Title
Dept/ Agency: Economic and Housing Development
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending
Type of Service: Loan Agreement / Promissory Note Pursuant to Section 108 Loan Guarantee Program
Purpose: A resolution authorizing the execution and delivery of Obligor Loan Documents to effectuate a loan awarded under the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development ("HUD") Section 108 Loan Guarantee Program for a Redevelopment Project to be undertaken by Newark Makerhoods Master Lease, LLC.
Entity Name: United States Department of Housing and Urban Development
Entity Address: 451 7th Street S.W., Washington, DC 20410
Loan Amount: Not to exceed $5,000,000.00
Loan Term: Twenty (20) years
Project Property Information: (Address/Block/Lot/Ward)
597-601 Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard/Block 2508/Lot 29/Central Ward
129-145 Court Street/Block 2508/Lot 52/Central Ward
Additional Information:
Application for loan funds authorized by Resolution 7R2-a(AS) adopted on November 1, 2017.
Contract for Loan Guarantee Assistance authorized by Resolution 7R2-c(AS) adopted on March 6, 2019.
Execution and Delivery of a Variable/Fixed Rate Note and related documents authorized by Resolution 7R2-d(AS) adopted on December 18, 2019.
body
WHEREAS, Section 108 of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5308) ("Section 108"), authorizes the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development ("HUD") to guarantee loans as part of its Community Development Block Grant ("CDBG") Program; and
WHEREAS, HUD has designated the City of Newark, State of New Jersey ("City"), as an Urban Entitlement Area under the Community Development Block Grant Program; and
WHEREAS, the City has been receiving CDBG Program funds since the program's inception in 1974; and
WHEREAS, HUD administers the Section 108 Loan Guarantee Program, which provides communities who receive CDBG fun...
Click here for full text