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HomeMy WebLinkAboutItem #76 - Discussion ItemAMSTERDAM f1A NGKOK PAP C£LONA BO.- GTA RRLS9CLS SUCA*EST SUEICS AWES CA,RO CARACAS C-CAGO CALLAS <RANRrURT GENEI,A -ONG KONG JUAREi LONOON LOS ANGELES MALR O MANILA MELBOURNE MEW,CO CITY PEDRO A. MARTIN 1305)789.8903 BAKER & MgKENZI ATTORNEYS AT LAW SUITE 1600 BARNETT TOWER 701 BRICKELL AVENUE MIAMI. FLORIDA 33131 TELEPHONE: 1305) 789-8900 CABLE: ABOGADOMIA - TELEX: 592386 FACSIMILE: (3051 789-8953 Mr. Cesar Odio City Manager ' City of Miami 3500 Pan American Drive Miami, Florida 33137 June 1, 1989 Submitted into the public record in connection with i tern _ on4�/ Matty Hirai City Clerk MIAMI -LAN NEW YORK PALO ALTO male RIO OE JANEIRO P"AO. ROME SAN OIEGO SAN rRANCISCO SAO PAULO SINGAP ORE SYONEY TAIREI TIJUANA, TOKYO TORONTO VALENCIA W►SHINGTON, O C. ZURICM Re: Proposed Lease and Option to Purchase (the "Lease") between F.F. Fund Corp. ("Landlord") and the City of Miami ("Tenant") of an office building located at 4400 Biscayne Boulevard, Miami, Florida Dear Mr. Odio: We represent the Landlord and its representative, Mr. William Kadish, in connection with the proposed Lease. The Landlord has authorized me to make the following proposal to you which modifies and supersedes the Landlord's original offer of April 21, 1989 and the modifications made at the meeting held at your office on Thursday, May 18, 1989 as follows: 1. Property - The entire office building and parking structure facilities located at 4400 Biscayne Blvd., Miami, Florida. 2. jerm - 25 Years 3. Lease Commencement - July 1, 1989 �-.F e-+" .magi' • � k ,.+` `� e BAKER & 'I'V Ht ZIE Mr. Cesar Odio June 1, 1989 Page 2 4. $ase Rent (Free Parking) During the first four years of the lease term, commencing on July 1, 1989 and terminating on June 30, 1993, the Tenant shall pay no rent. - During the succeeding one and one half years, commencing on July 1, 1993 and terminating on December 31, 1994, the rent shall be one million five hundred thousand and no/100 dollars ($1,500,000.00) per annum (payable monthly in Submitted into the public advance) , meaning that total rent payments during the in connection vrith aforesaid period shall be two record million two hundred fifty (' -7 R thousand and no/100 dollars item - on ($2, 250, 000.00) . Matty Hirai City Clerk - During the remainder of the lease term, commencing on January 11 1995 and terminating on June 30, 2014, the base rent shall be two million seven hundred seventy five thousand. and no/100 dollars ($2,775,000.00) per annum (payable monthly in advance). Commencing on January 1, 1996, the monthly rent payments may increase based on any CPT increase, utilizing 1995 as the base year for determining the initial increase. The maximum rent increase in any one year of the lease term due to an increase in the CPI shall be two and three fourths percent (2 3/4%). 5. Net Lease - Throughout the term of the lease, the Tenant shall be responsible for all taxes, utilities, insurance, repairs, maintenance, management and all other operating expenses. 9-57 •. BAKER & �I VKENZJE . Mr. Cesar Odio June 1, 1989 Page 3 6. Purchase Option Submitted into the public record in connection with itemSon (' t-7 I Fci 7. Matty Edui City Clerk Tenant shall have an option to purchase the property (non assignable) by giving Landlord notice at least 180 days before closing based on the following terms: a) Purchase Price $17,750,000 - Landlord shall be entitled to interest at fifty percent (50%) of the Prevailing Citibank New York, New York Prime Rate (not to exceed five and three fourths percent (5 3/4%) per annum) on the aforesaid Purchase Price from the lease commencement date to Purchase closing date. b) closing Date On or before January 15, 1991 c) Title Good, marketable and insurable title, subject to restrictions, limitations, reservations, conditions and easements of record; easements for public utilities and applicable zoning regulations. Ground Floor Landlord offers the following alternative lease proposal which may be exercised at the option of the Tenant prior to the lease commencement date. Rather than leasing the entire building, the ground floor would be retained by the Landlord and the Lease to the City would contain a corresponding proportionate rent reduction. We believe that the lease terms and the option price are fair and reasonable and are in the best interest of the City of Miami. In the next few days I will be providing you with a formal lease agreement and a report from the accounting firm of BDO Seidman, discussing the economic analysis of our lease proposal versus the construction of a building at the Government 9` sn-;L Submitted into t � "Pl '.-slic BAKER & Mr-REN7,1E record in c^��.� tici c Mr. Cesar Odio item on June 1, 1989 Page 4 Matty Hirai City Clerk Center by the City of Miami. BDO Seidman is a very reputable and internationally known accounting firm. Their analysis indicates that under the proposed lease terms, it is better and more cost effective for the City to lease the 4400 Biscayne Blvd. building than to construct its own building at the Government Center. In addition, a copy of a current appraisal, prepared by an "MAI" appraiser, J.A. MacCurdy & Assoc., Inc., will be given to you which contains a current minimum market value for the building of $25,000,000. Without considering a lease to the City of Miami, the purchase price option afforded to the City is an extremely fair and reasonable price compared to the current appraisal of the property. As you know, this is an excellent building which is risk -free in that, the City can move into the building and take possession immediately without the cost overruns and delays associated with building a new building such as the one proposed at the Government Center. It will also serve the purpose of consolidating City offices on an expedited basis. Moreover, a decision by the City to move into the 4400 Biscayne Blvd. building should have a tremendous positive effect in the surrounding community. For all of the above reasons, we believe that it is in the best interest of the City of Miami and the citizens of the City of Miami to enter into the foregoing lease with an option to purchase with the owners of the 4400 Biscayne Blvd. building. The proposed terms of the Lease and option outlined above are not intended to be binding on either party until a formal Lease and option agreement is approved by the City of Miami Commission. If you have any questions in connection with the above, please do not hesitate to contact me. Very ly yours, PEDRO A. MARTIN MAF/871 cc: Hon. Xavier L. Suarez, Mayor Hon. Victor H. De Yurre, Vice Mayor Hon. Miller J. Dawkins, Commissioner Hon. Rosario Kennedy, Commissioner Hon. J. L. Plummer, Jr., Commissioner