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HomeMy WebLinkAboutAmendment No. 1 to Vacation Agreement with AR&J SOBE, LLC pOl? ft; _1 ~ ~ y C. 'f~6 - C'I[ AMENDMENT NO.1 TO THE VACATION AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA AND AR&J SOBE, LLC DATED FEBRUARY 23, 2005 This Amendment No.1 to the Agreement made and entered this I)~ay of July, 2006, by and between the CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, a Municipal Corporation existing underthe laws of the State of Florida, having its principal offices at 1700 Convention Center Drive, Miami Beach, Florida 33139 (hereinafter referred to as CITY), and AR&J SOBE, LLC., a Florida limited liability corporation having offices at 2665 South Bayshore Drive, Suite 1200, Coconut Grove, FL 33133 (hereinafter referred to as DEVELOPER). RECITALS A. AR&J Sobe, LLC (Develofer) anticipates constructing a project on the land bordered by 5th Street, 6 Street, Alton Road and Lenox Avenue, (which includes the Alley, as defined below) containing a grocery store and other retail, commercial, office and/or restaurant uses and parking garage (the Project). B. On February 23, 2005, in consideration of the public benefits provided by Developer, the Mayor and City Commission adopted Resolution No. 2005- 25827, approving and authorizing the vacation of the City's rights to an alley located adjacent to the proposed Project (the Alley). C. Developer and City agreed to the terms and conditions for vacating the Alley; Resolution No. 2005-25827 also approved and authorized the parties to execute a Vacation Agreement. D. Additionally, on May 18, 2005, in consideration of the public benefits provided by Developer, the Mayor and City Commission adopted Resolution No. 2005-25899, approving and authorizing a Development Agreement for the Project by and between the City and Developer. NOW. THEREFORE. the parties hereto. and in consideration of the mutual promises, covenants, agreements, terms, and conditions herein contained, and other good and valuable consideration, the respect and adequacy are hereby acknowledged, do agree as follows: 1. ABOVE RECITALS The above recitals are true and correct and are incorporated as a part of this Amendment NO.1. 2. MODIFICATIONS Paragraphs 4(a) and 4(b) of the Vacation Agreement between the City and Developer, dated February 23, 2005, are amended, respectively, as follows: A. Paragraph 4(a) of the Vacation Agreement is amended as follows: (a) In the event that Developer shall not have entered into a Grocery Lease, as that term is defined in Paragraph 2 of this Agreement, (i) on before the Outside Date (which shall be defined as the date which is eighteen (18) months after the Eeffective DElate of the tRi& Develooment Agreement (the Effective Date of the Develooment Aoreement between the oarties is Mav 18. 2005) or the date of Commencement of Construction as that term is defined in the Development Agreement (the Construction Commencement Date), whichever is ear1ier), which unconditionally (except for typical contingencies for Substantial Completion and performance by Developer of its construction obligations under the Grocery Lease) obligates Developer to lease not less than 40,000 square feet (although approximately 44,000 square feet is contemplated) to a national or regional grocery store for use as a grocery supermarket and which obligates the tenant (under the Grocery Lease) to initially open for business as a grocery supermarket in the entire Grocery Lease Premises upon substantial completion of construction; or B. Paragraph 4(b) of the Vacation Agreement is amended as follows: (b) In the event Developer shall not have Commenced Construction of the Project on or before September 1'" 2906, the Outside Date. as that term is defined in the Develooment Aareement and re-stated in subsection 4(a) above, subject to extension for Unavoidable Delays, or the first construction draw funding of Developer's Project construction loan has not occurred within six (6) months after Commencement of Construction, subject to extension for Unavoidable Delays (but, in respect to the condition for funding of the first Project construction draw, the reverter of the Alley shall abate as long as construction is proceeding and shall be deemed waived upon funding of the first Project construction draw, whenever it occurs); or 3. OTHER PROVISIONS. All other provisions of the Agreement, as amended, are unchanged. 4. DEFINED TERMS. Capitalized terms shall have the same meaning as set forth in the Agreement unless otherwise defined herein. 5. RATIFICATION. The CITY and DEVELOPER ratify the terms of the Vacation Agreement, as amended by this Amendment No.1. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Amendment No.1 to be executed in their names by their duly authorized officials as 0 e date first set forth above. / ~::e" .~;:. \. ..~".'." ......:...........&.t'.. ~... . . r .:'; ,', t '~.._ ! ~, ': . -,", "."'_ :"_,,..' " ,_ _...',.....:.,_. _,0. _, " .. ..' . 'eltY-GI.fk',';: : ':.' '\~fGi6~'" ~pl" '. ; .~. ,.... '. ~ ardfFr ''''-.'__'__'_>_'''"'''_'._'.~.~,__ ,It - t - . ATTeST: By o David Dermer A TTE~"< . DEVELOPER: ~... ~(j fi~~~1 / vJ~YJ , By Print NamelTitle APPROVED AS TO FORM & LANGUAGE ' & FOR EXECUnON