HomeMy WebLinkAbout24153AGREEMENT INFORMATION
AGREEMENT NUMBER
24153
NAME/TYPE OF AGREEMENT
EDISON TOWERS, LLLP & TALCOLCY ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, INC.
DESCRIPTION
MODIFICATION & ASSUMPTION AGREEMENT/REHABILITATE
AFFORDABLE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT AT EDISON
TOWERS
EFFECTIVE DATE
September 29, 2022
ATTESTED BY
TODD B. HANNON
ATTESTED DATE
9/29/2022
DATE RECEIVED FROM ISSUING
DEPT.
11/16/2022
NOTE
Prepared by, and return to upon Recordation:
Victoria Mendez, Esq.
Office of the City Attorney,
City of Miami
444 SW 2nd Avenue,
2nd Floor
Miami, FL 33130
Folio: 01-3113-090-0010
MODIFICATION AND ASSUMPTION AGREEMENT
THIS MODIFICATION AND ASSUMPTIONGREEMENT (hereinafter referred to as
the "Agreement") made and entered into as of this ri day of Stipier6C/2022, by and between
Edison Towers, LLLP, a Florida limited liability limited partnership (hereinafter referred to as
"Borrower"), having an address at 5900 NW 7th Avenue, Miami, FL 33127, Tacolcy Economic
Development Corporation, Inc., a Florida limited liability company (hereinafter referred to as
the "Original Mortgagor"), having an address at 5900 NW 7th Avenue, Miami, FL 33127, and the
City of Miami, a municipal corporation of the State of Florida (hereinafter referred to as the
"Lender" or "City"), with an address at 444 S.W. 2nd Avenue, Miami, FL 33130.
RECITALS
WHEREAS, in 2010, Lender loaned Original Mortgagor $200,000.00 in Community
Development Block Grant funds in order to rehabilitate the affordable housing development
known as Edison Towers Apartments ("Loan"); and
WHEREAS, the Loan matures on October 6, 2031; and
WHEREAS, Lender is the holder and owner of the loan documents made in connection
with the Loan (hereinafter sometimes collectively referred to as the "Loan Documents") including
but not limited to:
i. Promissory Note dated March 30, 2010, in the principal face amount of Two
Hundred Thousand and 00/100 Dollars ($200,000.00) executed and delivered by Original
Mortgagor in favor of Lender (hereinafter referred to as the "Note"); and,
ii. Mortgage and Security Agreement given by Original Mortgagor, as mortgagor, to
Lender, as mortgagee, dated March 30, 2010, and recorded June 29, 2010 in Official Records Book
27335, Page 4200-4214 of the Public Records of Miami -Dade County, Florida (hereinafter
referred to as the "Mortgage"), and which Mortgage encumbers the real property as described
therein (hereinafter referred to as the "Property"); and,
iii. Community Development Block Grant Program Loan Agreement, dated March 30,
2010, made between the Lender and the Original Mortgagor (hereinafter referred to as the "Loan
Agreement"); and
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iv. Restrictive Covenant made by Original Mortgagor in favor of Lender, dated March
30, 2010 and recorded on June 29, 2010 in Official Records Book 27335, Pages 4215-4219 of the
Public Records of Miami -Dade County, Florida (hereinafter referred to as the "Covenant"); and
v. Rent Regulatory Agreement between Original Mortgagor and Lender, dated March
30, 2010 and recorded on June 29, 2010 in Official Records Book 27335, Pages 4220-4227 of the
Public Records of Miami -Dade County, Florida (hereinafter referred to as the "Rent Regulatory
Agreement"); and
vi. Disbursement Agreement between Original Mortgagor and Lender dated March 30,
2010 (hereinafter referred to as the "Disbursement Agreement"); and
WHEREAS, at date present, Original Mortgagor shall assign its interest in the Property to
the Borrower, provided that Borrower assumes, by virtue of this Agreement, all Loan Documents
and agrees to perform all covenants, conditions, terms, duties, requirements, and obligations in the
Loan Documents; and
WHEREAS, the City agrees to the assumption provided that all parties hereto execute this
agreement and Borrower executes the Amended and Restated Promissory Note and Amended and
Restated Mortgage and Security Agreement, both attached hereto and incorporated herein; and
NOW, THEREFORE, for and in consideration of the sum of TEN DOLLARS ($10.00)
and in consideration of the Premises and of the mutual covenants contained herein, and for other
good and valuable considerations, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged
by the parties, the parties hereto agree as follows:
1. Assumption: Borrower expressly assumes all obligations and liabilities of Original
Mortgagor under the Loan Documents from and after the date hereof and agrees, from and after
the date hereof, to perform and be bound by all covenants, conditions, terms, duties, requirements,
and obligations contained therein, including, but not limited to, payment of the Amended and
Restated Note and the obligations evidenced thereby.
2. Nonrecourse for Original Mortgagor: The Note is a non -recourse promissory note
and neither the Maker, nor any of its partners members, officers, directors or employees shall have
any personal liability for the payment of any portion of the indebtedness evidenced by the Note,
except that the exceptions to non -recourse liability applicable to any and all senior indebtedness
encumbering the Property shall also apply to this Loan.
3. Amended Loan Documents: The Mortgage is amended and restated in the Amended
and Restated Mortgage and Security Agreement, which is attached hereto and is incorporated
herein by this reference (hereinafter referred to as the "Amended and Restated Mortgage") to the
extent legally necessary for Borrower to be liable for the Loan as debtor and Mortgagor, as defined
in the Amended and Restated Mortgage. The Note is amended and restated in the Amended and
Restated Promissory Note, which is attached hereto and is incorporated herein by this reference
(hereinafter referred to as the "Amended and Restated Promissory Note" or "Amended and
Restated Note") to the extent legally necessary for Borrower to be liable for the Loan as Maker, as
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defined in the Amended and Restated Promissory Note. The Covenant is hereby amended to the
extent legally necessary for Borrower to be liable, bound, and assume all responsibilities and
obligations as the covenantor and the Project Sponsor, as defined in the Covenant. The
Disbursement Agreement is hereby amended to the extent legally necessary for Borrower to be
liable, bound, and assume all responsibilities and obligations as the Subrecipient, as defined in the
Disbursement Agreement. The Rent Regulatory Agreement is hereby amended to the extent legally
necessary for Borrower to be liable, bound, and assume all responsibilities and obligations as
Borrower, as defined in the Rent Regulatory Agreement. The Loan Agreement is hereby amended
to the extent legally necessary for Borrower to be liable, bound, and assume all responsibilities
and obligations as Subrecipient, as defined in the Loan Agreement. Except as specifically modified
hereby, the Loan is subject to the same terms and conditions contained in the Loan Documents.
4. Warranties and Representations: Borrower affirms warrants, represents and
covenants it has no defenses nor rights of set-off against Lender or against the payment, collection
or enforcement of the indebtedness evidenced by the Amended and Restated Promissory Note and
owed to Lender. Borrower further warrants and represents as follows:
a. Borrower has done no acts nor omitted to do any act which might prevent Lender
from, or limit Lender in, acting upon or under any of the provisions herein; in the Amended and
Restated Mortgage, in the Amended and Restated Promissory Note or any other Loan Document
executed in connection therewith, as amended hereby;
b. Borrower is not prohibited under any other agreement with any other person,
corporation, or any judgment or decree, from the execution and delivery of this Agreement, or the
performance of each and every covenant hereunder or under the Amended and Restated Mortgage,
Amended and Restated Note or any other Loan Document executed in connection therewith, as
amended hereby;
c. No action has been brought or threatened which would in any way interfere with
the right of Borrower to execute this Agreement and perform all of Borrower's obligations
contained herein, in the Amended and Restated Promissory Note, in the Amended and Restated
Mortgage, or in any other Loan Document executed in connection therewith, as amended hereby;
d. All financial statements of Borrower are true and correct in all respects, fairly
present the respective financial conditions of the subjects thereof as of the respective dated thereof
and no material adverse change has occurred that would affect Borrower's ability to repay the
indebtedness assumed hereby;
e. Borrower is duly formed, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of
the State of Florida and has full power and authority to consummate the transactions contemplated
under this Agreement.
5. Acknowledgments:
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a. To the best of their knowledge, the parties hereto all acknowledge that the
Loan Documents are in full force and effect as of the date hereof. City
acknowledges that there are no defaults as of date hereof; and,
b. Borrower acknowledges that the principal balance of the Loan as
represented by the aforesaid Amended and Restated Note as of the date of this
Agreement is Two Hundred Thousand Dollars ($200,000.00) and principal and
interest are unconditionally due and owing to the Lender as provided in the
Amended and Restated Note.
6. Attorney's fees: In the event litigation, arbitration, or mediation, between the
parties hereto, arises out of the terms of this Agreement, each party shall be responsible for its own
attorney's fees, costs, charges, and expenses through the conclusion of all appellate proceedings,
and including any final settlement or judgment. In the event that it is determined that additional
costs relating to this transaction are due, Borrower agrees to pay such costs immediately upon
demand.
7. No Novation: It is the intent of the parties that this instrument shall not constitute a
novation and shall in no way adversely affect the lien priority of the Mortgage and other Loan
Documents referred to above. The parties hereto shall be bound by all terms and conditions hereof
until all indebtedness owing from the Borrower to the Lender shall have been paid in full.
8. Counterparts: This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts,
each of which so executed shall be deemed to be an original, and such counterparts shall together
constitute but one and the same Agreement. The parties shall be entitled to sign and transmit an
electronic signature of this Agreement (whether by facsimile, PDF or other email transmission),
which signature shall be binding on the party whose name is contained therein. Any party
providing an electronic signature agrees to promptly execute and deliver to the other parties an
original signed Agreement upon request.
9. Recordation: The recording of this Agreement on the public Records shall evidence
the closing of the transaction described herein.
10. Paragraph Headings: The paragraph headings used herein are for convenience of
reference only and shall not be used in the interpretation or construction hereof.
11. Governing Law and Venue: This Agreement 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 Agreement 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 hereto both waive any defense that venue in Miami -Dade County is not
convenient.
12. Time of the Essence: Time is of the essence in the performance of this Agreement.
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13. Amendment and Modification: This Agreement may be modified, amended, or
released as to any portion of the Property by a written instrument executed on behalf of the City
and Borrower. 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.
14. 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.
15. Binding Effect: This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon
the parties hereto as well as their successors and assigns, heirs and personal representatives.
16. Number and Gender: Whenever the singular or plural number, masculine or
feminine or neuter gender is used herein, it shall equally include the others and shall apply jointly
and severally.
17. Third Party Beneficiaries: It is expressly agreed and by this statement specifically
intended by the parties that nothing within this Agreement shall be construed as indicating any
intent by either party to benefit any other entity or person not a party signatory to this Agreement
by any provision or to entitle any such third party to any right of action on account hereof
18. Recitals: The recitals and findings set forth in the preamble of this Agreement are
hereby adopted by reference thereto and incorporated herein as if fully set forth in this Section.
19. Assignment: Neither this Agreement nor any rights, interest or obligations
hereunder, shall be assigned by any party hereto without the prior written consent of the other
parties hereto.
20. Limited Partner: Notwithstanding anything contained in this Agreement, RBC
Community Investments, LLC, its successors and/or assigns (the "Limited Partner") shall have the
right, but not the obligation, to cure an event of default hereunder within the same time periods
afforded to the Borrower to cure such event of default. The Lender shall deliver to the Limited
Partner at 600 Superior Avenue Suite 2300 Cleveland, Ohio 44114 a copy of any written notice of
any event of default delivered by the Lender to the Borrower. Any cure of an event of default made
by the Limited Partner shall be deemed to be a cure by the Borrower and shall be accepted or
rejected on the same basis as if made by the Borrower. Neither giving nor failure to give notice to
the Limited Partner, as described in this section, will impact the validity of notice given to
Borrower.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary stated herein, Lender consents to the Limited Partner's
transfer of its interest in the Borrower to a related entity within one hundred eighty (180) days of
the date hereof
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have duty executed this Agreement as
follows: As to Borrower, the 8 •day of , 2022.
WITNESSES:
Name: 5
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Print Name: IA.L.4 i c4 e &
Edison Towers, LLLP, a Florida limited
liability limited partnership
By: Edison Towers GP, LLC, a Florida
limited liability company, its sole general
partner
By:
Print Name: Carol Gardner
Title: President
STATE OF FLORIDA
COUNTY OF MIAMI-DADE
The foregoing instrument was acknowledged before me by means of physical presence or O online notarization, this p 'day of 6/
by Carol Gardner, as President of Edison Towers GP, LLC., the general partner of Edison Towers, LLLP, a Florida limited liability limited
partnership, on behalf of the partnership. He/she is personally known to mg or has prooliced T� as identification.
(NOTARY PUBLIC SEAL)
Notary Public State of Florida
4' Tti Shamika S. Gordon
g My Commission HH 042939
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ignature of Person Taking Acknowledgment
Printed, Typed, or Stamped Name of Notary Public)
tle or Rank
Serial Number, if any
As to Original Mortgagor, the a g day of
WITNESSES:
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Print Name: &E S
STATE OF FLORIDA
COUNTY OF MIAMI-DADE
2022.
Tacolcy Economic Development
Corporation, Inc, a Florida not for profit
corporation
By:
Print Name: Carol Gardner
Title: President
The foregoing instrument was acknowledged before me by means of I physical presence or O online notarization, thisl day of S tM
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by Carol Gardner, as President for Tacolcy Economic Development Corporation, Inc, a not for profit corporation of the State of Florida, on
behalf of the corporation. He/she is personally known to me or has produced as)dentif catipn
(NOTARY PUBLIC SEAL)
Notary Public State of Florida
Shamike S. Gordon
• My Commission HH 042939
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ignature of Person Taking Acknowledgment
(Printed, Typed, or Stamped Name of Notary Public)
Title or Rank
Serial Number, if any
As to Lender, the _day of , 2022.
ATTEST:
odd Hanno
Date:
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Approy¢i.% • s To Fo )P and Correctness:
or" —Victoria Mende
City Attorney
CITY:
City of Miami, a murjipal corporation
of the State of Flo
By:
Arthur Noriega,ity Manager
STATE OF FLORIDA
COUNTY OF MIAMI-DADE The foregoing instrument was acknowledged before me by means of,2"alysical presence or C I online notarization, thi 1 C,
day of 3qt . ,
p�.� by Arthur Noriega V as Ci Manager for the City of Miami, a municipal corporation of the State of Florida, on behalf of the municipal
corporation. He/she is ersonally known e or has produced ntification.
(NOTARY PUBLIC SEAL)
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