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FOURTH AMENDMENT TO AGREEMENT FOR DEVELOPMENT AND PURCHASE AND SALE OF PROPERTYFOURTH AMENDMENT TO AGREEMENT FOR DEVELOPMENT AND PURCHASE AND SALE OF PROPERTY THIS FOURTH AMENDMENT TO AGREEMENT FOR DEVELOPMENT AND PURCHASE AND SALE OF PROPERTY (this "Amendment") is made and entered into as of this l -day of February, 2024, by and between THE COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY OF THE CITY OF CLEARWATER, FLORIDA, a public body corporate and politic of the State of Florida created pursuant to Part III, Chapter 163, Florida Statutes (the "Agency"); THE CITY OF CLEARWATER, FLORIDA, a Florida municipal corporation (the "City"); and ARCHWAY CLEARWATER GARDENS, LLC, a Florida limited liability company (the "Developer", and together with the Agency and City, the "Parties"). WITNESSETH: WHEREAS, the Agency and Archway Partners, LLC entered into that certain Agreement for Development and Purchase and Sale of Property dated August 23, 2021, as assigned to the Developer (the "Original Contract"); and WHEREAS, the Original Contract required the Developer to redevelop the real property commonly referred to as 1250 Cleveland Street, Clearwater, FL 33755 into a project that contained no fewer than 80 residential, affordable dwelling units with a rooftop community garden that also maintained the existing community garden; and WHEREAS, the City was made a party to the Original Contract solely for the purpose of contributing $75,000.00 to the Developer for "local government support" as contemplated by Sections 15.18 and 15.21 of the Original Contract; and WHEREAS, the Parties amended the Original Contract through a First Amendment to Agreement for Development and Purchase and Sale of Real Property (the "First Amendment") on February 14, 2022 to extend all relevant dates under the Original Contract so that the Developer could apply for an allocation of federal low-income housing tax credits or other financing issued by the Florida Housing Finance Corporation for the year ending December 31, 2022; and WHEREAS, the Parties amended the Original Contract through a Second Amendment to Agreement for Development and Purchase and Sale of Real Property (the "Second Amendment") on September 19, 2022 to allow for Developer to obtain public funds in a not -to -exceed amount of $3,000,000.00 from the Agency and $610,000.00 in HOME Investment Partnership Program funds from the City; and WHEREAS, the Parties amended the Original Contract through a Third Amendment to Agreement for Development and Purchase and Sale of Real Property (the "Third Amendment" and collectively with the Original Contract, the First Amendment, and the Second Amendment the "Contract") on July 25, 2023 to amend project timelines and change the location of the residential community garden; and KEN BURKE, CLERK OF COURT AND COMPTROLLER PINELLAS COUNTY, FL INST# 2020117 02/27/2024 09:13 AM OFF REC BK: 22715 PG: 2632-2637 DocType:AGM RECORDING: $5250 1 WHEREAS, the Parties now wish to enter into this Amendment to further revise the project timelines, change the easement requirement for a community garden to a restrictive covenant, and allow for the execution of a new lease for the existing community garden. NOW THEREFORE, for and in consideration of the mutual covenants and agreements of the parties, and other good and valuable considerations, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged and agreed by each of the Parties, the Agency, the City, and the Developer do hereby covenant and agree as follows: 1. The Agency, the City, and the Developer do hereby mutually represent and warrant that the foregoing recitals are true and correct, and said recitals are hereby ratified, confirmed, and incorporated into the body of this Amendment. 2. Any capitalized terms utilized in this Amendment and which are not separately defined herein shall have the meaning ascribed thereto in the Contract. 3. Section 4.05 of the Contract is hereby amended to read as follows: "4.05 Project Schedule (a) Developer shall submit a completed Application as required by Section 3.03(b). (b) (c) (d) (e) (0 (g) Developer shall obtain all necessary building permits by June 1, 2024. Developer shall Commence Construction of the Project by July 1, 2024. Developer shall have completed 50% of Construction by April 1, 2025. Developer shall have completed 100% of Construction by January 1, 2026. Developer shall begin pre -leasing the dwelling units by November 1, 2025. Developer shall complete leasing the dwelling units by April 1, 2026. (h) Notwithstanding anything contained in this Agreement to the contrary, in the event that Developer is unsuccessful in obtaining an allocation of affordable housing tax credits or other components of the Project Financing in RFA 2021-205 or RFA 2021-202 issued by the Florida Housing Finance Corporation, then Developer shall have the right to request from the Agency an extension of all relevant dates in this Agreement by one year. The extension request shall expeditiously be brought before the Agency's Board of Trustees, provided, however, it is understood and agreed that the approval or denial of such extension request shall be at the sole discretion of the Agency's Board of Trustees." 2 4. Section 6.10 of the Contract is hereby amended to read as follows: "6.10 Closing. Provided all conditions to conveyance of the Project Site to the Developer have been satisfied including the issuance of all building permits, Developer shall purchase the Project Site on or before June 15, 2024 (herein referred to as the "Closing Date"). In addition to the Agency's authority to extend the Closing Date under Section 6.09(a), the Parties may mutually agree to change the Closing Date." 5. Section 7.02(a) of the Contract is hereby amended to read as follows: "(a) The Developer shall construct the Project on the Project Site substantially in accordance with the Project Plans and Specifications. Subject to Unavoidable Delay and the terms and conditions in this Agreement, the Developer shall Commence Construction of the Project no later than July 1, 2024." 6. Section 7.02(b)(1) of the Contract is hereby amended to read as follows: "(b)(1) The Developer shall commence Vertical Construction of the Project by January 1, 2025. The Developer shall continue, pursue, and prosecute the Vertical Construction of the Project with reasonable diligence to substantial completion by the Completion Date and shall not at any time actually or effectively have abandoned (or its Contractor having actually or effectively abandoned) the Project Site. For purposes of this subsection (b), "abandoned" means to have ceased all construction work, including all or substantially all the construction work force withdrawing from the Project Site for a period of sixty (60) consecutive days, subject to Unavoidable Delays." 7. Section 3.07 of the Contract is hereby amended to read as follows: "3.07 Restrictive Covenant for a Community Garden. Prior to the Closing Date, the City shall execute a declaration of restrictive covenants over the area existing as a community garden on the Project Site as of the Effective Date on terms, conditions, and form deemed satisfactory to the City restricting the use to a community garden for the benefit, use, and enjoyment of the public. Community garden shall be defined as a use of property where more than one person grows produce and/or horticultural plants for their personal consumption and enjoyment, for the consumption and enjoyment of friends and relatives and/or donation to a not-for-profit organization, or the consumption and enjoyment of others through limited incidental retail sale on-site of goods grown on-site as permitted by the zoning district. The Developer shall reimburse the City for any and all recording fees." 3 8. Section 6.11(h) is hereby amended to read as follows: "(h) With the exception of any community garden lease between the Agency as landlord and Clearwater Community Gardens, Inc. as tenant for the management of the existing community garden, Agency certifies that it has terminated all leases for the Project Site or any part thereof and all tenants will have vacated the Project Site by the Closing Date. The Agency reserves the right to terminate, extend or renew any community garden lease with Clearwater Community Gardens, Inc. subject to Developer's approval which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned, or delayed. Any such lease regarding the existing community garden shall be assigned to Developer on the Closing Date." 9. Except as amended and modified hereby, the terms and conditions of the Contract and this Amendment are and shall remain in full force and effect. The Contract as modified by this Amendment, is affirmed, confirmed, and ratified in all respects. 10. This Amendment shall be recorded in the Public Records of Pinellas County, Florida at the expense of the Developer. 11. In the event of conflict or ambiguity between the terms and provisions of this Amendment and the Contract, the terms and provisions of this Amendment shall control to the extended of any such conflict or ambiguity. 12. If any provision of this Amendment shall be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining portions hereof or thereof shall in no way be affected or impaired, nor shall such holding of invalidity, illegality or unenforceability of such provision under other dissimilar facts or circumstances. 13. This Amendment may be executed in multiple counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original but all of which, together, shall constitute one instrument. For the purposes of this Amendment, an executed facsimile or electronically delivered counterpart copy of this Amendment shall be deemed an original for all purposes. [Remainder of page left intentionally blank] 4 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties hereto have executed this Amendment as of the day and year first set forth above: Matthew J. Mytych, Esq. CRA Attorney Date: a ' `{ Appr 'v. • • t • fo Matthew J. Mytych, E Senior Assistant City Attorney Date: 5 AGENCY: Community Redevelopment Agency of the City of Clearwater, Florida, a public body corporate and politic of the State of Florida. Attest: t-10 (L- C -B2 --.011l111111 I filth Rosemarie Call zG�EP,Wq Tti. City Clerk �� .• • ' �',�0 IOf �ORPORq <2? Date: g�1 IA 'PP, __ o SES, j�2. °° yip �ORIQAp````\piunifilisin000 CITY: The City of Clearwater, a Florida municipal corporation. rian J. A Mayor Date: Attest: 0 Rosemarie Call City Clerk Date: � //;203) DEVELOPER: Archway Clearwater Gardens, LLC, a Florida limited liability company. By: Archway Clearwater Gardens Manager, LLC, Manager of Archway Clearwater Gardens, LLC. By: Archway Partners, LLC, Manager of Archway Clearwater Gardens Manager, By: STATE OF FLORIDA COUNTY OF Orae Brett Green, Manager of Archway n P rs, LLC. Date: /ZS ZLi The foregoing instrument was acknowledged before me by kir physical presence or [ ] online notarization, this ;,5"' day of Sanuavy , 2024, by Brett Green, as Manager of Archway Partners, LLC, a Florida limited liability company, on behalf of the company. He/She is personally known to me or who produced as identification. 6 Print Name:=.Sab,,\\e_. Notary Public Kusr Isabel, McHugh Notary Publk State of Florida Comm* HH317667 Expires 9/28/2026