HomeMy WebLinkAbout25583AGREEMENT INFORMATION
AGREEMENT NUMBER
25583
NAME/TYPE OF AGREEMENT
5215 FLAGLER STREET, LLC
DESCRIPTION
DECLARATION OF RESTRICTIVE COVENANTS/FLAGLER
VILLAS/FILE ID: 16635/R-24-0373/MATTER ID: 24-2617/#10
EFFECTIVE DATE
ATTESTED BY
TODD B. HANNON
ATTESTED DATE
5/12/2015
DATE RECEIVED FROM ISSUING
DEPT.
5/15/2025
NOTE
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Prepared by, and after recording return to:
Raymond Pereira, Esq.
City Attorney, City of Miami
444 S.W. 2nd Avenue
Miami, FL 33130-1910
Tel: (305) 416-1800
After recording return to:
Maria T. Ason
Contract Compliance Analyst
City of Miami
Department of Housing and Community Development
444 S.W. 2nd Avenue
Miami, FL 33130-1910
Property Address: 5215 Flagler Street, Miami, Florida 33134
DECLARATION OF RESTRICTIVE COVENANTS FOR
FLAGLER VILLAS
This Declaration of Restrictive Covenants for Flagler Villas (the "Covenant") made this
_ day of , 2025 ("Effective Date") by 5215 FLAGLER STREET, LLC, a Florida
limited liability company (hereinafter referred to as "Project Sponsor"), is in favor of the CITY
OF MIAMI, a municipal corporation of the State of Florida (hereinafter referred to as the "City").
RECITALS
WHEREAS, the Project Sponsor is the long-term, ground lessee of the property legally
described in Exhibit "A," attached and incorporated hereto; and
WHEREAS, the Project Sponsor hereby agrees and covenants that the following described
property shall be subject to the provisions, covenants, and restrictions contained herein; and
WHEREAS, this Covenant is made for the express benefit of the City of Miami ("City"),
a Florida municipal corporation. It shall remain in full force and effect until released by the City;
and
WHEREAS, the City has loaned $2,100,000.00 in Miami Forever Affordable Housing
Limited Ad Valorem Bond ("Bond") funds to Project Sponsor ("Loan") in order to develop the
Project, as more particularly described below; and
WHEREAS, the Project Sponsor is developing a project that will, among other things,
increase the supply of rental housing units for Extremely Low Households in the Flagami
community, to be known as Flagler Villas (hereinafter referred to as the "Project"), which will
consist of a 6-floor residential building on the Property. The Project will consist of a total of sixty
(60) residential apartment units all of which will be Bond -assisted units (the "Bond -Assisted
Units") developed on the Property, and are all subject to the terms, covenants, and restrictions
contained herein; and
WHEREAS, the City's allocation of funds for the Project is subject to that certain Miami
Forever Bond Loan Agreement for Flagler Villas (the "Loan Agreement") and other loan
documents of even date herewith between the City and the Project Sponsor (collectively the "Loan
Documents"); and
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WHEREAS, Project Sponsor desires to make a binding commitment to assure that the
Bond Assisted Units and the Property in general are maintained and operated in accordance with
the provisions of the Loan Documents and this Covenant; and
WHEREAS, Project Sponsor, as a condition for receiving the Loan funds to construct the
Project, is required to record in the Public Records of Miami -Dade County, Florida, this Covenant
obligating the Project Sponsor, its successors, transferees, and assigns to maintain and operate the
Property in accordance with the Loan Documents; and
WHEREAS, the Project Sponsor hereby declares that this Covenant shall be and is a
covenant running with the Property and, unless released by the City, is binding on the Property for
the entire Affordability Period, and is not merely a personal covenant of the Project Sponsor; and
NOW THEREFORE, Project Sponsor voluntarily covenants and agrees that the Bond
Assisted Units and the Property in general shall be subject to the following restrictions that are
intended and shall be deemed to be covenants running with the land and binding upon Project
Sponsor, and its heirs, transferees, successors and assigns as follows:
Section 1. Recitals: The recitals and findings set forth in the preamble of this Covenant
are hereby adopted by reference thereto and incorporated herein as if fully set forth in this Section.
Section 2. Use of Property: The Project shall be developed on the Property and all of the
Project's sixty (60) units shall be Bond Assisted Units. All sixty (60) of the Bond Assisted Units
shall remain Affordable to Extremely Low Income Households for the period of time commencing
on the date of the Close -Out of the Project and ending thirty (30) years thereafter (the "Expiration
of the Affordability Period"). The sixty (60) Bond Assisted Units shall consist of sixty (60) one
bedroom/one bathroom apartment units. "Extremely Low Income" shall mean a household whose
annual income does not exceed thirty percent (30%) of the median income for the area, as
determined by the Florida Housing Finance Corporation ("FHFC") with adjustments for smaller
and larger families and with certain exceptions as provided by FHFC.
Section 3. Term of Covenant: This Covenant is a covenant running with the land. This
Covenant shall remain in full force and effect and shall be binding upon the Project Sponsor, its
successors and assigns from the closing of all financing until the Expiration of the Affordability
Period. The Affordability Period of this Project will be thirty (30) years commencing on Close -
Out of the Project. Upon the Expiration of the Affordability Period, this Covenant shall
immediately lapse and be of no further force and effect without the necessity of any other written
document or instrument. Notwithstanding the foregoing, upon the Expiration of the Affordability
Period, the City shall prepare for recording an instrument evidencing the expiration of and other
termination of this Covenant in the Public Records of Miami -Dade County, Florida.
Section 4. Prohibited Conveyances: Other than as provided in the Loan Agreement
(including, but not limited to, the Permitted Senior Financing and the Permitted Subordinate
Financing), the Project Sponsor covenants and agrees not to encumber or convey its interest in the
Project, Property, or any portion thereof', without prior written consent as required by the Loan
Agreement. For the purposes of this Covenant, any change in the ownership or control of the
Project Sponsor, which is not permitted under the Loan Documents, shall be deemed a conveyance
of an interest in the Project. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the City's prior written consent shall
not be required for the conversion of the Permitted Senior Financing Bond Loan to the permanent
loan.
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Section 5. Repayment Upon Default: The Project Sponsor covenants and agrees that in the
event (i) of the sale or conveyance of any interest in the Project and/or the Property without prior
written consent as required by the Loan Documents (except as otherwise provided in the Loan
Documents or the foreclosure or assignment in lieu of foreclosure under the Permitted Senior
Financing), or (ii) that the Project Sponsor ceases to exist as an organization, the Project Sponsor
shall immediately make payment to the City in an amount equal to the full amount of Loan funds
disbursed and outstanding, with interest thereon as provided in the Note, and all unpaid fees,
charges and other obligations of the Project Sponsor due under any of the Bond Loan Documents.
Section 6. Inspection and Enforcement: It is understood and agreed that any official
inspector of the City shall have the right any time during normal working hours to enter and
investigate the use of the Property to determine whether the conditions of this Covenant are in
compliance, subject to the rights of Residential tenants under their leases.
Section 7. Amendment and Modification: This Covenant may be modified, amended, or
released as to any portion of the Property by a written instrument executed on behalf of the City
and the Project Sponsor. Should this instrument be modified, amended, or released, the City
Manager shall execute a written instrument in recordable form to be recorded in the Public Records
of Miami -Dade County, Florida, effectuating and acknowledging such modification, amendment,
or release, as necessary in order to comply with the City's Bond Requirements.
Section 8. Definitions: All capitalized terms not defined herein shall have the meanings
provided in the Loan Agreement.
Section 9. Severability: Invalidation of one of the provisions of this Covenant by judgment
of Court shall not affect any of the other provisions of the Covenant, which shall remain in full
force and effect.
Section 10. Recordation: This Covenant shall be filed of record among the Public Records
of Miami -Dade County, Florida, at the sole cost and expense of the Project Sponsor.
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Section 11. Deed Restriction/Covenant Running with the Land. Any and all requirements
of the laws of the State of Florida that must be satisfied in order for the provisions of this Covenant
to constitute a deed restriction and covenant running with the land shall be satisfied in full, and
any requirements or privileges of estate are intended to be satisfied, or in the alternate, an equitable
servitude has been created to insure that these restrictions run with the land. For the term of this
Covenant, each and every contract, deed, or other instrument hereafter executed conveying the
Property or portion thereof shall expressly provide that such conveyance is subject to this
Covenant, provided, however, that the covenants contained herein shall survive and be effective
regardless of whether such contract, deed, or other instrument hereafter executed conveying the
Property or portion thereof provides that such conveyance is subject to this Covenant.
Section 12. Governing Law and Venue. This Covenant shall be construed and enforced
pursuant to the laws of the State of Florida, excluding all principles of choice of laws, conflict of
laws and comity. Any action pursuant to a dispute under this Covenant must be brought in Miami -
Dade County and no other venue. All meetings to resolve said dispute, including voluntary
arbitration, mediation, or other alternative dispute resolution mechanism, will take place in this
venue. The parties both waive any defense that venue in Miami -Dade County is not convenient.
1 Section 13. Miami Forever Bond Funds. Project Sponsor acknowledges and agrees that
this Covenant is intended to evidence and memorialize the use of proceeds of the Miami Forever
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Bond for the paramount public purpose of providing affordable housing in the City of Miami,
Florida, as approved at referendum in November 2017. Project Sponsor acknowledges and agrees
that the Project Sponsor entering into this Covenant is a material inducement to the City making
the aforementioned Loan.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Project Sponsor has caused this Declaration of Restrictive
Covenants to be executed by its duly authorized officers and the corporate seal to be affixed
hereto on the day and year first above -written.
WITNESSES:
Signature:
Print Name: L A.i. Tr ;..tt,ke�
Address: 2850 Tigertail Avenue, Suite
800, Miami, Florida 33133
Signature:
Print Name: Tos _• r .,ad,X-c / Lot k%
Address: 2850 Tigertail Avenue, Suite
800, Miami, Florida 33133
STATE OF FLORIDA
COUNTY OF MIAMI-DARE
PROJECT SPONSOR: 5215 FLAGLER STREET,
LLC, a Florida limited liability company
By: 5215 FLAGLER STREET MANAGER, LLC, a
Florida limited liability company, its manager
By:
Print Name: Tony Del Pozzo
Title: Vice President
Date:
ACKNOWLEDGMENT
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The foregoing instrument was acknowledged before me by means of V physical presence or ❑
online notarization this %-f?lay of IN0,0 ► \ , 2025 by Tony Del Pozzo, as Vice
President of 5215 Flagler Street Managei', LLC, a Florida limited liability company, the manager
of 5215 FLAGLER STREET, LLC, a Florida limited liability company, who is pets
known to me or has produced as identification.
Print Name:
Notary Public Stale of Florida W
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Notary Public, State of Florida at large
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Date:
APPROVED
CORRECT
Ann -Marie` arp
ATTEST:
CITY OF MIAM2 a municipal corporation of the State of
Florida
By:
Arthur . riega Sty " anager
CE APPROVED AS TO FORM AND REQUIREMENTS
George I Wysong
Director of ' 'sk , anagement City Attorney 94 (,4 -Vol
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Exhibit A
Legal Description Of The Property
Leasehold estate created by that Lease by and between the City of Miami, a Florida municipal
corporation, as Landlord, and 5215 Flagler Street, LLC, a Florida limited liability company dated
2025, as evidenced by the Memorandum of Lease recorded , 2025, in Official Records Book _,
Page , over, the following described lands:
Lots 15, !16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, and 22 of COLSKY'S RE -SUBDIVISION, according to the Plat thereof,
as recorded in Plat Book 13, at Page 16, of the Public Records of Miami -Dade County, Florida. _
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