File #: 23-1249    Version: 1 Name: Supreme Home Developers, LLC
Type: Resolution Status: Returned to Administration
File created: 7/28/2023 In control: Economic and Housing Development
On agenda: 11/13/2023 Final action: 1/24/2024
Title: Dept/ Agency: Economic and Housing Development Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending Type of Service: Private Sale/Redevelopment Purpose: To provide development of a five-story midrise multi-family building with (64) units, (13) affordable housing units, amenities, and community building. Entity Name: Supreme Home Developers, LLC Entity Address: 1115 Inman Avenue, Suite 179, Edison, New Jersey 08820 Sale Amount: $182,353.41 Cost Basis: (X) $9.00 PSF ( ) Negotiated ( ) N/A ( ) Other: Assessed Amount: $220,400.00 Appraised Amount: $0.00 Contract Period: To commence within three (3) months and be completed within twenty-four (24) months following transfer of property ownership from the City to the Redeveloper Contract Basis: ( ) Bid ( ) State Vendor ( ) Prof. Ser. ( ) EUS ( ) Fair & Open ( ) No Reportable Contributions ( ) RFP ( ) RFQ (X) Private Sale ( ) Grant ( ) Sub-recipient ...

Title

Dept/ Agency:  Economic and Housing Development

Action:  (   ) Ratifying     (X) Authorizing     (   ) Amending

Type of Service: Private Sale/Redevelopment

Purpose: To provide development of a five-story midrise multi-family building with (64) units, (13) affordable housing units, amenities, and community building.

Entity Name: Supreme Home Developers, LLC

Entity Address: 1115 Inman Avenue, Suite 179, Edison, New Jersey 08820

Sale Amount: $182,353.41

Cost Basis: (X) $9.00      PSF   (   ) Negotiated   (   ) N/A    (   ) Other:        

Assessed Amount: $220,400.00    

Appraised Amount: $0.00          

Contract Period: To commence within three (3) months and be completed within twenty-four (24) months following transfer of property ownership from the City to the Redeveloper

Contract Basis: (   ) Bid   (   ) State Vendor   (   ) Prof.  Ser.   (   ) EUS  

(   ) Fair & Open   (   ) No Reportable Contributions   (   ) RFP   (   ) RFQ

(X) Private Sale   (   ) Grant   (   ) Sub-recipient   (   ) n/a   

List of Property:

(Address/Block/Lot/Ward)

575 South 10th Street/Block 313/Lot 56/Central Ward

594 South 11th Street/Block 313/Lot 21/Central Ward

592 South 11th Street/Block 313/Lot 22/Central Ward

590 South 11th Street/Block 313/Lot 23/Central Ward

588 South 11th Street/Block 313/Lot 24/Central Ward

586 South 11th Street/Block 313/Lot 25/Central Ward

596-610 South 11th Street/Block 313/Lot 13/Central Ward     

Additional Information:

Sale Price: Total Square Footage X PSF = 20,261.49 X $9.00 = $182,353.41.

Sale at prices set forth by Ordinance 6S&Fh, adopted on April 7, 2004, establishing the minimum sale price of City-owned properties.

No Action Taken 7R2-d 111323

Deferred 7R2-d 112123

Deferred 7R2-b 120623

Deferred 7R2-b 122023

Deferred 7R2-b 011024

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WHEREAS, the purpose of this Resolution is to approve the sale and redevelopment of the following City-owned property located in the Central Ward of the City of Newark:

   

ADDRESS

BLOCK

LOT(S)     

SIZE             SQ. FEET                                                           

575 South 10th Street

  313

   56

25X100           2,500

594 South 11th Street

  313

   21

26.1X57          1,487.7       

592 South 11th Street

  313

   22

21.4X65          1,391

590 South 11th Street

  313

   23

30.9X73.1        2,258.79

588 South 11th Street

  313

   24

26X80              2,080

586 South 11th Street

  313

   25

26.4X90           2,376

596-610 South 11th Street

  313

   13

204.2X40         8,168

 

Total Square Footage: 20,261.49

Purchase Price: $182,353.41 (9.00 per s.f.); and

                     

                     WHEREAS, the City of Newark (the “City”) has determined that the above referenced City-owned properties (the “Property”) are no longer needed for public use; and

 

                     WHEREAS, pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40A:12A-8(g), the City of Newark is proceeding with the rehabilitation of the area and is conveying property at such prices and upon such terms as it deems reasonable and said conveyance is made in conjunction with the applicable Redevelopment Plan, as amended; and

 

                     WHEREAS, the Municipal Council previously adopted Resolution 7Rdo(AS) on June 15, 2005, designating the entire City as an “area in need of rehabilitation” under the Local Redevelopment and Housing Law, N.J.S.A. 40A:12A-1, et seq. (the “LRHL”); and

 

                     WHEREAS, the Municipal Council thereafter adopted Ordinance 6S&Fe(S) on August 17, 2005, adopting the First Amendment to the Central Ward  Redevelopment Plan, governing the redevelopment of City-owned property located within the Central Ward , which includes the above-referenced Property; and

 

WHEREAS, the City received a Letter of Intent, attached as Exhibit A of the  Agreement for the Sale and Redevelopment of Land (“Agreement”), also known as Proposal, for the purchase and rehabilitation of the Property from Supreme Home Developers, LLC, 1115 Inman Avenue, Suite 179, Edison, New Jersey 08820 (the “Redeveloper”); and

 

WHEREAS, the Redeveloper proposed to the City’s Department of Economic and Housing Development to build a new development of a 5-story midrise multi-family building with 64 units, 13 affordable housing units, amenities, and community building (the “Proposal”); and

 

WHEREAS, based upon the City’s review of the Proposal and other such information, the City has determined that the Redeveloper possesses the proper qualifications and requisite financial resources and capacity to acquire the Property and to develop them in accordance with the requirements of N.J.S.A. 40A:12A-8(g), the terms and conditions of the Agreement, the form of which is attached hereto, and the Central Ward  Redevelopment Plan, as amended; and

 

                     WHEREAS, pursuant to the above-mentioned statutory authority, the Department of Economic and Housing Development recommends that the City sell the Property to Redeveloper, whom is willing to purchase the Property from the City, for the consideration of One Hundred Eighty-Two Thousand Three Hundred Fifty-Three Dollars and Forty-One Cents ($182,353.41), for the purpose of rehabilitating said Property in accordance with the requirements of N.J.S.A. 40A:12A-8(g), the Agreement, and the Central Ward  Redevelopment Plan, as amended.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MUNICIPAL COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NEWARK, NEW JERSEY, THAT:

 

1.                     The Mayor and/or his designee,  the Deputy Mayor/Director of the Department of Economic and Housing Development are hereby authorized to enter into and execute the Agreement for the Sale and Redevelopment of Land (“Agreement”) attached hereto with Supreme Home Developers, LLC, 1115 Inman Avenue, Suite 179, Edison, New Jersey 08820 (“Redeveloper”), for the private sale and rehabilitation of the following Property, for the following Purchase Price, in accordance with the requirements of N.J.S.A. 40A:12A-8(g), the terms and conditions of the attached Agreement and the Central Ward  Redevelopment Plan, as amended:     

 

ADDRESS

BLOCK

LOT(S)     

SIZE             SQ. FEET                                                           

575 South 10th Street

  313

   56

25X100           2,500

594 South 11th Street

  313

   21

26.1X57          1,487.7       

592 South 11th Street

  313

   22

21.4X65          1,391

590 South 11th Street

  313

   23

30.9X73.1        2,258.79

588 South 11th Street

  313

   24

26X80              2,080

586 South 11th Street

  313

   25

26.4X90           2,376

596-610 South 11th Street

  313

   13

204.2X40         8,168

 

Total Square Footage: 20,261.49

Purchase Price: $182,353.41 (9.00 per s.f.);

 

2.                     Said Property shall be sold to Redeveloper, by private sale for the purpose of building a new development of a 5-story midrise multi-family building with 64 units, 13 affordable housing units, amenities, and community building.

 

3.                     The Deputy Mayor/Director of the Department of Economic and Housing Development is hereby authorized to effectuate certain business terms and conditions related to the Agreement annexed hereto and may enter into access and right of entry agreements and any related documents, which may be necessary in order to effectuate the sale of the Property and the terms and conditions of the Agreement, all in forms subject to the approval of the City of Newark’s Corporation Counsel.

 

4.                     The Deputy Mayor/Director of the Department of Economic and Housing Development is hereby authorized to enter into a maximum of two (2) six (6) month extensions of any timeframe set forth in the Agreement, subject to full written disclosure of such extension(s) (in the form of a signed Memorandum to be submitted to the Office of the City Clerk prior to adoption) to the Municipal Council of the City of Newark by the Deputy Mayor/Director of the Department of Economic and Housing Development and the approval of the City of Newark’s Corporation Counsel.

 

5.                     The Redeveloper shall be designated as the exclusive redeveloper of the Property and any other prior legislation authorizing or intended to authorize the sale and/or redevelopment and/or rehabilitation of the Property is hereby rescinded.

 

6.                     The Redeveloper shall have thirty (30) days from the date this Resolution is certified by the Office of the City Clerk to execute the attached Agreement and return same to the Department of Economic and Housing Development. Should the Redeveloper fail to execute and return the attached Agreement within this thirty (30) day time period, then the authorization provided by this Resolution shall be null and void, unless the Deputy Mayor/Director of the Department of Economic and Housing Development agrees in writing to extend this thirty (30) day time period.

 

7.                     The Director of Finance is hereby authorized to receive proceeds of the sale and to deposit same as follows: ninety percent (90%) of the sale proceeds shall be deposited into the Community and Economic Development Dedicated Trust Fund established under Resolution 7Rg,  November 6, 1985; and ten percent (10%) of the sale proceeds shall be placed in the City’s Affordable Housing Trust Fund established under City Ordinance 6S&Ff, June 21, 2006, for the purpose of preserving low and moderate income affordable housing.

 

8.                     The Deputy Mayor/Director of the Department of Economic and Housing Development shall place a copy of the executed Agreement for the Sale and Redevelopment of Land, the Quitclaim Deed, and all such other executed agreements authorized by this Resolution on file in the Office of the City Clerk.

 

9.                     The Redeveloper shall be required to comply with the City of Newark’s Minority Set-Aside Ordinance 6S&Fd, April 5, 1995; the City of Newark’s  Affirmative Action Plan, 7Rbp, March 1, 1995; Federal Executive Order 11246, (as amended by Executive Orders 11375 and 12086) regarding the award of goods and services contracts; and the City of Newark Ordinance 6PSF-c June 17, 2015, Amending Title II, Administration, Chapter 4, General Administration, Section 20, Hiring of Newark Residents by Contractors or Other Persons Doing Business with the City of Newark and Section 21, Newark Residents’ Employment Policy, by Adding Language to Address Immediate Short Term Training and Employment Opportunities and Repealing the Newark Employment Commission, a copy of which is attached to the Agreement as Exhibit C (the “First Source Ordinance”), all as may be applicable. The Redeveloper shall provide the Department of Economic and Housing Development with the required forms showing compliance with the above, and a copy of these forms shall be filed with the Office of the City Clerk.   In addition, the Redeveloper has agreed to ensure that thirty percent (30%) of all contractors, subcontractors and suppliers shall be Newark-based companies.

 

10.                     The development of the Property shall commence within three (3) months and be completed within twenty-four (24) months following the transfer of Property ownership from the City to the Redeveloper.

 

11.                     The project to be implemented by the Redeveloper shall conform to the City of Newark Design Guidelines, including standards for environmental sustainability and energy efficiency, as established by the Department of Economic and Housing Development. Additionally, the Redeveloper shall conduct any environmental investigation and remediation upon the Property as may be necessary.  Should the Redeveloper fail to diligently pursue the redevelopment of the Property, then the City, in its sole discretion, may exercise its Right of Reverter to transfer title to the Property back to the City, in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Agreement and the deed. The City’s failure to exercise or delay in exercising this Right of Reverter shall not constitute a waiver nor shall such failure and/or delay serve as a basis for Adverse Possession of the Property.  Any and all waivers of the City’s Right of Reverter shall be in writing.  

 

12.                     The Deputy Mayor/Director of the Department of Economic and Housing Development is hereby authorized to execute a Quitclaim Deed to the Redeveloper for the Property. Said Quitclaim Deed conveying title to the Property to the Redeveloper shall be approved as to form and legality by the City’s Corporation Counsel and attested to and acknowledged by the City Clerk.    

 

STATEMENT

 

This Resolution authorizes the Mayor and/or his designee, the Deputy Mayor/Director of the Department of Economic and Housing Development to enter into and execute an Agreement for the Sale and Redevelopment of Land with Supreme Home Developers, LLC, 1115 Inman Avenue, Suite 179, Edison, New Jersey 08820, for the private sale and rehabilitation of the following Property, for the following Purchase Price, in accordance with the requirements of N.J.S.A. 40A:12A-8(g), the terms and conditions of the attached Agreement for the Sale and Redevelopment of Land and the Central Ward  Redevelopment Plan, as amended, to build a new development of a 5-story midrise multi-family building with 64 units, 13 affordable housing units, amenities, and community building:

 

ADDRESS

BLOCK

LOT(S)     

SIZE             SQ. FEET                                                           

575 South 10th Street

  313

   56

25X100           2,500

594 South 11th Street

  313

   21

26.1X57          1,487.7       

592 South 11th Street

  313

   22

21.4X65          1,391

590 South 11th Street

  313

   23

30.9X73.1       2,258.79

588 South 11th Street

  313

   24

26X80             2,080

586 South 11th Street

  313

   25

26.4X90          2,376

596-610 South 11th Street

  313

   13

204.2X40        8,168

 

Total Square Footage: 20,261.49

Purchase Price: $182,353.41 (9.00 per s.f.).

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