Title
Dept/ Agency: Economic and Housing Development
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending
Type of Service: Need for Housing Project
Purpose: To determine whether the proposed Project will meet(s) an existing housing need within the City of Newark, pursuant to the provisions of the New Jersey Housing and Mortgage Finance Agency Law of 1983, as amended (N.J.S.A. 55:14K-1 et seq.), the rules promulgated thereunder at N.J.A.C. 5:80-1 et seq., and all applicable guidelines.
Entity Name: Essex Plaza Owner Two, LLC
Entity Address: c/o Fairstead, 250 West 55th Street, 35th Floor, New York, New York 10019
Funding Source: New Jersey Housing Mortgage Finance Agency Program (Low Income Housing Tax Credit)
Total Project Cost: $51,557,269.00
City Contribution: $0.00
Other Funding Source/Amount: Low Income Housing Tax Credits - $19,635,000.00; HMFA First Mortgage, Note - $30,078,000.; Deferred Developer Fee - $1,015,069.00
List of Properties:
(Address/Block/Lot/Ward)
15-17 Pennington Street/Block 893/Lot 4/East Ward
31-33 East Kinney Street/Block 884/Lot 1/Central Ward
35-41 East Kinney Street/Block 884/Lot 3/Central Ward
9 Scott Street/Block 884/Lot 31/Central Ward
11 Pennington Street/Block 893/Lot 2/East Ward
13 Pennington Street/Block 893/Lot 3/East Ward
1082 Broad Street/Block 893/Lot 34/East Ward
1080 Broad Street/Block 893/Lot 37/East Ward
1072-1078 Broad Street/Block 893/Lot 44/East Ward
146-152 Orchard Street/Block 894/Lot 1/East Ward
158 Orchard Street/Block 895/Lot 44/East Ward
156 Orchard Street/Block 895/Lot 46/East Ward
154 Orchard Street/Block 895/Lot 48/East Ward
81Lincoln Park/Block 2826/Lot 24/East Ward
83 Lincoln Park/Block 2826/Lot 25/East Ward
Additional Information:
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WHEREAS, Essex Plaza Owner Two, LLC, (hereafter referred to as the “Sponsor”) proposes the acquisition and rehabilitation an affordable housing project containing two hundred forty-one (241) multi-family affordable housing units in a rental housing project known as Essex Plaza Two and Three (hereafter referred to as the “Project”) pursuant to the provisions of the New Jersey Housing and Mortgage Finance Agency Law of 1983, as amended (N.J.S.A. 55:14K-1 et seq.), the rules promulgated thereunder at N.J.A.C. 5:80-1 et seq., and all applicable guidelines promulgated thereunder (the foregoing hereinafter collectively referred to as “NJHMFA Requirements”) within the City of Newark (hereafter referred to as the “Municipality”) on the following sites located in the East Ward and Central Ward of the City of Newark, County of Essex, State of New Jersey:
15-17 Pennington Street/Block 893/Lot 4/East Ward
31-33 East Kinney Street/Block 884/Lot 1/Central Ward
35-41 East Kinney Street/Block 884/Lot 3/Central Ward
9 Scott Street/Block 884/Lot 31/Central Ward
11 Pennington Street/Block 893/Lot 2/East Ward
13 Pennington Street/Block 893/Lot 3/East Ward
1082 Broad Street/Block 893/Lot 34/East Ward
1080 Broad Street/Block 893/Lot 37/East Ward
1072-1078 Broad Street/Block 893/Lot 44/East Ward
146-152 Orchard Street/Block 894/Lot 1/East Ward
158 Orchard Street/Block 895/Lot 44/East Ward
156 Orchard Street/Block 895/Lot 46/East Ward
154 Orchard Street/Block 895/Lot 48/East Ward
81Lincoln Park/Block 2826/Lot 24/East Ward
83 Lincoln Park/Block 2826/Lot 25/East Ward; and
WHEREAS, the Project will be subject to the NJHMFA Requirements and the mortgage and other loan documents executed between the Sponsor and the New Jersey Housing and Mortgage Finance Agency (hereafter referred to as the “Agency”); and
WHEREAS, pursuant to the NJHMFA Requirements, the Governing Body of the Municipality hereby determines that there is a need for this housing project within the Municipality; and
WHEREAS, the Sponsor has presented to the Municipal Council a revenue projection for the Project, which sets forth the anticipated revenue to be received by the Sponsor from the operation of the Project as estimated by the Sponsor and the Agency, a copy of which is attached to hereto and made a part hereof as Exhibit A.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MUNICIPAL COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NEWARK, NEW JERSEY, THAT:
1. The Municipal Council finds and determines that the Project, known as Essex Plaza Two and Three proposed by Essex Plaza Owner Two, LLC, c/o Fairstead, 250 West 55th Street, 35th Floor, New York, New York 10019 (the “Sponsor”), which will acquire and rehabilitate the existing affordable housing development containing two hundred forty-one (241) affordable multi-family rental units on the following sites located in the East and Central Wards of the City of Newark, County of Essex, State of New Jersey (“Project”), meets or will meet an existing housing need with the City of Newark , pursuant to the provisions of the New Jersey Housing and Mortgage Finance Agency Law of 1983, as amended (N.J.S.A. 55:14K-1 et seq.), the rules promulgated thereunder at N.J.A.C. 5:80-1 et seq., and all applicable guidelines promulgated thereunder (collectively “NJHMFA Requirements)
15-17 Pennington Street/Block 893/Lot 4/East Ward
31-33 East Kinney Street/Block 884/Lot 1/Central Ward
35-41 East Kinney Street/Block 884/Lot 3/Central Ward
9 Scott Street/Block 884/Lot 31/Central Ward
11 Pennington Street/Block 893/Lot 2/East Ward
13 Pennington Street/Block 893/Lot 3/East Ward
1082 Broad Street/Block 893/Lot 34/East Ward
1080 Broad Street/Block 893/Lot 37/East Ward
1072-1078 Broad Street/Block 893/Lot 44/East Ward
146-152 Orchard Street/Block 894/Lot 1/East Ward
158 Orchard Street/Block 895/Lot 44/East Ward
156 Orchard Street/Block 895/Lot 46/East Ward
154 Orchard Street/Block 895/Lot 48/East Ward
81Lincoln Park/Block 2826/Lot 24/East Ward
83 Lincoln Park/Block 2826/Lot 25/East Ward
2. The Municipal Council finds and determines that the existing two hundred forty-one (241) residential unit housing development proposed by Sponsor meets all or part of the City of Newark's affordable housing obligation.
3. The Municipal Council does hereby adopt the within resolution and makes the determination and findings herein contained by virtue of, pursuant to, and in conformity with the provisions of the NJHMFA Requirements to enable the Agency to process the Sponsor's application for Agency funding to finance the Project.
STATEMENT
Resolution wherein the Municipal Council finds and determines that there is a need within the City of Newark for the proposed Project known as Essex Plaza Two and Three by Essex Plaza Owner Two, LLC, c/o Fairstead, 250 West 55th Street, 35th Floor, New York, New York 10019, which enables the New Jersey Housing and Mortgage Finance Agency to process the Sponsor’s application for funding to finance the acquisition and rehabilitation of (241) affordable multi-family rental units located on the following sites in the East Ward and Central Ward of the City of Newark, County of Essex, State of New Jersey:
15-17 Pennington Street/Block 893/Lot 4/East Ward
31-33 East Kinney Street/Block 884/Lot 1/Central Ward
35-41 East Kinney Street/Block 884/Lot 3/Central Ward
9 Scott Street/Block 884/Lot 31/Central Ward
11 Pennington Street/Block 893/Lot 2/East Ward
13 Pennington Street/Block 893/Lot 3/East Ward
1082 Broad Street/Block 893/Lot 34/East Ward
1080 Broad Street/Block 893/Lot 37/East Ward
1072-1078 Broad Street/Block 893/Lot 44/East Ward
146-152 Orchard Street/Block 894/Lot 1/East Ward
158 Orchard Street/Block 895/Lot 44/East Ward
156 Orchard Street/Block 895/Lot 46/East Ward
154 Orchard Street/Block 895/Lot 48/East Ward
81Lincoln Park/Block 2826/Lot 24/East Ward
83 Lincoln Park/Block 2826/Lot 25/East Ward.