Title
Dept./ Agency: Engineering
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending
Type of Service: Refund
Purpose: Refund monies paid toward construction permit fees for work that was never commenced
Entity Name: 53 Bruen Urban Renewal LLC
Entity Address: 109 Monroe Street, Newark, New Jersey 07105
Amount: $70,723.00
List of Property:
(Address/Block/Lot/Ward)
53-57 Bruen Street /Block 195/Lot 12
Additional Information:
Permit #24-CP-001082/ 53-57 Bruen Street, Newark, NJ 07105/Block 195/Lot 12
A Certification of Funds in the amount of $70,723.00 is attached.
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WHEREAS, 53 Bruen Urban Renewal LLC, 109 Monroe Street, Newark, New Jersey 07105, submitted an application to the Uniform Construction Code Office (the "UCC Office") for a Construction Permit to install a 56-unit new construction, located at 53-57 Bruen Street, Newark, New Jersey 07105; and
WHEREAS, 53 Bruen Urban Renewal LLC paid a relevant fee in the amount of Seventy Thousand Seven Hundred Twenty-Three Dollars and Zero Cents ($70,723.00), (which consists of Plan Review Fees and Construction Permit Fees), as per the attached Construction Permit Document relating to Permit #24-CP-001082; and
WHEREAS, the permit for the construction, specifically, permit #24-CP-001082, for 53-57 Bruen Street, Newark, New Jersey 07105/Block 195/Lot 12, the permits were voided by the Construction Official due to the fact that no construction activity was initiated on the property and no inspections were conducted following the submission of the permit requests. Therefore, 53 Bruen Urban Renewal LLC provided a payment for work that never happened; and
WHEREAS, 53 Bruen Urban Renewal LLC is requesting that all permit fees be refunded based on no construction being commenced on the property; and
WHEREAS, it is the determination of the Construction Official of the Department of Engineering, on behalf of the City of Newark, that the permit issued to and paid...
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