File #: 19-1671    Version: Name: Stone West Development, LLC
Type: Resolution Status: Adopted
File created: 10/23/2019 In control: Economic and Housing Development
On agenda: 1/22/2020 Final action: 1/22/2020
Title: Dept/ Agency: Economic and Housing Development Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending Type of Service: Private Sale/Redevelopment Purpose: To build two (2) 2-family homes for sale. Entity Name: Stone West Development, LLC Entity Address: 41-51 Wilson Avenue, Suite C2A, Newark, New Jersey 07105 Sale Amount: $32,959.56 Cost Basis: (X) $6.00 PSF ( ) Negotiated ( ) N/A ( ) Other: Assessed Amount: $67,200.00 Appraised Amount: $0.00 Contract Period: To commence within three (3) months and be completed within eighteen (18) months from the transfer of ownership by the City 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) 412 South 11th Street/Block 266/Lot 22/West Ward 410 South 11th St...
Sponsors: Joseph A. McCallum, Jr., Luis A. Quintana

Title

Dept/ Agency:  Economic and Housing Development

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

Type of Service:  Private Sale/Redevelopment

Purpose: To build two (2) 2-family homes for sale.

Entity Name: Stone West Development, LLC

Entity Address:  41-51 Wilson Avenue, Suite C2A, Newark, New Jersey 07105

Sale Amount: $32,959.56

Cost Basis: (X) $6.00    PSF   (   ) Negotiated   (   ) N/A    (   ) Other:        

Assessed Amount: $67,200.00      

Appraised Amount: $0.00                        

Contract Period:  To commence within three (3) months and be completed within eighteen (18) months from the transfer of ownership by the City

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)

 412 South 11th Street/Block 266/Lot 22/West Ward

 410 South 11th Street/Block 266/Lot 23/West Ward                   

Additional Information:

Sale Price: Total Square Footage x PSF = (2,859.08 X $6.00 = $17,154.48) + (2,634.18 X $6.00 = $15,805.08) = $32,959.56

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

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WHEREAS, the purpose of this Resolution to approve the sale and redevelopment of the following city-owned properties located in the West Ward of the City of Newark:

   

ADDRESS

BLOCK

LOT     

SIZE

SQ. FEET      

412 South 11th Street

266

22

28X102.11

2,859.08

410 South 11th Street

266

23

25.8X102.10

2,634.18

 

 Purchase Price: $32,959.56 ($6.00 per sf.); and

                     

                     WHEREAS, the City of Newark (the “City”) has determined that the above referenced City-owned Properties (the “Properties”) 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 Properties 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&Fc(S) on August 17, 2005, adopting the Second Amendment to the West Ward Redevelopment Plan governing the redevelopment of City-owned properties located within the West Ward, which includes the above-referenced Properties; and

 

WHEREAS, the City received a Letter of Intent, attached as Exhibit A of the Redevelopment Agreement (hereinafter known as “Proposal”), for the purchase and redevelopment of the Properties from Stone West Development, LLC, 41-51 Wilson Avenue, Suite C2A, Newark, New Jersey 07105 (the “Redeveloper”); and

 

WHEREAS, the Redeveloper has proposed to the City’s Department of Economic and Housing Development to develop the Properties and build two 2-family homes; 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 Properties 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 for the Sale and Redevelopment of Land, the form of which is attached hereto (the “Agreement”), and the West Ward Redevelopment Plan, as amended; and

 

                     WHEREAS, pursuant to the above-mentioned statutory authority, the Department of Economic and Housing Development has recommended that the City of Newark sell the Properties to Stone West Development, LLC, which is willing to purchase the Properties from the City, for the consideration of Thirty-Two Thousand, Nine Hundred Fifty-Nine Dollars and Fifty-Six Cents ($32,959.56), for the purpose of redeveloping said Property in accordance with the requirements of N.J.S.A. 40A:12A-8(g), the Agreement, and the West 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 and the Acting Director of the Department of Economic and Housing Development are hereby authorized and directed to enter into and execute the Agreement for the Sale and Redevelopment of Land attached hereto with Stone West Development, LLC, 41-51 Wilson Avenue, Suite C2A, Newark New Jersey 07105, for the private sale and redevelopment of the following Properties, 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 West Ward Redevelopment Plan, as amended:     

 

ADDRESS

BLOCK

LOT     

SIZE

SQ. FEET      

412 South 11th Street

266

22

28X102.11

2,859.08

410 South 11th Street

266

23

25.8X102.10

2,634.18

 

 Purchase Price: $32,959.56 ($6.00 per sf.); and

 

2.                     Said Properties shall be sold to Stone West Development, LLC, by private sale for the purpose of redeveloping the above-mentioned Properties to build two (2) 2-family homes for sale.

 

3.                     The Acting Director of the Department of Economic and Housing Development is hereby authorized to effectuate certain business terms and conditions related to the Redevelopment 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 Properties 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 Acting 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 Acting 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 Properties and any other prior legislation authorizing or intended to authorize the sale and/or redevelopment and/or rehabilitation of the Properties 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 for the Sale and Redevelopment of Land 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, the authorization provided by this Resolution shall be null and void, unless the Acting 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 Acting 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 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 all documents showing compliance with same.  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 Properties shall commence within three (3) months and be completed within eighteen (18) months from the transfer of ownership of the Properties by 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 Properties as may be necessary.  Should the Redeveloper fail to diligently pursue the redevelopment of the Properties, 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. Failure to exercise or delay in exercising this Right of Reverter by the City of Newark shall not constitute a waiver nor shall such failure and/or delay serve as a basis for adverse possession of the Properties. Any and all waivers of the City’s Right of Reverter shall be in writing.

 

12.                     The Acting Director of the Department of Economic and Housing Development is hereby authorized and directed to execute a Quitclaim Deed to the Redeveloper for the Properties. Said Quitclaim Deed conveying title to the Properties 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 and the Acting Director of the Department of Economic and Housing Development, to enter into and execute an Agreement for the Sale and Redevelopment of Land with Stone West Development, LLC, 41-51 Wilson Avenue, Suite C2A, Newark, New Jersey 07105, for the private sale and redevelopment of the following Properties, 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 West Ward Redevelopment Plan, as amended, to redevelop the Properties for owner-occupied housing:

 

ADDRESS

BLOCK

LOT     

SIZE

SQ. FEET      

412 Street 11th Street

266

22

28X102.11

2,859.08

410 Street 11th Street

266

23

25.8X102.10

2,634.18

 

Purchase Price: $32,959.56 ($6.00 per sf.)