the winning bidder of the
Miami Beach Convention Center redevelopment proposal, along with data from a larger luxury
hotel with meeting space in downtown Miami.
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Location lvtBCC
Iotal Rooms 800
€l Typo Full-Service
& Beverage * Unspecified
ing Space (SF) Unryecified
ing Space SF/Room Unspecified
ra Unspecified
arking Grage
Year Built 2018
MBCC
800
Full S€rvice
4 Outlets
100,000
125
I 0,000 sF
Cnrage
2019
NlBCC
800
Full Seruice
5 Outlets
85,000
106
7,500 sF
Carage
lvlBCC
800
Full Service
3 Outlets
80,000
100
10,250 sF
Carage
MBCC
800
FullSenice
5 Outlets
84,210
105
I 7,476 Sf
CErage
2018
MiamiCBD
411
Full Service
3 outlcts
15,248
31
I 3,628 SF
Carage
2007
rncy 80.0%
Nisht Sales 233,600
abilized Year 2021
Room Nights 292,000
Goup Sales N/A
DailY Rate $125.7 I
Total (000s) % of T
Revenues $76.086 65
ood& Beverage Revenue $35,595 10.
Food& BeverageOutlots $11,853 10.
lvleetingBanquets $23,'142 20.
Other F & B In Outlets In Out
ra $1,464 1,
arking $1,423 L
her Operating Depts. $854 0.
& Other Income $697
Ielecommmications $658
Totrl (000s) % of lbtrl
$8,613
s17,992
$7,329
$68,193 63.
$31,934 3 l.
ln Other In O
In Other In O
$4,329 4
In Other ln Other
Totsl (000s) %of
$89,709 66.8
$40.36 I 30. I
$14.959 tt.l
$25,402 18.
In Outlets ln Outlr
s20t 0.2
$823 0
$ 1,346 r
$678 0
$1.091 0
Total (000s) % of T(
$88,324 65.
In Outlets In Outlel
$41,361 30.
$12,004 9
$29,357 2t
In Other In Ol
$1,307 l
In Other ln 0
s1.856 I
$1.078 0.8
Total (000s) o/.of Totrl
$75,232 64.5
$35.40 l 30.1
In f&B ln F&
In F&B ln F&
In F&B In F&
$659 0.6
$ 1,451 1.2
$2,397 2.t
$843 0.
Totrl (000s) ToofTotal
$27,012 57.
$ 15,184 32.
$ 12,550 26
$r,128 2
$ r.706 3
$160 0.
$2,20 I 4.
$1,790 3
$186 0
otal Revenue 5116-'177 I 00
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In the preceding table, Comparables 1 through 4 represent data from the four major
intemational hotel operators; their identities remain confidential due to the proprietary nature of
this information, but each represents data from an international hotel chain that is widely
experienced in projecting the revenues and expenses that can be generated at a wide variety of
convention center hotels using highly-sophisticated financial models. Considering the estimates
of stabilized occupancy and inflation-enhanced ADRs from these sources, this provides fruther
support for the occupancy and rate structure estimated for the subject. Comparable 6 is from a
larger luxury hotel in downtown Miami, with data as of 2014. Finally, Comparable 5 represents
the projected hotel revenues for the subject's hotel development by Portman Holdings, the
awarded bidder for the redevelopment of the property and the adjacent Miami Beach
Convention Center.
In the case of Comparables 1 through 5, these represent projections of revenues at
stabilization several years from now, after completion of construction of the subject convention
center hotel and its attainment of a stabilized level of occupancy and income generation. As
such, the dollar amounts for each represent inflation-adjusted totals in the future, rather than
amounts reflective of cunently-achievable levels in the market. However, each provides a ratio
of departmental revenues to total Gross Revenues once the properry is operating at stabilization.
As such, these ratios are relied upon to provide the following estimates of departmental
revenues for the subject hotel, if it were completed and operating at stabilization as of the
current valuation date.
Room Revenues: Previously, we projected an ADR of $280.00 for the subject 800-room hotel,
with an occupancy rate of 80.0%, if it were completed and operating at a stabilized level of
occupancy and revenue generation as of the current valuation date. This equates to an annual
Room Revenue total of $65,408,000. The spreadsheets from the data sources above indicate a
range of proportions of Room Revenues to Total (Gross) Revenues from 57 .2o/o to 66.8%, with a
mean of 63.9% and a median of 64.9%. However, the low end of this range is noted from the
actual 2014 performance of Comparable 6, which has a lower rate structure than the other
properties resulting in a lower ratio of Room Revenues to Total Revenues. Thus, Room Revenues
at the subject hotel are estimated to be 65.0% of Total Revenues.
Food &Beverage Revenues: With 800 guest rooms, the subject hotel will operate multiple food
and beverage outlets as projected by each of the forecasts of Gross Revenues from the
international hotel chains. The existing hotel (Comp. 6) also has multiple food and beverage
outlets. In this category, revenues will be derived from these restaurants and bars, as well as from
food and beverages provided to attendees ofmeetings, events and banquets held in the property's
substantial meeting spaces, and other outlets that include room service and provisions in minibars.
Among Comparables I through 4, most Other F&B Revenues are reported with those from Food
& Beverage Outlets (restaurants and bars), with a combined range from 9.0% to 14.8o/o of Total
(Gross) Revenues. Revenues from providing food and beverages for meetings and banquets
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exhibited a range from 16.8% to 2l.9ok of Total Revenues, an indication of the substantial meeting
and event space planned for the subject's hotel operations. The combined Food & Beverage
Revenues from all sources at these six comparable properties ranged from 30.1% to 32.60 ; the
high end of this range is exhibited by Comparable 6, which has a lower rate structure (thus a lower
proportion of Room Revenues to Total Revenues), with the other five comparables exhibiting a
range ofFood & Beverage Revenues that are from 30.1% to3l.1%o ofTotal Revenues. From this
analysis, Total Food & Beverage Revenues are expected to be 30.5% of Total Revenues. This
breaks down to a proportion of Total Revenues that is 19.5% attributed to Food & Beverage
Revennes from meetings and banquets, with 6.0% attributed to the property's food and beverage
outlets and the remaining 5.0% derived from other food and beverage sources.
Telecommunications Revenues: These costs include charges from in-room phones and intemet
access charges, and range from 0.2Yo to 0.6yo of Total Revenues. Thus, Telecommunications
Revenues at the subject are estimated tobe 0.4oh of Total Revenues.
Spa Revenues: The subject hotel will have a recreational spa providing massages and treatments
to guests. Revenues for these services were estimated to range from 0.6% to 4.7o/o of Total
Revenues, but with a median indication from the comparables of l.2o/o. Thus, Spa Revenues are
projected tobe l.2Y:o of Total Revenues.
Parkins Revenues: This category will derive income from parking charges at the hotel's garage.
The comparable indications of revenues in this department range from 1.0% to 3.8Yo of Total
Revenues, from which an estimate of 1.5Yo of Total Revenues is derived.
Other Operated Departments Revenue: This category includes miscellaneous revenues from
other departments that may include a gift shop, business center, or other hotel amenities. The
comparable properties indicated a range of revenues in this department from 0.4%o to 4.0Yo of
Total Revenues, but with a median indication of 0.1%o. Revenues from Other Operated
Departments are forecast from this analysis to be 0.8% of Total Revenues.
Rent & Other Income: Income from this line item includes meeting and banquet space rents,
and miscellaneous income. Among the comparable properties, a range of revenues from this
category from 0.6% to 1.0%o of Total Revenues is evident, but with mean and median indications
near the low end of this range. Thus, Rent & Other Income at the subject hotel is estimated to be
0.6% of Total Revenue.
Estimate of Contract Rent
The proposed ground lease for the subject projects that the rent on the site wlllbe 2.5Yo
of the Gross (Total) Revenues generated by its hotel operation. This will occur in fourth year
after the hotel's opening, at which time its operations are expected to be stabilized. As such,
this represents the base rent for the property, not including any concessions during the initial
years of the lease term.
Previously, we estimated the Room Revenues that the subject appears capable of
generating and its ratio to the Total (Gross) Revenues that will likely be realized;' this estimate
assumes that the subject hotel is complete and operating at a stabilized level of occupancy and
income generation as of the current valuation date. Other departmental revenues were also
projected based on their ratios to Total Revenues. Using the results of this analysis, the
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following table is our summary of the estimated Gross Revenue for the subject hotel, if
completed and operating at stabilization as of the current valuation date.
Estimate of Base Rent
The previous estimate of Total (Gross) Revenue of $100,628,000 is multiplied by 25%
to provide an estimate of the base contract rent for the proposed ground lease at the subject site.
This produced an estimated base rent of $2,515,700, assuming the property is operating at a
stabilized level of occupancy and operations as of the current valuation date.
The following sections provide analyses of this proposed contract rent to determine if
that amount reflects the market rent that the property would be capable of generating under this
scenario.
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Total Rooms 800
Hotel Type Full-Service
Food& Beverage * 4 to 5 Outlets
Meeting Space (SF) 80,000-100,000
Meeting Space SF/Room 100 to 125
Spa Full Service
Parking Carage
ExpectedYear Built 2019
Current Year 2015
Annual Room Nights 292,000
Occupancy 80.0%
Room Night Sales 233,600
Averase Dailv Rate $280.00
Total (000s) %oofTotal
Room Revenues $65,408 65.0
Food & Beverage Revenue $30,692 30.5
Food & Beverage Outlets $6,038 6.
Meeting/Banquets 519,622 19.5
OtherF&B $5,031 5.0
Telecommunications $403 0.4
Spa $ 1,208 1.2
Parking $1,509 1.5
Other Operating Depts. $805 0.8
Rent & Other Income $604 0.
Total Revenue $100.628 100
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MARKET VALUE OF THE SITE (IN FEE SIMPLE)
The purpose of this analysis is to estimate whether the terms of the proposed ground
lease to the site reflect a rental rate that is similar to that which could be obtained in the market
(synonymous with market rent). The subject will be leased under terms that are fully triple-net,
whereby the land tenant is responsible for all operating costs, taxes and insurance to the properly
during the term of the lease. As such, if the rental rate for the ground lease provides a
reasonable retum on the equity (value) in the site, it represents the market rent that the site is
capable of generating.
The Sales Comparison Approach was used to estimate the value of the subject site in
fee simple; returns on an investment in that site were analyzed to determine if the terms of
the proposed lease on the site were consistent with its rent-producing capabilities in the open
market. The methodology that is applied is necessary to evaluate factors such as time of sale
(market conditions), location, size, density, frontage and other factors when making the
comparison.
The subject site is located at the northeast corner of 17m Street and Convention Center
Drive, immediately south of the Miami Beach Convention Center. This is a landlocked location
in the city's South Beach market, with a highest and best use for the development of a luxury,
full-service, 800-room convention center hotel (if approvals for such development were in place
as of the current valuation date). Similar sites suitable for new development of large-scale
hotels in this market are non-existent. Miami Beach has been primarily built-out since the
1950s and'60s. Much of the subject's South Beach market is subjectto historic preservation
zones which protect the existing architecture to many properties, prohibiting demolition and
redevelopment of these properties when the economic lives of their existing improvements
come to an end. As such, there are virtually no sales of similar sites suitable for large-scale
hotel development in this market.
However, other older hotel properties in this market periodically reach an end to their
economic lives. Recently, buyers have purchased these properties for substantial redevelopment
and/or expansion. This is allowed, even in historic preservation areas, provided that the
architectural features of the existing buildings (often their exterior facades, at a minimum)
remain intact. These buyers purchase these older hotels, gut the interiors then substantially
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renovate them. If additional building areas are allowed by zoning, an additional expansion may
also be undertaken, provided that the resulting development conforms to historic preservation
ordinances.
In this situation, the buyer is effectively purchasing a hotel at a price that is nearest to its
"land value" for this market. The requirement to keep at least some of the older buildings'
structures may provide some cost savings in redevelopment, however, in comparison with
properties that could be purchased vacant with no preservation restrictions in place. We have
selected four sales of this type from the subject's Miami Beach market, along with three sales of
hotel development sites in Miami across Biscayne Bay to the west. Each was purchased for
development for redevelopment with a luxury hotel. The sales had some inherent differences
with the subject property which required adjustments to their respective sale prices. The
rationale behind the adjustment process is to reflect the differences in behavior of buyers and
sellers based upon certain characteristics inherent in the site.
Typically, the most useful unit of comparison in land sales suitable for hotel
(re)development is the sale price per (planned) guest room, as this provides a benchmark for
developers regarding cost and, hence, feasibility of development. The price per square foot of
site area is also used, but has limited applicability in the case of sale properties with wide
variances in planned density (expressed in rooms per acre). A summary of the details of each
property sale is presented below, followed by a location map. A detailed description of each
sale is presented in the Addenda of this report.
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3450 Biscayne Blvd., Miami
Hanpton Inn Midtown Site
01-323G003-0350 & 0390
N. Miami Ave. & NE 36 St., Miami
Tryptich HoteVMired-Use Site
01-31240260010 et.al.
1610 Colllins Ave. Miami Beach
Berkeley Shore Hotel
a-373+019-07q)
1500 Collins Ave., Miami Beach
Haddon Hall Hotel & Carnpton Apts.
02-323+019-1190, 1 191 & 1200
700 North Miami Ave., Miami
MDM Maniott Hotel
0l-3 137-025-001 1
1920 Collins Ave., Miami Beach
Creystone Hotel
02-322G001-0100
3720 Collins Ave., Miami Beach
Croydon Arns Hotel
02-122C{n1-1710
36.240 T636a-O
(0.83) Conrnl. Bldg.
15l Biscayne Blvd.
44,783 T612-0
(1.03) Vacant
297 t-195 liontage
18,075 CD3
(0.41) Old Hotel
97 Collins Ave.
&,445 MXF/CD2
(1.39) Old HoteVApts.
167 Collins & Wash.
205,353 T660a-O
(4.71) Vacant
1,800 NW lst St.
9,375 Cr>2
Q.n) Vacant Hotel
fi -
Collins Avb.
14,000 RM-2
(0.32) Vacant Hotel
100 Collins Ave.
$29,80 I New mid-scale hotel developnrent
181.5 with 4,435 SF ofground floorretail
space
t41,246 HoteVmixed-use project also with
288.9 40k SF ofretail, 46k SF ofoflices, 6k
SF gallery, & 500-space garage.
$67,010 OId 6,,1-roomArt Deco hotelat end of
233.8 its economic lifb, to be renovated &
eryanded to 97 roona.
$206,437 Old Haddon Hall Art Deco hotel &
120.3 Canpton Apts.; 50,000 SF in
additional developnrnt pos sible
$19,444 Planned hotel & 600k SF convention
381.8 centerat west end of Miami World
Center mircd-usc projcct.
$125,000 Boarded-up Art Deco hotelto be
278.8 combined with apts. behind to create
a 97-room hotel redevelopnrcnt.
$67,500 Abandoned apt-hotel in central
3l 1.1 Miami Beach to be renovated with
100 room-
Nov-14
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M,500,000
s124. l7
$12,250,000
$273.54
$6,500,000
s359.61
$34,475,000
$570.35
$35,000,000
$170.,14
$7,s00,000
$800.00
s6,750,000
M82.14
lTth St & Conv. Center Dr.
Mami Berh Conv, Ctr. tbtel Site
Part of02-3227{00{090
Planned hotel sitc adjacent to the
301.9 Mami Beach Con\,ention Center &
Fillmore Theater
suU.115,265 PD
(2.65) NbstlyVacanl
800 lTth Street
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It is worth noting that Sale 5 represents the site of a proposed 1,800-room Marriott
convention center hotel that will anchor the west end of the proposed Miami World Center
project in downtown Miami. This hotel will also include a convention facility with 600,000
square feet of meeting space that will be a direct competitor with the Miami Beach Convention
Center. The remainder of Miami World Center will include 765,000 square feet of vertical retail
space and at least two residential towers spread along several city blocks at the north end of the
city's Central Business District. Another similar retail project, Brickell CityCentre, is under
development across the Miami River to the south, and will have 490,000 square feet of retail
space, a new East Hotel, two residential towers and two office buildings.
Other sales of redevelopment properties were noted in Miami Beach, but these featured
altemative highest and best uses (rather than hotel) thus were not included in this analysis. This
includes a redevelopment properly located in the 600 block of Washington Avenue that was
purchased for $36 million in June 2015.
Land Sales Adjustments
Each of the properties sold with a fee simple interest, with terms equivalent to cash. The
local hotel market has improved over the time period in which these sales have occurred, with
rising ADR and RevPAR levels and strong occupancy. Hotel investment and development is
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actively occurring in this market, demonstrating demand for properties suitable for this activity.
As such, an upward adjustment was applied to the less-recent sales due to improving market
conditions over the period in which these sales occurred.
In the case of Sale 4, the buyer purchased a property with approximately 56,000 square
feet of existing building area for redevelopment. This was a 167-unit facility housing the
historic Haddon Hall hotel along Collins Avenue, and the abutting Campton Apartments to its
immediate west. However, the purchase also carried properly rights that allow the buyer to
expand the property by another 50,000 square feet, nearly doubling its size. For this reason, a
substantial downward adjustment for conditions of sale was made to the price paid for Sale 4
due to the presence of substantial development rights that were also obtained as part of the price
paid.
Sales 1, 2 and 5 are located in Miami, rather than in Miami Beach. However, two of
these properties represent vacant hotel sites, while the third was sold with a small commercial
building (similar to the subject) but with a similar highest and best use for high-density hotel
development. These three Miami sales exhibit a range of prices per room from $19,444 to
$41,246. The other four sales are from the subject's Miami Beach market, proximate to the
Atlantic Ocean beaches, that city's convention facility, and other major attractions in this market
such as the Lincoln Road retail/entertainment area and the city's Art Deco District. The four
Miami Beach sales have much-higher prices per room (from $67,010 to $206,437). Thus, a
substantial upward adjustment is appropriate to the prices paid for Miami Sales 1, 2 and 5 for
location compared to the subject's location in South Beach. This adjustment is greater for Sale 5
since it is located in the northwest end of downtown Miami in an area that is going through the
early stages of redevelopment. By contrast, Sales 7 andZare adjacent to the DesignDistrict,
Midtown Miami and Wynwood whose stages of redevelopment and gentrification were much
fuither along at the time of sale.
Currently, the subject is improved with small, low-rise buildings that are part of the
adjacent Fillmore Theater. These buildings must be demolished and removed before the subject
can be developed to its highest and best use (as a luxury, full-service, 800-room convention
center hotel facility). This is similar to the condition under which Sale 1 occurred, but Sales 2
and 5 sold in superior condition as vacant and ready for development. For this reason, a
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downward adjustment was applied to the prices paid for Sales 2 and 5 for superior site condition
at the time of sale.
Miami Beach Sales 3, 4,6 and 7 sold with existing hotel and/or apartment improvements
in place. However, these improvements were near the end of their economic life. While historic
preservation ordinances prohibited their total demolition, each property was purchased for
substantial redevelopment (and, in some cases, expansion). This reflects the nearest similarity to
a sale of a properly at its land value in this market; nonetheless, the presence of existing
improvements that must be partially preserved potentially reduces some of the costs of
redevelopment for the buyers of Sales 3, 4, 6 and 7. As such, a downward adjustment for the
potential of reduced costs of redevelopment is applied to the prices paid for these four Miami
Beach sales in comparison to the subject.
A price adjustment for these differences between the subject and the comparable sales
would ideally be based on any quantifiable differences between these properties. In some cases,
the price per room differentials between the sales provided clues regarding the appropriateness
of an adjustment to sale price for locational differences and conditions of sale. In any case, the
derivation of an accurate adjustment typically requires a larger array of indications from
numerous recent sales, a situation that is not usually available.
Nonetheless, we have attempted to quantifu approximate adjustments to the prices of the
comparable properties for varying differences between each and the subject property. These
adjustments are summarized below:
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Sale Data:
Cash Equiv. Sale Price $4,500,000 $12,250.000 56,500,000 $34,475,000 $35,000,000 $7,500,000 $6,750,000
Sale Price/SF $124.17 $273.54 5359.61 5570.35 5170.44 $800.00 S482.14
Sale Price/Unit $29.801 541.246 $67.010 5206.437 519.444 5125.000 567
ADUSTMENTS:
Properly Rights
Financing
Conditions of Sale
Market Conditions
Preliminary Adjustrnent
Adjuted Price/SF
$2r.000 sr37.500 $74.2s0
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
$124.t7
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
4.0%
4.0%
$284.48
0.0o/o 0.0%
0.o% 0.0%
0.0% -48.0%
7.0% 8.0%
7.0% -40.0%
$384.79 $342.2r
$71.701 $123.862
0.0% 0.0Yo 0.0'h
0.0% 0.00/o 0.0%
0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
8.0% 10.0% 10.0%
8.0% 10.00/o 10.0%
$ 184.07 s880.00 ss30.36
ADDITIO NAL ADJ US TMB{TS :
Location
Water Frontage
Site Condition
Topography
Site Configrn'ation
Road Access
Zoning
Additional Adjustment
Adjtsted Price/SF
300.00/, 0.0o/o 25 .0%
0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
-s.0% -20.0% -20.0%
0.0o/o 0.0o/o 0.
0.0% 0.0% 0.
0.0% 0.00/o 0.
0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
295.0% -20.0% 5.0%
$727.09 $704.00 $556.88
$82,950 $110,000 $77,963
200.00/o 200.0%
0.0% 0.0%
0.0% -5.0%
0.0% 0.0%
0.0% 0.0%
0.0% 0.0%
0.0% 0.0%
200.0% 195.00/o
$372.52 $839.22
$89,404 $126,s42
0.0%
0.0%
-20.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
-20.0%
$3 07.83
$s7,361
0.0o/o
0.0o/o
-20.0%
0.0%
0.0o/o
0.0%
0.0%
-20.0%
$273.77
s99,090
HiCh $126,542
Low $57,361
Median $89,404
Mean $91,901
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Overall,theseadjustmentsprovidedarangeofindicationsfrom$57,361 to$126,542per
planned guest room, with a median of $89,404 per room and a mean of $91,901 per room.
Based on this analysis from sales comparison, the subject site appears to have a crurent "as is"
Market Value of $90,000 per planned room, considering a Fee Simple interest in the properfy
and assuming approvals are in place to allow for development at its highest and best use.
This highest and best use of this properly is for development of a luxury, full-service,
800-room convention center hotel. With a site size of 2.65 acres, this equates to a planned
development density of 301.9 rooms per acre. This development density is most similar to that
of Sales 2, 6 and 7, with substantially higher or lower densities proposed in the development of
the other four sales. The price per square foot of land among properties can skew significantly
when potential development densities are increased or decreased. As such, the use of sales with
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relatively-similar planned development densities is important in the analysis of properties' sale
prices per square foot ofsite area.
Among Sales 2, 6 and7, the adjusted sale prices per square foot ranged from $556.88 to
$839.22. From this range, an 'oas is" Market Value for the Fee Simple interest in the appraised
property is estimated at approximately $700.00 per square foot of land.
However, the previous analysis has not considered the Extraordinary Assumption that
the subject site is encumbered by a Neutrality Agreement that has been proposed for the
properly. This Agreement, between a hotel operator and labor unions, will prevent the eventual
user of the site (a hotel operator) from opposing efforts of labor unions to recruit new members
from qualified personnel working at the hotel. This is an added encumbrance to the site that the
previous value estimates per room and per square foot of land did not consider Any
encumbrance to a property, whether physical (such as an easement) or legal (such as a deed
restriction), creates greater limits on a property's development and,/or use.
The subject site has a highly-unique landlocked location in South Beach, with a unique
development density proposed for this location. There are no sales of similar properties with
similar use encumbrances from which to extract an adjustment for this factor. Therefore, we
have applied other methods in order to provide adjustments to the value indications of the
property with this added use encumbrance.
Test of Development Feasibility
The value of the subject site is directly tied to its marketability. A potential purchaser
will be attracted to the properly if the price of acquisition is reasonable for its intended use. A
buyer of a development site is attracted by the proper[y's potential to provide a retum on their
investment relative of other alternatives in the market. This return is also referred to as the
properfy' s entrepreneurial profi t.
Profit from a development is measured using a simple formula:
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Market Value at Stabilization
Less: Total Building Cost
Less:Total Land Acquisition Cost
ls: Profit
In order to estimate the proposed hotel's Market Value at Stabilization, we will use
direct capitalization of its stabilizednet operating income. The site's proposed use encumbrance
would require the eventual hotel operator to maintain a neutral stance if labor unions wished to
recruit members from among various qualified employees at the hotel. It does not mandate a
union workforce at the hotel, but if a majority of qualified employees vote to join a labor union,
it may have effects on the hotel's income generation. The previous estimate of Gross Revenues
for the property was obtained from financial information from four experienced international
hotel operators, along with those from the subject's hotel developer and from a similar larger
hotel in Miami. Among these sources, two of the major intemational hotel operators provided
estimated pro formas of the financial performance of the subject property considering both
Union and Non-Union workforces. These are included below, along with a sunmary of the
conclusions from an STR Analytics study:
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Location MBCC MBCC
Total Rooms 800 800
Hotel Type Full-Seruice Full &rvice
Ernployee Type Non-Unioin Union
Food&Beverage* 4OLillets 4Oltlets
Meeting Space (SF) 100,000 100,000
Meeting Space SF/Room 125 125
Spa 10.000 SF 10,000 SF
Parking Garage Grage
Year Built 201 9 2019
MBCC NIBCC
800 800
Full Service Full Service
Non-Union Union
5 Outlets 5 OLtlets
85,000 85,000
106 106
7,500 sF 7,500 sF
Carage Carage
20t9 20t9
MBCC MBCC
332 523
Full Service Full Service
Non-Union Union
5 Outlets 5 Outlets
N/A N/A
N/A N/A
N/A N/A
N/A N/A
1983 1970
Annul Roorn Nights 292,000 292,000
Occrpancy 18.0% 78.0Yo
Roorn Night Sales 221 ,850 227 ,850
% Goup &les 68.0% 68.0%
Averaqe Dailv Rate $307.50 $307.50
l2l.l80 190.895'l8.8Yo 8l .9o/o
95,490 156,343
N/A N/A
$203.78 $263.05 29.1
292,000 292.000
N/A N/A
N/A N/A
N/A N/A
NiA N/A
Room Revenres $70,064 $70.064 0.
Food& Beverage Revenre $35,127 $35,127 0.
Departmental Revenues Total (000s) Total (000s) %
Restaurants & Bars $8,272 $8,2'12 0.
Banqwts& Meetings $l9,l2l $l9,l2l 0.
other F&B $7,734 $7,734 0.
Telecomrnmications In Other In Other In Ot
Spa In Other In Other In Ot
Parking In Other In Other In Ot
Other Operatins Depts. $4,430 $4,430 0.
Rent & Other Income $680 $680 0
$84,588 $84,588 0
$42,101 $42,101 0
N/A N/A
N/A N/A
N/A N/A
$189 $189 0.0yo
$944 3944 0.00/o
$1,213 $1,213 0.0%
$629 $629 0.0%
$ 1,045 $ 1,045 0.0%
Total (000s) Total (000s) %Per $l Per $l %
Revenue $l 10.301 $l 10.301 0 $ 80,709 $ 80,709 0
Telecornrnmications [n Other In Other In O
Spa In Other In Othil In O
Parking In Other [n Other In O
Other Operating Depts. $2,873 $2,949 2
Rent & Other lncome $0 $0 0.
Departmental f,xpenses
Rooms $14,102 $15,072 6.
Food& Beverage $20,337 $21,738 6.
$ 16,103 $ 17,069 6.0%
$27,559 529,461 6.9%
$604 $616 2.0%
$755 $755 0.0%
$0 $0 0.0%
$734 $734 0.0%
$0 $0 0.0%
s37.3 I 2 339.759 $45.755 $48-615 6.30/"s0.42',1 $0.473 r 0.8
Departmental Profit $72,989 $70,542 -3.
Undi stri bu ted Fxpense s
Adnin. & Gneral $6,759 $6,818 0.
9les & Marketing $5,670 $5,687 0.
Property Maintenance $3.352 $3,827 14.
Utilities $3,203 $3,203
$84,954 $82,074 -3.4Yo
$7,604 $7,604 0.0%
$8,466 $8,466 0.0%
$3,521 $3,521 0.0%
$2.741 $2,147 0
UndistrihutedExDenses Sl8-984 $19-535 2.$0.217 $0.2r3 -1.8
Profit Before Fixed Costs 354.005 351.007 -5 s0.32 I 30.292 -9.
Among the hotel operators cited in the table above, no effect on the revenues from hotel
workforce unionization could be supported from independent sources. RevPAR among the
unionized hotels from the STR Analytics study was almost $55.00 higher than those of Non-
Union hotels in this market. This indicates that the Gross Revenues at the Union hotels
surveyed by this source were greater than their Non-Union counterparts. However, STR
Analytics noted that the unionized hotels surveyed tended to be larger and convention hotels
located in central business districts with higher rate structures compared to their Non-Union
counterparts. It also may skew the trends in expenses noted by this source, but to a lesser degree
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since these were compared to hotels located in similar city-wide markets where similar costs for
labor, good and supplies, etc. would occur. Nonetheless, it does not provide a clear "apples-to-
apples" comparison with regard to any impact on the Gross Revenues for the subject hotel if
unionization of its workforce were to occur.
Among the pro formas for Non-Union operations, the Profit Before Fixed Costs ranged
from47.9%oto 49.0%o of Gross Revenues. Our estimate of Gross Revenues was $100,628,000 in
current dollars; since the subject is anticipated to be completed and achieving a stabilized
occupancy and revenue generationby 2022, we have inflated this amount at3.0o/o per year
which results in an estimate of Gross Revenues at stabilization of .$123,760,000. From the
comparable indications, the estimated Profit Before Fixed Costs at the subject is estimated to be
48.5% of Gross Revenues under this scenario, or $60,024,000 at stabilization.
A breakdown of the additional fixed costs estimated from the two international hotel
operators is summarized below:
Land rent was calculated at2.5oh of Gross Revenues. From the range of indications for
a Non-Union hotel in the preceding table, total fixed costs at the subject are estimated to be
$18,500,000. When these fixed costs are deducted from the subject estimated Profit Before
Fixed Costs, a stabilized net operating income of $41,524,000 is estimated.
In a subsequent analysis of the appropriate (market) returns on the subject site, we will
provide support for an applicable overall capitalization rate for the subject hotel, if completed
and operating at stabilization, from 5.50% to 6.000/o. Applying those rates to the estimated net
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Comp No. I
Emolovee Tvne Non-Union Union
2
Non-Union Union
Gross Revenues $l 10,301 $l 10,301
Profit Before Fixed Costs $54,005 $51,007 -5.60/(
As a % of Goss Revenues 49.0% 46.2%
Less: Fixed Costs
Management Fee 3o/o S3,309 $3,309
Property Taxes $3,905 $3,905
Insurance $1,044 $ 1,044
Land Rent $4,412 $2,758
FF&E Reserves $4.412 $4,412
$130,709 $130,709
$62"616 $59,736 -4.60/<
47.9% 45.7%
$3,92 r $3,92 r
$3,560 $3,560
$2,876 $2,876
$s,228 $3,268
$3.560 $3.560
Total FixedCosts $17,082 $15,428
Net Ooeratins Income $36.923 $35.579 -3.60/,
$19,145 $17,185
s43.471 $42.551 -2.1o/,
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operating income produces a value range at stabilization from $692,067,000 to $754,982,000.
With 800 rooms, this equates to a stabilized value range from $865,000 to $944,000 per guest
room. These calculations for the subject's proposed hotel (at stabilization) are presented below:
The developer, Portman Holdings, has forecast a construction cost for the hotel of
$405,450,398, which equates to approximately $507,000 per room. There are no costs to
acquire the land, which will be leased from the City of Miami Beach. These land lease costs
were previously included in the Fixed Costs at Stabilization of $18,500,000. When deducted
from the value per room indications, this provides a potential profit range from 70.61%o to
86.19% over costs over the seven-year period in which the hotel will be construction then
brought to a stabilized level of occupancy and operations and assuming a Non-Union workforce
at the subject.
This is a compounded annual return rate of 7 .93% to 9.29o/o over this seven-year period.
When compared to the overall capitalization rates that are applicable to this hotel property (at
stabilization) of 5.50% to 6.00oh, this appears to be an attractive project for a developer to
undertake.
Next, we have analyzed the impact on feasibility if the qualified employees at the subject
hotel were to join a labor union. The two international hotel operators provided a comparison of
Profit Before Fixed Costs and net operating income considering both Union and Non-Union
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Annual Inflation 3.0o/"
in 000s) ($ in 000sNon-Union Hotel Return Analvsis ($ in 000s
Projected Gross Revenues: Non-Union Hotel $100,628
Proportion of Profit Before Fixed Costs
$ 123,760 $123,7
48.5o/n 48.5
Estimated Profit Before Fixed Costs
Fixed Costs at Sabilization
Net Operating Income
Overall Capitalizatio Rate
Value at Stabilization
No. of Rooms
Stabilized Value per Room
Building Cost per Room
Developer's Profit on Costs
Comoounded Annual Profit Rate
$60,024 $60,024
9.29% 7.93
$18,500 $18,500
$41,524 S4t,s24
ssj% 6.001
$754,982 $692,06
800 800
$944 $865
$507 $s07
86.19% 70.61%
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workforces at the proposed subject. Profit Before Fixed Costs fell by 4.6% to 5.6% in these
estimates when a Union workforce was in place, along with a drop in net income ranging from
2.lo/o to 3.60/o.
Comp No. I
Emolovee Tvne Non-Union Union
)
Non-Union Union
Gross Revenues $l 10,301 $l 10,301
Profit Before Fixed Costs $54,005 $51 ,007 -5.6%
As a % of Goss Revenues 49.0% 46.2%
Less: Fixed Costs
Management Fee: 3% $3,309 $3,309
Property Ta-xes $3,905 $3,905
Insuance $1,044 $1,044
LandRent 54,412 $2,758
FF&E Reserves $4.412 54.412
$130,709 $130,709
962,616 $59,736 -4.60/"
4'7.9% 45.7%
$3,921 $3,921
$3,560 $3,560
$2,876 $2,876
s5,228 $3,268
$3.560 $3.560
Total FixedCosts $17,082 $15,428
Net Ooeratins Income $36.923 $35,579 -3.6%
$19,145 $17,185
s43.471 $42.551 -2.rol
However, the STR Analytics study indicated a greater decline of 9.9%o in Profit Before
Fixed Costs due to the impact of a unionized workforce on a typical hotel properly. Therefore,
we have estimated that the implementation of a unionized workforce will cause a decrease of
4.0%o in the net income that the subject properfy will generate at stabilization. ln applying
similar overall capitalization rates of 5.50% and 6.00%o, this will cause a similar 4.0% drop in
the stabilized value of the proposed hotel with a Union workforce.
This equates to an adjusted value per room range from $830,000 to $906,000. When
compared to the cost of construction of $507,000 per room, the following profit margins are
noted:
Union Hotel Return Analysis
Stabilized Value per Room: Non-Union Hotel
Adjustment for Union Operation
Stabilized Value per room with Union Operation
Building Cost per room
Developer's Profit on Costs
Compounded Annual Profit Rate
($ in 000s) ($ in 000s)
s944 $865
-4.00% -4.00%
$906 $830
$507 $507
78.70% 63.7tol
8.65% 7.30%
Over the seven-year period to complete the proposed hotel's construction and bring its
operations to stabilization, an annual profit rate of 7.30%o to 8.65%o on costs is estimated if
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unionization of the hotel's qualified employees is assumed. As such, the subject remains an
attractive and highly-feasible development in this market compared to the overall rate for a
similar existing hotel property in this market.
Although the retum to the developer (via profit) remains attractive, it is nonetheless
reduced if the hotel's qualified workers were unionized, posing the potential for reduced retums
to a developer caused by this use restriction that is assUmed to be in place at the properfy. Both
the building improvement and land to this properly contribute to the profit that can be achieved
in these scenarios since feasibility remains under both a Union and Non-Union workforce
application to the properry. Feasibility for development disappears if a property's value falls or
if costs rise to levels that do not provide for an adequate retum to the developer. Once that
situation occurs, it is often the land value that falls before building costs, and to a greater degree,
since the building costs are based on many factors that include various materials and labor
whose levels are typically less elastic.
The difference in profit levels between the Union vs. Non-Union workforce scenarios
above provide the following range of downward adjustments to the land value:
With greater elasticity to the value of land (compared to building costs), this range is
rounded upward to a land value adjustment of 18.00 , or approximately double the amount from
the range of differences in the preceding table. This adjustment is applied to the value of the
subject site since this estimate assumes that a use encumbrance is in place (per the Extraordinary
Assumptions section of this report). This equates to an estimated Market Value if encumbered
with this use restriction of $74,000 per planned room or $574.00 per square foot of site area, or
18.0% less than the values previously estimated if unencumbered. Using these estimated
values per room and value per square foot of land provides the following Market Value
estimates for the subject site "as is" and considering a Fee Simple interest as of the current
valuation date. These value estimates assume that the development of the property can occur
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Total Profit: Non-Union Workforce Hotel
Total Profit: Union Workforce Hotel
Difference
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to its stated highest and best use, and are subject to the Assumptions and Limiting Conditions
and Extraordinary Assumptions set forth in this report:
Value/Room x No. Rooms Total Value
$74,000 x 800 $59,200,000
Rounded S59-200-000
Value/SF x Site SF Total Value
$574.00 x 115.265 : $66,162,110
Rounded
ANALYSIS OF THE PROPOSED RENT FOR THE SITE
The proposed lease for the subject has triple-net terms, whereby the land tenant pays all
of the property's taxes, insurance, maintenance and operational costs. We have previously
estimated the contract rent on the subject site to be approximately $2,515,700 under the terms of
the lease proposed for the property. If this amount represents a reasonable retum on the site' s
current value (equity), then this current contract rent it is synonymous with its market rent.
In the previous section of this report, we estimated the current Market Value of the site
in Fee Simple at $59,200,000, using a price per room unit of comparison; this value was
estimated at $66,200,000 using a price per square foot of land area comparison. Considering the
estimated contract rent of the site, this produces the following retums on the value (equity) of the
site, which also represents an overall capitalizatton rate to the land:
Estimated Contract Rent on the Site $2,5 15,700 $2,5 15,700
Estimated Land Value in Fee Simple $59,200,000 $66,200,000
Return (Overall Rate to the Land) 4.250
The indicated retum of the contract rent on the property's value ranges from about
3.80% to 4.25Yo, which is reconciled at 4.00%. In order to determine if this is a reasonable
retum on the Fee Simple owner's equity, we have obtained similar return rates on altemative
investments and compared them to this estimated retum rate to the subject based on risk and
other factors.
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lO-Year U.S. Treasurv Yields Julv 2015 2.19%to2.46%o
Coroorate BBB Bond Yields Julv 2015 3.81% to 3.960/o
Comorate BBB Bond Yields Lons-Term Averase s.88%
U.S. Treasuries are considered to carry reduced risk compared to real estate investments,
thus reflect a range of rates below those that would be sought on a ground lease. The yield rates
on corporate bonds carrying a BBB rating are viewed as carrying risk that is more-similar to that
on a ground lease for commercial properties. The range of most-recent yield rates for these
bonds has ranged from 3.81% to 3.96%o; however, the long-term average yield rate on corporate
bonds is much higher, at 5.88o/o. The Federal Reserve has held a zero interest rate policy since
December 2008 in an effort to reverse the effects caused by the economic downturn that began
that year, affecting a downward pull on all debt rates and yields including those of governmental
agencies and corporations. As such, rates and yields on these instruments are at their lowest
levels in many years. Although the Federal Reserve has not changed this policy since then,
recent business media reports have indicated that rates may be hiked upward before the end of
this year in response to improving economic conditions.
With a 99-year lease at the subject, its fee simple owner would take the long-term
outlook for rates and retums into consideration when seeking a yield rate on the site. As such,
the long-term return sought from a triple-net lease on the subject site would skew higher than the
most-recent corporate BBB bond yields noted above. Another source of returns is provided
from overall capitahzation rates (OARs) on sales of operating hotels in this market. This rate
reflects the proportion of net income (return) on improved hotel property investments and other
net-leased commercial property investments, and was obtained from recent surveys of national
investors cited in the table below:
RERC NationalHotels 5.00% to 8.50% 6.80%
4th Qtr. 2014
Integra Vieupoint Miami Class "A" 6.70%
Year-End 2014 Full-Service Hotels
Korpacz/PWC National Net Leased 6.98%
4th Qtr. 2014 Properties
CBRE US Luxury Hotels 6.60%
2ndHalf 2014 Miami Luxurv Hotels S.OOo/n to 6.O0Vn
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These surveys indicate a range of overall capitalization rates applicable to national hotel
property investments from 5.00% to 8.50%, with the best-quality, Class "A" hotel investments
trading on overall capitalization rates from 5.00% to 6.700/o. The Integra and CBRE surveys
provide overall rates for the best-quality (Class "A") hotel property investments in the local
Miami-area market, with a range from 5.00%to 6.700/o.
When completed, the proposed subject hotel will be a full-service luxury hospitality
facility with 800 rooms, a new age of improvements and containing substantial meeting space.
It will be located in the prime South Beach resort market of Miami Beach. Conversely, this
property will be situation several blocks west of this community's prime location, which lines
the attractive Atlantic Ocean beaches. In addition, the subject hotel owner will be leasing the
site from the City of Miami Beach under a 99-year term, thus will not have full fee-simple
confrol of the property. Thus, the overall capitalizatron rate produced by a sale of this improved
property, if completed and operating at a stabilized level of occupancy and generation as of the
current valuation date, would likely fall near or below the middle of the range of indications for
luxury or Class "A" Miamihotels. This range is estimated to be from about 5.50% to 6.000/o.
As a vacant site, the retum that would be accepted on the subject carries less risk than if
it were improved to its highest and best use (with an 800-room luxury hotel). Over the long-
term, the improved hotel property carries greater risk in its revenue steam during the ups and
downs of various economic cycles. It is also subject to greater risk from unforeseen events such
as hurricanes that may temporarily intemrpt hotel operations, and from the process of
development and investment. With reduced risk to the retum on the site (via a ground lease, the
expected retum on the subject site is likely to be lower than that for an improved hotel
investment. With an overall capitalization rate (retum) for the proposed hotel operation to the
subject (if stabilized) ranging from a low of 5.50% to a high of 6.000/o, this compares to the
4.00% retum which the subject's forecast ground lease rent appears to generate in relation to the
property's equity (value). This retum that is estimated from the subject's proposed ground lease
is 150 to 200 basis points below those estimated for the properly if occupied by an 800-room
luxury hotel that was operating at a stabilized level of occupancy and revenue generation. This
is reasonable, considering the reduced risk in a vacant site compared to that for a hotel operation
at the property.
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A band of investment technique is employed as an additional analysis. This technique
provides ratios of the contributory value between the land and improvements, then assigning a
rate of return to each; this results in a weighted average indication of the overall capitalization
rate an improved property (including land and improvements), which would be a luxury 800-
room convention center hotel. Those overall rates for this property, if completed and operating
at stabilization, were previously estimated to be from 5.50% to 6.00%o. The overall rate to the
improvements is typically greater than that for the land due to the added risk in the development
and investment. With this portion of the equation providing a higher overall rate to the building,
a lower corresponding overall rate to the land typically results. Examples of how this equation
might appear in relation to the subject with its proposed improvements, based on variable overall
rates of 5.500 to 6.000/0 to the improvements, are presented below:
With greater risk to the improvements, a greater return for this component is forecast; in
each case, this provides for an overall capitalization rate to the land that falls below the overall
rates estimated for the property with its proposed improvements. The proposed use
encumbrance that is assumed to be in place at the site further diminishes its value. As such, a
lower land-to-value ratio from l5%o to 20% is supported in the band of investment analysis.
Altogether, this analysis produces a range of overall rate (return) indications to the land from
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Overall Rate Indication:
t5./"x2.67%=0.40%qsv.x6.00v,=5.t0v.
Overall Rate lndication: 5.50%
t5% x t.250/o = 0.t9%
s 85% X 6.25Y" = 5.31%
Rate Indication: 5.500/"
Land 20% X 4.50% = 0.90%
Rate lndication: 5.50o/o
Land 20o/o X 3.50% = 0.70'/.
lrnDrovernents 80% X 6.00% = 4.80o/o
Land 20Y. X 2.50o/o = 0.50Yo
Irnprovernents 80Y. X 6-25%
t5%x4.58%=0.690/0
R50/"X6.250/"=5.3
Overall Rate lndication: 6.00%
t5%x3.t70/o=0.48%
85%X6.50Yo=5.53o/o
Overall Rate hdication: 6.00%
t5% x 1.7 5% = 0.260/0
ments 85% X 6.75% = 5.74%
Land 20% X 5.00% = t.00%
Imnrovements 80% X 6.25Y. = 5.00%
Rate lndication: 6.00Yo
20%x4.00%=0.80%
vements 80% x 6.50% = 5.20%
Rate [ndication: 6.00%
Land 20% X 3.00% - 0.60%
Improvements 80% X 6.75%
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1.25% to 4.58% at a l5o/o land-to-value ratio. At a higher land-to-value value ratio of 20olo, this
range of overall rates to the land is from 2.50% to 5.00%.
These ranges are generally supportive ofthe returns forecast from the subject's proposed
ground lease on its value of approximately 4.00%. With a 99-year ground lease term, prudent
investors would also seek a long-term return on the subject that exceed the current yields on
BBB-rated corporate bonds, and also exceed the range of retums on safer U.S. Treasuries. This
provides a hedge against future periods when higher interest rates and yields may be present.
CONCLUSIONS
We have estimated the rent for the subject site, based on the terms of its proposed ground
lease. This stabilized amount, if applied to the estimated value of the site owner's equity as of
the current valuation date, provides a return on the site of approximately 4.00%; this estimate
considers the Assumptions and Limiting Conditions and the Extraordinary Assumptions set
forth in this report. This is a modest return on the site and would be viewed as reasonable for a
typical owner of the subject would seek under these terms for the long-term ground lease of the
site,
Therefore, it is our opinion that the proposed terms of the ground lease described
herein for the 2.65-acre Miami Beach Convention Center Hotel site would produce a
stabilized base contract rent of approximately $2,5151700. This base rent amount, and the
terms of this lease, appear to be synonymous with its market rent including the rental rate,
terms and lease parameters as of July 2712015.
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ADDENDA
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Exhibit A
Engagement Letter
XH IBIT
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BLAZEJACK & COMPANY
REAL ESTATE COUNSELORS
May 27,2015
Maria Hernandez
Capital Projects Advisor to the City Manager
Office of the Ciry Manager
1700 Convention Center Drive, 4e Floor
Miami Beach, Florida 33139
Tel: 305-673-7000 Ext. 2584
Mari aHemandez@miam ibeachfl . gov
RE.: PROPOSAL
Appraisal of Market Rent for a Ground Lease
2.65-Acre Site along lTth Street proposed for developmert with
An EOO-room Convention Center llotel, adjacent to the
Miami Beach Convention Center
Miami Beach, Florida
Dear Ms. Hernandez:
This letter will serve as our proposal to appraise the above referenced prop€rty. Our estimated date of
completion is no later than June 30, 2015. We will prepare a PDF version of an appraisal report setting forth a
detailed description of our methodologies, research, analyses and conclusions. Our analysis will consider the
physical aspects of the property and assess its competitive position in the market. We will employ all techniques
that are considered to be appropriate to this valuation estimate. Our analyses and report will conform to the
Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice (USPAP), the Supplemental Standards issued by the
Appraisal [nstitute, and the requirements of the client (the City Manager's Office of the City of Miami Beach).
We have previously received the Request For Proposal (RFP) No. 2015-103-ME by the City of Miami
Beach, which describes the subject property and its proposed development with an 800-room convention center
hotel, from Mr. Jeff Sachs of Strategic Advisory Group of Duluth, Georgia. Mr. Sachs has also provided us the
Proposal for the Development of a Convention Headquarters Hotel by Portman Holdings, dated April 10, 2015.
More information may be required as we progress with this assignment. If there is any other information you
believe we would need in order to complete this assignment, please forward it to us.
The total fee will be $10,500. Our fee for court testimony is based on $250 per hour. This proposal is
submitted based on our current schedule of commitments. It may be necessary to alter the completion date unless
the assignment is authorized in the near future. You may authorize this assignment by signing and returning a copy
of this letter. We thank you for calling on us and we look forward to working with you.
Respectfu lly submitted,
\, r\\(J
John A. Blazejack, CRE, MAI
Partner
State-Certifi ed Appraiser
License No.RZ093
Agreed
,,,r.#, City Manager
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172 W Flagler Street Suite 340, Miami, FL 33130 Ph (305) 372-02t1. www.blazejack.com
790
g MIAMIBEACH ',R.HA'E.RDER/.HANGE.RDER
procurement Division MAIL lNvolcE To: "sHlP To" ADDRESS
1700 Convention Center Drive
Miami Beach FL 33139
Telephone: (305) 673-7490 PO/BPO NUMBER I PAGE
027671 CO# 0 I ''t of t
VENDOR ID:DATE I DATE REQUIRED:
007308 6t15t2015
VENOOR SHIP TO
MIAMI BEACH CONVENTION CENTER
1901 CONVENTION CENTER DRIVE
MIAMIBEACH, F133139
BLAZEJACKAND COMPANY
655 SOUTH WEST MIAMI PLACE
M|AMt, FLORTDA 331 30-3008
, FL 33130
REQUESTED BY PHONE E.MAIL PAYMENT TERMS
AMY MEHU AmyMehu@m iamibeachfl . gov A/P Net 30 Days
REQUESTING DEPARTMENT I CONTRACTAUTHORITY I PURCXESC AUTHORITY F.O.B.
CONVENTION CENTER I ITYWIDE PRCEDURES PO 16 {I /WIDE PRCEDURES PO 1 DESTINATION
SPECIAL INSTRI.JCTIONS:
Cluantitv LJnit Description t nit Price Ext. Price
APPRAISAL OF MARKET RENT FOR A GROUND
LEASE, 2.65-ACRE SITE ALONG 17th STREET
PROPOSED TO DEVELOPMENT WITH AN
8OO-ROOM CONVENTION CENTER HOTEL,
ADJACENT TO THE MIAMI BEACH CONVENTION
CENTER, MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA.
PROPOSAL BY BLAZEJACKAND COMPANY TO
UPDATE PREVIOUSLY COMPLETED APPRAISAL
OF THE PROPOSED SITE FOR THE CONVENTION
CENTER HEADQUARTER HOTEL. LOWEST OF TWO
BIDDERS OF ITQ 223.2U3TC, TOTAL FEE
AMOUNT OF $10,500. FEE FOR COURT
TESTIMONY IS BASED ON $25O.OO PER HOUR.
10,500.00
COMMENTS: THE PURCHASE ORDER NUMBER MUST APPEAR ON ALL INVOICES AND SHIPPING
DOCUMENTS. YOU MUST ALSO STATE YOUR PROMPT PAYMENT TERMS ON YOUR INVOICE (I.E. 2% 1 O),
FAILURE TO SUBMIT INVOICES AS STATED HEREIN WLL RESULT IN A DELAY IN THE PAYMENT PROCESS TOT
10,500.0c
10,500.0c
SEE ADDITIONAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS CONTAINED HEREIN.
U.S. TREASURY DEPT. TAX EXEMPTION UNDER REG. NO. F59.6000372, STATE OF FLORIDATAX
EXEMPTTON CERTTFTCATE 85-801 2621 639C-9
VENDOR COPY
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TERMS AND CONDITIONS
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of the order, kind and amount of materials and route at or prior to time of shipment.
3. INVOICES. Render invoices as instructed on the face hereof immediately upon shipment or completion of order. Separate invoices must be rendered in duplicate for each order.
All invoices must show our purchase or blanket order number.
ancuor costs incurred in connection with delivery or return of such materials.
City as provided by |il.
persons without regard to race, color, religion, sex or national origin, and the implementing rules and regulations prescribed by Secretar of Labor, are incorporated herein.
7. lf Vendor shall default in any respect, or become insolvent, or if a petition in bankruptcy or insolvency is filed by or against Vendor under any State or Federal law , the City in
provisions. The City shall not, in any event, be liable to Vendorfor speial, contingent, or consequential damages.
Monday through Friday.
9 All communications and acknowledgements concerning this order must show this purchase or blanket order number and be directed to:
The City of Miami Beach
City Hall- Procurement Division
'1700 Convention Center Drive
Miami Beach, FL33139.
relating to liability for infringement or violation of proprietary rights unless expressly revised or revoked in writing.
1'l . Buyer's rem edies, in the event of default by Vendor, shall be as provided by law, except as otheMise provided herein.
12. PACKING LISTS: Must accompany each cse or parcel, showing the City's order number and complete description of contents . All barrels, boxes, bags, crates or other packages
packages. Drop shipments and partials must be treated similarly.
Section6(l)
14. lf bid or contract terms, conditions and/or specification differ from those of this purchase or blanket order , the bid, contract or agreement shall take precedence.
673-7080.
792
BLAZEJACK & COMPANY
REAL ESTATE COUNSELORS
July 21,2015
Mr. Jimmy L. Morales
City Manager
I 700 eenventien eenter Dri+e,4tTle
Miami Beach, Florida 33139
Tel 305-673-7000 Ext. 2584
MariaHernandez@miamibeachfl . gov
RE.: SUBJECT PROPERTY:
A 2.65-acre site along lTth Street proposed for development with
An 800-room Convention Center Hotel, adjacent to the
Miami Beach Convention Center
Miami Beach, Florida
Dear Mr. Morales:
Previously, we have provided you, the client, an appraisal and analysis of the Market Rent under the terms
of a proposed Ground Lease on the above-referenced property. Per your request, we shall provide additional
appraisal and consulting services on this property, which includes an estimate of the Market Rent under an
altemative Ground Lease for the subject property in which certain site restrictions apply; these site restrictions for
this altemative analysis will be stated in the report. This additional work to be performed by us shall also include an
analysis as to whether the rent on the site under this alternative ground lease and accompanying site restrictions
provides a reasonable return to the fee simple owner of the subject property (the City of Miami Beach).
Our estimated date of completion of the written report is no later than August 30, 2015, with a verbal
and/or summary version of our conclusions provided by July 30, 2015. We will prepare a PDF version of an
appraisal report setting forth a detailed description of our methodologies, research, analyses and conclusions. Our
analysis will consider the physical aspects of the property and assess its competitive position in the market. We will
employ all techniques that are considered to be appropriate to this valuation estimate. Our analyses and report will
conform to the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice (USPAP), the Supplemental Standards issued
by the Appraisal Institute, and the requirements of the client (the City Manager's Office of the City of Miami
Beach).
We have previously received the Request For Proposal (RIP) No. 2015-103-ME by the City of Miami
Beach, which describes the subject property and its proposed development with an 800-room convention center
hotel, from Mr. Jeff Sachs of Strategic Advisory Group of Duluth, Georgia. Mr. Sachs has also provided us the
Proposal for the Development of a Convention Headquarters Hotel by Portman Holdings, dated April 10, 2015, and
with the terms of this alternative ground lease on the property covered under this engagement Ietter for this
additional asiignment. More information may be required as *. jrogr.ss with this assignmini. If there is any other
information you believe we would need in order to complete this assignment, please forward it to us.
Due to the additional scope of work required under this assignment, the total lee will be $5,500.
Additional fees for any required court testimony are based on a rate of $250 per hour. This proposal is submitted
based on our current schedule of commitments. It may be necessary to alter the completion date unless the
assignment is authorized in the near future.
You may authorize this assignment by signing and returning a copy of this letter. We thank you for calling
on us and we look forward to working with you.
172 W Flagler Street Suite 340, Miami, FL 33130 Ph (305) 372-0211. www.blazejack.com
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BLAZEJACK & CO}IPANY
REAL ESTATE COUNSELORS
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172 W Flagler Street Suite 340. Ivliami, FL 33 130 Ph (105) 372-021l. www.blazejack.com
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Exhibit B
Proposed Ground Lease to Subject Site
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IEXHtBTT B COpy OF PROPOSED LEASE OMTTTED AS REpETtTtVE OF
LEASE ATTACHED HERETO AS AppENDtX 1TO TH|S AGENDA |TEM RTAI
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MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT
THIS AGREEMENT is made and entered into by and between Portman Miami Beach,
LLC ("Deve1oper") and LINITE HERE Local 355 (the "Union").
l. Developer is engaged in the development of a hotel project to be located at or
near the Miami Beach Convention Center in Miami Beach, FL (hereinafter referred to as the
"Hotel"). The Developer has not yet selected an operator for the Hotel and does not currently
have in effect management agreements or other agreements with an operator for the Hotel or its
various operations. This Hotel, once in operation, will create numerous jobs, including positions
for hotel service workers and related positions in the Hotel's operations. The Union is interested
in organizing the employees of the Hotel. This Agreement shall cover all employees employed
in classifications as set forth in Exhibit A hereto, or in classifications called by different names
but performing similar duties (referred to hereinafter as "Employees"), at the Hotel which during
the term of this Agreement is operated by or substantially under the control of the yet to be
determined operator (hereinafter referred to as "Operator/Employer"). The term
"Operator/Employer" shall be deemed to include only the entity ultimately engaged by
Developer to operate the Hotel, and then only with respect to "Employees" (as defined herein) at
the Hotel. This Agreement shall not apply to: (i) any location other than the Hotel where the
Operator/Employer has employees; (ii) any employees of the Operator/Employer other than
those Employees specifically defined herein; (iii) any person, firm, partnership, corporation, joint
venture or other legal entity under the control of the Operator/Employer; (iv) any subsidiary of
the Operator/Employer; or (v) any person, firm, partnership, corporation, joint venture, or other
legal entity which controls the Operator/Employer, except, as to any Person described in clauses
(iii), (iv) or (v), to the extent any such person, firm, partnership, corporation, joint venture, or
other legal entity described in clauses (iii), (iv) or (v) is acting in the place and stead of the
Operator/Employer with respect to the Employees at the Hotel. In selecting the
Operator/Employer, Developer will include the applicable terms of this Agreement in the
operating agreement with such selected Operator/Employer. Operator/Employer shall not
include the Developer or any other entity that is the owner of the Hotel, any municipality or
county, any convention center authority or any subsequent owner of the Hotel, except as
otherwise provided herein.
2. The parties hereby establish the following procedure for the purpose of ensuring
an orderly environment for the exercise by the Employees of their rights under Section 7 of the
National Labor Relations Act (the "Act") and to avoid handbilling, picketing, and/or other
economic action directed at the Developer, Operator/Employer, owner of the Hotel, the City of
Miami Beach and/or the Miami Beach Convention Center in the event the Union decides to
conduct an organizing campaign among Employees.
3. The parties mutually recognize that national labor law guarantees employees the
right to form or select any labor organization to act as their exclusive representative for the
purpose of collective bargaining with their employer, or to refrain from such activity.
4. The Developer will take an approach of neutrality to the unionization or
organizing of Employees at the Hotel by the Union. The Developer will not take any action nor
make any statement that will directly or indirectly state or imply any support for, or opposition to
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the selection by such Employees of a collective bargaining agent, or preference for or opposition
to any particular union as a bargaining agent.
5. The Union and its representatives will not coerce or threaten any Employee in an
effort to obtain authorization cards or otherwise to obtain any Employee's support for the Union.
Likewise, the Developer and its representatives wilI not coerce or threaten any Employee in
connection with his/her decision regarding whether the Employee signs an authorization card or
otherwise supports the Union.
6. The Union will take all appropriate actions to support the public approval of the
referendum curently scheduled for Novemb er 3,2015 that is necessary for the Hotel to be
developed. The Union and its representatives shall refrain from making any negative statements
about or taking any actions against or that raise questions of its/their support for the public
approval for the referendum. Should the referendum fail to receive the necessary public
approval, this Agreement shall thereupon become null and void.
7. Once an Operator/Employer is selected by Developer, if the Union provides
written notice to this selected Operator/Employer of the Union's intent to organize Employees
covered by this Agreement, the Operator/Employer shall provide reasonable access to its
premises and to such Employees by the Union consistent with the provisions of the Act. The
Union may engage in communications with Employees in the cafeteria, break rooms and locker
rooms of the HoteI during Employees' non-working times (before work, after work, and during
meals and breaks) andlor during such other periods as the parties may mutually agree upon.
8. Within ten (10) days following its receipt of written notice of intent from the
Union to organize Employees at the Hotel, the Operator/Employer will furnish the Union with a
complete list of such Employees, including both fulland part-time Employees, showing their job
classifications, departments, phone numbers, and home addresses, subject to applicable laws
including laws regarding privacy of employee or individual information. Thereafter, the
Operator/Employer will provide the Union with updated lists of all such Employee information
on a quarterly basis.
9. Developer and the Union agree that the Union's majority status and representation
of any Employees as defined by this Agreement shall be solely determined and verified by a
secret ballot election conducted by the National Labor Relations Board (I{LRB) pursuant to the
NLRB's rules, policies and procedures, and all applicable provisions of the Act, following the
filing of an appropriate petition for representation election by the Union.
10. During the term of this Agreement, the Union will not engage in handbilling,
picketing or other economic activity at the Hotel or at any of Developer's or
Operator's/Employer's or their respective affilliates' offices or other property locations, or at the
residences of the management, directors, officers or employees of any of the foregoing entities,
and will not make disparaging or other adverse statements about the Hotel or the Developer or
Operator/Employer, or their respective affiliates, or the management, directors, officers or
employees of any of the foregoing entities. The Union also agrees to comply with any lawful
"no solicitation/no distribution" policies of the Operator/Employer, consistent with the
requirements of the Act. Operator/Employer will not engage in a lockout of the Employees
during the term of this Agreement. Notwithstanding the termination provision above, if the
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Operator/Employer voh.rntarily recognizes any union besides Union as the exclusive collective
bargaining representative of Ernployees, or any of them, this paragraph shall terminate
immediately and without notice.
I 1. In the event that the Developer sells, transfers, or assigns all or any part of its
right, title, or interest in the Hotel or substantially all of the assets used in the development of the
Hotel, or in the event there is a change in the form of ownership of the Developer, the Developer
shall give the Union reasonable advance notice thereof in writing, subject to any confidentiality
restrictions to which the Developer may be subject, and the Developer further agrees that as a
condition to any such sale, assignment, or transfer, the Developer will obtain from its successor
or successors in interest a written assumption of this Agreement and furnish a copy thereof to the
Union, in which event the assignor shall be relieved of its obligations hereunder to the extent that
the assignor has fully transferred its right, title, or interest.
12. In the event that the selected Operator/Employer sells, transfers, or assigns all or
any part of its right, title, or interest in the management of the Hotel, or in the event there is a
change in the form of ownership of the Operator/Employer, the Operator/Employer shall give the
Union reasonable advance notice thereof in writing, subject to any confidentiality restrictions to
which the Operator/Employer may be subject, and the Operator/Employer further agrees that as a
condition to any such sale, assignment, or transfer, the Operator/Employer will obtain from its
successor or sllccessors in interest a written assumption of this Agreement and furnish a copy
thereof to the Union, in which event the assignor shall be relieved of its obligations hereunder to
the extent that the assignor has fully transfemed its right, title, or interest.
13. The Developer and Operator/Employer shall incorporate the entirety of
paragraphs 4,7,8, and 9 of this of Agreement in any contract, subcontract, lease, sublease,
operating agreement, franchise agreement or any other agreement or instrument giving a right to
any person to operate any enterprise in the Hotel employing employees as set forth as included
Employee Classifications in Exhibit A, or in classifications called by different names but
performing similar duties, and shall obligate any person taking such interest, and any and all
successors and assigns ofsuch person, to in turn incorporate said paragraphs in any further
agreement or instrument giving a right as described above. The Operator/Employer shall exert
commercially reasonable efforts to enforce such provisions against those parties with which the
Operator/Employer has a direct contractual relationship. The Developer and/or the
Operator/Employer shall give the Union written notice of the execution of such agreement or
instrument and identify the other party(ies) to the transaction within 15 days after the agreement
or instrument is signed. The terms "Developer", 'oOperator", "Employer" and "Hotel" shall be
modified in such agreement or instrument to conform to the terminology in such agreement or
instrument but retain the same meaning as in this Agreement, and the terms
"Operator/Employer" and "Employees" as used herein shall be modified to refer, respectively, to
the person or persons receiving a right to operate an enterprise in the Hotel and the employees of
such person or persons. This paragraph only applies to included "Employees" as defined in this
Agreement and particularly in Exhibit A hereto.
14. The parties agree that any disputes over the interpretation or application of this
Agreement shall be submitted to expedited and binding arbitration in or near Miami, Florida,
with a mutually agreed upon neutral serving as the arbitrator. If within thirty (30) calendar days
of such submission, the parties are not able to agree upon a mutually acceptable person to serve
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as the arbitrator, they shall request from the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service a list of
seven arbitrators who are members of the National Academy of Arbitrators and who reside in
Florida. The parties shall, within ten (10) days of receiving the list, select the arbitrator by
alternately striking names from the list. The party to strike first shall be determined by coin toss.
The last name remaining on the list after each party has stricken three names shall be the
arbitrator. The arbitration shallbe conducted in accordance with the Federal Rules of Civil
Procedure. The arbitrator shall also have the authority to order the non-compliant party to
comply with this Agreement. The cost of the arbitrator shall be split equally by the parties to this
Agreement. The parties hereto agree to comply with any order of the arbitrator, which shall be
final and binding, and agree that judgment may be entered upon it in accordance with applicable
law in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida, which shall have
exclusive jurisdiction in any action concerning the arbitration under this Agreement.
15. In the event a party breaches the terms of this Agreement, the other party(ies), in
addition to all other remedies available, and without initiating arbitration proceedings, shall be
entitled to seek and obtain injunctive relieve or other equitable remedies in any court of
competent jurisdiction.
16. This Agreement shall be in full force and effect from the date it is fully executed
on behalf of the Developer and the Union until eighteen ( I 8) months after the full public opening
of the hotel, or sooner upon execution of a collective bargaining agreement between the Union
and the Operator/Employer, which explicitly supersedes this document.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto by their duly designated representatives
have hereunto set their hands.
FOR THE DEVELOPER:FOR THE I.INION:
LTNITE HERE Local 355
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Date:Date:
By:By:
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EXHIBIT A
Employee Classifications included under this Memorandum of Agreement: All regular full-
time and regular part-time hotel service, housekeeping, food and beverage, and on-site laundry
employees (including room cleaners, housepersons, bell persons, telephone operators, kitchen
employees, servers, bussers, bartenders, cashiers, and hosts, ) employed by the Employer at the
Hotel.
Employee Classifications and others excluded under this Memorandum of Agreement: All
reservations employees, including on-site and/or centralized or off-site reservation employees;
sous chefs; concierges, business center and front desk employees; employees of third-party or
themed or gourmet restaurants or bars located in the Hotel; recreational employees; spa/health
club employees (with the exception of housekeeping employees providing cleaning or linen
services to the spa/health club); off-site laundry; secretarial, office clerical, gift shop, retail and
sales employees; audio-visual employees; parking employees; landscaping employees; and
maintenance employees; as well as all managers, supervisors, and guards as defined by the
National Labor Relations Act.
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Specify which hotel brand(s) you intend to consider for the hotel. Each proposer shall be
solely responsible to clear with the named hotel brand that there are no restrictions that
would limit the brand's ability to operate the hotel.
Porfman Holdings intends ro consid-.r national hotei operators !vith an establisheC and consisient y
mainlarned reputalicn for quality and qLralily of operaiion. Brands meetlng trese criieria include
l\'larriol't, Irlarr:ot1 Llarquis, )r// [,larriott. Westin, On ni, Hyatt Regency and Hilton. ltle would ccnsider
lyorking with an,y of these brands, or any orher hotel operator approved by the City cf lvliami Beach.
We intend to work with the city to determine the best fit forthis hotel.
Hilton
HOTELS & RESORTS
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Provide a summary of the development budget, including estimaaed construction hard
costs, architecturelengineerint, furniture, fixtures and equipment (FF&E), development fee,
other soft costs and required fees, pre-opening/working capital, art in public places (1.5%
of construction costs per City Code Section 82-53711 contingency and escalation, financing
costs, and any other unique project costs.
Soft Costs
Design Architect
Landscape Archirect
Other Architecturai
Traffic Engineer
Civil Engineer
Ivllsc. Consultants
Legal and Administrative
Real Esiate Taxes
Developers Fee
Building Permits/Fees.
lr'rsu[ance - Builders Risk
Pre.Opening Expense
\ivorking capital
Sewer/Water Hook Up
Art in Public Places
Other
Soft Cost Contingency
Total soft cost
Fin a ncing
LoanlEquity fees
Construction Period lnterest
Operating lnterest Reserve
$ r3,551,938
S lncluded Above
$ lncluded Above
$ lncluded Above
$ lncluded Above
s 1.033,500
s 1.000,000
s +,r93,08+
$ 2?.121.772
s 1r,120,r97
$ 3,5+5,7+1
s 6,680,000
$ soo,ooo
s 85,000
s 3,6+3,386
$ 1.282,702
s 20,272,520
s 89,632,9+0
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s 9,256,783
$ r 1,503,+.+2
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Construction Costs
Construction Ccst Hotel
Existing Structure Demoliiion
Consiruction Contingency
Skybridge
Payment & Performance Bonds
FF&E
OS&E
Total Construction Cost
Total Project Costs
' $25,000 Referendum Fee
included in Building Permits/Fees
s 235,880,136
lncluded Above
lncluded Above
s r,800,000
s 2,08+,913
s 2"+,683,02+
$ 19,?61.725
s 283.712,798
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Provide conceptual architectural diagrams of floor plans, elevations, and renderings of the proposed Hotel Project. lt is expected that the conceptual design
for the Hotel Project will further the City's design standards, and continue the City's legacy as a home to many architecturally significant buildings designed by
nationally and internationally-recognized architects. lt is further expected that the conceptual design of the Hotel Project will be architecturally harmonious with the
surrounding area, including the design for the MBCC Renovation and Expansion Project (including its public park components), New World Symphony, SoundScape
Park, and Lincoln Road.
Floor plans. elevaiions and renderings for the Hotel Prcjeci can be found cn lhe foilo,ring pages.
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THE SITE: The site represents an important opporlunity - the chance to provide a strong
connecrlon between the lllami Beach Con,rention Cenier, the Gleaso. lheater. the Iliami Beach
Con'rentlon Cenrer park and SoundScape Park. The challenge is to craate a design for a new
con,/ention headquarters hotel lhal becomes an icon rhat expresses the character and spirit of
lrliami Beach lvhiie embracing and inregrating all the components of ihe lvliami Beach Convention
Center dlstrict. The proposed design succeeds by fulfilling three goals:
. CONNECT the parks - take advantage of and expand on the existing traffic patterns to connect
the two par ks and lead people irom Lincoln Road into the [,'lBCC dlstrlct.. SHAPEtheexperience-openuptheintersectionsoflTthStreetwithConventionCenterDrive
and Pennsyl'rania Avenue to creaie a grand pedestrian experience.. EXPANDthenatural environment-wrapthecurvedstreetscapeingreenerytolointhetwo
parks, then carry the park-like environment up and through the hotel.
THE CURVE: The curved hotel facade pfovides a strong visual connection to Lincoln Road,
especia ly urhen dramaticall.v lil at night. By curving the hotel's layout and wrapping the green
streelsCape around the corner bety/een SoundScape Parl< and the new ltiBCC Park, a feeling of
cohes!eness unites the entire area. The hotel is designed to be compatible with the revitali:ed and
erpanded convention cenier and pro,iide a connection betureen it, Gleason Theatgr, the surrounding
g.eenspace and Lincc n Road, crealing a robust synergy between the area's components. The
hotel's ballrooms and expanse of outdoor event spaces augment the convention center's offerings
and expand on the type of events that Miami Beach could host. A skybridge offers convenient,
direct access between the hotel and fu1BCC, while the ground-level arcade activates the streetscape
anC selres as a pleasing, curv;ng palh between the parl(s.
THE EXPERIENCE: The concepi for the hotel is centered on delivering a sensory experience. The
projecl humanizes the built en,/ironment and creates an abundarce of inlerplay with nature. The
landscaping doesn't stop at the buildlng's edge; it continues on throughout. Following the tone
flrst set by SoundScape Park, greenery rises up through the hotel onto the rooftop deck ofthe
porte cochere building, flows through the hotel tovrer and around to the leveFseven terrace behind.
creating a completely public experience at ground level and a semi-privaie enclave primaraly for
guests atop the hotel's parkJike terrace and deck. The roof of the hotel tower also incorporates
open terraces for outdoor functlons as lrell as a restaurant and bar featuring an infinity pool edging
the terrace and m rroring the ocean beyond
The design is motivated by the desire to create axperiential spaces for human enjoyment.
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panoramas for the 800 guestrooms. The guestroom floors begin at the eighth level, uplifted to allorv
vierrs over the llBCC, at3in maximi.-ing views io the water on one side and lo ihe city on ihe olher
The height of ihe guestrrom tower is 300 feet to the rooi le,re .
THE EIIERGY: Lifting the guestrooms up ailovrs for an cpen and inviting cclo.rnade at street level
that welcomes pecple tc stroll through or stop and linger. The entire area is e.ergized as ihe more
public functions of the hotel follow the curve at street level. Here, one finds a grab-and-go market,
sundry shop, the lively lobby lounge and a three-meal dining experience. Colorful banners stir
excitement for cngoing events. such as [/liami Beach's famed Art Basel, and dancing !vater feaiures
add pleasant si hite noise and li';ely sparkle.
The cylindrical porte cochere building, a glass-enclosed'drum," holds a spectacular circularjunior
ballroom featuring stunning views of area. Above that, the spa and fitness center raise the rooftop
deck up to the seventh le,rel urhere il is joined to the podium ter race by a grand portal through
the guestroom tower. The sunny deck urith its oyrn iniimate pool vrill be a very special place for
hotei guests. The spra!/ ing terrace on the southlvest side provides a varied guest experience
!vith multiple pools. cabanas, bars and restaurants, green lawn space, a grove of swaying palms, a
sculpture garden - there is room to roam and a place io accommodate every nrood.
THE SOUL: Throughout the project, art conrributes to the uniqueness of the experience. Eren the
night lighring ior the project is handied in an elegant and artfui w3y. The unifying 3bsrract partern
of the sunscreens wrapping the porte coche:e and rising up through the center oF the guest room
tower is also found in the pa'iers thrcugh the aicade and atop the terracs and deck. The pattern
even carries through in the landscaping, carpeting, upholsterT and drapes. A sculpture garden on
the ierrace. paintinSs and ceramics throughout the hotel, all these elerents establish this as a
hotel unlike any oiher.
'r'i lth its prime localion, the site presents a tremendous opportunity for the i\,liami Beach ConventLon
Center Hotel to have significant impact on the visual identity for the entire lvlBCC redevelopment
area. lnspired by its settirrg, the new Miami Beach Conventiorl Center draws inspiration from the
rhythm of ocean waves. The form, a gentle arc. recalls traces of a laoping ra're ieft behind on the
sandy shore The rvave motlf is found again in the rolling guesiloom balcon,es across the face of the
hotel. The unique Cesign is quintess-"niial LIiami Beach
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Exhibit D
Description of Land Sales
XHIBIT D
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2067
Hotel, Hotel
Hampton Inn Midtor.vn Hotel Site
3450 Biscayne Blvd., Miami, Miami Dade County, Florida
33t31
SW corner Biscayne Bl. & NE 35 St.
0 I -3230-003-0350 & 0390
Miami-Ft. Lauderdale
Arti Hersi, Inc.
Midtown Lodging LLC
November 24,2014
294171160s
3183
Fee Simple
Arm's length
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May 15,2015
$4,500,000
$4,500,000
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Tax ID
MSA
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Grantor
Grantee
Sale Date
Deed Booh/Page
Recorded Plat
Property Rights
Conditions of Sale
Financing
Verification
Sale Price
Cash Equivalent
Adjusted Price
843
Land Sale No. I (Cont.)
Land Data
Zoning T6-36a-O, Commercial High Intensity
Topography Level
Utilities All available
Shape Rectangular
Land Size Information
Gross Land Size 0.832 Acres or 36,240 SF
No. Rooms Planned 151
Indicators
Sale Price/Gross Acre $5,408,940
Sale Price/Gross SF 5124.17
Sale Price/ Unit $29,801
Remarks
The seller retained a JV position in the property's development by 3H Hotels Group out of
Tennessee. The property is planned for development with a 151-room Hampton Inn, which will
also have 4,435 square feet of ground floor retail space along its busy Biscayne Boulevard
frontage. The location is in the Edgewater area of Miami just east of Midtown and southeast of
the Design District.
844
Land Sale No.2
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2068
Mixed-use. Hotel
Tryptich hotel and mixed-use site
3601 Nofth Miami Avenue, Miami, Miami-Dade County,
Florida 33131
NE corner No. Miami Ave. & NE 36 St.
01-3 124-026-00 I 0 et.al.
Miami-Ft. Lauderdale
Fifteen Midtown Properties LLC
Aventura Hotel Properties LLC
June 27,2014
2922212ss3
Fee Simple
Arm's length
Cash to seller
May 15,2015
$ 12,250,000
$ 12,250,000
$12,250,000
Property Identification
Record ID
Property Type
Property Name
Address
Location
Tax ID
MSA
Sale Data
Grantor
Grantee
Sale Date
Deed Book/Page
Property Rights
Conditions of Sale
Financing
Verification
Sale Price
Cash Equivalent
Adjusted Price
845
Land Data
Zoning
Topography
Utilities
Shape
Land Size Information
Gross Land Size
Land Sale No. 2 (Cont.)
T 6- l2-O, Commercial High lntensity
Level
All Available
Rectangular
1.028 Acres or 44,783 SF
No. Rooms Planned 297
Indicators
Sale Price/Gross Acre $11,915,459
Sale Price/Gross SF $273.54
Sale Price/ Unit 541,246
Remarks
This is the former Electra condo site that was purchased by an affiliate of HES Group for high-
rise mixed uses that include a full-service , 297 -room hotel, 40,500 square feet of retail space,
46,000 square feet ofoffice space, a 6,000-square foot gallery, and a 500-space parking garage.
The properly enjoys an excellent location at the crossroads between Midtown Miami to the south,
the Design District to the north, and the Wynwood Arts District to the west. It also has excellent
visibility with frontage to Interstate 195 at its exit ramps to North Miami Avenue.
846
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Conditions of Sale
Financing
Verification
Sale Price
Cash Equivalent
Adjusted Price
2069
Hotel, Hotel
Berkeley Shore Hotel
l6l0 Collins Avenue, Miami Beach, Miami Dade County.
Florida 33139
02-3234-0t9-0790
Miami-Ft. Lauderdale
Guesch, lnc.
Berkeley Shore LLC
September I 0, 201 3
2882314022
2t77
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May 15,2015
$6,500,000
$6,500,000
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Land Data
Zoning
Topography
Utilities
Shape
Land Size Information
Gross Land Size
Land Sale No.3 (Cont.)
CD-3, Commercial
Level
All available
Rectangular
0.415 Acres or 18,075 SF
No. Rooms Planned 97
Indicators
Sale Price/Gross Acre $15,664,730
Sale Price/Gross SF $359.61
Sale Price/ Unit $67,010
Remarks
This is the sale of the Berkeley Shore Hotel property, an Art Deco hotel along the west side of
Collins Avenue south of lTth Street. The property was in below-average condition at the time of
sale, with the improvements near the end of their economic viability. The buyer purchased the
hotel property for redevelopment and an expansion to 97 rooms. Historic preservation ordinances
require this redevelopment to retain the building's important architectural features, including its
facade. However, considering the extent of redevelopment that was planned and required, this
provides a sale price in this instance that reflects its site and development value.
848
Land Sale No.4
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Property Type
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Grantor
Grantee
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Deed Book/Page
Property Rights
Conditions of Sale
Financing
Verification
2070
Hotel, Hotel
Haddon Hall Hotel & Campton Apartments
1500 Collins Ave. & 1455 WashingtonAve., Miami Beach,
Miami-Dade County, Florida 33137
02-3234-019-l 190, 1 191 & 1200
Miami-Ft. Lauderdale
Haddon Hall Associates Ltd.
Haddon Hall Hotel Owner LLC
luly 17,2013
See Remarks
Fee Simple
Arm's length
Cash to seller
May 15,2015
849
Land Sale No.4 (Cont.)
Sale Price $5,995,000 Haddon Hall Hotel
Cash Equivalent $5,995,000
Upward Adjustment $28,480,000 Campton Apts.
Adjusted Price $34,475,000
Land Data
Zoning MXE & CD-2, Commercial
Topography Level
Utilities All available
Shape Irregular
Land Size Information
Gross Land Size 1.388 Acres or 60,445 SF
No. Rooms Planned 167
Indicators
Sale Price/Gross Acre 524,844,586 Adjusted
Sale Price/Gross SF 5570.35 Adjusted
Sale Price/ Unit $206,437 Adjusted
Remarks
This is the nearly-simultaneous acquisition of the 122-room Haddon Hall Hotel property at 1500
Collins Avenue and the 45-unit Campton Apartments property to the immediate west at 1455
Washington Avenue in South Beach. The total combined square footage was 56,815, but the
same include rights to expand the properfy by up to 50,000 which would nearly double its current
size. The properfy was in below-average condition at the time of sale, with the improvements
near the end of their economic viability. The buyer purchased the hotel property for
redevelopment. Historic preservation ordinances require this redevelopment to retain the
important architectural features of the building, particularly for the classic Art Deco design of the
Haddon Hall. However, considering the extent of redevelopment that was planned and required,
this provides a sale price in this instance that reflects its site value.
850
Propertv Identification
Record ID
Property Type
Property Name
Address
Location
Tax ID
MSA
Market Type
Sale Data
Grantor
Grantee
Sale Date
Property Rights
Sale History
Verification
Sale Price
Cash Equivalent
Adjusted Price
Land Sale No.5
I 882
Vacant Land, Commercial, Vacant
Old Arena Site
700 N Miami Avenue, Miami, Miami-Dade County, Florida
33 130
West side of N Miami Avenue between NV/ 7th and NW 8th
Avenue
0t 3137 025 001 I
Miami-Ft. Lauderdale
Commercial Land
Old Arena, LLC
MDM Ricardo Glass
May 15,2013 contract
Fee Simple
$3s MM 10/12 $28.ll/,M 12104
Miami Herald ; Mo Saraiya, November 07,2013; Other sources:
DBR Article
$40,000,000
$40,000,000
$40,000,000
851
Land Data
Zoning
Topography
Utilities
Shape
Land Size Information
Gross Land Size
Front Footage
ActuaUPlanned Building SF
No. Rooms Planned
Indicators
Sale Price/Gross Acre $8,484,902
Sale Price/Gross SF $194.79
Sale Price/Planned Bldg. SF $17.71
Remarks
Sale of the Old Arena Site, which was previously sold in Oct. 2012 for $ 35MM. Ricardo Glass
(MDM) has announced development plans for a 600,000 SF convention center including a
500,000 exhibition hall on various levels a 1500 seat theatre, an 80,000 SF outdoor event deck, a
2,300 car garage topped by an 1800 room Marriott hotel in 58 stories. Project plans have not
been submitted to the city.
The convention center project will tie into the Miami World Center retail/resort project and be
physically connected to the First Coast RR project for rail service to Orlando and local points of
interest.
The site is just west of the AA arena and south of the Museum/Performing Afts centers and
Design District retail areas.
Expected to cost upwards of $l billion, the site is currently under lease to a civic group which is
using it for a public park. Development money is stated to be all private but the Park West Area
has some tax incentives in place for development.
MDM Ricardo Glass,the buyer, has developed several Marriot Hotels in the past including the JW
Marriot located in Brickell, and the JW Marriot located in downtown Miami. The convention
center space will effectively change the landscape of downtown Miami. The seller owns close to
30 acres adjacent to the site, and will benefit from the construction ofthe new convention center,
and therefore did not charge a price increase from their October 2012 purchase of the site.
Land Sale No.5 (Cont.)
T6-60A-O
Level
Available
Slightly Irregular
4.714 Acres or 205,353 SF
N Miami Avenue;NW Sth Street
2,258,893
1,800
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Financing
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Cash Equivalent
Adjusted Price
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Hotel, Hotel
Greystone Hotel (Vacant)
1920 Collins Avenue, Miami Beach, Miami-Dade County,
Florida 33139
SW comer Collins Ave. & 20th Street
0l-3137-025-001 1
Miami-Ft. Lauderdale
1920 Collins Realty LLC
Greystone Terra Firma LLC
May 17,2012
2812911240
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Fee Simple
Arm's length
Cash to seller
January 12,2015
s7,500,000
$7,500,000
$7,s00,000
853
Land Data
Zoning
Topography
Utilities
Shape
Land Size Information
Gross Land Size
Land Sale No. 6 (Cont.)
CD-2, Commercial
Level
All available
Rectangular
0.215 Acres or 9,375 SF
No. Rooms Planned 60
Indicators
Sale Price/Gross Acre $34,848,000
Sale Price/Gross SF $800.00
Sale Price/ Unit $125,000
Remarks
This is the acquisition of the vacant and boarded-up Greystone Hotel property by an affiliate of
Vos Hospitality. In January 2014, this buyer acquired the adjacent Santa Barbara apartments to
the immediate west, and plans to combine these two properties in a redevelopment that would
result in a 97-room luxury boutique hotel. The property was vacant and abandoned at the time of
sale, thus the improvements were at the end of their economic viability. This provides a sale
price in this instance that reflects its site and development value.
854
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Cash Equivalent
Adjusted Price
2072
Hotel, Hotel
Croydon Arms Apartment-Hotel (Vacant)
3720 Collins Avenue, Miami Beach, Miami-Dade County,
Florida 33140
SW corner Collins Ave. & 3Sth Street
02-3226-001-17 10
Miami-Ft. Lauderdale
CIG Acquisitions Group LLC
3720 Croydon LLC
March 16,2012
28039/1 898
517
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Arm's length
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May 15,2015
$6,750,000
$6,750,000
$6,7s0,000
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855
Land Sale No. 7 (Cont.)
Land Data
Zoning RM-2, MFR & Hotels
Topography Level
Utilities All available
Shape Rectangular
Land Size Information
Gross Land Size 0.321 Acres or 14,000 SF
No. Rooms Planned 100
Indicators
Sale Price/Gross Acre 521,002,143
Sale Price/Gross SF 5482.14
Sale Price/ Unit $67,500
Remarks
This is the sale of the Croydon Arms, an apartment-hotel that was vacant and abandoned at the
time of sale. The buyer planned a redevelopment of this property into a 100-room hotel. The
building was vacant and abandoned at the time of sale, thus the improvements were at the end of
their economic viability. This provides a sale price in this instance that reflects its site and
redevelopment value.
856
Exhibit E
Miami-Dade County Regional Analysis Summary
XHIBIT E
857
REGIONAL ANALYSIS
IUIAMI-DADE COUNTY REGIONAL ANALYSIS
Overview
Miami-Dade County, Florida is located ir-r the southeast corner of the state along the Atlantic Ocean.
The rnajor city is Miarni, br"rt there are 29 total municipalities in the county including F{ialeah, Miami Beach,
North Miarni, Coconut Grove and Coral Gables. The county encornpasses 1,946 square rniles r,vith a
population ofiust over 2.6 million people, with a density of 1,206 people per square rnile. When cornbined
with Fort Lauderdale, the Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach coasolidated metropolitan area ("South
Flonda") is the eleventh largest metropolitan area in the country, with a total combined population
approaching 5.8 rnillion.
The rnain population is concentrated close to the Atlantic coast as most of the westem portion of the
cou11ty, approxitnately 416,000 acres or 6-50 square miles, lies in Everglades National Park or in
environmentally-protected areas associated with the "river of grass". Since Miami is the closest major US
metropolitan area to Latin America, and has a large population of Spanish- and Portuguese speaking peopte,
Miarni has becorne a leader in Latin American trade, finance, insurance, rnanufacturing, telecornrnunication
and warehousing.
Tourism and its offshoots, shopping and entertainlnent, are rnain drar.vs of the county. With 84 rniles
o[ Atlantic coastline and a sub-tropical clirnate, its beaches are favorite destination fbr tourists frorn Europe
and Latin America, as well as the rest of the US. Miami Beach, especially South Beach, has become a
premiere trodeling and film spot in the world. It attracts a cosmopolitan tourist business diff-erent frorn other
competing Florida cities such as Orlando and Tampa.
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The enr,'ironrnent is a crucial underliring thread that ties Florida to its tuture. Essentially clependent
on its climale and natural resources, unaddressed issues conceming sustainable grow,th are becotning urgenr
concems of all Florida industries. As the impact of past decisions efI'ects the current econornic situation,
future economic potential is dependent on ho'uv these issues are handled loday.
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Employment and Income
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recession hit the county very hard and ur.rernploylnert rates hovered 2 to 4 percentage points ove' the national
averilge through 2012. Statistics and forecasts from the lirst quarler of 2015 show significant impror,erneut
witlr rates dropping to 6.0Yo range, the lowest level since October, 2008. The decline carne despite an
increase in iob seekers as the lon-9 tenn uneurployed reioin the ranks. A separate survey shorved ernployers
added more than 25,000 new non-tann payroll positions over the last year in each quafter of 2013. Analysis
of the jobs picrure reveals that the broad gains or-rtlined in the year end ernployrnent repoft rnesh with
forecasts more hiring in 2015.
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REGIONAL ANALYSIS
foreign buyers dirninishes due to a strenglhening U.S. dollar.
infonnation technology, financial activities, education and health
Job-groi,r,th leaders in Miami-Dade inch-rde
services, and leisure,4rospitality.
t. h[eus feg&m
,oilat ilt/n0l
Total ltonfarm
Private
Goods Prod.
Construct{on
iVlanufactr.rrrng
Private Servke
Wholesaie lrade
Retai: Trade
Transp"-!'Jrsg-UtiL
Informaten
Financiai A"ctivities
Prof./Bus. Ser,:.
Educ.lHealth $eru.
Leisure/Hosp.
Other *nr.
Total Gorn
1,111.1
972.8.
75.8
376
39"3
897.O
74.6
1.d6.4
65.3
19.1
77.L
155_3
t72_6
134.d$
5r.3
138-3
0.79S
0.796
-1.t96
-: s\
4.1.s6
0.996
) 1(lh
0.3q6
4.6h
1 7cd
0.69r
0.?cn
1"39t
3.:$6
0.4si
0-t$$
3.196
3.6e6
5.696
t0 7$J
1"0r,
3"5t6
I 316
1.5t
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5. /t
5"51t
3.0q0
4.0s
4.6+i
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The Florida Agency for Workforce Innovation, Labor Market Statistics Center notes that the
traditional employment industries in the county are shifting. Waning industries in the county are agriculti.rre,
tnining, and manutbcturing while the top three grolfih industries are expected to be healthcare, waste
management and remediation services, and professional. scientific and technical services. Long tenn
estimates are lor a service based economv.
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Sharn d Totat Employment by Sector
[liami-Dade Carnty 2008 and 2030
Othgr
Construstix
Governmenl Manutactuflng
lniormation
Real L;r; re
tlfiotesah
Iransportdlon
F inarne
2030
Services
lr.hunr'DadeCoi.lnt/ De partment of Plannrng andZonrng Fbsearch Section 2t110
Median householc{ incotne continues to rise, althou-qh cost of living estimates suggest rnost increases
r,vill be offset b1, rising household expenditures. Cost of living increases have a maior influence on the rise in
household incorne.
TRANSPORTATION
Miami International Airport (MIA)
Miarri lntemational Airport is the prirnary connecting point for air travel betrveen the Americas, the
Caribbean and a tnajor gateway to Europe. Approxirnately 1,100 flights arrive and depart MIA each day,
with over 100 airlines covering l-50 destinations worldwide. MIA has a nearly $33.7 billion impact on the
South Florida economy while contributitg 282,724 jobs, and ranks as the second-busiest U.S. airport fbr
international passengers.
The following chart shorvs passenger trends through MIA fi'orn 2005 through 201,1. Betr.veen 2006
and 2001 , passenger tralllc increased a robust 3.5o/o to -5.0% per year then gradually declined throughout the
recession to a mere 0.57o increase in 2009. By 2010, however, tratlic regained its previous gror.r,th pattem.
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International Total
Passengers 96 of Passengers %
Period (000s) Total (00C) chanse
2005 1.1.241 45.9e,i, 31,0G
2006 1,1.728 45.30,6 3?,53{ 4.9,,b
2W7 15.541 46.196 33.7,10 3.7o/o
2008 16.147 47.40,,6 34,061 t.V/o
2009 15.970 4?.19.6 33.890 -0.59a
2010 16.893 47.396 35.6% 5.394
2011 18.418 48.196 38,314 1.3%
2012 19.3?2 49.196 39,167 3.016,
2013 ?0JA2, 49.89.b 40,563 2.9/o
2014 20.09'1 49.1o,'o 40.9.f2 0.9/o
Source: Miami-Dade Countv Avi*ion DeDt.
'Ihe Miarni-Dade Aviation Depafirnent (I,IDAD) is in the final stages of a $6.4 billion Capital
Improvernent Prograrn designed to lneet the passenger and cargo traflic growth at Miarni Intemational
Airport. The progratn encolnpasses all aspects of airport operations, fron temrinals, roadr,vays, cargo
facilities, to the airfield. The nerv Miarni Intennodal Center opened in 201 1 across Le Jeune Road from
MIA, connected by a people-rnover. It contains rental car operations and cornections to rnass transit
including the county's N{etrorail Orange Line. The Tri-Rail connection to the intennodal center is anticipated
to open later this year. The NW 25'l' Street Viaduct sub-project r.vill irnprove conlections betwee-n the
Florida [nterstate and Federal Highway Systern for ground transporlation of air cargo, and construct an
elevated viadr.rctlroadr,vay befween MIA over SR 826, and out to NW 82nd Avenue rvith the assistance of the
FDOT.
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Air Cargo (tons|
r5o0,mo
:.fi)o,mo
1.5OO,{nO
r.(xxr.mo
500.mo
o
2005 2006 2010
PortMiami
PortMiarni, the county's seaport, contributes over S27 billion annually to South Florida's econolny
and directly or indirectly provides over 207,000 jobs. Miarni's Port is the world's busiest cruise port, w'ith a
fleet operated by 12 cruise lines. It has the largest year-round cruise fleet in the world including the
"Megaships" capable of transporting more than 19,000 guests. PortMiarni has approximately 40 shipping
lines calling on rrlore than 100 countries and 253 ports, sawing markets in the Far East and Europe, as well as
Central and South Arnerica.
An ambitious capital improvement program, of over $581 rnillion is underway at the port. The
Miarni Harbor Project calls fbr deepening PortMiami's south channel to a depth of 50 feet fi'om the existing
42 feet, to accommodate mega container vessels that will begin traveling through the expanded Panama
Canal in 2015. Additionally, redeveloprnent of 80 acres of cargo tenninal area will enhance car-uo terminal
operations. A nerv tunnel opened in 2014 under the ship channel which directly connects the sea poft to
Interstate 395/MacArthur Causeway and the region's highway network.
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ffiirmi-Dede County, Florida Sraport Dopsrtment
Schedule of Annual Tolal Tonnago (Unaudited)
Lrst Tsn FlrcrlYcen (in thourndr)
Yrar Totrl Diflertnca % Change
2006 8.654 (820) "g 79,6?007 7 83s (8191 .9 5%2008 7,{30 {405i -5.2or,2009 $ 831 (5991 -8 lqi)2CI10 7.38e 558 S ?$620'l a,222 833 1t 3%ec12 g 108 (1141 -r 4%2C',3 7 981 {t?7} -1 6%2X'.4 7 700 t2g1! -3 5cx,
lf r emi0adc Seaport Ocperbnonl
Schedule of Annurl Totrl Frucngut (Unruditrd)
L*t Ten Fhcel Yeam (ln thouaandcf
Yelr Totrl Dlflrrcnca % Chanoe
2005
2006
20a7
2008
?009
?010
20r t
?412
?013
2014
3.605
3"731
3.18?
4 138
4"110
4.145
4 018
3 77{
4.079
4 939
!?s'
56
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35
t11l)
i2a+1
305
860
0 016
35%
l5%
s 3t6
4 ?s/n
0.8')6
-3 r%
-5 9%
I 11(
?l 1%
Rail Systems
The Florida East Coast Railway and CSX are the major rail fieiglit carriers seruiag Miami-Dade
Counly. Miami-Dade Transit provides all public transit sen ices in the county. The integrated transpofiation
system covers fbur rrajor cornponents: the Metrobus fleet, connecting lnost areas of Miarni-Dade County;
Metrorail, an electrically-powered, elevated rapid{rar-rsit system stretching 25 rniles from Dadeland/Kendall
to Medley, with a recently-added spur to Miarni Intemational Airport's intennodal center on the Orange Line.
Metronrover, a 4.4-rnile elevated people mover that serves the dor.vntown central business district of Miami,
and Special Transportation Service (STS), designed to meet the needs of people with disabilities unable to
use regular transit services. Currentiy, Miarni-Dade Transit records over 353,000 daily (r.veekday) boardings.
The City of Miarni also otfers a free trolley service with seven routes, while Coral Gables offers a trolley
connection betr,veen its Central Business District and the Douglas Road Metrorail station.
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Metrorail $tations
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Flodda East Coast Industries has announced plans to start high-speed rail service along its rail right-
of--way. with a connection that would carry passengers betr.veen Miarni and Orlando in just over three hours.
Stations are also planned for downtor,vn Miami, Fort Lauderdale and West Palrn Beach, '"vith a starting date of
2015 for the tri-county line and the expansion to Orlando in the follor.ving two to three years.
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Tri-Rai1. thc region's corrmuter rail line. runs trlong the CSX railroad tracks to the west ollnterstate
9-5, connecting Miami IntemationalAirport to the south (in 20l5) r,vith West Pahn Beacl'r to the nofih. It has
llve stations in Miarni-Dade Countlr, seven in Broward, and six stations in Palm Beach Counfy. lt connects
to Metrorail's Green Line at a transfer station in eastern Hialeair, and will connect to the Orange Line of
Metroraii at Miami Intemational Airport later in 20 I5. Future plans call tbr Tri-Rail to rlln a ner.v line along
the Al1 Aboard Florida tracks, with a near-tenn plan to connect to the A11 Aboard station in downtor,vn Miarni
via existing rail lines behveen the current Metrorail transfer station near N.W. 72"d Street that connect to te
FEC line to the east.
Miami Intermodal Center (MIC)
The Miarni Intermodal Center (MIC) project just east of the Miami Intemational Airport was
sponsored by the Florida Deparhnent of Transportation (FDOT). The first phase, which opened in 2011,
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inch"rcled the nerv, 3.4-million square foot rental car center sen'ing MIA, rvith a people lnover connecting
riders to the airport tenninal. The next stage. the Miami Central Station. opened in2012 r,vith a Metrorail and
Metrobus station. By 2015, Amtrak and Tri-Rail, South Floricla's oolnlnuter rail seryice. are expected to
connect to Miami Central Station.
Major Roads
The tnajor interstate highways serving Miarni-Dade County are l-95, on the east, and I-75, on the
west. both generally running nortl/south through the region. Florida's Tumpike is a six-lane toll road
running fiom Horlestead at the south end of the county to Wildwood Florida just south Ocala. The Tumpike
forms an outer bellr,vay around developed areas ol Miarni-Dade County. State Road 826 (the Palmetto
Expressr,vay) fbnns an inner beltrvay, '"vhile State Road 836 (the Dolphin Expressway) is the primary
east/west axis comecting the Miarni CBD with the county's \.vestem suburbs.
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Exhibit F
Appraiser' s Qualifi cations
XHIBIT
870
QUALIFICATIONS
JOHN A. BLAZEJACK, MAI, CRE, FRICS
Partner
Blazejack & Company
Academic
Florida State University, B.A.
Florida International University - M.S.M. Real Estate
Most Recent Courses
1992 - Level II Course 520 - Highest and Best Use and Market Analysis
2000 - Level II Course 530 - Advanced Sales Comparison and Cost Approaches
2008 - Member of review team for revised course on Market Analysis & Highest & Best Use
2008 - Member of the review team for new course on Advanced Market Analysis & HBU
2010 - Valuation for Financial Reporting
2012 - Member of review team for Marketability Studies and Advanced Marketability Studies seminars
Experience
Mr. Blazejack, President of Blazejack & Company, has been active as a real estate counselor since
1970. His experience includes residential and income property appraisals, market and feasibility
studies, and acquisition and disposition reports. The work has been for a wide range of property
types including office, industrial, commercial and special use properties, hotels and recreational
facilities. These assignments have been conducted in over twenty states and extensively throughout
Florida.
Mr. Blazejack is a qualified expert witness who has testified in Federal district and lower courts. He
is an approved instructor of both the Appraisal Institute (AI) and the American Bankers Association.
Mr. Blazejack is a past president of the Greater Miami Chapter of the Society of Real Estate
Appraisers and was the 1992 President of the South Florida Chapter of the AI.
Designations and Licenses
MAI Member, Appraisal Institute, Certificate Number 6089, currently certified.
CRE Member, American Society of Real Estate Counselors, Certificate Number I l3 I .
FRICS Fellow of the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors Number 1250175
Registered Florida Real Estate Broker
State-Certified General Real Estate Appraiser, License Number P.293.
Affiliations
Mr. Blazejack is the past President of the Real Estate Counseling Group of America (RECGA).
Published Articles
The Appraisal Journal, Spring, 2011
Price versus Fundamentals - From Bubbles to distressed Markets
By Stephen F. Fanning. MAI John A. Blazejack. MAI and George R. Mann, MAI
Real Estate Issues, Volume 34. Number 1,2009
When Will the Miami Condominium Market Recover?
By Richard Langhorne, CRE, FzuCS and John A. Blazejack, MAI, CRE, FzuCS
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QUALIFICATIONS
J GUTHRIE (JAY) MLINA& MAI, SRA
Blazejack & Company
Academic
B.B.A., Southern Methodist University, 1983
Experience
20 I 2-Present: Consultant, Blazejack & Company, Miami, Florida.
1995-2012: Appraiser, Clobus, Mclemore & Duke, Inc., Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
199 4-1995 : Appraiser, Investors Research Associates, Miami, Florida.
1993-1994: Appraiser, Cushman & Wakefield, Miami, Florida.
199l-1993: Appraiser, Bach Thoreen McDermott, Inc., Houston, Texas.
1988-1991: Appraiser, Georgia Federal Bank, Atlanta, Georgia.
1983-1988: Appraiser, Porcher, Bond, Wilk, Allison, Inc., Dallas Texas.
1982-1983: Salesperson, Helena Underwood Realtors, Dallas, Texas.
Mr. Mlinar has been active as a real estate appraiser/analyst on a full-time basis
since 1983. During this period, his real estate experience included highest and best
use analyses, market studies, consulting and evaluation of office buildings,
hotels/motels, apartments, condominiums, warehouses, vacant land, single-family
homes, retail stores, restaurants, shopping centers. mixed-use projects, golf courses
and special purpose properties.
Since 1993, these assignments were primarily concentrated in South Florida, but
with extensive work also completed on properties located throughout the state.
Throughout his career, Mr. Mlinar has completed appraisals, analyses and consulting
on properties located in 20 states and in Uruguay.
Designations and Licenses
MAI Member, Appraisal Institute, currently certified
SRA Member, Appraisal Institute, currently certified
Florida State-Certified General Real Estate Appraiser RZl9l6
Florida Licensed Real Estate Salesperson SL654868
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Appendix 7
Summary of Public Revenue lmpact
Over j0 years
2022 (Yr 4)
S1.5m
1.5m
Over 99 veors
Total NPV @ 5% Totol NPV @ 5%
Ssgm
59m
521m
23m
S+tzm
466m
S35m
39m
CITY
Hotel Lease
Minimum Fixed Rent
Variable Rent
Percentage Rent (4% Gross)
Taxes
CRA City (thru 3/2044)
CRA County (thru 3 /?044)
New Resort Tax (Hotel 1%)
Resort Tax (Hotel 3%0, F&B 2o/o)
CDT Allocation (thru 2044)
Property Taxes*
Subtotal
$2.9m
1.1m
0.8m
0.8m
3.0m
1.5m
0.1m
tL?m
34m
26m
30m
118m
36m
13m
44m
16m
t2m
I2m
48m
16m
4m
883m
34m
26m
229m
902m
36m
326m
74m
16m
12m
20m
79m
16m
16m
7.2m
0.8m
1.lm
0.1m
54m
44m
L2m
20m
18m
4m
650m
335m
266m
44m
29m
14m
1,553m 159m
CIry TOTAL Sto.tm Sg6gm Ststm 52,436m Sz:am
COUNTY
Convention Devl. Tax (3%)
Local Option Sales Tax (1%)
Property Taxes*
Subtotal County
SCHOOLS (Property Tax)
OTHER PROPERTY**
STATE SALES TAX (6%)
TOTAL Szo.+m 581Om Sgzzm S6,215m Sseom
* 95% of general property taxes allocated to CRA through 3/2044
** Regional property tax and Children's Trust property tax
Key Assumptions:
All analysis completed on a calendar year basis
Year 1 through 10 based on developer proforma
Assumed ZYo growth rate beginnin8 in year 11 and beyond
NPV to 2016
S1.5m of County CDT allocated to City beginning in third year of hotel opening through 2044
Sources: Portman, City of Miami Beach, SAG.
2.0m 110m 42m L,252m 87m
1.5m
0.2m
6.6m
60m
7m
264m
24m
3m
107m
453m 40m
55m 5m
2,Ot9m !76m
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23 I SATURD Y.AIGUSI22.2O5 tsl TOCAL & STATE Miarillerald.conr i lllllllHER ID
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CITY OF MIAMI BEACH
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
AND INTENTTO CONSIDER A
DEVELOPMENTAND
GROUND LEASE AGREEMENT
NOIICE 15 HEREBY glwn that a Se6nd Reading/Fr:blic Hm.ino vrill be h6rd bV the Ma1rer and City
Commission of fi€ City of Miami Beadr, Florida. in tha Comissim Clrartrs, 3rd Floor. Gty Hall.
t700 Convemion Cerner Driye, Miami Ba*r, Florida, onlllhdmdeV, Scptrnbr2,2O5 it |I:OOa.m,tr Bs run lhereEfter as tha nratter en be heard, to considar
A R6olution Of Tha MayorAnd Ciry Commksion Of Tha City Of Miani Eaactr, Apprwing.
Folloadng Second Reading/h.rblic Hearing, A DevdopnEnt Ard Grwnd Leese Agreement, AsAdhoriud, Raspectivaly, Urd€r Sstion 1lA{ Of Th€ GtV CodE, SEtions 16il-3220 - f63-3243,
Florida Statjte.Ard Sotim 82-37 Of The City Code. BetrrenTha City And Portman MiamiBedl, LLC ("Portrmn"), ForThe Derelopmeot Of An 8OGRrcm Cow€ntin Headclprts Hotel
And Related Facilities, lmluding UpTo 95,000 Squars fut Of Cmfurercs And Eallr@m F*ilitis,
And UpTo 3raUU SgEe Feet Of R6tilrant Facilities (The 'Hotel'), On An Approrimately Z.6b
Ase Sila OnTha Northeat Cornar Of 17n StrmtAnd Cmantion Cantar lliw, Bourded Roughly
ByTha Miami Haarfi Cmantion Csr*arToTha Norrh, l7i StmtToTha Srrfh,fha FillmraMami
Bsach AtThe Ja*ie GlmonTheaterToThe East, And Corwerrtion Cmtsr DriwToTheV\,bst CIhe'Lmsad Property"l; DelineringThe Oqrdhions ForThe Deign, Construction, Equipdng And
Opration OfTh€ Hotal OnThe Leed PropertyWith No City FundingTherufor; Prwiding ForA
Sr'YErTem OfThe L€asod Prop€rty Ofle Certain Co(ditiocArB Satisfied; Protritiring Gambling
Establishrmts OnThe Lemed ftoprty;Ard Prwidlng ForArrual Bas RsntToThe City,AfterThe
Hotel foens, OfThe Greater of Minimm Fxed Rent OrA Percenlage OfTtre Grms Rsyerues Of
The Hotel, Arurg Othtr Rent
PROPETIY Tha proposad Laasd PropBrty mmists of a Frtior of Folio lrlo. 02-327{00-0090,
on an 4pmximady 2.66 acm sitB m tha no:thamt cornr o{ t7t Sirsgt and Comantion Cenlar
Drive. bounded u€hly bV the Miami Bmdr Coryer*ion Certer to the North, l7h Strwt to the
South.the Fillmrc Miani Beach at the Jaclia GlmmnThoaterto tho East, and Corusntion Caitgr
Driveto thcWat
PFRMITFi, TISFS:Tha proynwl DawloJrmant and Gmrrnd lama Agranmnt dms noi amnd
tha mdn pemittad u*s undr tha Cityt Land DavalopmEnt Rsgulations, whidr induda parking
lots, gsragB, pEtrfoming Erts and dltural facilitim; hotel; merchandise mtrt; mmercial or offics
davdoprmr4 landsmpe opon spaB; parks and arry usc that;s custmarily mciated with a
coMrnion Bnttr trgwtrnrBilal buiuirqs rd uss
Under the Cityb Land Dmlopment Hegulstions, the maxil]xfr building inteGity for this zofling
district (lhe COC Civic and Cqtwntion CEnta, district) is o floor arm rdtio of 2.75.Thr mximum
bulldng heighfor a hotel is X)0leer.The scale of $e hotel u* is lirnhed by setbsd, heigt& flmr
arua ratio, minimum room sia. parking rquirmnts of .4 sprcB par rmm and oth6r prdisims
of ttn Citv's Lrd Dwalognent R4ulations.The dty's Land Devalopmnt Raqnrlaims do not
prwide lor populalion dsnsities iorthi. zoning dstrict.
The heigtt ol arry haffiaHe building on the Lrosed Property shsll not cr(coed:t Ofeet to the top of
th6 roof, and ardritecturd projedione will conrply with lhe terms of fE City's Land DevsloprnBnt
Ragulaiore-
drting nomal busitFJss l?x9lurs in the OfiG of tB Ary de*, 1700 C*wttion C.enter hiw. lst Fl@r.
Oty Hall. Miari Eqdtv furida B1N- lnqtirias ruy b clireded to the O(f@ of the City Anorrey at
,4673.7470.
INTERESTED PI{FTIES are irwited to appsai at this .neetim, or bB rBpr6Bnted by an agent, or to
o{press thdr vievt/s ir writing addressod ro the CiW Cormision, do the City Gerlc 1700 Convention
Canter Drive, 1r F@r, Gty H8ll, Miani Bedr, Florida iBl n.This item is rvsilable for p:Hic inspetion
during rcmd buires hwrs in tha Offie of ths Gty Cler( 1ilO Convention Cmter Drive, t! Flmr,
Gt. Hall, Mmi Baadr. Forida 3ill$l.This muting, or any itm thrain, my be comired, and under
sudr cironstanc6, dditional legal noti@ need rot be prwided
Rrrsuant to S@tion 2BE.0!O5, Fla. Stat., the City hereby advisE the puHis thd if a persn &cides to
appeal rry decision made by the City Cornnission vrith c+6tto arry matteroonsidered atits resting
ur il.s lerir4l *rIr perwrr ntwt sEuru !ltut a vsbill,iul rword uf thE lrots[f,ngs :s uEdc, srri(rr
rmord irdudes tha tBstimrry and avidence upo: which th8 am6al is to be basd. This notic8 do€s not
conslilule onsnt by the City lor tha introductim tr admissbn of othgvis imdmissibla s irmlavant
widene, nry des h ruthorize dpllenges or apmls not dreruis allwed by law.
To requct lhis mterial in dte.nate fomat, sign langu{e intspretBr (tivFday rctice rEquirsd},
informatim on rossfor p€r$ns nith dsabilities, andq any amommodatim to revievr any d@umsnt
or participate in rry City sponsorBd preedings, call 3(b.mA24Eg ad *bct t for English a 2 for
Spanish. thm option gTTYrem my cal via 711 (Florida Ralay Seruie).
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