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Dept/ Agency: Economic & Housing Development
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending
Type of Service: Waiving 20 day period for an ordinance to take effect
Purpose: Construction of Affordable Housing Units located at 216 -220 Market Street, Block 164, Lot 31, is at risk as closing on property needs to occur prior to expiration of 20 day waiting period.
Ordinance No(s).: 6PSF-e, October 3, 2012
Additional Information:
Residential/Retail Project
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WHEREAS, Fleet 216 Market St Urban Renewal LLC, c/o The Fidelco Realty Group, 225 Millburn Avenue, Suite 202, Millburn, New Jersey 07041, filed an application with the Mayor seeking a long term tax exemption pursuant to the Long Term Tax Exemption Law, N.J.S.A. 40A:20-1 et seq. for a residential/retail project on real property identified on the City’s tax map as Block 164, Lot 31, and more commonly known and identified by the street address of 216-220 Market Street, Newark, New Jersey 07102 (the “Property”); and
WHEREAS, Fleet 216 Market St Urban Renewal LLC has received an award of new market tax credits for this project and has indicated that as a condition of this award, it must close on its financing for this project in October; and
WHEREAS, Fleet 216 Market St Urban Renewal LLC cannot close on its financing until the long term tax exemption for the project is granted; and
WHEREAS, N.J.S.A. 40:69A-181(b) authorizes a governing body to adopt a resolution declaring an emergency and determining that an ordinance will take immediate effect upon final passage by the Municipal Council and approval by the Mayor so long as at least two-thirds of all the members of the governing body vote in favor of such resolution and as permitted by law; and
WHEREAS, the Municipal Council seeks to authorize the adoption of Ordinance No. 6PSF-e, October 3, 2012 on an emergent basis as authorized under N.J.S.A.40:69A-181(b) so that Fleet 216 Market St ...
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