HomeMy WebLinkAbout2024 - City of Lansing City Hall Project Unsigned Purchase Agreement-217 Capitol, LLC SITE PURCHASE AGREEMENT
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This Site Purchase Agreement ("Purchase Agreement") is made and entered into
as of the day of , 2024 ("Effective Date"), by and between
217 CAPITOL, LLC., a Michigan limited liability company ("Seller") and the City of
Lansing, a Michigan municipal corporation ("Buyer"), and is as follows:
ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS AND REFERENCES
As used in this Purchase Agreement, the following terms shall have the meanings
set forth below:
Buyer's Representative: Kramer Management Group.
Buyer's Notice of Intent to Close: Written notice from the Buyer to the Seller, to be
delivered by the Buyer on or before July 31, 2024, indicating Buyer's intention to finalize
the conditions to Closing.
Closing: The consummation of Buyer's purchase of the Property in accordance
with Article XI.
Closing Date: Defined in Article XI of this Purchase Agreement.
Commitment: The Preliminary ALTA 2021 Commitment of Title Insurance as
designated in Article VII of this Purchase Agreement and provided by Seller to Buyer in
the amount of the Purchase Price.
Deed: A recordable warranty deed to be delivered by Seller to Buyer at Closing
conveying the Property to Buyer, subject to the Permitted Exceptions.
Effective Date Deposit: Defined in Section 4.03 of this Purchase Agreement.
Investigation Period: Defined in Section 5.01 of this Purchase Agreement.
Permitted Exceptions: collectively, in a form acceptable to Buyer: (i) easements,
restrictions, covenants and agreements of record including, but not limited to, those
appearing in Schedule B-II of the Commitment to which Buyer does not object in
accordance with Article VII below and (ii) zoning ordinances.
Property: The Real Property including all easements, tenements, hereditaments
and appurtenances relating to said Real Property which are Permitted Exceptions or
otherwise approved by Buyer; all fixtures and equipment relating to the improvements to
the Real Property.
Purchase Agreement: This Site Purchase Agreement including the following
Exhibits attached hereto and incorporated herein by this reference:
Exhibit A: Legal Description of the Real Property;
Exhibit A-1: Depiction of the Real Property;
Exhibit B: Seller's Neighboring Property;
Exhibit C: Permitted Exceptions.
Purchase Price: The total of the Purchase Price as stated in Article IV, plus or
minus prorations and adjustments.
Real Property: The approximately 0.3763 acres of land commonly known as 217
S. Capitol Avenue, Lansing, Michigan 4893, as more particularly described in Exhibit A
and depicted in Exhibit A-1.
Title Company: First American Title Insurance Company, 400 N. Water Street,
Suite 100, Rochester, MI 48307, 248.540.8035, mlawless@firstam.com.
ARTICLE II
SALE AND PURCHASE
Seller is the owner of the Property. Pursuant to this Purchase Agreement, on the
Closing Date Seller agrees to sell and convey, and Buyer agrees to purchase, under the
terms and provisions hereinafter provided, the Property.
ARTICLE III
DEVELOPMENT OF SELLER'S NEIGHBORING PROPERTY
Seller owns property located immediately north of the Real Property and legally
described on attached Exhibit B (the "Seller's Neighboring Property"). Seller covenants
that, no less than sixty (60) days before developing or selling the Seller's Neighboring
Property (such period, the "Easement Negotiation Period"), Seller will notify Buyer in
writing, and Buyer will have the opportunity, until the expiration of the Easement
Negotiation Period, to secure an easement or other rights, at a cost agreed upon among
the parties, providing for limitations on the sale of or the construction of improvements to
Seller's Neighboring Property, such that the view of and from the Real Property and the
Buyer's use of the Property as ultimately improved will not be impaired by any
development on the Seller's Neighboring Property (any such easement or other rights as
negotiated, the "Visibility Easement"). Buyer and Seller may agree in writing to extend
the Easement Negotiation Period. If Buyer and Seller are unable to execute the Visibility
Easement prior to the expiration of the Easement Negotiation Period, as it might be
extended, then Seller's obligations under this Article III shall be deemed satisfied, Seller
shall have the right to develop or sell the Seller's Neighboring Property without regard to
this Article III, and this Article III shall automatically be deemed of no further force or effect.
This Article shall survive Closing and termination of this Agreement as a result of Closing.
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ARTICLE IV
PURCHASE PRICE; CERTAIN OTHER PAYMENTS AND EFFECTIVE DATE
DEPOSIT
4.01 Purchase Price. The total "Purchase Price" for the Real Property shall be
Three Million Six Hundred Fifty Thousand and No/100 Dollars ($3,650,000.00),
subject to credit for the Effective Date Deposit (as defined in Section 4.03) and as
adjusted by prorations determined in accordance with Purchase Agreement. The balance
of the Purchase Price shall be paid at Closing as described in Article XII.
4.02 Deposit.
(a) Within five (5) business days of the Effective Date, Buyer shall deposit with
the Title Company the amount of Fifty Thousand and No/100 Dollars ($50,000.00) (the
"Effective Date Deposit").
(b) The Effective Date Deposit shall be held pursuant to the standard form of
strict joint order escrow instructions in use by the Title Company. Upon Buyer's direction
and at its expense, the Title Company may deposit and hold the Effective Date Deposit
in an interest-bearing account with interest accruing to the Buyer and invest such deposit
in readily available funds at the direction of Buyer. Buyer shall receive a credit at Closing
for the amount of the Effective Date Deposit. If the Effective Date Deposit is returned to
the Seller, it shall not include interest earned as a result of Buyer's direction and expense.
ARTICLE V
ENTRY; INVESTIGATION PERIOD
5.01 Inspection; Right of Entry.
(a) Within five (5) business days after the Effective Date, Seller shall, at Seller's
sole cost and expense, provide to Buyer all feasibility studies, soil reports, environmental
audits and other appraisals, inspections, permits, tests, reports, surveys or information in
the possession or control of Seller with respect to the Property.
(b) During the period commencing on the Effective Date and expiring one
hundred and twenty (120) days after the Effective Date (the "Investigation Period"), at
Buyer's sole expense, Buyer, Buyer's Representative or its authorized representatives,
agents, employees, contractors, architects and engineers designated by Buyer
(collectively, "Buyer's Consultants") may enter upon the Real Property at reasonable
times and do and perform all surveying, engineering, soil borings, environmental and
other tests and inspections deemed necessary by Buyer to satisfy Buyer that the Property
is suitable for the uses and purposes intended by Buyer, including but not limited to:
reviewing all building plans, construction specifications and any other physical or
municipal components of the Property; performing a Phase I environmental assessment
and a soil and geotechnical analysis; confirming all utilities and site conditions; conducting
any other test, study, investigation, inspection or report Buyer deems advisable with
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respect to the Property; provided however in no event shall Buyer be permitted to perform
any physical or intrusive testing, including, without limitation, a Phase II environmental
assessment or boring on the Property, without the prior written consent of Seller, which
shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed.
(c) Prior to Buyer, Buyer's Representative or Buyer's Consultants entering onto
the Property, Buyer shall give Seller forty-eight (48) hours prior notice of such entry. Seller
shall have the right (but not the obligation) to accompany Buyer, Buyer's Representative
and Buyer's Consultants during such entry. Buyer shall take all steps reasonably
necessary to protect the Property from damage by reason of its activities. Buyer shall repair
any such damage to the Property resulting from Buyer's, Buyer's Representative's and/or
Buyer's Consultants' activities on the Property, to the extent necessary, to the condition
existing prior to such damage.
(d) To the extent it would prevent a successful Closing, or prevent Seller from
completing improvements contemplated for the Property, or otherwise impair Seller's
current title to the Property, Buyer shall not permit any construction, mechanic's,
materialman's or other lien to be filed against any of the Property as the result of any work,
labor, service or materials performed or furnished by, for or to Buyer, Buyer's
Representative's and/or Buyer's Consultants. If any such impairing lien shall at any time
be filed against the Property, Buyer shall, without expense to Seller, cause the same to be
discharged of record by payment, bonds, order of a court of competent jurisdiction or
otherwise.
(e) If the Closing does not occur, then upon Seller's request, Seller shall be
entitled to receive copies of any inspection reports and studies of the Property obtained
by Buyer with respect to the Property. Seller will reimburse Buyer for half of the cost of
any such requested report or study. This subsection shall survive the termination of this
Agreement.
5.02 Termination During Investigation Period.
In the event that Buyer is not satisfied, in its sole and absolute discretion, with its
inspections and tests of the Property, the physical condition of the Property or the fitness
or feasibility of the Property for any reason whatsoever, Buyer may, by written notice to
Seller, terminate this Purchase Agreement at any time on or prior to the expiration of the
Investigation Period. In the event that Buyer so terminates this Purchase Agreement,
Buyer and Seller shall have no further obligations hereunder except those that expressly
survive termination and the Effective Date Deposit shall be promptly returned to Buyer. If
Buyer does not timely give a notice of termination under this Section 5.02, then Buyer
shall be deemed to have waived its conditions and rights under this Section only.
ARTICLE VI
RISK OF LOSS
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Until the Closing, all risk of loss from any or all damage, injury, casualty and
condemnation to the Property shall be borne by Seller, subject to the provisions of
Articles XVII and XVIII.
ARTICLE VII
INITIAL REVIEW OF SURVEY AND TITLE COMMITMENT
Within twenty (20) days after the Effective Date, Seller shall cause to be delivered
to Buyer, at Seller's expense:
(a) the initial Commitment;
(b) full legible copies of all documents referred to in such Commitment as
exceptions to title; and
(c) a new or updated ALTA/NSPS survey of the Property (the "Updated Survey").
In the event that any exceptions or defects appear in the Commitment that are not
Permitted Exceptions, or if the Updated Survey discloses defects, which, in Buyer's sole
discretion, would adversely impact Buyer's proposed use of the Property or otherwise
render title to the Property unmarketable or are otherwise deemed unacceptable to Buyer
(collectively, "Unpermitted Exceptions"), then Buyer shall notify Seller in writing thereof
within thirty (30) days after Buyer has received both the Commitment (and all underlying
title documents) and the Updated Survey, but not later than the expiration date of the
Investigation Period. If Buyer so notifies Seller of any Unpermitted Exceptions, Seller shall
have fifteen (15) days thereafter to cure such matters or cause the Title Company to
commit to insure against such matters in a manner which is reasonably satisfactory to
Buyer. If, by the expiration of such fifteen (15) day period, Seller fails to have any such
Unpermitted Exceptions so removed or satisfactorily insured over, Buyer may, by written
notice to Seller given within thirty (30) days thereafter, elect to terminate this Purchase
Agreement, in which event the Effective Date Deposit shall be returned to Buyer.
All exceptions to title reflected on the Commitment or Survey which are not
Unpermitted Exceptions shall be referred to hereinafter as "Permitted Exceptions" and
shall be listed on Exhibit C which shall be attached to each fully-executed original of this
Purchase Agreement within ten (10) days after expiration of the aforementioned fifteen
(15) day curative period.
In addition, Seller shall be obligated to remove at or prior to Closing, and at Seller's
expense, (i) any mortgages or deeds of trust securing any financing obtained or expressly
assumed by Seller; (ii) any mechanics or materialmen's liens for work done pursuant to a
contract executed by Seller which remains unpaid; and (iii) any judgment liens, U.S. tax
liens, or real property tax liens (except for any taxes not yet due and payable) not caused
or created by Buyer (items (i) through (iii) are, collectively, the "Mandatory Cure Items").
Buyer shall have no obligation to object to any Mandatory Cure Items, and such
Mandatory Cure Items shall not be or become Permitted Exceptions and shall be
discharged by Seller at or before Closing.
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ARTICLE VIII
STATE OF TITLE
Within three (3) business days after receipt of Buyer's Notice of Intent to Close,
Seller shall cause to be delivered to Buyer an updated Commitment, effective as of such
date. If any updated Commitment raises Unpermitted Exceptions or otherwise fails to
comply with the Commitment as approved pursuant to Article VI I, Buyer shall give written
notice thereof to Seller within fifteen (15) days after the delivery to Buyer of the updated
Commitment. Seller shall use reasonable efforts to cure such objections or delete the
matters objected to from such Commitment. If Buyer's objections are not cured or deleted
at or prior to the scheduled Closing Date, then Buyer may, in addition to other remedies
that may be available to it, either (i) terminate this Purchase Agreement, in which event
the Effective Date Deposit shall be returned to Buyer, or (ii) elect to accept title as it then
is with the right to deduct from the Purchase Price Unpermitted Exceptions caused by the
Seller or Mandatory Cure Items of a definite or ascertainable amount. At Closing, Seller
shall convey to Buyer, by delivery of the Deed, good and marketable fee title to the
Property, subject only to the Permitted Exceptions. At Closing, Seller shall pay the
premiums and all other expenses pertaining to the issuance of the Owner's Policy as
hereinafter provided in Article XIX hereof; provided, however, that Buyer shall pay the
cost of any endorsements it may request.
ARTICLE IX
PROBATIONS
9.01 Prorations. Real estate taxes and assessments for any period prior to
Closing shall be prorated on a calendar year basis as of 11:59 P.M. on the Closing Date,
on the basis of the most recent ascertainable amounts of such items and the net credit
shall be a credit on the proration statement, to be re-prorated on receipt of a final bill for
such period.
9.02 Utilities. Buyer and Seller shall cooperatively take all steps necessary to
effectuate the transfer of all utilities for the Property from Seller to Buyer as of the Closing
Date. Utilities shall be paid by Seller to and including the Closing Date, and by Buyer
thereafter. Final meter readings shall be ordered by Seller and made on the Closing Date.
To the extent any such expenses and charges are not determinable as of the Closing
Date or Seller is not able to effectuate a meter reading on the Closing Date, such
expenses and charges shall be paid promptly upon receipt of an invoice therefor by the
party obligated for payment thereof. Seller shall be entitled to recover its previously paid
deposits held by any utility company for the Property as of the Closing Date, to the extent
not necessary to pay expenses and charges attributable to Seller on or before the Closing
Date.
ARTICLE X
POSSESSION
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Exclusive possession shall be delivered to Buyer at Closing concurrently with
delivery to Buyer of the Deed subject only to Permitted Exceptions and delivery to Seller
of the balance of the Purchase Price.
ARTICLE XI
CLOSING
Unless Buyer and Seller otherwise agree in writing, the closing of the transaction
contemplated herein (the "Closing") shall take place in escrow at the office of the Title
Company on the date mutually agreed upon by the parties, but not more than thirty (30)
days following the Buyer's Notice of Intent to Close (the "Closing Date"). Upon creation
of the escrow, anything herein to the contrary notwithstanding, payment of the Purchase
Price (less the Effective Date Deposit and as adjusted by prorations or other deductions)
and delivery of the Deed shall be made through the escrow. The escrow instructions shall
be in the form customarily used by the Title Company for a Deed and money escrow with
such special provisions added thereto as may be required to conform to the provisions of
this Purchase Agreement, and at the option of either Buyer or Seller, shall provide for
immediate disbursement of funds, both parties agreeing to provide such undertakings as
may be required for such purpose.
ARTICLE XII
CLOSING DELIVERABLES
12.01 Closing Deliveries. The following deliveries shall be made at or before
Closing. All of such deliveries to be made or caused to be made by either party shall, at
the option of the other, be conditions precedent to such other party's obligation to close
hereunder, any or all of which may be waived in writing by such other party.
(a) Seller shall deliver or cause to be delivered to Title Company, for delivery to
Buyer, the following certificates, documents, instruments and agreements:
(i) The Deed and a real estate transfer tax valuation affidavit;
(ii) A bill of sale conveying any items of personal property referred to in Article
II, in their as-is condition, with such customary representations and warranties
as may be contained in any bill of sale;
(iii)An affidavit of Seller, acceptable to Buyer, dated the Closing Date, that there
are no unsatisfied judgments, tax liens or bankruptcies involving the Seller and
the Property, as applicable, together with any other customary affidavits
requested by the Title Company to facilitate Closing,
(iv) Assignment of all of Seller's right, title and interest in and to all assignable
governmental permits and licenses, if any, issued in connection with the
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Property together with originals, if held by Seller, or photocopies of the same;
or, if there are none, an affidavit of Seller to that effect;
(v) The Owner's Policy issued by the Title Company pursuant to the
Commitment described in Article VII hereof for the full amount of the Purchase
Price showing title to the Property in Buyer and subject only to the Permitted
Exceptions (the "Owner's Policy");
(vi) An affidavit of Seller certifying that Seller is not a "foreign person" for
purposes of Section 1445 of the Internal Revenue Code;
(vii) Seller's certificate dated as of Closing confirming that all of Seller's
representations and warranties contained in this Purchase Agreement are
accurate, current and complete in all material respects; and
(ix) Any and all other documents elsewhere described herein or as may be
mutually agreed on between Buyer and Seller as are determined necessary in
order to effectuate Closing, including, without limitation, an agreed proration
statement, and including such undertakings as may be required by the Title
Company to enable them to disburse funds immediately on recording the Deed
and delivering the Owner's Policy.
(b) Buyer shall deliver or cause to be delivered to Title Company, for delivery to
Seller, the following:
(i) The balance of the Purchase Price by wire transfer of funds (less the
Effective Date Deposit and as adjusted by any prorations or other deductions);
(ii)An original counterpart of the Assignments referred to in clauses (a)(iii) and
(a)(iv) above, duly and properly executed and acknowledged by Buyer;
(iii) Resolution(s) of the City of Lansing City Council sufficient to authorize the
transactions contemplated by this Purchase Agreement (the "Resolution");
(iv) Any and all other documents elsewhere described herein or as may be
mutually agreed on between Buyer and Seller as are determined to be
reasonably necessary in order to effectuate the Closing of this transaction,
including such reasonable undertakings as may be required by the Title
Company to enable the Title Company's immediate disbursement of funds
upon recording of the Deed and delivering the Owner's Policy.
(c) Seller and Buyer shall deliver to each other and to Title Company at Closing an
agreed settlement statement reflecting the adjustments and prorations pursuant to this
Purchase Agreement.
(d) Buyer shall have received State of Michigan appropriated funding intended to
be used for development or redevelopment of a city hall administration building (the
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"Appropriation"), and the City of Lansing City Council shall have approved receipt of
such Appropriation.
(e) Unless waived or otherwise agreed to in writing by the Buyer, Buyer shall have
received from Seller, no less than 30 days prior to Closing, a Guaranteed Maximum Price
Proposal in a mutually agreed upon format, for the development, design and construction
of the Buyer's required improvements to the Property, in an amount acceptable to the
parties.
ARTICLE XIII
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
13.01 Seller's Representations and Warranties. Without intending to limit any
other provision of this Purchase Agreement, and as a material inducement to Buyer to
enter into this Purchase Agreement, Seller represents and warrants, as of the Effective
Date (except as otherwise expressly set forth below) and will again as of the Closing Date.-
(a) Except for any Permitted Exceptions, Seller is not subject to any other
agreement or arrangement, including any rights of first refusal or option to acquire title,
which would prevent Seller from selling the Property to Buyer or otherwise performing all
of its obligations hereunder.
(b) All necessary action has been taken by Seller to authorize the execution of
this Purchase Agreement and the performance of its obligations required hereunder.
(c) There is no litigation pending, and Seller has not received written notice of
any claims, causes of action or other litigation or proceedings threatened in respect to the
ownership or operation of the Property or any part thereof, or relating to Seller's ability to
convey the Property to Buyer or perform any of its obligations or make any of its
representations or warranties hereunder including, without limitation, disputes with
tenants, mortgagees, governmental authorities, utilities, contractors, adjoining land
owners and suppliers of goods and services.
(d) This Purchase Agreement is valid and enforceable against Seller in
accordance with its terms and each instrument executed and delivered by Seller pursuant
hereto shall be valid and enforceable against Seller in accordance with its terms.
(e) The Property is adequately insured against property damage and liability
risks, and will continue to be so insured through the Closing Date, as evidenced by
declarations copies provided to Buyer.
(f) To Seller's knowledge, the Property is not in violation of any federal, state
or local laws, rules, regulations, governmental permits or other binding determinations of
any governmental authority relating to or addressing the environment, including, without
limitation, the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act,
as amended ("CERCLA"), 42 U.S.C. §9601, et seq., and the Resource Conservation and
Recovery Act, as amended ("RCRA"), 42 U.S.C. §6901, et seq., (collectively,
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"Environmental Laws") and Seller does not know of, and has not been advised of, any
legal proceedings or claims under, any deviation from, or any violations or infractions of,
any Environmental Laws in regard to the Property.
The above representations and warranties shall survive the Closing for a period of
twelve (12) months and shall not merge into any conveyance documents.
It is a condition precedent to Buyer's obligation to close that each of the
representations and warranties of Seller contained in this Purchase Agreement shall be
accurate, current and complete in all material respects at Closing. If any of the same
ceases to be accurate, current and complete prior to Closing in all material respects,
Seller shall immediately (within five (5) days) inform Buyer thereof. In the event that Seller
notifies Buyer that any of the warranties or representations of Seller contained in this
Purchase Agreement are not accurate, current or complete in all material respects and
further in the event that any such misrepresentation or breach of warranty is not the result
of Seller's intentional act or failure to act, then Seller shall be afforded thirty (30) days
from the date of such notice to Buyer in order to take any action necessary so that such
representation and warranty is materially accurate, current and complete. If Seller fails
to do so within such thirty (30) day period, then at the option of Buyer (which option shall
be exercised in writing within thirty (30) days after the expiration of such thirty (30) day
cure period), Buyer may exercise its remedies for a Seller's default as provided in Article
XV. Buyer's failure to give such notice within said time period shall be conclusive
evidence that Buyer has waived the option to terminate by reason of any such
misrepresentation or breach of warranty of which it has received notice. In the event that
any such misrepresentation or breach of warranty is the result of Seller's intentional act
or failure to act, Seller covenants forthwith to take all action necessary so that each such
warranty or representation so affected remains accurate, current and complete,
regardless of any such notice.
13.02 Buyer's Representations and Warranties. Without intending to limit any
other provision of this Purchase Agreement, Buyer represents and warrants, as of the
Effective Date (except as otherwise expressly set forth below) and will again as of the
Closing Date:
(a)All necessary actions including adoption of the Resolution have been taken by
Buyer to authorize the execution of this Purchase Agreement and the performance by the
Buyer of its obligations required hereunder.
(b) The execution, delivery and performance of this Purchase Agreement by Buyer
and the consummation of the transactions contemplated herein will not, subject to the
approval of this Purchase Agreement: (i) result in a breach or acceleration of or constitute
a default or event of termination under the provisions of any agreement or any instruments
by which Buyer is bound or affected which would have a material adverse impact on the
ability of Buyer to close the acquisition of the Property pursuant to the terms of this
Purchase Agreement, (ii) constitute or result in the violation or breach by Buyer of any
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judgment, order, writ, injunction or decree issued against or imposed upon Buyer or result
in the violation of any applicable law, rule or regulation of any governmental authority that,
with respect to any of the foregoing, would have a material adverse impact on the ability
of Buyer to timely complete the acquisition of the Property pursuant to this Purchase
Agreement.
ARTICLE XIV
DISPUTE RESOLUTION
Seller and Buyer agree to make good faith efforts to resolve any differences or
disputes which may arise under this Purchase Agreement in an expeditious manner,
especially those disputes specifically mentioned in other provisions of this Purchase
Agreement which refer to this Article for resolution. Such good faith efforts shall include
involvement of the Seller's and Buyer's counsel and other experts to assist in expeditious
dispute resolution. If any dispute which may delay Closing is not resolved, such dispute
shall be resolved in the State Courts sitting in Ingham County, Michigan. This Article shall
survive the termination of this Agreement.
ARTICLE XV
DEFAULT
Subject to the limitations set forth below, if Seller shall have failed to perform any
term or condition hereof required to be so performed by it on or prior to Closing, and such
failure is not the result of a default or failure by Buyer to perform pursuant to this Purchase
Agreement, Buyer may, as its sole remedies pursuant to this Purchase Agreement (i)
terminate this Purchase Agreement by written notice to Seller and the Effective Date
Deposit shall be promptly returned to Buyer; or (ii) elect to pursue a claim for specific
performance of this Purchase Agreement against Seller. Any action for specific
performance shall be commenced on or before the date that is sixty (60) days after the
cure period has expired for the alleged breach.
If Buyer shall have failed to perform any term and condition hereof required to be
so performed by it on or prior to Closing, and such failure is not the result of a default or
failure to perform by Seller, then Seller may retain the Effective Date Deposit as its sole
and exclusive remedy, the amount thereof being fixed and liquidated damages, it being
understood that Seller's actual damages in the event of such default are difficult to
ascertain and that such proceeds represent the parties' best current estimate of such
damages, and this Purchase Agreement shall terminate and become null and void and of
no effect and the parties shall be released from all further obligations hereunder, except
for any representations, warranties or obligations which expressly survive Closing. This
Article shall survive the termination of this Purchase Agreement.
ARTICLE XVI
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BROKERS
Each of the Seller and Buyer represents and warrants to the other that it has not dealt
with any broker or finder in the location of the Property or the negotiation of this sale.
Seller hereby agrees to indemnify Buyer for any claim for brokerage commission or
finder's fee asserted by a person, firm or corporation, claiming to have been engaged by
Seller and for any and all loss, damage, liability and expense (including, without limitation,
attorneys' fees and other litigation expenses through and including any appellate
proceedings) Buyer may suffer, sustain or incur as a result of any misrepresentation or
breach of warranty by Seller under this Article XVI.
ARTICLE XVII
DAMAGE AND DESTRUCTION
If, prior to Closing, the Property shall be destroyed or damaged by fire or other
casualty, then Seller shall give written notice to Buyer of the occurrence thereof within
forty-eight (48) hours of Seller's receipt of any such notification or learning of the
occurrence thereof, and Buyer shall be entitled to the following options.. (i) terminate this
Purchase Agreement and receive a refund of the Deposit, (ii) receive at Closing an
absolute assignment from Seller of any interest Seller may have otherwise had in the
proceeds of any insurance on the Property (including any rent loss insurance allocable to
the period from and after the Closing Date) less any reasonable costs incurred by Seller
in securing such proceeds and/or adjusting the loss and/or in undertaking any required
repairs at Seller's expense, and Buyer shall proceed with the Closing on the Property in
its then "as-is" condition with no reduction in the Purchase Price, or (iii) if the repairs can
be completed prior to Closing or are necessary to secure or protect the Property, Seller
shall proceed to complete such repairs prior to Closing based upon a work plan
reasonably satisfactory to Buyer and Seller, including adjusting the Closing Date as
reasonably necessary in the event Buyer has already issued its Notice of Intent to Close,
and Seller shall use the insurance proceeds toward payment for such repair costs.
ARTICLE XVIII
CONDEMNATION
In the event of the institution of any proceeding, judicial, administrative or
otherwise, prior to Closing, which shall relate to the proposed taking of any substantial
portion of the Property by condemnation or eminent domain or any action in the nature of
eminent domain, or the taking or closing of any right of access to the Property, Seller shall
immediately give written notice to Buyer of the occurrence thereof, and thereafter this
Purchase Agreement, at the option of Buyer shall become null and void, the Effective
Date Deposit shall be refunded to Buyer and any documents deposited hereunder or in
the escrow contemplated hereby shall be returned to the respective parties. Seller hereby
agrees to furnish Buyer written notification with respect to any such taking or proceedings
within forty-eight (48) hours of Seller's receipt of any such notification or learning of the
occurrence or institution thereof. Should Buyer elect to so terminate this Purchase
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Agreement, the parties hereto shall be released from any and all further obligations
hereunder except those provided for in this Purchase Agreement including the return to
Buyer of the Effective Date Deposit. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if such proceeding
by way of condemnation or eminent domain shall be"insubstantial," Buyer shall not have
the right to terminate this Purchase Agreement but shall be credited with or assigned all
Seller's right to any proceeds therefrom. An "insubstantial" proceeding shall be one which
(i) does not relate to the taking or closing of any immediate right of access to the Property
or any parking at the Property and (ii) affects only the perimeter of the Property and does
not involve more than the equivalent of $100,000.00 in value. In the event the parties
hereto are unable to agree on the "substantiality" of the aforesaid taking within thirty (30)
days after the date of Buyer's receipt of written notice thereof, then the determination of
said issue will be in accordance with the provisions of Article XIV.
ARTICLE XIX
COSTS
(a) At or prior to Closing, Seller shall pay the following:
(i) all real estate transfer taxes;
(ii) all title insurance premiums and expenses respecting the
Commitment and Owner's Policy, including extended coverage but excluding any
endorsements thereto required by Buyer;
(iii) one-half (1/2) of the Title Company escrow charges;
(iv) the fee for the Surveys including the Updated Survey; and
(v) other customary Seller's charges.
(b) At or prior to Closing, Buyer shall pay the following:
(i) the costs of any endorsements to the Owner's Policy required by
Buyer;
(ii) one-half (1/2) of the Title Company escrow charges;
(iii) the cost of recording the Deed; and
(iv) other customary Buyer's charges.
ARTICLE XX
NOTICES
All notices required or permitted to be given under this Purchase Agreement shall
be in writing and shall be sent or delivered to the addresses set forth below (or such other
address as may be hereafter specified):
To Seller: 217 CAPITOL, LLC
124 W. Allegan
13
21 st Floor
Lansing, Michigan 48933
Attn: John N. Hindo, President
E: JHindo@bojigroup.com
With a copy to: Honigman LLP
Attn: Lowell D. Salesin, Esq.
39400 Woodward Avenue, Suite 101
Bloomfield Hills, Michigan 48304
E-Mail: Isalesin@honigman.com
To Buyer: Office of the Mayor, City of Lansing
124 W Michigan Avenue, 9th Floor
Lansing, MI 48933
Attn- Mayor Andy Schor
lansing.mayor@lansingmi.gov
With a copy to: Office of the City Attorney, City of Lansing
124 W Michigan Avenue, 5th Floor
Lansing, MI 48933
Attn: Jim Smiertka, City Attorney
jim.smiertka@lansingmi.gov
Notices shall be sent either by personal delivery, overnight courier guaranteeing next day
delivery or email and shall be deemed given one (1) business day following deposit if
delivered to an overnight courier guaranteeing next day delivery or on the same day if
sent by personal delivery or email (with proof of transmission). Notices may also be
delivered by email or facsimile and shall be deemed received upon proof of transmission.
Attorneys for each party shall be authorized to give notices for such party.
ARTICLE XXI
ADDITIONAL COVENANTS
In addition, the parties agree as follows:
(a) Authority to Sign. Each person signing this Purchase Agreement for Seller
and for Buyer warrants, by his or her signature, that he or she has full authority to enter
into this Purchase Agreement on behalf of the party for whom he or she signs.
(b) Written Agreement and Exhibits. This Purchase Agreement and any
exhibits attached hereto set forth the entire understanding between the parties with
respect to the transactions contemplated herein, and supersede all previous agreements,
discussions and representations. This Purchase Agreement may not be modified except
in writing, signed by Buyer and Seller.
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(c) Headings. The paragraph headings used in this Purchase Agreement are
for the convenience of the parties only, do not constitute part of the contract herein set
forth, and shall not be relied on in interpreting or construing any provision hereof.
(d) Attorneys' Fees. In the event Buyer finds it necessary to employ legal
counsel or to commence litigation or other proceedings against Seller with respect to or
on account of this Purchase Agreement, Buyer shall be entitled to recover from Seller all
fees, charges, costs and expenses (including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys'
fees and disbursements) incurred by the Buyer in connection with actual or contemplated
enforcement of its rights and remedies hereunder (which costs, expenses, fees and
charges shall be included in the amount of any judgment rendered). This subsection shall
survive termination of this Purchase Agreement.
(e) Time Periods. Time is of the essence of this Purchase Agreement. Except
as otherwise specifically provided in this Purchase Agreement, all time periods provided
for herein shall refer to calendar days and shall expire at 11:59 P.M. Eastern Time on the
last of such days; provided, however, that if the time of the performance of any obligation
under this Purchase Agreement expires on a Saturday, Sunday or legal holiday, the time
for performance shall be extended to the next succeeding day which is not a Saturday,
Sunday or legal holiday.
(f) Construction of Agreement. Buyer and Seller confirm to each other that
both they and their respective counsel have reviewed and revised this Purchase
Agreement and that any presumption or other rule of construction to the effect that
ambiguities are to be resolved against the party with primary drafting responsibility
therefor shall not apply to this Purchase Agreement or to any provision hereof. Subject to
the foregoing, this Purchase Agreement shall be construed as a whole in accordance with
its fair meaning.
(g) Waiver. Except as otherwise may be expressly provided to the contrary
herein: (i) no failure to exercise or delay in exercising by any party hereto of any right or
remedy consequent upon a breach, and no failure to insist on or delay in insisting on the
strict performance, of any provision of this Purchase Agreement shall constitute or
operate as a waiver thereof or of any other right or remedy or of any other provision hereof
or of any subsequent breach of the same or any other provision hereof, and such party
shall retain all rights and remedies provided for herein or now or hereafter existing at law
or in equity with respect to the same or any subsequent act or omission which constitutes
such breach or nonperformance; and (ii) no partial exercise of any right or remedy shall
preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right or remedy
provided for herein or now or hereafter existing at law, in equity or otherwise. A waiver in
one or more instances of any provision hereof or breach thereof shall apply to the
particular instance and at the particular time only, and no such waiver shall be deemed a
continuing waiver, nor shall any waiver of a Closing delivery to be provided hereunder
operate to preclude the party waiving such delivery from commencing any action after
Closing as to a breach of warranty or representation which breach would have been
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disclosed by the delivery of such item. No provision of this Purchase Agreement to be
performed or complied with by any party, and no breach thereof, shall be waived, altered
or terminated except by a written instrument executed by the other party. No course of
dealing between the parties shall operate as waiver of any of their respective rights,
powers or privileges under this Purchase Agreement.
(h) Further Assurances. As and to the extent otherwise contemplated by this
Purchase Agreement, each party to this Purchase Agreement agrees that at any time and
from time to time after the date hereof it will, at its own sole cost and expense, immediately
following the reasonable request of the other party hereto, promptly execute,
acknowledge (if necessary) and deliver or cause to be promptly executed, acknowledged
(if necessary) and delivered, such agreements, certificates, statements, instruments and
documents, and promptly take, or promptly cause to be taken, such other and further
steps and actions, in either case as may be required by law or as reasonably shall be
deemed necessary by the other party in order to more fully effect, evidence or carry out
the intent and purpose of this Purchase Agreement or as shall be essential to satisfy Title
Company's requirements.
(i) Invalidity of Particular Provisions. If any provision contained in this
Purchase Agreement or the application thereof to any person, entity or circumstance
shall, for any reason or to any extent, be held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any
respect, all other provisions hereof, as well as the application of the affected provision to
persons, entities or circumstances other than those as to which it is held to be invalid,
illegal or unenforceable, shall not be affected thereby and, to the extent permitted by law,
this Purchase Agreement shall be legal and valid and enforced to the fullest extent
permitted by law as if such invalid, illegal or unenforceable provision had never been
included herein; it being intended by the parties hereto that each of the provisions hereof
shall be severable. Moreover, it is the intention of the parties hereto that if any provision
of this Purchase Agreement is capable of two constructions, one of which would render
the provision void and the other of which would render the provision valid, then the
provision shall have the meaning which renders it valid.
0) Gender and Number. This Purchase Agreement shall be so construed that
whenever applicable the use of the singular number shall include the plural number, the
use of the plural number shall include the singular number, and the use of the feminine,
masculine or neuter gender shall include the other genders.
(k) Applicable Law. This Purchase Agreement shall be governed by and
construed and enforced in accordance with, the laws of the State of Michigan applicable
to agreements made and to be performed wholly therein.
(1) Successor and Assigns. This Purchase Agreement shall be binding upon
and inure to the benefit of Buyer, Seller and their respective heirs, executors, personal
representatives, successors and assigns. Either party hereto may assign its rights
hereunder to an entity owned or controlled by such party at any time prior to Closing by
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giving notice thereof to each of the other party hereto and Title Company. However,
following any such assignment, the assigning party shall not be released from its
obligations hereunder thereafter accruing.
(m) Counterparts; Multiple Originals. For the convenience of the parties, this
Purchase Agreement may be executed in any number of separate identical counterparts.
Any counterpart or set of identical counterparts containing original signatures for both
Buyer and Seller shall constitute an original agreement for all purposes. Although there
may be multiple originals, all of them together shall constitute in the aggregate but one
and the same instrument.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Purchase
Agreement to be executed and delivered as of the day and year first above written.
SELLER: 217 CAPITOL, LLC, a Michigan limited liability
company
By:
Name: Ronnie J. Boji
Its: Authorized Representative
BUYER: City of Lansing, Counties of Ingham and
Eaton, State of Michigan
By:
Name: Andy Schor
Its.. Mayor
EXHIBIT A
LEGAL DESCRIPTION OF THE PROPERTY
Land Situated in the State of Michigan, County of Ingham, City of Lansing.
The South 52 feet of Lot 9; the North 14 feet of Lot 9, and the South 33 1/6 feet of Lot 10, block 115,
Original Plat. City of Lansing, Ingham County, Michigan, according to the Plat thereof,as recorded in Liber
2 of Plats, Page 36, Ingham County Records.
EXHIBIT A-1
DEPICTION OF THE PROPERTY
[To be inserted]
EXHIBIT B
SELLER'S NEIGHBORING PROPERTY
EXHIBIT C
PERMITTED EXCEPTIONS
[To be inserted]
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