Exhibit 10.1
FIXED RATE TERM LOAN AGREEMENT
by and among
165-25 147TH AVENUE, LLC and
85-01 24TH AVENUE, LLC
each an “Individual Borrower” and collectively, as “Borrower”
and
HARTFORD LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY,
HARTFORD LIFE AND ACCIDENT INSURANCE COMPANY and
HARTFORD LIFE AND ANNUITY INSURANCE COMPANY
collectively, as “Lender”
July 1, 2010
Hartford Loan No. BHM0J4YP7
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Section 1.1. | Certain Definitions | 1 | |
Section 1.2. | General Construction | 12 | |
Section 1.3. | Lender's Discretion | 13 | |
Section 1.4. | Borrower’s Knowledge | 13 | |
ARTICLE 2. LOAN TERMS | 13 | ||
Section 2.1. | The Loan | 13 | |
Section 2.2. | Interest Rate; Late Charge | 15 | |
Section 2.3. | Terms of Payment; Maturity Date | 15 | |
Section 2.4. | Prepayment | 16 | |
ARTICLE 3. INSURANCE; CONDEMNATION AND RESTORATION | 18 | ||
Section 3.1. | Insurance | 18 | |
Section 3.2. | Use and Application of Insurance Proceeds | 24 | |
Section 3.3. | Condemnation Awards | 30 | |
ARTICLE 4. IMPOUNDS; CASH MANAGEMENT | 31 | ||
Section 4.1. | Impounds | 31 | |
Section 4.2. | Cash Management | 33 |
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ARTICLE 5. LEASING MATTERS | 36 | ||
Section 5.1. | Representations and Warranties | 36 | |
Section 5.2. | Lender's Lease Approval Rights | 36 | |
Section 5.3. | Covenants | 37 | |
Section 5.4. | Tenant Estoppels | 37 | |
Section 5.5. | Rights of Mortgagee under NYC Leases | 37 | |
Section 5.6. | Conflict with Assignment of Leases and Rents | 37 | |
ARTICLE 6. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES | 37 | ||
Section 6.1. | Organization and Power | 38 | |
Section 6.2. | Validity of Loan Documents | 38 | |
Section 6.3. | Liabilities; Litigation | 38 | |
Section 6.4. | Taxes and Assessments | 38 | |
Section 6.5. | Other Agreements; Defaults | 38 | |
Section 6.6. | Compliance with Legal Requirements | 39 | |
Section 6.7. | Location of Borrower | 39 |
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Section 6.8. | ERISA | 39 | |
Section 6.9. | Margin Stock | 40 | |
Section 6.10. | Tax Filings | 40 | |
Section 6.11. | Solvency | 40 | |
Section 6.12. | Full and Accurate Disclosure | 40 | |
Section 6.13. | Single Purpose Entity | 40 | |
Section 6.14. | Terrorism and Anti-Money Laundering | 40 | |
Section 6.15. | Financing Transaction | 41 | |
Section 6.16. | Personal Property | 41 | |
Section 6.17. | Additional Real Property | 41 | |
Section 6.18. | Material Agreements | 41 | |
ARTICLE 7. FINANCIAL REPORTING; AUDITS | 42 | ||
Section 7.1. | Financial Statements | 42 | |
Section 7.2. | Accounting Principles | 43 | |
ARTICLE 8. RESTRICTION ON TRANSFERS AND ENCUMBRANCES | 43 | ||
Section 8.1. | Due on Sale and Encumbrance; Transfers of Interests | 43 | |
Section 8.2. | Permitted Transfers | 43 | |
Section 8.3. | Release of Collateral | 44 |
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ARTICLE 9. COVENANTS | 45 | ||
Section 9.1. | Taxes; Charges | 45 | |
Section 9.2. | Alterations and Renovations | 45 | |
Section 9.3. | Operation; Maintenance | 46 | |
Section 9.4. | Taxes on Security | 47 | |
Section 9.5. | Compliance with Loan Documents; Further Assurances | 47 | |
Section 9.6. | Estoppel Certificates | 48 | |
Section 9.7. | Notice of Certain Events | 48 | |
Section 9.8. | Indemnification | 48 | |
Section 9.9. | Property Management | 49 | |
Section 9.10. | Material Agreements | 50 | |
Section 9.11. | Special Purpose Entity/Separateness | 50 |
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Section 9.12. | ERISA | 52 | |
Section 9.13. | Appraisal | 53 | |
ARTICLE 10. EVENTS OF DEFAULT | 53 | ||
Section 10.1. | Defaults | 53 | |
Section 10.2. | Remedies | 57 | |
Section 10.3. | Lender's Right to Perform the Obligations | 57 | |
ARTICLE 11. MISCELLANEOUS | 58 | ||
Section 11.1. | Notices | 58 | |
Section 11.2. | Amendments and Waivers | 59 | |
Section 11.3. | Limitation on Interest | 59 | |
Section 11.4. | Invalid Provisions | 60 | |
Section 11.5. | Payment and Reimbursement of Expenses | 60 | |
Section 11.6. | Approvals; Third Parties; Conditions | 61 | |
Section 11.7. | Lender Not in Control; No Partnership | 61 | |
Section 11.8. | Time of the Essence | 62 | |
Section 11.9. | Successors and Assigns | 62 | |
Section 11.10. | Servicing, Transfers, Assignments and Participations | 62 | |
Section 11.11. | Replacement Documents | 63 | |
Section 11.12. | Renewal, Extension or Rearrangement | 64 | |
Section 11.13. | Waivers | 64 | |
Section 11.14. | Cumulative Rights | 64 | |
Section 11.15. | Exhibits and Schedules | 64 | |
Section 11.16. | Titles of Articles, Sections and Subsections | 64 | |
Section 11.17. | Promotional Material | 64 | |
Section 11.18. | Survival | 64 | |
Section 11.19. | Governing Law | 64 | |
Section 11.20. | Entire Agreement | 65 | |
Section 11.21. | Counterparts | 65 | |
Section 11.22. | Obligations of Borrower, Joint and Several | 65 |
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Section 11.23. | WAIVER OF PUNITIVE OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES | 65 | |
Section 11.24. | WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL/SUBMISSION TO JURISDICTION | 65 | |
ARTICLE 12. | LIMITATIONS ON LIABILITY | 66 | |
Section 12.1. | Limitation on Liability | 66 | |
ARTICLE 13. | TERMINATION AND APPOINTMENT | 70 | |
Section 13.1. | Termination/Appointment | 70 |
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LIST OF EXHIBITS AND SCHEDULES
Exhibit A-1 | ||
And Exhibit A-2 | - | Legal Description of Individual Properties |
Exhibit A-2 | - | Legal Description of Property |
Exhibit B | - | Closing Statement |
Schedule 6.16 | - | Personal Property |
Schedule 6.18 | - | List of Material Agreements |
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Hartford Loan No. BHM0J4YP7
FIXED RATE TERM LOAN AGREEMENT
This FIXED RATE TERM LOAN AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) is entered into as of July 1, 2010 by and among 165-25 147TH AVENUE, LLC and 85-01 24TH AVENUE, LLC, each a New York limited liability company (each an “Individual Borrower” and collectively, “Borrower”), and HARTFORD LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, HARTFORD LIFE AND ACCIDENT INSURANCE COMPANY and HARTFORD LIFE AND ANNUI TY INSURANCE COMPANY, each a Connecticut corporation (together with their respective successors and assigns, collectively, “Lender”).
RECITALS:
WHEREAS, Lender is the holder of the mortgages listed on Schedule 1 to the Mortgage (as defined herein) and the notes (the “Existing Notes”) secured thereby; and
WHEREAS, the Existing Notes were combined, consolidated and restated by a Consolidated, Amended and Restated Secured Promissory Note of even date herewith in the aggregate principal amount of $45,500,000 given by Borrower to Lender (the “Consolidated Note”); and
WHEREAS, Borrower and Lender desire to enter into this Agreement to amend and restate the terms of the loan evidenced by the Consolidated Note and to provide for the issuance of the Note (as defined herein) in replacement of the Consolidated Note;
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the covenants set forth in this Agreement, and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto hereby agree, represent and warrant as follows:
ARTICLE 1.
CERTAIN DEFINITIONS
Section 1.1. Certain Definitions. As used herein, the following terms have the meanings indicated:
“Affiliate” means, as to any Person, any other Person that directly or indirectly (through one or more intermediaries) controls, is controlled by or is under common control with the specified Person. “Control” shall be deemed to exist if a Person possesses, directly or indirectly, the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and decision making policies of such other Person, whether through ownership of voting securities, by contract, or otherwise.
“Allocated Loan Amount” shall mean (i) with respect to the Individual Property located at 165-25 147th Avenue, Laurelton, Queens, New York, the amount of $23,660,000, and (ii) with respect to the Individual Property located at 85-01 24th Avenue, East Elmhurst, Queens, New York, the amount of $21,840,000.
“Anti-Money Laundering Laws” means the USA Patriot Act of 2001, the Bank Secrecy Act, as amended through the date hereof, Executive Order 13324 – Blocking Property and Prohibiting Transactions with Persons Who Commit, Threaten to Commit, or Support Terrorism, together with all annexes thereto, as amended from time to time, and other federal laws and regulations and executive orders administered by the United States Department of the Treasury, Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”) which prohibit, among other things, the engagement in transactions with, and the provision of services to, certain foreign countries, territories, entities and individuals (such individua ls include specially designated nationals, specially designated narcotics traffickers and other parties subject to OFAC sanction and embargo programs), and such additional laws and programs administered by OFAC which prohibit dealing with individuals or entities in certain countries regardless of whether such individuals or entities appear on any of the OFAC lists.
“Applicable Prepayment Fee” means a prepayment fee payable by Borrower to Lender in an amount equal to:
(a) For any prepayment tendered (or deemed tendered) during the Lockout Period, the Lockout Prepayment Fee;
(b) For any prepayment tendered (or deemed tendered) during the period from and including the first Business Day following the expiration of the Lockout Period through and including March 31, 2017, a prepayment fee equal to Yield Maintenance;
(a) For any prepayment tendered (or deemed tendered) during the period from and including April 1, 2017 through and including the Scheduled Maturity Date, no prepayment fee or premium (including Yield Maintenance) shall be payable in connection with a prepayment.
“Application” means the Mortgage Loan Application dated June 4, 2010 submitted by Borrower to Lender, as the same was modified (if at all) by the Commitment (as defined in the Application).
“Assignment of Leases and Rents” means the Assignment of Leases and Rents dated as of the Funding Date, executed by Borrower for the benefit of Lender, and conveying to Lender an interest in the Leases and the Rents as more fully described therein.
“Assignment of Management Agreement” means any assignment of management agreement and subordination of management fees hereafter executed by Borrower, and consented to by any Property Manager, for the benefit of Lender as required by Section 9.9(a).
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“Assignment of Property Documents” means the Assignment of Property Documents, dated as of the Funding Date, executed by Borrower for the benefit of Lender and conveying to Lender an interest in all contracts, licenses, permits, agreements and warranties associated with the ownership and operation of the Property, as more fully described therein.
“Authorized Representative” means, for any Person, an authorized executive officer (which, for purposes of this Agreement, means a president, vice president, secretary, treasurer, chief executive officer, chief financial officer or chief operating officer), member, manager or partner of such Person acting in a representative (and not such Person’s individual) capacity, who is duly authorized by all necessary action to bind such Person contractually and whose responsibilities with such Person require that he/she has knowledge relating to the subject matter of the applicable certification or affidavit.
“Bankruptcy Code” means Title 11 of the United States Code entitled “Bankruptcy”, as amended from time to time, and any successor statute or statutes and all rules and regulations from time to time promulgated thereunder.
“Borrower Party” or “Borrower Parties” means, individually and/or collectively, Borrower, Carveout Indemnitor, and their respective Affiliates (including any Property Manager that is an Affiliate).
“Business Day” means any day, other than a Saturday, Sunday, legal holiday or any other day on which national banks in Hartford, Connecticut are authorized or required by law to close for general banking business.
“Carveout Indemnitor” means GTJ REIT, Inc., a Maryland corporation.
“Carveout Indemnity” means the Carveout Indemnity Agreement, dated as of the Funding Date, and executed by Carveout Indemnitor to and for the benefit of Lender.
“Casualty Consultant” has the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3.2(e).
“Closing Affidavit” means the Closing Affidavit dated as of the Funding Date executed by Borrower and Carveout Indemnitor to and for the benefit of Lender, setting forth certain representations and warranties of Borrower and Carveout Indemnitor as of the Funding Date.
“Closing Statement” means the closing statement attached as Exhibit B showing total costs relating to the subject transaction and use of the Loan proceeds.
“Collateral” has the meaning ascribed to such term in the Mortgage.
“Contract Rate” means, as the context so requires, the non-default per annum rate of interest accruing on the outstanding principal balance of the Note as set forth in Section 2.2 (a).
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“Converted Treasury Yield” means the yield available, or if there is more than one yield available, the average yields of United States Treasury non-callable bonds and notes having a maturity date closest to (before, on, or after) the Scheduled Maturity Date, as reported in the Wall Street Journal or similar publication on the fifth (5th) Business Day preceding the date prepayment will be made, converted to a monthly equivalent yield (the monthly “equivalent yield” being an annualized rate which, when compounded monthly, is equivalent to the selected Treasury rate when compounded semi-annually). The Converted Treasury Yield shall be calcula ted by Lender and, absent manifest error, shall be deemed conclusive.
“Debt” means, for any Person, without duplication: (i) all indebtedness of such Person for borrowed money, for amounts drawn under a letter of credit, or for the deferred purchase price of property for which such Person or its assets is liable, (ii) all unfunded amounts under a loan agreement, letter of credit, or other credit facility for which such Person would be liable, if such amounts were advanced under the credit facility, (iii) all amounts required to be paid by such Person as a guaranteed payment, including guaranteed payments to partners, members or other equity owners, or a preferred or special dividend, including any mandatory redemption of shares or interests, (iv) all indebtedness guaranteed by such Person, directly or indirectly, (v) all obligations under leases that constitute capital leases for which such Person is liable, and (vi) all obligations of such Person under interest rate swaps, caps, floors, collars and other interest hedge agreements, in each case whether such Person is liable contingently or otherwise, as obligor, guarantor or otherwise, or in respect of which obligations such Person otherwise assures a creditor against loss.
“Debt Service” means the monthly payments of interest and any other scheduled payments due in connection with the Loan for the period of time in question, but excluding escrows or reserves required pursuant to the terms of the Loan Documents.
“Debt Service Coverage Ratio” means a quotient, expressed as a percentage, of (i) projected Net Operating Income for the period of time determined by Lender, divided by (ii) projected Debt Service to become due and payable for such period. The Net Operating Income and Debt Service shall be determined by Lender in the exercise of its reasonable judgment and Lender’s determination of the Debt Service Coverage Ratio, absent manifest error, shall be deemed conclusive.
“Default Rate” means the lesser of (i) the maximum rate of interest allowed by applicable law for commercial loans of this type, and (ii) four percent (4%) per annum in excess of the Contract Rate.
“Demand Period” means a period of fifteen (15) days, commencing on the date a written demand is issued by Lender and expiring at Lender’s close of business on the fifteenth (15th) day following the date of said demand.
“Environmental Indemnity Agreement” means the Environmental Indemnity Agreement dated as of the Funding Date, executed by Borrower and Carveout Indemnitor for the benefit of Lender, and pertaining to environmental matters affecting the Property.
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“Equipment” means all “equipment” as defined in the UCC, in which Borrower has any right, title or interest, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, including all of the following (regardless of how classified under the UCC): all building materials, construction materials, personal property constituting furniture, fittings, signage, computer equipment, leasehold improvements, machinery, devices, interior improvements, appurtenances, equipment, plant, fixtures, computers, electronic data processing equipment, telecommunications equipment and other fixed assets now owned or hereafter acquired by Borrower, all Proceeds (as defined in the UCC) thereof and all additions to, substitutions for, replacements of or accessions to any of the foregoing items and all attachments, components, parts (including spare parts) and accessories, whether installed thereon or affixed thereto, all regardless of whether the same are located at the Property or are located elsewhere (including in warehouses or other storage facilities or in the possession of or on the premises of a bailee, vendor or manufacturer) for purposes of manufacture, storage, fabrication or transportation.
“ERISA” means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended from time to time.
“Escrow Agent” means Excalibur Title Agency, as agent for the Title Company, responsible for the consummation of the transaction contemplated by this Agreement pursuant to the Escrow Instructions.
“Escrow Instructions” mean Lender’s written escrow instruction to Escrow Agent relating to the consummation of the transaction contemplated by this Agreement.
“Event of Default” has the meaning ascribed to such term in Article 10.
“Funding Date” shall be considered the date that the proceeds of the Loan are wired or delivered to the Escrow Agent, regardless of the date that the Escrow Agent releases such funds to Borrower.
“GAAP” means generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America in effect as of the date of determination, in all cases, consistently applied from year to year.
“Governmental Authority” means any court, board, agency, commission, office or other authority of any nature whatsoever for any governmental unit (federal, state, county, district, municipal, city or otherwise) whether now or hereafter in existence, claiming jurisdiction over the Collateral or any part thereof, or any rights or remedies available to Lender under the Loan Documents, at law or in equity.
“Guaranty” means, collectively, the instruments of guaranty, if any, now or hereafter in effect in favor of or for benefit of Lender, including the Carveout Indemnity.
“Impounds” has the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 4.1(a).
“Improvements” has the meaning ascribed to such term in the Mortgage.
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“Individual Property” means the parcels of land owned by an Individual Borrower and encumbered by the Mortgage, together with all Improvements located on such parcels. Each Individual Property is more particularly described within Exhibit A-1 and Exhibit A-2.
“Insurance” has the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3.1(a).
“Insurance Premiums” has the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3.1(b).
“Lease” or “Leases” have the meanings ascribed to such terms in the Mortgage.
“Legal Requirements” means all federal, state, county, municipal and other governmental statutes, laws, rules, orders, regulations, ordinances, judgments, decrees and injunctions of Governmental Authorities affecting the Collateral or any part thereof, or the construction, use, alteration or operation thereof, or any part thereof, whether now or hereafter enacted and in force, and all permits, licenses and authorizations and regulations relating thereto, and all covenants, agreements, restrictions and encumbrances contained in any instruments, either of record or known to Borrower, at any time in force affecting the Collateral or any part thereof, including any which may (i) require repairs, modifications or alterations in or to the Pr operty or any part thereof or (ii) in any way limit the use and enjoyment of the Collateral.
“Lien” means any interest in or to, or claim against, the Collateral, securing an obligation owed to, or evidencing a claim by, any Person other than the owner of the Property, whether such interest or claim is based on common law, statute or contract, including the lien or security interest arising from a deed of trust, mortgage, assignment, encumbrance, pledge, security agreement, conditional sale or trust receipt or a lease, consignment or bailment for security purposes. The term “Lien” shall include reservations, exceptions, encroachments, easements, rights of way, covenants, conditions, restrictions, leases and other title exceptions and encumbrances affecting the Property.
“Loan” means the loan in the aggregate principal amount of Forty-Five Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($45,500,000) to be funded by Lender to Borrower under and subject to this Agreement, to be evidenced by the Note and to be secured by the Loan Documents.
“Loan Documents” means, collectively: (i) this Agreement, (ii) the Note, (iii) the Mortgage, (iv) the Assignment of Leases and Rents, (v) the Assignment of Property Documents, (vi) the Carveout Indemnity, (vii) the Environmental Indemnity Agreement, (viii) the Closing Affidavit, (ix) Uniform Commercial Code financing statements, (x) such assignments of management agreements, contracts and other rights as may be requested by Lender, (xi) all other documents now or hereafter executed by Borrower, Carveout Indemnitor or any other Person to evidence or secure the payment or the performance of the Loan and the other indebtedness, obligations and covenants of Borrower or Carveout Guarantor relating to the Loan or otherwise executed in connection with the documents described in the foregoing items (i) through (x), including the Assignment of Management Agreement (if and when executed), (xii) the Application (provided that any inconsistency between the terms of the Application and the terms of the Loan Documents shall be controlled by the terms of the Loan Documents), and (xiii) all amendments, modifications, renewals, restatements, extensions, substitutions and replacements of any of the foregoing items.
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“Lockout Period” means the period commencing on the Funding Date and ending on July 31, 2013.
“Lockout Prepayment Fee” has the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 2.4(f).
“Management Agreement” means any management agreement between Borrower and Property Manager that may hereafter be entered into pursuant to the terms and conditions of Section 9.9(a), and any and all amendments, modifications, renewals, extensions, replacements or supplements thereto permitted in accordance with the terms of the Loan Documents.
“Material Agreement” means any contract or agreement entered into by Borrower or Property Manager which cannot be terminated within thirty (30) days without cause or payment of a termination fee and would be binding on Lender or the Property upon Lender foreclosing its Lien on the Property (or otherwise accepting a deed-in-lieu of foreclosure).
“Maturity Date” means the earlier to occur of (i) the Scheduled Maturity Date and (ii) any earlier date on which the Loan is required to be paid in full, by acceleration or otherwise, under this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents.
“Mortgage” means the Mortgage, Security Agreement and Fixture Filing dated as of the Funding Date, executed by Borrower in favor of Lender, securing Borrower’s obligations under the Note and encumbering, among other things, the Property.
“MTA Subleases” means, collectively: (i) that certain Sublease dated as of November 29, 2005 between City of New York, as sublandlord, and Metropolitan Transit Authority and MTA Bus Company, collectively as subtenants, concerning the Individual Property located at 165-25 147th Avenue, Laurelton, Queens, New York; and (ii) that certain Sublease dated as of November 29, 2005 between City of New York, as sublandlord, and Metropolitan Transit Authority and MTA Bus Company, collectively as subtenants, concerning the Individual Property located at 85-01 24th Avenue, East Elmhurst, Queens, New York.
“Net Operating Income” means, for any period, the amount by which Operating Revenues exceed Operating Expenses for such period.
“Net Proceeds” has the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3.2(b).
“Net Proceeds Deficiency” has the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3.2(g).
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“Note” means, collectively: (i) the Promissory Note dated as of the Funding Date, in the stated principal amount of $25,000,000, executed by Borrower and payable to the order of Hartford Life Insurance Company; (ii) the Promissory Note dated as of the Funding Date, in the stated principal amount of $10,500,000, executed by Borrower and payable to the order of Hartford Life and Accident Insurance Company; and (iii) the Promissory Note dated as of the Funding Date, in the stated principal amount of $10,000,000, executed by Borrower and payable to the order of Hartford Life and Annuity Insurance Company.
“NYC Leases” means, collectively: (i) that certain Agreement of Lease dated as of November 29, 2005 between Green Bus Holding Corp., as landlord, and the City of New York, as tenant, as assigned by Green Bus Holding Corp. to 165-25 147th Avenue, LLC by that certain Assignment and Assumption of Lease dated as of June 26, 2007, and (ii) that certain Agreement of Lease dated as of November 29, 2005 between Triboro Coach Holding Corp., as landlord, and the City of New York, as tenant, as assigned by Triboro Coach Holding Corp. to 85-01 24th Avenue, LLC by that certain Assignment and Assumption of Lease dated as of June 26, 2007, as each of the above-described Agreements of Lease may be hereafter amended with the consent of Lender as provided in Section 5.2.
“Obligations” means, collectively: (i) the Loan, (ii) all other principal and all interest, fees, expenses, charges, reimbursements, and other amounts due under or secured by the Loan Documents, (iii) all principal, interest and other amounts which may hereafter be loaned by Lender, its successors or assigns, to or for the benefit of Borrower or Carveout Indemnitor, when evidenced by a promissory note or other instrument which, by its terms, is governed or secured by any of the Loan Documents, and (iv) all other indebtedness, obligations, covenants, and liabilities now or hereafter existing of any kind of Borrower or Carveout Indemnitor to Lender under any of the Loan Documents.
“OFAC Prohibited Person” means a country, territory or Person (i) listed on, included within or associated with any of the countries, territories or Persons referred to on The Office of Foreign Assets Control's List of Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons or any other prohibited person lists maintained by any Governmental Authority, or otherwise included within or associated with any of the countries, territories or Persons referred to in or prohibited by OFAC or any other Anti-Money Laundering Laws, or (ii) which pays, donates, transfers or otherwise assigns any property, money, goods, services, or other benefits from the Property directly or indirectly, to any countries, territories or Persons on or associated with any country, territory or Person on such list or included in such laws.
“Operating Expenses” means, without duplication, all reasonable and necessary expenses of operating the Property in the ordinary course of business which are computed in accordance with GAAP and which are directly associated with and fairly allocable to the Property for the applicable period, including Taxes, insurance premiums, maintenance and utility costs, a reserve for replacements and/or repairs, management fees and costs payable under the Management Agreement (which fees and costs under the Management Agreement shall not exceed prevailing market rates), recurring accounting, legal, and other professional fees, fees relating to environmental audits and income and expense audits and other expenses incurred by Lender and reimbursed by Bo rrower under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, wages, salaries, and personnel expenses properly allocated to the Property, and any other category of recurring property expense that is customary for a property of the type and size as the Property and is reasonably approved by Lender; but excluding Debt Service, capital expenditures, any of the foregoing expenses which are paid from deposits to cash reserves previously included as Operating Expenses, any payment or expense for which Borrower was or is to be paid or reimbursed from proceeds of the Loan or for which Borrower was or is to be reimbursed from proceeds under insurance or by any third party, any non-cash charges such as depreciation and amortization, and federal, state or local income taxes, or legal and other professional fees unrelated to the operation of the Property, and any payment or expense for which any Tenant is obligated under its respective Lease to pay directly to the applicable recipient thereof, in each case subject to reasonable adjustment by Lender in accordance with its then current audit policies and procedures.
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“Operating Revenues” means, without duplication, all cash receipts and other income of Borrower attributable to the ownership and operation of the Property or otherwise arising in respect of the Property after the Funding Date, computed in accordance with GAAP and which are properly allocable to the Property for the applicable period, including receipts from Leases and parking agreements, license and concession fees and charges and other miscellaneous operating revenues, proceeds from rental or business interruption insurance, and withdrawals from cash reserves (except to the extent any expense paid therewith are excluded from Operating Expenses); but excluding any interest in come from any source, security deposits and earnest money deposits until they are forfeited by the depositor, income from Tenants in bankruptcy, advance rentals until they are earned, capital contributions to Borrower and proceeds from a sale, casualty, condemnation or other disposition of any portion of the Property, and other proceeds from non-recurring or extraordinary events, in each case subject to reasonable adjustment by Lender in accordance with its then current audit policies and procedures.
“Partial Release Prepayment” has the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 8.3.
“Payment Date” means the first (1st) calendar day of each calendar month, commencing on August 1, 2010, and continuing on the first (1st) calendar day of each calendar month thereafter; provided that if the first (1st) calendar day of any month is not a Business Day, then the “Payment Date” shall be the first Business Day immediately following the first (1st) calendar day of such month; provided further that a change in the Payment Date in accordance with the immediately preceding proviso shall not change the period for which interest is calculated in accordance with Section 2.2(b).
“Permitted Encumbrances” has the meaning ascribed to such term in the Mortgage.
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“Person” means any individual, corporation, partnership, joint venture, association, joint stock company, trust, trustee, estate, limited liability company, limited liability partnership, unincorporated organization, real estate investment trust, or any other form of entity.
“Personal Property” has the meaning ascribed to such term in the Mortgage.
“Policy” or “Policies” has the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3.1(b).
“Potential Default” means the occurrence of any event or condition that, with the giving of notice, the passage of time, or both, would constitute an Event of Default.
“Potential Monetary Default” means a failure to pay a liquidated sum of money when due but prior to the expiration of any applicable notice or cure period.
“Prepayment Notice” means the written notice to be given by Borrower to Lender at least thirty (30) days but not more than sixty (60) days prior to any prepayment of the Loan permitted under Section 2.4.
“Property” has the meaning ascribed to such term in the Mortgage, which includes, collectively, both of the Individual Properties.
“Property Manager” means any property manager hereafter engaged by Borrower pursuant to the terms and conditions of Section 9.9, and any replacement or successor permitted under the terms of the Loan Documents.
“Qualified Insurer” has the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3.1(b).
“Rents” has the meaning ascribed to such term in the Mortgage.
“Restoration” has the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3.2(a).
“Restoration Documents” has the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3.2(e).
“Scheduled Maturity Date” means July 1, 2017.
“Servicer” has the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 11.10.
“Single Purpose Entity” means an entity that complies with the requirements set forth in Section 9.11.
“State” means the State of New York.
“Taxes” means all real estate taxes and assessments, franchise taxes and charges, personal property taxes, and other governmental charges relating to the Property (whether or not any such charge or imposition may become Lien upon the Property) that become due and payable during the term of the Loan.
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“Tenants” has the meaning ascribed to such term in the Mortgage.
“Title Policy” means the ALTA (or equivalent) mortgagee title insurance policy issued by First American Title Insurance Company of New York (the “Title Company”) which (i) has an effective date as of the Funding Date and is in the full amount of the Loan, (ii) contains no exceptions (printed or otherwise) other than those approved by Lender (in the exercise of its judgment), (iii) includes all reasonable and customary endorsements required by Lender, and (iv) otherwise complies with Lender’s title requirements and is otherwise in substance and form acceptable to Lender (in the exercise of its reasonable judgment).
“Tire Shop Building Fire” means the fire that occurred at the so-called “tire shop” building on the Individual Property at 85-01 24th Avenue, East Elmhurst, Queens, NY on April 10, 2006.
“Transfer” means any direct or indirect, voluntary or involuntary sale, transfer, conveyance, mortgage, pledge, assignment, encumbrance, alienation, grant or other comparable action relating to the legal and/or beneficial ownership of, title to or interests in the Property and Borrower; provided, however, that “Transfer” shall not include (i) the leasing of space within the Property, (ii) transfers of interests in Borrower in compliance with the requirements of Section 8.2 or (iii) transfers of any Individual Property in compliance with the requirements of Section 8.3.
“UCC” means the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect from time to time in the State; provided that if by reason of mandatory provisions of law, the perfection or the effect of perfection or non-perfection or priority of the security interest in any item or portion of the Collateral is governed by the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect in a jurisdiction other than the State, “UCC” shall mean the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect in such other jurisdiction for purposes of the provisions hereof relating to such perfection or effect of perfection or non-perfection or priority. Wherever this Agreement refers to terms as defined in the UCC, if such term i s defined in more than one Article of the UCC, the definition in Article 9 of the UCC shall control.
“Yield Maintenance” means a yield maintenance prepayment premium equal to the greater of:
(A) in connection with a deemed or permitted partial prepayment, one percent (1%) of the outstanding principal balance of the Note being prepaid, and in connection with a deemed or permitted prepayment in full, one percent (1%) of the outstanding principal balance of the Note as of the date prepayment or deemed prepayment is tendered to Lender (prior to application of the principal being prepaid); and
(B) an amount determined by:
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(i) Calculating the sum of the present values of all unpaid principal and interest payments required under the Loan Documents from and including the date of prepayment through and including the Scheduled Maturity Date, including the present value of the outstanding principal balance of the Note as of such Scheduled Maturity Date (prior to the application of the principal being prepaid), utilizing a discount rate equal to the Converted Treasury Yield, divided by the frequency of the interest payments made during a calendar year; and
(ii) Subtracting from such sum the outstanding principal balance (prior to application of the principal being prepaid) as of the date prepayment will be made; and
(iii) Multiplying such remainder by the quotient of (A) the principal being prepaid, divided by (B) the outstanding principal balance as of the date of prepayment (prior to application of the principal being prepaid).
Section 1.2. General Construction. Unless otherwise noted or the context shall indicate otherwise: (i) all “Article” and “Section” references shall be to Articles or Sections of this Agreement, (ii) all uses of the word “including” shall mean “including, without limitation”, (iii) the words “hereof,” “herein” and “hereunder” and words of similar import when used in this Agreement shall refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular provision of this Agreement, (iv) all references to “day” or “days” shall mean calendar days, (v) all meanings attributed to defined terms herein shall be equally applicable to both the singular and plural forms of the terms so defined, and (vi) all references to a “Loan Document” shall mean such document as it is constituted as of the Funding Date, as the same may be amended, restated, replaced, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time. The use of the phrases “upon the occurrence of an Event of Default,” “Event of Default exists,” “Event of Default has occurred,” “Event of Default shall have occurred and remain uncured” or similar phrases in this Agreement or the other Loan Documents are intended to mean that an Event of Default will only cease to exist following acceptance by Lender (acceptance or rejection to be in Lender’s discretion unless acceptance of a cure and reinstatement is mandatory under applicable state law) of a cure of such Event of Default (with any such acceptance of a cure of an Event of Default to be evidenced by a written reinstatement confirmation issued by Lender), and use of any of the foregoing phrases does not mean that Borrower, Carveout Indemnitor or any other Person has the right to any additional grace periods or cure rights following the occurrence of an Event of Default or that Lender is obligated under any circumstance to accept any cure offered by Borrower, Carveout Indemnitor or any other Person following the occurrence of an Event of Default (unless acceptance of a cure and reinstatement is mandatory under applicable state law).
Section 1.3. Lender's Discretion. When used in this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, unless otherwise specifically qualified by a reasonableness standard, the phrase (a) “satisfactory to Lender” (or comparable phrases) shall mean “in form and substance satisfactory to Lender in all respects as determined by Lender in the exercise of its sole and absolute discretion,” (b) “with Lender's consent” or “with Lender's approval” (or comparable phrases) shall mean such consent or approval may be granted or withheld in Lender’s sole and absolute discretion, and (c) “acceptable to Lender,” “in Lender’s discretion” or “in Lender’s judgment” (or comparable phrases) shall mean acceptable to Lender, at Lender's discretion and/or determined by Lender, in each instance in Lender's sole and absolute judgment or discretion. Lender agrees that if Lender has expressly agreed not to unreasonably withhold its consent or approval on a particular issue, then use of the phrase “not to be unreasonably withheld” or comparable phrases in this Agreement or the other Loan Documents shall mean “not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed”; provided, however, that if Lender shall fail or refuse to give consent or approval, Borrower shall not be entitled to any damages for any withholding or delay in issuance of such approval or consent and Borrower’s sole remedy shall be to bring an action seeking injunction or specific performance.
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Section 1.4. Borrower’s Knowledge. For purposes of the Loan Documents, the phrases “to Borrower’s knowledge,” “to Carveout Indemnitor’s knowledge,” “to Grantor’s knowledge,” “to Assignor’s knowledge,” “ to Indemnitor’s knowledge” or comparable phrases (including “to the best of” a Person’s knowledge) shall mean with respect to Borrower and Carveout Indemnitor, the current knowledge of Paul Cooper, who is an Authorized Representative of one or more Borrower Parties and is charged with responsibilities relating to the acquisition, ownership, management and operation of the Property, in a manner consistent with Borrower’s obligations and responsibilities under the NYC Leases, but without any personal liability of any such individual to Lender.
ARTICLE 2.
LOAN TERMS
Section 2.1. The Loan.
(a) The Loan evidenced by the Note shall be funded and repaid in accordance with this Agreement, and any amount borrowed and repaid under this Agreement may not be re-borrowed. The proceeds of the Loan shall be used for the purposes set forth on the Closing Statement attached hereto as Exhibit B.
(b) The Loan shall be made upon Lender's receipt, review, approval and/or confirmation of each of the following:
(i) Each of the items specified in Section 5 of the Application and/or on the preliminary closing agenda circulated by Lender’s legal counsel (as the same may be amended from time to time prior to the Funding Date), each to be delivered at Borrower’s cost and expense within the time periods specified in Section 5 of the Application, and each in form and content satisfactory to Lender in accordance with the standards set forth in the Application;
(ii) The Closing Affidavit executed by an Authorized Representative of Borrower and by Carveout Indemnitor, confirming that (a) since the date of the Application (1) no material, adverse change has occurred in the financial condition of Borrower and/or Carveout Indemnitor or in the Net Operating Income of the Property; (2) no condemnation or adverse zoning or usage change proceeding has been initiated or, to the knowledge of Borrower, has been threatened against the Property; (3) the Property has not suffered any material damage by fire or other casualty which has not been fully repaired, other than the Tire Shop Building Fire; and (4) to the knowledge of Borrower and Carveout Indemnitor, no law, regulation, ordinance, moratorium, injunctive proceeding, restriction, liti gation, action, citation or similar proceeding or matter has been enacted, adopted, or threatened by any Governmental Authority, which could reasonably be anticipated to have a material, adverse effect on Borrower, Carveout Indemnitor and/or the Property; (b) to the knowledge of Borrower and Carveout Indemnitor, no Event of Default exists as of the Funding Date; (c) no Leases currently exist in connection with the Property other than the NYC Leases and the MTA Subleases; (d) all fees and commissions payable to real estate brokers, mortgage brokers, or any other brokers or agents in connection with the Loan have been paid; and (e) the other representations and warranties contained in this Loan Agreement and in all other Loan Documents are materially true, accurate and complete as of the Funding Date;
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(iii) The Closing Statement, showing total costs relating to closing of the Loan and all uses of the proceeds of the Loan;
(iv) Payment of Lender's costs and expenses in documenting and closing the Loan, including fees and expenses of Lender's inspecting engineers, appraiser, consultants, and outside legal counsel;
(v) Stub period interest for the period from the Funding Date to and including the last day of the calendar month in which the Funding Date occurs;
(vi) Such other reasonable documents, items or information as Lender or its counsel may require; and
(vii) Evidence of compliance with the other terms and conditions specified in this Agreement or any other Loan Document.
Section 2.2. Interest Rate; Late Charge.
(a) The outstanding principal balance of the Loan shall bear interest at the rate of five and five one-hundredths percent (5.05%) per annum.
(b) Interest shall be computed for the calendar month immediately preceding the applicable Payment Date or the Maturity Date on the basis of a fraction, the denominator of which is three hundred sixty (360) and the numerator of which is thirty (30) (except for any partial month, in which case the numerator shall be the actual number of days which have then elapsed during the period in question). Each determination by Lender of the amount of interest due and payable on each Payment Date shall be conclusive and binding for all purposes, absent manifest error.
(c) If Lender does not receive any installment of Debt Service or Impounds (if any Impounds are required) by 2:00 p.m. (Hartford, Connecticut time) on the fifth (5th) calendar day of the month in which such installment is due (excluding the full amount of the Obligations due on the Maturity Date, for which no late charge or grace period shall apply), Borrower shall pay to Lender, within the Demand Period, a one-time late charge on such overdue amount (for the additional expense, time and effort in collecting and handling such overdue payment, as liquidated damages and not as a penalty) equal to the lesser of (i) the maximum amount permitted by applicable law, and (ii) five percent (5%) of such delinquent amount. Any such late charge shall be in addit ion to, and not in lieu of, interest at the Default Rate and any other rights, powers and remedies available to Lender and shall be in addition to any reasonable attorneys' fees and expenses incurred by Lender in connection with such overdue payment.
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(d) During the existence of any Event of Default, the Loan shall automatically bear interest at the Default Rate.
Section 2.3. Terms of Payment; Maturity Date.
(a) The Loan shall be payable as follows:
(i) On the Funding Date, Borrower shall pay to Lender the amount of interest that will accrue on the Loan from the Funding Date to and including the last day of the calendar month in which the Funding Date occurs; and
(ii) Commencing on the first Payment Date and continuing to and including the Payment Date immediately preceding the Maturity Date, Borrower shall pay to Lender level monthly payments of interest only in the amount of One Hundred Ninety-One Thousand Four Hundred Seventy-Nine and 17/100 Dollars ($191,479.17) each, representing interest, calculated in arrears, for the calendar month immediately preceding each such Payment Date in accordance with Section 2.2(b)
(iii) From and after the payment of any Partial Release Prepayment or any other permitted prepayment, the amount of the monthly payments of interest shall be recalculated by Lender in accordance with Section 2.2 and shall be based on the then-outstanding principal balance of the Loan as of such prepayment date.
(b) On the Maturity Date, Borrower shall pay to Lender all principal outstanding under the Note or otherwise in respect of the Loan, accrued and unpaid interest, and all other Obligations due under the Loan Documents.
(c) Except during the existence of any Event of Default, all payments received by Lender under the Loan Documents shall be applied: first, to any fees and expenses due to Lender under the Loan Documents, including any Applicable Prepayment Fee; second, to any Default Rate interest and/or late charges; third, to Impounds (if any are required pursuant to the terms of the Loan Documents); fourth to accrued and unpaid interest under the Note; fifth, to the principal sum of the Note, and sixth, to any other amounts due under the Loan Documents. During the existence of an Event of Default, payments received by Lender may be applied to the Obligations in the order or amounts determined by Lender in its discretion.
(d) Except as otherwise specifically provided herein, all payments and prepayments under this Agreement and the Note shall be made to Lender not later than 2:00 p.m. (Hartford, Connecticut time) on the date when due and shall be made in lawful money of the United States of America by wire transfer in federal or other immediately available funds to its account at such bank(s) as Lender may from time to time designate. Any funds received by Lender after such time shall, for all purposes hereof, be deemed to have been paid on the next succeeding Business Day. All payments made by Borrower hereunder, or by Borrower under the other Loan Documents, shall be made irrespective of, and without any deduction for, any defenses, set-offs or counterclaims. Whenever any payment to be made hereunder shall be stated to be due on a day that is not a Business Day, the payment may be made on the next succeeding Business Day.
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Section 2.4. Prepayment.
(a) Except as expressly hereinafter set forth in this Section 2.4 or as otherwise provided in Sections 3.2(i), 3.3, 8.3, 9.4 or 11.3, no full or partial prepayments of the principal balance of the Note shall be allowed.
(b) At any time following the last day of the Lockout Period, upon issuance of a Prepayment Notice, Borrower shall have the right to prepay the outstanding principal balance of the Note in full (but not in part, except as expressly permitted in Sections 3.2(i), 3.3, 8.3, 9.4 or 11.3) on any Business Day by paying the sum of (i) the entire remaining outstanding principal balance of the Note, plus (ii) all unpaid interest accrued on the prepayment amount, plus (iii) all other Obligations, plus (iv) a prepayment fee equal to the Applicable Prepayment Fee.
(c) Each Prepayment Notice shall specify the intended date of prepayment, which date shall be a Business Day. After delivery of a Prepayment Notice, the amounts payable under Section 2.4(b) shall be due and payable in full on the date specified in such Prepayment Notice unless Borrower delivers a written revocation notice to Lender at least three (3) Business Days prior to the scheduled prepayment date, and failure to pay the same in full on such date without proper revocation shall, at Lender's option, constitute an Event of Default, without notice or opportunity to cure. If the amounts necessary to prepay the Loan in accordance with the terms and provisions hereof are received by Lender after 2:00 p.m. (Hartford, Connecticut time), such prepayment shall be deemed to have been made on the next occurring Business Day and Lender shall be entitled to (i) recalculate the Applicable Prepayment Fee associated with such prepayment, and (ii) receive interest on the outstanding principal balance to be prepaid, calculated at the Contract Rate or the Default Rate, as applicable, up to (but excluding) the effective date of such prepayment.
(d) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Agreement or any other Loan Document, at any time between April 1, 2017 and the Scheduled Maturity Date, upon issuance of a Prepayment Notice, Borrower shall have the right to prepay the outstanding principal balance of the Loan in full (but not in part, except as expressly permitted in Sections 3.2(i), 3.3, 8.3, 9.4 or 11.3), without premium or additional fees or expenses (including any Applicable Prepayment Fee), by paying the entire remaining outstanding principal balance of the Loan, all accrued and unpaid interest hereunder, and all other Obligations (provided that Borrower shall not be entitled to the benefit of the above-described open pr epayment period when calculating the Applicable Prepayment Fee for any prepayment that is tendered at any time prior to said open prepayment period).
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(e) Borrower acknowledges that it possesses no right to prepay the Loan, except as expressly provided in this Section 2.4 or as otherwise provided in Sections 3.2(i), 3.3, 8.3, 9.4 or 11.3. Borrower further acknowledges and agrees that, except as so expressly provided, if the Loan is prepaid prior to April 1, 2017, for any reason (including acceleration of the Scheduled Maturity Date by reason of an Event of Default), any subsequent tender of payment of the Loan made by Borrower or by any Person on behalf of Borrower or otherwise, including any tender of payment at any time prior to or at foreclosure sale or proceedings or during any redemption period following foreclosure, or during any federal or state bankruptcy or insolvency proceedings, shall constit ute an evasion of the restrictions on prepayment set forth herein, and shall be deemed a voluntary prepayment prior to the Scheduled Maturity Date requiring payment of the Applicable Prepayment Fee, and Lender shall not be required to accept such prepayment if it does not include payment of the Applicable Prepayment Fee.
(f) If any actual or deemed prepayment is tendered or deemed tendered during the Lockout Period (other than a prepayment tendered or deemed tendered pursuant to Sections 3.2(i), 3.3, 9.4 or 11.3), Borrower shall be obligated to pay Lender, and the Obligations shall include, a prepayment fee (the “Lockout Prepayment Fee”) calculated by Lender in its discretion (which may or may not equal the Yield Maintenance otherwise due in connection with any such prepayment but for the operation of the Lockout Period), and Lender shall not be required to accept such payment or credit any deemed payment if it does not include payment of the Lockout Prepayment Fee as calculated by Lender.
(g) Lender's acceptance of a prepayment without the Applicable Prepayment Fee shall not constitute or be deemed to constitute a waiver by Lender of its right to require payment of the Applicable Prepayment Fee in accordance with the terms hereof or a waiver of any rights and remedies Lender may have under the Loan Documents, at law or in equity on account of Borrower's failure to timely pay the Applicable Prepayment Fee as and when required hereunder.
(h) To the extent permitted by law, Lender may bid at any foreclosure sale, as part of the Obligations, the amount of the Applicable Prepayment Fee calculated as if prepayment of the Loan occurs on the date of such foreclosure sale. To the extent the amount of the Obligations must be determined as of a date certain pursuant to any insolvency proceeding or judicial foreclosure, the Loan will be deemed prepaid as of either the bar date or the date judgment enters (as the case may be) and the Applicable Prepayment Fee due and payable hereunder (if any) will be calculated as if prepayment of the Loan occurred on such bar date or date of said judgment.
(i) Borrower and Lender have negotiated the Loan upon the understanding that if the Loan is paid or prepaid prior to April 1, 2007 for any reason, except as expressly provided in this Section 2.4 or as otherwise provided in Sections 3.2(i), 3.3, 8.3, 9.4 or 11.3, Lender shall receive the Applicable Prepayment Fee as compensation for: (i) the cost of reinvesting the prepayment proceeds and the loss of the contracted rate of return on the Loan; and (ii) the privilege of early payment of the Loan, which Borrower has expressly bargained for and which privilege Lender would not have granted to Borrower without Borrower’s obligation to pay the Applicable Prepayment Fee. Borrower agrees that the Applicable Prepayment Fee provided for herein is reasonable and that Lender shall not be obligated, as a condition subsequent to its receipt of the Applicable Prepayment Fee, to actually reinvest all or any part of the amount prepaid in any United States Treasury instruments or obligations or otherwise.
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ARTICLE 3.
INSURANCE; CONDEMNATION AND RESTORATION
Section 3.1. Insurance.
(a) Insurance Coverage. Subject to Subsection 3.1(j), Borrower shall obtain and maintain, or cause to be maintained, insurance for Borrower, Lender, the Property and the other Collateral (collectively, the “Insurance”) providing at a minimum the following:
(i) Insurance with respect to the Improvements and Personal Property against any peril currently included within the classification “All Risk” or “Special Perils,” in each case (1) in an amount equal to 100% of the “Full Replacement Cost,” which for purposes of this Agreement shall mean actual replacement value (exclusive of costs of land, excavations, foundations, underground utilities and footings) with losses adjusted on a replacement cost basis; (2) containing an agreed amount endorsement with respect to the Improvements and Personal Property waiving all co-insura nce provisions; (3) providing for no deductible in excess of $25,000.00 and no self-retention (unless disclosed to and approved by Lender in its discretion); (4) with an “Ordinance or Law Coverage” or “Enforcement” endorsement (including contingent operation of building laws, demolition costs and increased cost of construction); and (5) with no exclusion for “wind” damage. The Full Replacement Cost shall be evaluated from time to time at the request of Lender (but not more frequently than once in any twelve (12) calendar months, unless an Event of Default exists, in which case the Full Replacement Cost may be evaluated from time to time as Lender in its discretion may deem necessary) by an appraiser or contractor designated and paid by Borrower and approved by Lender, such approval not to be un reasonably withheld (unless an Event of Default exists, in which case the appraiser or contractor shall be designated by Lender and paid by Borrower). No omission on the part of Lender to request any such ascertainment of the Full Replacement Cost shall relieve Borrower of any of its obligations under this Subsection 3.1(a)(i);
(ii) Commercial general liability insurance against all claims for bodily injury or property damage occurring upon, in or about the Property, such insurance (1) to be on the so-called “occurrence” form with a general aggregate limit of not less than $2,000,000.00 and a per occurrence limit of not less than $1,000,000.00 (including medical expenses of at least $5,000 per person); (2) providing for no deductible in excess of $25,000.00 and no self-retention (unless disclosed to and approved by Lender in its discretion); (3) to be continued at not less than the aforesaid limit until required to be increased by Lender in writing by reason of changed economic conditions making such protection inadequate (in the reasonable estimation of Lender); and (4) to cover at least the following hazards: (A) premises and operations (including Fire Damage Legal Liability); (B) products and completed operations on an “if any” basis; (C) independent contractors; (D) blanket contractual liability for advertising and all written and oral contracts to the extent of tort liability; and (E) contractual liability covering the indemnities contained in the Loan Documents to the extent the same is available;
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(iii) “Dram Shop” or other liquor liability coverage if alcoholic beverages are sold from or may be consumed at the Property, such coverage to be maintained by Borrower or the applicable Tenant, in reasonable and customary amounts and with reasonable and customary deductibles;
(iv) Business interruption/loss of rents insurance with respect to such Individual Property (1) with loss payable to Lender; (2) covering “All Risks” or “Special Perils” as required to be covered by the insurance provided for in Subsection 3.1(a)(i) and (v); (3) in an amount equal to 100% of the projected gross income from such Individual Property (on an actual loss sustained basis) for a period of not less than twelve (12) months following the date of loss (the amount of such coverage shall be determined prior to the Funding Date and subsequently at least once each year thereafter based on the greater of: (x) Borrower’s reasonab le estimate of the gross income from such Individual Property for the succeeding twelve (12) month period, and (y) the highest gross income received during the term of the Note for any consecutive twelve (12) month period prior to the date the amount of such insurance is being determined); (4) with a deductible of not greater than an amount equal to 48 hours loss; and (5) containing an “Extended Period of Indemnity” endorsement which provides that after the physical loss to the Improvements has been repaired, the continued loss of income will be insured until the earlier of (y) such income returning to the same level it was at prior to the loss or (z) the expiration of one hundred eighty (180) days from the date that normal operations are resumed at such Individual Property (notwithstanding that the policy may expire prior to the end of such period). All insurance proceeds payable to Lender pursuant to this Subsection 3.1(a)(iv) shall be held by Lender and shall be applied to the Oblig ations from time to time due and payable under the Note and this Agreement; provided, however, that so long as no Event of Default occurs, Lender shall disburse to the applicable Individual Borrower on a monthly basis (consistent with the annual operating budget delivered to Lender pursuant to Section 7.1(f)) funds representing business interruption proceeds (to the extent actually received by Lender) for payment of Operating Expenses upon receipt by Lender of a written request for disbursement, summarizing the Operating Expenses to be paid with the subject disbursement; provided, further, that nothing herein contained shall be deemed to relieve Borrower of its obligation to pay the Obligations on the respective dates of payment provided for in the Note and this Agreement except to the extent such amounts are actually paid to and retained by Lender out of the proceeds of such business interruption/loss of rents insurance;
(v) At all times during which structural construction, repairs or alterations are being made with respect to the Property: (1) owner’s and contractor’s protective liability insurance covering claims not covered by or under the terms or provisions of the commercial general liability insurance policy referenced in Subsection 3.1(a); and (2) the insurance provided for in Subsections 3.1(a)(i) and (iv), written in a so-called “builder’s risk completed value form” (A) on a non-reporting basis, (B) against “All Risks” or “Special Perils” as required pursuant to Subsection 3.1(a)(i), (C) including permission to occupy the Property, and (D) with an agreed amount endorsement waiving co-insurance provisions;
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(vi) To the extent required by applicable Legal Requirements, “Workers’ Compensation”, subject to the statutory limits of the State, and employer’s liability insurance with a limit of at least $1,000,000.00 per accident and per disease per employee, and $1,000,000.00 for disease aggregate in respect of any work or operations on or about the Property, or in connection with the Property or its operation (if applicable);
(vii) Comprehensive boiler and machinery insurance in customary and reasonable amounts;
(viii) If any portion of the Property is at any time located in an area identified by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development or any successor thereto as an area having special flood hazards pursuant to the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968, the Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973 or the National Flood Insurance Reform Act of 1994, as each may be amended, or any successor or comparable law (the “Flood Insurance Acts”), flood hazard insurance in an amount equal to the lesser of (1) 100% of the “Full Replacement Cost,” determined in accordance with the provisions of Subsection 3.1(a)(i), and (2) the maximum limit of cover age available for the Property under the Flood Insurance Acts;
(ix) Umbrella liability insurance in an aggregate amount of not less than $30,000,000.00 per occurrence, and with deductibles (including any self insurance or retention) and on terms consistent with the commercial general liability insurance policy required under Subsection 3.1(a)(ii), and for so long as the NYC Leases are in effect, on terms consistent with umbrella liability insurance policies generally maintained by landlords, in triple net leases of property similar to the Property located in or around the region in which the Property is located;
(x) Insurance against loss or damage incurred as a result of an act of terrorism or similar acts of sabotage if said coverage is excluded from the “All Risk” or “Special Perils” coverage under Subsection 3.1(a)(i) and/or the business interruption cover under Section 3.1(iv), in amounts no less than “Full Replacement Cost” of the Improvements and Personal Property and with a deductible of no more than $25,000.00 with respect to property damage, and otherwise in form and substance acceptable to Lender in its r easonable discretion; and
(xi) Such other insurance and in such amounts as Lender from time to time may reasonably require against such other insurable hazards which at the time are commonly insured against for property similar to the Property located in or around the region in which the Property is located.
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(b) Policies. All insurance provided for in Subsection 3.1(a) shall be obtained under valid and enforceable policies (collectively, the “Policies” and individually, a “Policy”), in such forms and, from time to time after the Funding Date, in such amounts as may be satisfactory to Lender (in the exercise of its reasonable judgment), issued by financially sound and responsible insurance companies authorized and admitted to do business in the State, having a general policy rating of “A” or better and a financial class of “X” or better, each as determined by AM Best Company, Inc., and otherwise acceptable to Lender in the exercise of its reasonable judgment (each such insurer satisfying the foregoing is referred to below as a “Qualified Insurer”). Not less than thirty (30) days prior to the expiration dates of the Policies in force as of the Funding Date, Borrower shall deliver to Lender certificates (in ACORD format 25 and ACORD format 28 (2003/10 form)) evidencing renewal Policies complying with the requirements of this Section 3.1, such certificates to be in format reasonably required by Lender and to be marked “premium paid” (or Borrower shall provide other evidence satisfactory to Lender (in its reasonable judg ment) of the payment in full of all premiums due under such Policies (the “Insurance Premiums”)).
(c) Blanket Policies. Borrower shall not obtain (i) any blanket liability or casualty Policy unless, in each case, such Policy is approved in advance by Lender (such approval not to be unreasonably withheld; provided that Lender’s re-approval of Borrower’s blanket Policy following the Funding Date will not be required so long as any replacement blanket Policy is substantially similar to the blanket Policy approved by Lender on the Funding Date), Lender’s interest is included therein as provided in this Agreement and such Policy is issued by a Qualified Insurer, or (ii) without Lender’s prior written consent (issued or withheld in Lender’s reasonable judgment), separate insurance concurrent in form or contributing in the event of loss with that required in Subsection 3.1(a). If Borrower obtains separate insurance or a blanket Policy, Borrower shall notify Lender of the same, shall cause certificates with respect to each Policy to be delivered to Lender as required in Subsection 3.1(b) and shall make available to Lender at Lender’s request copies of each Policy. Any blanket property insurance Policy shall specifically allocate to the Property the amount of coverage from time to time required hereunder and shall otherwise provide the same coverage as would a separate Policy insuring only the Property in compliance with the provisions of Subsection 3.1(a). Aggregate limits under any blanket Policy for catastrophic losses caused by events such as earthquake, floor or windstorm are subject to Lender’ s approval (not to be unreasonably withheld), and at Lender’s request Borrower must provide information relating to other locations covered under any such blanket Policy that may reasonably be considered loss contributors under any such aggregate limits.
(d) Named Parties. All general liability Policies shall name Borrower as the named insured or additional insured (including in the case of coverage provided under insurance maintained by a Tenant) and Lender as an additional insured, as their respective interests may appear, and in the case of Policies relating to property damage, boiler and machinery, builder's risk, business interruption, and flood insurance, shall contain a so-called “New York standard non-contributing mortgagee” clause (or equivalent) in favor of Lender providing that any l oss thereunder covered by such Policy shall be payable to Lender.
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(e) Policy Endorsements. All Policies shall contain clauses or endorsements to the effect that:
(i) No act or negligence of Borrower, of anyone acting for Borrower, or of any Tenant, or failure to comply with the provisions of any Policy that might otherwise result in a forfeiture of the insurance or any part thereof, shall in any way affect the validity or enforceability of the insurance insofar as Lender is concerned;
(ii) No Policy may be materially changed (other than to increase the coverage provided thereby) or cancelled without at least thirty (30) days prior written notice to Lender and any other party named therein as an insured or additional insured;
(iii) The issuers thereof shall give written notice to Lender if the Policy has been non-renewed by the issuer at least thirty (30) days prior to its expiration and at least ten (10) days prior notice if cancellation is caused by non-payment of premium; and
(iv) Lender shall not be liable for any Insurance Premiums or assessments thereon, except that Lender may, but shall have no obligation to, pay any Insurance Premiums to continue any Policy in full force and effect in the event Borrower fails to do so (any such amounts so paid by Lender shall be paid by Borrower to Lender within the Demand Period, and until paid shall constitute part of the Obligations, shall be secured by the Loan Documents and shall bear interest at the Default Rate accruing from the expiration of the Demand Period until Lender receives payment in full of such amount).
(f) Insurance Compliance Certificate. Borrower shall furnish to Lender, as specified in Section 7.1, a statement certified by an Authorized Representative of Borrower summarizing (i) the amounts of Insurance maintained in connection with the Property, (ii) the risks covered by such Insurance, and (iii) the insurance company or companies which issued such Insurance.
(g) Lender Self-Help. If at any time Lender is not in receipt of written evidence that all Insurance required hereunder is in full force and effect, Lender shall have the right, upon two (2) Business Days prior written notice to Borrower, to take such action as Lender deems necessary to protect its interest in the Property, including obtaining such Insurance as Lender, in its discretion, deems appropriate, and all reasonable expenses incurred by Lender in connection with such action or in obtaining and maintaining such Insurance shall be paid by Borrower to Lender before the expiration of the Demand Period, and until paid shall constitute part of the Obligations, shall be secured by the Loan Documents and shall bear interest at the Default Rate from the expiration of the Demand Period until Lender receives payment in full of such amount. Lender procuring coverage pursuant to this Section 3.1(g) shall not be deemed to cure or remedy Borrower’s failure to maintain insurance in accordance with this Section 3.1.
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(h) Vesting in Lender. In the event of a foreclosure or other transfer of title to the Property to Lender or a third party purchaser at foreclosure in extinguishment in whole or in part of the Obligations, and to the extent permitted under the Policies, all right, title and interest of Borrower in and to any non-blanket Policies then in force concerning the Property and all proceeds payable pursuant to the Policies (whether or not they constitute blanket Policies) shall thereupon vest exclusively in Lender or the purchaser at such foreclosure.
(i) Subrogation. All Insurance (as applicable) and all renewals thereof shall contain, in form and substance reasonably acceptable to Lender, a standard “Waiver of Subrogation” endorsement.
(j) Effect of NYC Leases on Insurance Provisions.
(i) So long as (A) the Tenant under the NYC Leases maintains, at all times during the term of the Loan the insurance required under the NYC Leases (which may include self-insurance to the extent permitted under the NYC Leases) and, except in the case of any self-insurance, maintains such insurance for the benefit of Borrower and Lender as additional insureds as their respective interests may appear, (B) Borrower provides to Lender all certificates of insurance otherwise required from Borrower hereunder and certificates of compliance at the times required by Subsections 3.1(b) and (f), and (C) Borrower causes the Tenant under the NYC Leases to provide to Lender all certificates of insurance and any other related items at the times required by the NYC Leases, then the requ irements set forth in Section 3.1(a) (other than Subsection 3.1(a)(ix)) shall be deemed to be satisfied. To the extent that any of the conditions set forth in clauses (A), (B) or (C) above are not satisfied at any time, Borrower shall be required to comply with the requirements set forth in Section 3.1(a). Nothing contained herein shall relieve Borrower of its obligation to comply with the requirements set forth in Section 3.1 or Section 3.2 with respect to any insurance or endorsements or coverages required to be maintained under Subsection 3.1(a)(ix). Lender shall be entitled to exercise any and all rights of “Mortgagee” afforded to Lender under Article 11 of the NYC Leases and, during the existence of an Event of Default, may (but shall not be obligated to) exercise any and all rights of “landlord” afforded to Borrower under Article 11 of the NYC Leases.
(ii) Borrower shall, within five (5) Business Days after gaining knowledge, notify Lender of any decision or election made by the Tenant under the NYC Leases to discontinue the maintenance of self-insurance to satisfy any of its insurance obligations under Article 11 of the NYC Leases.
(iii) Lender acknowledges and agrees that unless an Event of Default exists, Lender will have no rights or claim to any proceeds payable to Borrower under the NYC Leases in connection with the Tire Shop Building Fire.
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Section 3.2. Use and Application of Insurance Proceeds. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Section 3.2, the disbursement of any proceeds of Insurance maintained by the Tenant under the NYC Leases shall be controlled by the provisions set forth in the Article 12 of each of the NYC Leases so long as Lender (in lieu of Borrower) is entitled and permitted to exercise, in the exercise of its reasonable discretion, any and all rights of “landlord” under the NYC Leases with respect to such proceeds, the policies of insurance or s elf-insurance giving rise to such proceeds, and the restoration or repair of the Property, including any and all rights to adjust, collect, hold, approve the use of, and disburse such proceeds in accordance with the provisions of the NYC Leases.
(a) Restoration. If any portion of the Property (or any material portion of the other Collateral) shall be damaged or destroyed, in whole or in part, by fire or other casualty (a “Casualty”), Borrower shall give prompt written notice of such damage to Lender. Subject to Subsection 3.1(j)(ii), if Net Proceeds are made available to Borrower for Restoration as provided in Subsections 3.2(c) and 3.2(d), Borrower shall, in accordance with the terms of this Section 3.2, promptly commence and diligently prosecute to completion the repair and restoratio n of the Collateral as nearly as possible to the condition the Collateral was in immediately prior to such Casualty (such repair and restoration, collectively, a “Restoration”) and shall pay all costs of such Restoration (even if Net Proceeds are not sufficient to pay in the full the cost of Restoration). Regardless of whether Net Proceeds are made available to Borrower, Borrower shall, promptly following the occurrence of a Casualty and diligently thereafter, undertake all actions necessary to keep the Property safe, secure and free from reasonably foreseeable hazards and otherwise in material compliance with applicable Legal Requirements. Notwithstanding any Casualty, Borrower shall continue to pay the Obligations at the time and in the manner provided for its payment in this Agreement.
(b) Adjustments by Lender. Except as to the Tire Shop Building Fire, upon any Casualty covered by any Insurance, then (i) if an Event of Default exists, Lender is hereby authorized, at its option (exercisable in its discretion), to settle and adjust any claim without the consent of Borrower; or (ii) if no Event of Default exists, Lender shall allow Borrower up to one hundred eighty (180) days following the occurrence of the Casualty to settle and adjust such claim with the prior written consent of Lender (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld); provided, however, that if Borrower has failed to settle and adjust any claim within one hundred eighty (180) days after the occurrence of the Casualty, Lender is hereby authorized, at its option (exercisable in its discretion), to settle and adjust any claim without the consent of Borrower; provided, further, that in any case Lender shall, and is hereby authorized to, collect and hold (without interest) any and all such insurance proceeds subject to the terms of this Section 3.2. The reasonable third party expenses incurred by Lender in the adjustment and collection of insurance proceeds shall be reimbursed by Borrower to Lender within the Demand Period and until paid shall constitute part of the Obligations, shall be secured by the Loan Documents and shall bear interest at the Default Rate from expiration of th e Demand Period until payment in full is received by Lender, or, to the extent sufficient insurance proceeds are available, said expenses shall be deducted from said proceeds by Lender prior to any other application thereof. In such event, each Qualified Insurer is hereby authorized and directed by Borrower to make payment for all losses covered by any Insurance to Lender alone, and not to Lender and Borrower or any other Person jointly. Borrower agrees to promptly execute and deliver to Lender all documents and promptly make all deliveries reasonably requested by Lender in order to permit Lender to adjust any such claim and to authorize and direct any insurer to pay insurance proceeds to Lender alone and not jointly to Lender and Borrower or any other Person. “Net Proceeds” means the net amount of all insurance proceeds received by Lender under the Policies described in Subsections 3.1(a) as a result of a Ca sualty, after deduction of Lender’s reasonable third party costs and expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees), if any, in collecting same.
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(c) Conditions to Disbursements for Restoration. Subject to the introductory sentence of this Section 3.2, the following provisions shall apply in connection with any Restoration:
(i) Provided (A) the Net Proceeds are less than $500,000.00, (B) the costs of completing the Restoration are equal to or less than $500,000.00, as determined by Lender (in the exercise of its reasonable judgment), (C) no Potential Monetary Default then exists and no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, and (D) Borrower delivers to Lender a written undertaking confirming its obligation to expeditiously commence and to satisfactorily complete with due diligence the Restoration in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, the Net Proceeds will be disbursed by Lender to Borrower upon receipt (or Lender shall instruct the applicable Qualified Insurer to make disbursement directly to Borrower) and shall be used by Borrower for the sole purpose of completion of t he Restoration.
(ii) If the Net Proceeds are equal to or greater than $500,000.00 or the costs of completing the Restoration are greater than $500,000.00, then Lender shall make the Net Proceeds available for Restoration, provided that each of the following conditions are satisfied (satisfaction to be determined by Lender in the exercise of its reasonable judgment):
(A) As of the date of each distribution of Net Proceeds, no Potential Monetary Default then exists and no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing;
(B) Within one hundred twenty (120) days following the occurrence of the Casualty, Borrower shall prepare, or shall cause to be prepared, all required Restoration Documents and applications for the issuance of all permits required for the Restoration, with copies thereof delivered to Lender;
(C) Lender and the Casualty Consultant shall have approved the Restoration Documents in accordance with Subsection 3.2(e);
(D) As of the date of each distribution of Net Proceeds, Lender shall be satisfied, in the exercise of its reasonable judgment, that based upon a report issued by the Casualty Consultant and such other factors as Lender reasonably deems relevant, the costs of Restoration and ongoing Operating Expenses (including Debt Service) will be covered out of (1) undisbursed Net Proceeds (including the proceeds of the coverage referred to in Subsection 3.1(a)(iv)), (2) Rents that are and shall continue to be generated by the Property despite the Casualty, and/or (3) other funds of Borrower deposited with Lender pursuant to Subsection 3.2(g);
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(E) Prior to the initial disbursement of Net Proceeds, Lender shall be satisfied that, within six (6) months following completion of the Restoration, the Net Operating Income will be restored to a level sufficient to generate a Debt Service Coverage Ratio of at least 125%;
(F) Prior to the initial disbursement of Net Proceeds, Lender shall be satisfied that the Restoration will be completed on or before the earliest to occur of (1) twelve (12) months prior to the Maturity Date, (2) twelve (12) months after the occurrence of the Casualty, or (3) such time as may be required under all Legal Requirements in order to repair and restore the Collateral to the condition it was in immediately prior to such Casualty;
(G) Prior to the initial disbursement of Net Proceeds, Borrower shall execute and deliver to Lender a completion guaranty in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Lender and its counsel, pursuant to which Borrower shall guaranty to Lender the lien-free completion of the Restoration by Borrower in accordance with the provisions of this Section 3.2;
(H) Prior to the initial disbursement of Net Proceeds, Lender shall be satisfied that the Property and the use thereof after the Restoration will be in compliance (in all material respects) with and permitted under all Legal Requirements;
(I) Prior to the initial disbursement of Net Proceeds, Lender shall be satisfied that the Restoration shall be undertaken and completed such that no Lease (or combination of Leases), which are in place as of the date of the Casualty and which cover (singularly or in the aggregate) 15% or more of the gross rentable area of the Property, can be terminated as a result of the Casualty;
(J) Promptly following the issuance of all required permits and the decision of Lender to make Net Proceeds available for Restoration in accordance with this Subsection 3.2(c), Borrower shall commence the Restoration;
(K) As of the date of each distribution of Net Proceeds, Lender shall be satisfied that Borrower is diligently pursuing the Restoration to satisfactory completion; and
(L) As of the date of each distribution of Net Proceeds, Borrower must be in compliance with the conditions specified in Subsections 3.2(d), (e) and (g) below.
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(d) Disbursement Procedures. The Net Proceeds shall be held by Lender (in a non-interest bearing account) and, unless disbursed to Borrower in accordance with the provisions of this Section 3.2, shall constitute additional security for the Obligations. Subject to satisfaction of the conditions of this Section 3.2, the Net Proceeds designated for Restoration costs shall be disbursed by Lender to, or as directed by, Borrower from time to time during the course of the Restoration, but not more than once per 30-day period, upon receipt of (i) a disbursement request from Borrower in form and content reasonably requir ed by Lender, (ii) an inspection report from the Casualty Consultant acceptable to Lender (in the exercise of its reasonable judgment), (iii) evidence reasonably satisfactory to Lender that all materials installed and work and labor performed in connection with the related Restoration item have been or are being paid for in full (except to the extent that they are to be paid for out of the requested disbursement), including a certification from Borrower that, to Borrower’s knowledge, there exist no notices of pendency, stop orders, mechanic's or material supplier’s liens or notices of intention to file same, or any other liens or encumbrances of any nature whatsoever on the Property which have not either been fully bonded to the reasonable satisfaction of Lender and discharged of record or, in the alternative, fully insured to the reasonable satisfaction of Lender by the Title Company, and (iv) title insurance “date downs” and endorsements to the Title Policy without exception as to m echanics' or material supplier's liens, intervening choate or inchoate liens, judgments, survey matters, or other material matters of record. Net Proceeds received by Lender and held for application to Operating Expenses shall be disbursed to Borrower in accordance with Subsection 3.1(a)(iii). All Net Proceeds disbursed to Borrower for Restoration shall be held in trust by Borrower and used for the sole purpose of completion of the Restoration in accordance with the provisions of this Section 3.2, and all Net Proceeds disbursed to Borrower for the payment of Operating Expenses shall be held in trust by Borrower and used solely for the payment of the applicable Operating Expense; provided, however, that any excess Net Proceeds or excess Net Proceeds Deficiency released to Borrower pursuant to Section 3.1(h) shall not be subject to the foregoing trust and use r equirements and may be used by Borrower in such manner as Borrower shall determine in its sole discretion.
(e) Restoration Documents. Subject to the introductory sentence of this Section 3.2, all plans and specifications and construction agreements (collectively, “Restoration Documents”) necessary for the Restoration shall be subject to prior review and approval by Lender (such approval not to be unreasonably withheld) and by a qualified independent consulting engineer selected by Lender (the “Casualty Consultant”). In the event Lender does not notify Borrower of the approval or disapproval by Lender and the Casualty Consultant of the Restoration Documents within ten (10) Business Days after receipt of a complete set thereof by Lender and the Casualty Consultant, then Lender and the Casualty Consultant shall be deemed to have approved the Restoration Documents. Subject to all necessary approvals and consents (the consent of Borrower being deemed issued), Lender shall have the use of the Restoration Documents and all permits, licenses and approvals required or obtained in connection with the Restoration. The identity of the general contractor and other significant contractors engaged in the Restoration shall be subject to prior review and approval by Lender and the Casualty Consultant (each such approval not to be unreasonably withheld). All reasonable third party costs and expenses incurred by Lender in connection with making the Net Proceeds available for the Restoration or for the payment of Operating Expenses, including reasonable third party attorneys’ fees and disbursements and the Casualty Consultant’s reasonable fees (which in no event shall exceed then prevailing market rates), shall be deducted from the Net Proceeds or if the Net Proceeds are not sufficient, paid by Borrower to Lender within the Demand Period and until paid shall constitute part of the Obligations, shall be secured by the Loan Documents and shall bear interest at the Default Rate from the expiration of the Demand Period until payment in full is received by Lender.
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(f) Amount of Disbursements. In no event shall Lender be obligated to make disbursements of the Net Proceeds in excess of an amount equal to the costs actually incurred from time to time for work in place as part of the Restoration (including Lender’s reasonable third party costs and expenses), as certified by the Casualty Consultant, minus the Restoration Retainage. “Restoration Retainage” means an amount equal to the greater of (i) ten percent (10%) of the costs actually in curred for work in place as part of the Restoration, as certified by the Casualty Consultant, and (ii) the amount actually held back by Borrower from contractors, subcontractors and material suppliers engaged in the Restoration. The Restoration Retainage shall not be released until the Casualty Consultant certifies to Lender that the Restoration has been substantially completed in accordance with the provisions of this Section 3.2 and that all approvals necessary for the re-occupancy and use of the Property have been obtained from all appropriate Governmental Authorities, and Lender receives evidence reasonably satisfactory to Lender that the costs of the Restoration have been paid in full or will be paid in full out of the Restoration Retainage, provided, however, that Lender will release the portion of the Restoration Retainage being held with respect to any cont ractor, subcontractor or material supplier engaged in the Restoration as of the date upon which either (i) the Casualty Consultant certifies to Lender that the contractor, subcontractor or material supplier has satisfactorily completed all work and has supplied all materials in accordance with the provisions of that contractor's, subcontractor's or material supplier’s contract, or (ii) the applicable contractor, subcontractor or material supplier delivers to Lender lien waivers and evidence of payment in full of all sums due to the contractor, subcontractor or material supplier as may be reasonably requested by Lender or by the Title Company. If required by Lender, the release of any such portion of the Restoration Retainage shall be approved by the surety company, if any, which has issued a payment or performance bond with respect to the contractor, subcontractor or material supplier.
(g) Restoration Deficiency. If at any time the Net Proceeds or the undisbursed balance thereof, together with Rents that will continue to be generated by the Property despite the Casualty, shall not, in the reasonable opinion of Lender in consultation with the Casualty Consultant, be sufficient to pay in full the balance of the costs estimated by the Casualty Consultant to be incurred in connection with the completion of the Restoration and ongoing Operating Expenses (including Debt Service), Borrower shall deposit the deficiency (the “Net Proceeds Deficiency 221;) with Lender before any further disbursement of the Net Proceeds shall be made (but in all events Borrower shall make such deposit within sixty (60) days following written demand). The Net Proceeds Deficiency deposited with Lender shall be held by Lender and shall be disbursed for costs actually incurred in connection with the Restoration and/or for ongoing Operating Expenses (including Debt Service) on the same conditions applicable to the disbursement of the Net Proceeds, and until so disbursed shall constitute additional security for the Obligations.
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(h) Release of Remaining Proceeds. Provided (i) no Potential Default then exists and no Event of Default shall have occurred and is continuing, (ii) Lender shall re-confirm that within six (6) months following completion of the Restoration the Net Operating Income will be restored to a level sufficient to generate a Debt Service Coverage Ratio of at least 125% (as determined by Lender in the exercise of its reasonable judgment), (iii) the Casualty Consultant certifies to Lender that the Restoration has been substantially completed in accordance with the provisions of Section 3.2, and (iv) Lender receives evidence reasonabl y satisfactory to Lender that all costs incurred in connection with the Restoration have been paid in full (except to the extent said costs shall be paid out of the final disbursement), Lender shall promptly remit to Borrower the excess, if any, of the Net Proceeds and the remaining balance, if any, of the Net Proceeds Deficiency deposited with Lender.
(i) Application of Remaining Proceeds. If Lender makes a determination (in the exercise of its reasonable judgment) pursuant to this Section 3.2 that one or more of the conditions to disbursement of Net Proceeds set forth in Subsection 3.2(c)(ii) has not or will not be satisfied within thirty (30) days of Borrower’s request for disbursement (or such longer period as may be reasonably necessary for Borrower to satisfy any such condition) then all Net Proceeds then held by Lender shall be retained and applied by Lender toward the payment of the Obligations, whether or not then due and payable in such order, priority an d proportions as Lender in its reasonable discretion shall deem proper. Provided no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing as of the date Lender applies the Net Proceeds to the Obligations, no Applicable Prepayment Fee shall be payable in connection with any such prepayment. If an Event of Default exists while Lender is holding Net Proceeds, Lender may at its option apply the Net Proceeds toward the payment of the Obligations, whether or not then due and payable in such order, priority and proportions as Lender in its discretion shall deem proper (including toward payment of any Applicable Prepayment Fee applicable to such prepayment). If Lender applies Net Proceeds to the Obligations, the lien of the Loan Documents shall be reduced only by the amount of Net Proceeds actually applied by Lender in reduction of the Obligations, but if the Net Proceeds do not discharge the Obligations in full, then Lender may elect to accelerate repayment of, or Borrower may elect to pr epay, the remaining outstanding balance of the Obligations, such prepayment to be made in either case within one hundred twenty (120) days following notice from the electing party to the other party (or such longer period as may be reasonably necessary for Borrower to secure replacement financing as long as Borrower is diligently pursuing said refinancing in good faith), without any Applicable Prepayment Fee due thereon so long as no Event of Default exists as of both the date Lender so accelerates or Borrower elects prepayment of the Obligations and the date the Obligations are fully and finally repaid.
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Section 3.3. Condemnation Awards. Borrower shall promptly notify Lender of the receipt by Borrower of notice of the institution of any proceeding for the condemnation or other taking of the Property or any portion thereof. Subject to the Leases, if the condemnation award is reasonably expected to exceed $100,000 or if an Event of Default exists, Lender may participate in any such proceeding and Borrower shall deliver to Lender all instruments necessary or reasonably required by Lender to perm it such participation. If the condemnation award is reasonably expected to exceed $100,000, without Lender's prior written consent (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld), Borrower (i) shall not agree to any compensation or award, and (ii) shall not take any action or fail to take any action which would cause the compensation to be determined. All awards and compensation for the taking or purchase in lieu of condemnation of the Property or any part thereof are hereby assigned to and shall be paid to Lender for application to the Obligations (except as expressly provided below), provided that Borrower shall be permitted to retain the entire award for any temporary taking (meaning a taking which lasts not more than one (1) year, so long as the temporary taking terminates prior to the Scheduled Maturity Date) so long as the NYC Leases remain in full force and effect at all times and no Event of Default exists. ; Borrower authorizes Lender to collect and receive such awards and compensation, to give proper receipts and acquittances therefor, and to apply the same toward the payment of the Obligations in such order, priority and proportions as Lender in its reasonable discretion shall deem proper (and provided no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing as of the date Lender applies such condemnation proceeds to the Obligations, no Applicable Prepayment Fee shall be payable in connection with any such prepayment), notwithstanding that the Obligations may not then be due and payable; provided, however, that if the award is less than or equal to $100,000.00 and Borrower requests that such proceeds be used for non-structural site improvements (such as landscape, driveway, walkway and parking area repairs) required t o be made as a result of such condemnation, Lender will apply the award to such restoration in accordance with disbursement procedures applicable to Net Proceeds. Borrower, upon request by Lender, shall execute all instruments reasonably requested by Lender to confirm the assignment of the awards and compensation to Lender, free and clear of all Liens, charges (except as expressly set forth above) or encumbrances. If Lender applies condemnation proceeds to the Obligations, the lien of the Loan Documents shall be reduced only by the amount of such proceeds actually applied by Lender in reduction of the Obligations, but if such proceeds do not discharge the Obligations in full, then Lender may elect to accelerate repayment of, or Borrower may elect to repay, the entire remaining outstanding balance of the Obligations, such prepayment to be made in either case within one hundred twenty (120) days following notice from the electing party to the other party (or such longer period as may be r easonably necessary for Borrower to secure replacement financing as long as Borrower is diligently pursuing said refinancing in good faith), without any Applicable Prepayment Fee due thereon so long as no Event of Default exists as of both the date Lender so accelerates or Borrower elects repayment of the Obligations and the date the Obligations are fully and finally repaid. Regardless of whether condemnation proceeds are made available to Borrower, Borrower shall, promptly following a condemnation or other taking and diligently thereafter, undertake, (to the extent the Tenants have not undertaken), all actions necessary to keep the Property safe, secure and free from reasonably foreseeable hazards and otherwise in material compliance with applicable Legal Requirements and notwithstanding any condemnation or other taking, Borrower shall continue to pay the Obligations at the time and in the manner provided for their payment in this Agreement.
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ARTICLE 4.
IMPOUNDS; CASH MANAGEMENT
Section 4.1. Impounds.
(a) If the Tenant under the NYC Leases fails to pay when due under the NYC Leases any amount of Taxes required to be paid by such Tenant under the NYC Leases, then following Lender’s written request (issued in Lender’s discretion) and in order to assure compliance with Borrower's obligations pursuant to Section 9.1, but not in lieu of such obligations, Borrower shall exercise the right under the NYC Leases, and take commercially reasonable and diligent efforts to enforce such right, to require the Tenant under the NYC Leases to deposit with Lender, monthly on each Payment Date (commencing on the first Payment Date following Lender’s written request), one-twelfth (1/12th) of the annual charges for Taxes (collectively, “Impounds”). Each deposit shall be in an amount determined by Lender that will be sufficient (when combined with other monthly installments) to make full payment of all Impounds thirty (30) days prior to the date any delinquency or penalty becomes due with respect to such Impounds. Deposits shall be made on the basis of Lender's reasonable estimate from time to time of the amount of Impounds for the current year (after giving effect to any recalculation or reassessment or, at Lender's election, on the basis of the Impounds for the prior year, with adjustments when the Impounds are fixed for the then current year). All funds so deposited shall not be construed as trust funds, may be held by Lender, without interest, and may be commingled with Lender's general funds. Borrower hereby grants to Lender a security interest in all Impounds so deposited with Lender for the purpose of securing the Obligations. Upon the occurrence o f an Event of Default, all Impounds deposited with Lender may be applied in payment of the Impounds for which such funds have been deposited, or to the payment of the Obligations, as Lender may elect, but no such application shall be deemed to have been made by operation of law or otherwise until actually made by Lender. Borrower shall furnish Lender with bills for the Impounds at least thirty (30) days prior to the date on which such Impounds first become payable. If at any time Lender determines that the amount on deposit with Lender, together with the monthly installments to be deposited by Borrower before the Impounds are payable, are insufficient to pay the Impounds, Borrower shall deposit any deficiency with Lender within the Demand Period. Provided no Event of Default has occurred, Lender shall pay the Impounds when the amount on deposit with Lender is sufficient to pay such Impounds and Lender has received a bill for such Impounds.
(b) Borrower acknowledges that, if the NYC Leases are no longer in effect, Lender may, at any time Impounds are not being collected by Lender pursuant to Section 4.1(a) and at Borrower’s sole cost and expense, engage the services of a tax service company to verify the status of taxes and assessments on the Property. Lender shall be entitled to rely upon (regardless of whether or not Lender engages a tax service company) any certificate, advice or bill from any authority (or any official thereof) to which such payments are payable, and Lender shall have no duty to inquire as to the validity or accuracy of any such certificate, advice or bill or to make any protest in connection therewith.
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(c) Nothing contained in this Section 4.1 shall be deemed to affect any right, power, privilege or remedy of Lender under any provision of this Agreement, the Mortgage, any other Loan Document or any statute or rule of law, to pay any amount required to be paid pursuant to Section 9.1, to add the amount so paid to the Obligations and to require Borrower to reimburse Lender for such amount, together with interest thereon at the Default Rate from the expiration of the Demand Period until payment in full is received by Lender. In the event of any transfer of Borrower's right, title and interest in or to all or any part of the Property (without implying any consent of Lender to any such transfer except as expressly set forth in this Agreement), Lender shall be entitled to treat such transfer as also effecting an assignment to the transferee of all right, title and interest of Borrower in and to any and all such deposits relating to the transferred portion of the Property. After any assignment by Lender of its interest in the Loan, any such deposits on hand shall, in Lender's discretion, be turned over to the assignee or returned to Borrower, and all further responsibility of Lender with respect to such deposits shall terminate.
Section 4.2. Cash Management.
(a) On the Funding Date, each Individual Borrower shall notify and advise the Tenant under its respective Lease to transmit when due all Rents directly into a non-interest bearing deposit account established for such Individual Borrower and controlled by Lender (each a “Deposit Account” and collectively, the “Deposit Accounts”) at PNC Bank, N.A. or such other bank or depository hereafter selected by Lender in its discretion (the “Deposit Bank”). Such notification to Tenants shall be made by Borrower pursuant to an instruction letter in the form reasonably sati sfactory to Lender (each, a “Tenant Payment Direction Letter”). To the extent permitted or otherwise not prohibited under each Lease, Borrower shall direct the Tenant under such Lease to transmit all Rents by wire or other electronic funds transfers. Without the prior written consent of Lender (which may be issued or withheld in Lender’s discretion), Borrower shall not (i) terminate, amend, revoke or modify any Tenant Payment Direction Letter in any manner, or (ii) direct or cause any Tenant to pay any Rents in any manner other than as provided in the related Tenant Payment Direction Letter. Borrower shall promptly deliver to Lender such evidence as Lender may reasonably request to evidence that Borrower is complying with the provisions of this Subsection 4.2(a). At option of Lender or Servicer, the funds in any Deposit Account may be transferred or commingled with funds in the other Deposit Account. The Deposit Accounts shall each be under the sole control and dominion of Lender, and Borrower shall have no right of withdrawal therefrom. Borrower shall pay for all expenses of opening and maintaining the Deposit Accounts and receiving and sending wires or other electronic funds transfers. All wires or other electronic funds transfers into or from the Deposit Account shall be subject to the terms of Deposit Bank's standard agreements for such services. Borrower shall be entitled to cause the Deposit Accounts to be maintained at another bank or depositary approved by Lender in its reasonable discretion, provided that all documentation necessary for the establishment and maintenance of such accounts and all documentation required to ensure that Lender has a first priority, perfected security interest therein shall be executed and delivered by all necessary parties and shall be in form and substance sati sfactory to Lender, and provided further that Borrower shall pay all costs and expenses in connection therewith, including Lender’s reasonable attorneys fees.
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(b) Without in any way limiting Borrower’s obligations and covenants under Section 4.2(a), all Rents received by or on behalf of either Individual Borrower shall be deposited into the applicable Deposit Account within two (2) Business Days after receipt. Any payment of Rent made in the form of check, money order or similar instrument shall be deposited by Lender or Servicer into the applicable Deposit Account and shall be deemed to bear the valid and legally binding endorsement of the payee; provided that Borrower shall promptly supply any missing endorsement requested by Lender or Servicer. Deposited items that are returned for insufficient or uncollected funds will be re-deposi ted the first time. Items returned unpaid a second time shall be processed in accordance with Deposit Bank’s standard procedures. Borrower agrees to pay the amount of any returned item or adjustment or correction for transactions in the Deposit Accounts immediately upon demand to the extent that there are not sufficient funds in the applicable Deposit Account to cover such amount on the day of the debit.
(c) Available funds in the Deposit Accounts shall be applied and disbursed in accordance with this Section 4.2.
(d) As security for the payment and performance of the Obligations, Borrower hereby pledges and assigns to Lender, and grants to Lender a security interest in, all Borrower’s right, title and interest in and to all Rents and in and to all payments to or monies held in the Deposit Accounts and any and all proceeds of the foregoing. Borrower hereby grants to Lender a continuing security interest in, and agrees to hold in trust for the benefit of Lender, all Rents in its possession prior to the (i) payment of such Rents to Lender or (ii) deposit of such Rents into the applicable Deposit Account. Borrower shall not, without obtaining the prior written consent of Lender, further pledge, assign or grant any security interest in any Deposit Account, or permit any Lien to attach thereto, or any levy to be made thereon, or any UCC Financing Statements, except those naming Lender as the secured party, to be filed with respect thereto. This Agreement is, among other things, intended by the parties to be a security agreement for purposes of the UCC. If an Event of Default exists, Lender in its discretion may apply any sums in any Deposit Account in any order and in any manner as Lender shall elect and/or may hold any such sums as cash collateral for the Obligations or as reserves for the Property as Lender shall deem advisable in its discretion, all without seeking the appointment of a receiver and without adversely affecting the rights of Lender to foreclose the Lien of the Mortgage or exercise its other rights under the Loan Documents. If at then end of any Demand Period, Borrower has not paid any costs and expenses due and payable to Lender under Section 11.5, Lender may apply any sums in any Deposit Account to the payment of such costs and expenses without adversely affecting any rights of Lender under the Loan Documents. None of the Deposit Accounts shall constitute trust funds and may be commingled with other monies held by Lender. Upon payment and performance in full of the Obligations, all remaining funds in the Deposit Accounts, if any, shall be promptly disbursed to Borrower.
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(e) All Rents held in the Deposit Accounts from time to time shall be allocated in the following order and priority:
(i) First, funds sufficient to pay the monthly installment of Debt Service due on the next occurring Payment Date (plus, if applicable, any and all late charges, Impounds, and/or other amounts then due to Lender under the Loan Documents) shall be disbursed to Lender to an account designated by Lender and shall be applied on or before such next occurring Payment Date to the Debt Service and other amounts then due to Lender on such next occurring Payment Date; and
(ii) Then, provided no Event of Default exists, the balance of all remaining funds on deposit in the Deposit Accounts shall be disbursed to the Borrower in accordance with such wire instructions as Borrower may have furnished to Lender in writing.
(f) Nothing contained herein shall impair or otherwise limit Borrower’s obligations to timely make the payments (including monthly installments of Debt Service) required by the Loan Documents, it being understood that such payments shall be so timely made in accordance with the Loan Documents regardless of the amounts on deposit in any of the Deposit Accounts. To the extent sufficient funds do not exist in the Deposit Accounts (or are not available under Subsection 4.2(g)) to make the payments required pursuant to the Loan Documents when due, Borrower shall deposit such additional funds as are necessary so that sufficient funds are available to make the payments required pursuant to the Loan Documents when due. The failure of Borrower to make all payments required pursuant to the Loan Documents when due shall give rise to an Event of Default under Section 10; provided, however, if no other Event of Default exists and if sufficient funds are available in the Deposit Account for such payments, the failure by Lender to apply such funds for such payments shall not give rise to an Event of Default. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, any payment of Rent due for any month which is credited to any Deposit Account in advance of the first day of such month shall not be deemed deposited into such Deposit Account until the first day of the month for which said payment is due and shall not be available for allocation or disbursement under this Section 4.2 until the first day of such month.
(g) If at any time Lender, Servicer or Deposit Bank, in good faith, is in doubt as to the action it should take under this Agreement, or is served with legal notice or process which it in good faith believes prohibits the application or disbursement of the funds deposited in the Deposit Accounts, then Lender, Servicer or Deposit Bank shall have the right, following written notice to Borrower, to place a hold on the funds in any of the Deposit Accounts until such time as it receives an appropriate court order or other assurance reasonably satisfactory to it as to the application or disposition of the funds in such accounts.
(h) Any deposit made before 2:00 p.m. (prevailing Eastern Time) shall be credited to Lender’s account (to the extent required in Section 4.2(e)(i)) on that day, and any funds payable to Borrower (to the extent required in Section 4.2(e)(ii)) shall be disbursed to Borrower on the next occurring Business Day. Any deposit of Rents received after 2:00 p.m. (prevailing Eastern Time) on any Business Day shall be credited to Lender’s account (to the extent required in Section 4.2(e)(i)) on the next occurring Business Day, and any funds payable to Borrower (to the extent required in Section 4.2(e)(ii)) shall be disbursed to Borrower on the second Business Day occurring thereafter.
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ARTICLE 5.
LEASING MATTERS
Section 5.1. Representations and Warranties. Borrower represents and warrants to Lender that: (a) all of the Leases (including amendments) are in writing, and there are no oral agreements with respect thereto; (c) the copies of the Leases delivered to Lender are true, complete and correct and include any and all amendments; (d) to Borrower's knowledge, subject to the last sentence of Paragraph 8 of each of the Tenant Estoppel Certificates dated as of June 28, 2007, and prepared by the Tenants, neither Borrower as “landlord” nor any Ten ant is in default under any of the Leases; (e) Borrower has no knowledge of any notice of termination or “landlord” default issued by any Tenant with respect to any Lease, and Borrower has provided to Lender copies of all “tenant” default notices issued by or on behalf of Borrower in respect of uncured tenant defaults; (f) Borrower has not assigned or pledged any of the Leases, the Rents or any interests therein except to Lender; (g) no Tenant or other party has an option to purchase all or any portion of the Property; (h) except as set forth in Section 3 of the Subleases, no Tenant has the right to terminate its Lease prior to expiration of the stated term of such Lease; (i) no Tenant has prepaid more than one month's Rent in advance; and (j) other than amounts applied or returned in accordance with the Leases, the amount of all security deposits held by Borrower is the entire amount required to be deposited with Borrower pursuant to the Leases, and said deposits are held, to the ext ent required by applicable Legal Requirements, in separate and/or interest-bearing accounts. Within ten (10) days after Lender's written request, Borrower shall furnish to Lender a statement of all tenant security deposits held by or on behalf of an Individual Borrower and copies of all Leases not previously delivered to Lender, certified by an Authorized Representative of Borrower as being true, complete and correct.
Section 5.2. Lender's Lease Approval Rights. From and after the Funding Date, neither Borrower nor any Person acting on behalf of Borrower shall, without the prior written consent of Lender (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld): (i) enter into any new Lease, (ii) enter into any amendment, modification, replacement, extension of, or renewal of any of the NYC Leases or the MTA Subleases or any new Lease (other than extensions, and/or renewals expressly provided by the terms of either of the NYC Leases or the MTA Subleases or any approved ne w Lease), (iii) consent to an assignment or subletting associated with either of the NYC Leases or any new Lease (but only to the extent Borrower as “landlord” has approval rights in connection with such assignment or subletting), or (iv) terminate or accept or acquiesce to the surrender of either of the NYC Leases or the MTA Subleases or any new Lease (including a termination occurring as a result of a tenant default), other than a termination that is expressly permitted in such Lease to occur without the consent or approval of Lender. Lender may condition its consent to any Lease termination on the deposit of any termination or surrender proceeds with Lender for distribution for costs associated with re-letting the subject space. In connection with any request for approval relating to a leasing matter, provided no Event of Default exists, Lender shall notify Borrower whether Lender has approved any such Lease or amendment, modification, replacement, extension, renewal, assignment, subletting, termination or surrender within ten (10) Business Days following Lender's receipt of all information reasonably requested by Lender to review any such leasing approval request. If Lender does not so notify Borrower within ten (10) Business Days following Lender's receipt of all such information and if no Event of Default exists, Lender's approval of such leasing matter shall be deemed granted.
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Section 5.3. Covenants. Borrower shall (i) perform, observe, and comply with each of the covenants and agreements which Borrower is required to perform, observe or comply with under the Leases; (ii) use its commercially reasonable efforts to enforce the obligations to be performed by the Tenants under the Leases; (iii) promptly furnish to Lender any notice of default or termination received by Borrower from any Tenant, and any notice of default or termination given by Borrower to any Tenant; (iv) not co llect any Rents for more than thirty (30) days in advance of the time when the same shall become due, except for bona fide security deposits not in excess of an amount equal to one (1) months Rent; (v) not enter into any ground lease or master lease of any part of the Property; (vi) not further assign or encumber any Lease; (vii) hold in trust all payments and other monetary consideration received by or for the benefit of Borrower in connection with any surrender or termination of any Lease and shall immediately deposit or cause to be deposited with Lender all such payments and other monetary consideration; and (viii) not, except as permitted in Section 5.2, enter into any new Lease or enter into or accept any extension, modification, termination or renewal of any existing Lease, and any action in violation of clause (v), (vi), (vii), or (viii) of this Section 5.3 shall be void (as to Borrower) at the election of Lender.
Section 5.4. Tenant Estoppels. Following the Funding Date, and within thirty (30) days following Lender's reasonable request, Borrower shall use reasonable efforts to obtain and furnish to Lender written estoppels in form and substance satisfactory to Lender, executed by the Tenants under all Leases and confirming the term, rent or daily rate, and other provisions and matters relating to the applicable Lease (provided that unless an Event of Default has occurred, Lender shall make a request under this Section 5.4 not more than once per twelve (12) month period).
Section 5.5. Rights of Mortgagee under NYC Leases. Lender shall have the benefit of and be entitled to exercise any and all rights, powers, privileges and protections afforded to “Mortgagee” under any provision of the NYC Leases.
Section 5.6. Conflict with Assignment of Leases and Rents. Any inconsistency between the terms of this Article 5 and the terms of the Assignment of Leases and Rents shall be controlled by the terms of the Assignment of Leases and Rents.
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ARTICLE 6.
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
As of the Funding Date, Borrower represents and warrants to Lender that:
Section 6.1. Organization and Power. Borrower and each other Borrower Party (other than Affiliates) is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the state of its formation or existence, and is in compliance with all Legal Requirements applicable to doing business in the State. Neither Borrower nor Carveout Indemnitor is a “foreign person” within the meaning of § 1445(f)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code.
Section 6.2. Validity of Loan Documents. The execution, delivery and performance by Borrower and each other Borrower Party (as applicable) of the Loan Documents (i) are duly authorized and do not require the consent or approval of any other party or Governmental Authority which has not been obtained (and copies of which have been provided to Lender); and (ii) will not violate any Legal Requirement or result in the imposition of any Lien upon the assets of any such party, except as contemplated by the Lo an Documents. The Loan Documents constitute the legal, valid and binding obligations of Borrower, Carveout Indemnitor and each other Borrower Party (as applicable), enforceable in accordance with their respective terms, subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, or similar laws generally affecting the enforcement of creditors' rights.
Section 6.3. Liabilities; Litigation.
(a) The general financial and operating information relating to Borrower, Carveout Indemnitor and/or the Property, submitted to Lender by or on behalf of Borrower or Carveout Indemnitor concurrently with or prior to the date of the Application, is true, complete and correct in all material respects with no significant change since the date of submission.
(b) None of Borrower, Carveout Indemnitor or any other Borrower Party is contemplating either the filing of a petition by it under state or federal bankruptcy or insolvency laws or the liquidation of all or a major portion of its assets or property, and Borrower has no knowledge of any Person contemplating the filing of any such petition against Borrower, Carveout Indemnitor or any other Borrower Party.
Section 6.4. Taxes and Assessments. No parcel forming part of the Property is included within a tax parcel, for ad valorem or local real estate tax purposes, that also includes real property not encumbered by the Mortgage. There are no pending or, to Borrower's knowledge proposed special or other assessments for public improvements or otherwise affecting the Property, nor are there any contemplated improvements to the Property that may result in such special or other assessments.
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Section 6.5. Other Agreements; Defaults. None of Borrower, Carveout Indemnitor or any other Borrower Party is a party to any agreement or instrument or subject to any court order, injunction, permit, or restriction which might materially adversely affect the Property or the business, operations, or condition (financial or otherwise) of Borrower, Carveout Indemnitor or any other Borrower Party. None of Borrower, Carveout Indemnitor or any other Borrower Party is in violation of any agreement w hich violation would have an adverse effect on the Property, Borrower, Carveout Indemnitor or any other Borrower Party or the business, properties, or assets, operations or condition (financial or otherwise) of Borrower, Carveout Indemnitor or any other Borrower Party.
Section 6.6. Compliance with Legal Requirements.
(a) To Borrower’s knowledge, Borrower has all requisite licenses, permits, franchises, qualifications, certificates of occupancy or other governmental authorizations to own, lease and operate the Property and carry on its business. To Borrower’s knowledge, the use being made of the Property is in conformity with the certificate of occupancy and/or applicable permits or governmental authorizations and any other restrictions, covenants or conditions affecting the Property.
(b) To Borrower’s knowledge, the Property is in compliance with all applicable Legal Requirements (including building, parking, subdivision, land use, health, fire, safety and zoning ordinances and codes).
(c) Intentionally omitted.
(d) To Borrower’s knowledge, the Property does not constitute, in whole or in part, a legally non-conforming use under any Legal Requirements.
(e) No condemnation has been commenced or, to Borrower's knowledge, is contemplated with respect to all or any portion of the Property or for the relocation of roadways providing access to the Property.
(f) To Borrower’s knowledge, the Property has adequate rights of access to public ways, and all roads necessary for the full utilization of the Property for its current purpose have been completed and dedicated to public use and accepted by applicable Governmental Authorities.
(g) Except to the extent that the Property is adequately served by private systems and facilities located on the Property (and disclosed on the survey delivered to Lender on the Funding Date), to Borrower’s knowledge, the Property is served by adequate water, sewer, sanitary sewer and storm drain facilities, all public utilities necessary or convenient to the full use and enjoyment of the Property are located in the public right-of-way abutting the Property, and all such utilities are connected so as to serve the Property without passing over other property, except to the extent such other property is subject to a perpetual easement for such utility benefiting the Property.
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Section 6.7. Location of Borrower. The principal place of business and chief executive offices of Borrower are located at the addresses stated in Section 11.1.
Section 6.8. ERISA. Borrower has not established any pension plan for employees that would cause Borrower to be subject to ERISA.
Section 6.9. Margin Stock. No part of proceeds of the Loan will be used for purchasing or acquiring any “margin stock” within the meaning of Regulations T, U or X of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System.
Section 6.10. Tax Filings. Borrower and Carveout Indemnitor have each filed (or have obtained effective extensions for filing) all federal, state and local tax returns required to be filed and have paid or made adequate provision for the payment of all federal, state and local taxes, charges and assessments payable by Borrower and Carveout Indemnitor, respectively.
Section 6.11. Solvency. The fair saleable value of Borrower's assets exceeds and will, immediately following the funding of the Loan, exceed Borrower's total liabilities, including subordinated, unliquidated, disputed and contingent liabilities. The fair saleable value of Borrower's assets are and will, immediately following the funding of the Loan, be greater than Borrower's probable liabilities, including the maximum amount of its contingent liabilities on its Debts as such Debts become abs olute and matured. Borrower’s assets do not and, immediately following the funding of the Loan will not, constitute unreasonably small capital to carry out its business as conducted or as proposed to be conducted. Borrower does not intend to, and does not believe that it will, incur Debts and liabilities (including contingent liabilities and other commitments) beyond its ability to pay such Debts as they mature (taking into account the timing and amounts of cash to be received by Borrower and the amounts to be payable on or in respect of obligations of Borrower).
Section 6.12. Full and Accurate Disclosure. No statement of fact made by or on behalf of Borrower, Carveout Indemnitor or any other Borrower Party in this Agreement or in any of the other Loan Documents contains any untrue statement of a material fact or omits to state any material fact necessary to make statements contained herein or therein not misleading. There is no fact presently known to Borrower which has not been disclosed to Lender that adversely affects, or as far as Borrower can re asonably predict, might adversely affect, the Property or the business, operations or condition (financial or otherwise) of Borrower, Carveout Indemnitor or any other Borrower Party.
Section 6.13. Single Purpose Entity. Borrower is and has at all times since its formation been a Single Purpose Entity.
Section 6.14. Terrorism and Anti-Money Laundering.
(a) As of the Funding Date, neither Borrower, Carveout Indemnitor nor any other Borrower Party, nor any Person having a beneficial interest in Borrower, nor any Person for whom Borrower is acting as agent or nominee in connection with this transaction, is an OFAC Prohibited Person.
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(b) To comply with the Anti-Money Laundering Laws, all payments by Borrower to Lender or from Lender to Borrower will only be made in Borrower's name and to and from a bank account of a bank based or incorporated in or formed under the laws of the United States or a bank that is not a “foreign shell bank” within the meaning of the U.S. Bank Secrecy Act (31 U.S.C. § 5311 et seq.), as amended, and the regulations promulgated thereunder by the U.S. Department of the Treasury, as such regulations may be amended from time to time.
(c) Borrower agrees to provide to Lender, or to cause Carveout Indemnitor, any other Borrower Party or any Person having a beneficial interest in Borrower, to provide, at any time and from time to time during the term of the Loan, such information as Lender determines to be necessary or appropriate to comply with the Anti-Money Laundering Laws of any applicable jurisdiction, or to respond to requests for information concerning the identity of Borrower, Carveout Indemnitor, any other Borrower Party or any Person having a beneficial interest in Borrower, from any Governmental Authority, self-regulatory organization or financial institution in connection with its anti-money laundering compliance procedures, or to update such information.
(d) The representations and warranties set forth in this Section 6.14 shall be deemed repeated and reaffirmed by Borrower as of each Payment Date and as of each date on which Borrower receives any funds from Lender. Borrower agrees to promptly notify Lender in writing should Borrower become aware of any change in the information set forth in this Section 6.14.
Section 6.15. Financing Transaction. The Loan is (or shall be) evidenced by debt instruments that are intended to be accounted for as “debt” on the balance sheet of Borrower, and Borrower shall account for the Loan as “debt” in all financial statements prepared by or on behalf of Borrower.
Section 6.16. Personal Property. Except for the Personal Property listed on Schedule 6.16 attached hereto, no material tangible Personal Property is located within or outside the Property or used or proposed to be used in the Property. Borrower has good title to all Personal Property free and clear of all Liens, except as disclosed on Schedule 6.16.
Section 6.17. Additional Real Property. Except for the Land (as defined in the Mortgage), the Improvements and any contiguous public streets and sidewalks, Borrower does not use or occupy any other material real property in connection with the operation, occupancy and management of the Property.
Section 6.18. Material Agreements. Borrower does not have any obligation to pay, any fees, commissions, royalties, compensation or other remuneration in connection with or arising out of the use, occupancy, management, and operation of the Property. Except for the NYC Leases and as otherwise set forth in Schedule 6.18, there are no Material Agreements affecting the Property.
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ARTICLE 7.
FINANCIAL REPORTING; AUDITS
Section 7.1. Financial Statements. While any of the Obligations remain outstanding, Borrower shall furnish to Lender, or in the case of the reporting under Subsection 7.1(e) below, Borrower shall cause Carveout Indemnitor to furnish to Lender, each of the following within the specified time period, each in hardcopy and electronic form, and each to be in format reasonably required by Lender:
(a) Within forty-five (45) days after the end of each calendar quarter (including the last calendar quarter of each year), quarterly financial statements for each Individual Property, including a balance sheet and a statement of revenues and expenses (including capital expenses), certified by an Authorized Representative of the applicable Individual Borrower as true, accurate and complete;
(b) If one or both of the NYC Leases are no longer in effect, within one hundred twenty (120) days following the end of each calendar year, (i) annual accountant prepared, review based financial statements, including balance sheets, for each Individual Property and each Individual Borrower, certified by an Authorized Representative of such Individual Borrower as true, accurate and complete, and (ii) a capital expenditure summary for each Individual Property for the preceding calendar year, certified by an Authorized Representative of the applicable Individual Borrower as true, accurate and complete;
(c) (i) if Carveout Indemnitor is obligated to file annual and quarterly reports under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, within 30 days after filing, copies of the annual and quarterly reports on Form 10-K and Form 10-Q filed by Carveout Indemnitor, certified by an authorized and knowledgeable representative of Carveout Indemnitor as true, accurate and complete in all material respects, and (ii) if Carveout Indemnitor is not obligated to file such annual and quarterly reports, within 120 days following the end of each calendar year, annual accountant prepared, review based financial statements, including a balance sheet, for Carveout Indemnitor, certified by an authorized and knowledgeable representative of Carveout Indemnitor as true, accurate and complete in all mat erial respects;
(d) By January 15th of each year, final annual operating, if the NYC Leases are no longer in effect, capital expenditure budgets for such year for each Individual Property;
(e) Promptly following receipt, copies of all material notices (meaning written notices of violation of Legal Requirements or material notices to or from any Tenants, but excluding routine correspondence) issued or received in connection with the ownership and operation of the Property;
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(f) Concurrently with the delivery of the quarterly financial statement required pursuant to Subsection 7.1(a) for the last calendar quarter of each year, a certification, executed by an Authorized Representative of Borrower, confirming that as of the date of such certificate, either there does or does not exist any event or condition that constitutes an Event of Default, and if any such Event of Default exists, the nature thereof;
(g) Concurrently with the delivery of the quarterly financial statement required pursuant to Subsection 7.1(a) for the last calendar quarter of each year, the insurance certification described in Section 3.1(f); and
(h) Promptly following Lender’s request, such other reasonable financial information relating to the Property, Borrower, and/or Carveout Indemnitor as Lender may request in writing from time to time.
Section 7.2. Accounting Principles. All financial statements shall be prepared in accordance with GAAP or tax basis accounting, in either case consistently applied. If the financial statements are prepared on an accrual basis, such statements shall be accompanied by a reconciliation to cash basis accounting principles.
ARTICLE 8.
RESTRICTION ON TRANSFERS AND ENCUMBRANCES
Section 8.1. Due on Sale and Encumbrance; Transfers of Interests. Borrower covenants and agrees with Lender that without the prior written consent of Lender and except as expressly provided below:
(a) Neither Borrower nor any Person having an ownership or beneficial interest in any Individual Borrower shall (i) consummate a Transfer, or (ii) enter into any easement or other agreement granting rights in or restricting the use or development of the Collateral; and
(b) No new members or managers shall be admitted to or created in any Individual Borrower (nor shall any existing member or manager withdraw from any Individual Borrower); and
(c) No change in the day-to-day control and management of any Individual Borrower or the Property shall be implemented.
Section 8.2. Permitted Transfers. Notwithstanding the restrictions in Section 8.1, transfers of direct or indirect interests (meaning interests held by members, partners and/or interest holders of any Person that in turn holds a direct ownership interest in any Individual Borrower) in any Individual Borrower will be permitted without Lender’s prior consent, provided in each instance (a) no Event of Default exists as of the transfer date; (b) the transferee is an existing (which for purpos es of this subparagraph means a Person that holds such interest as of the Funding Date) member of such Individual Borrower, or an Affiliate of an existing member of such Individual Borrower; (c) following any such transfer, GTJ REIT, Inc. continues to hold direct management and decision making control over such Individual Borrower and the Property; and (d) Lender receives written notice of any such permitted transfer within thirty (30) days following the date of transfer. For the avoidance of doubt, the restrictions in Section 8.1 shall not be deemed to prohibit (i) Carveout Indemnitor from issuing additional shares in Carveout Indemnitor or (ii) existing or future shareholders of Carveout Indemnitor from selling their shares in Carveout Indemnitor.
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Lender shall not be required to demonstrate any actual impairment of its security or any increased risk of default in order to declare the Obligations to be immediately due and payable upon a Transfer in violation of this Agreement. This provision shall apply to every Transfer in violation of this Agreement regardless of whether such Transfer was voluntary or not, or whether or not Lender has previously consented to any Transfer.
Section 8.3. Release of Collateral.
(a) Subject to the terms and conditions of this Section 8.3, Lender agrees to execute and deliver to an Individual Borrower in connection with the sale or transfer by such Individual Borrower of the Individual Properties owned by such Individual Borrower a partial release instrument (in recordable form) of the lien of the Mortgage and the other Loan Documents as to such Individual Property (a “Partial Release”), provided that in connection with such Partial Release, each and every one of the following conditions are satisfied (to be determined by Lender in the exercise of its reasonable judgment):
(i) As of the date Lender issues such Partial Release, no Event of Default shall exist;
(ii) Borrower shall have submitted a written request for such Partial Release no less than thirty (30) days prior to the anticipated issuance thereof, such request identifying the Individual Property subject to such requested Partial Release and containing all other information required hereunder;
(iii) Borrower shall not be entitled to request a Partial Release during the twelve (12) months immediately preceding the Scheduled Maturity date;
(iv) Concurrently with its delivery of a Partial Release, Lender shall receive a partial release prepayment (a “Partial Release Prepayment”) in an amount equal to one hundred and five percent (105%) of the Allocated Loan Amount for the applicable Individual Property, such Partial Release Prepayment to be subject to the payment of the Applicable Prepayment Fee and to be applied by Lender in satisfaction of the Obligations (including any such Applicable Prepayment Fee);
(v) As of the date Lender issues such Partial Release, no default exists under either of the NYC Leases (as confirmed in a current written estoppel certificate from the Tenant under the NYC Leases in form substantially similar to the form accepted by Lender in connection with the closing of the Loan, or otherwise in the form required to be delivered by such Tenant under the terms of the NYC Leases); and
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(vi) Concurrently with Lender’s execution and delivery of such Partial Release, Lender must receive a partial release fee of $5,000 together with payment of all reasonable costs and expenses incurred by Lender in connection with such Partial Release, including reasonable outside counsel attorneys’ fees and expenses.
(b) Notwithstanding the foregoing, no Partial Release shall be issued by Lender under this Section 8.3 during the Lockout Period.
(c) Upon approval of a requested Partial Release and satisfaction of the terms and conditions specified in this Section 8.3, Lender shall execute and deliver to the applicable Individual Borrower the Partial Release.
(d) In lieu of delivering a Partial Release, at Borrower’s request and upon Borrower’s compliance with and satisfaction of the foregoing terms and conditions, Lender shall take all reasonable steps necessary, and execute such reasonable documentation, each in form and substance satisfactory to Lender, to bifurcate the Mortgage and assign the applicable portion thereof.
ARTICLE 9.
COVENANTS
Section 9.1. Taxes; Charges.
(a) Subject to the terms of Section 4.1, Borrower shall pay before any fine, penalty, interest or cost may be added thereto, and shall not enter into any agreement to defer, any Taxes. Borrower shall not suffer or permit the joint assessment of the Property with any other real or personal property not encumbered by the Mortgage.
(b) Borrower shall pay when due all claims and demands of mechanics, material suppliers, laborers and others which, if unpaid, might result in a Lien on the Property; provided, however, that Borrower may contest the validity of such claims and demands so long as (i) Borrower notifies Lender that it intends to contest such claim or demand, (ii) Borrower provides Lender with an indemnity, bond or other security satisfactory to Lender (including an endorsement to the Title Policy insuring against such claim or demand) assuring the discharge of Borrower's obligations for such claims and demands, including interest and penalties, and (iii) Borrower is diligently contesting the same by appropriate legal proceedings in good faith and at its own expense and concludes such contest prior to the tenth (10th) day preceding the earlier to occur of the Scheduled Maturity Date or the date on which the Property is scheduled to be sold for non-payment.
Section 9.2. Alterations and Renovations. Borrower shall obtain Lender’s prior written consent (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld) to any alterations or renovations to any of the Improvements; provided, however, that Lender’s consent shall not be required in connection with any alterations or renovations that (i) are contemplated in connection with any Restoration or in connection with the NYC Leases so long as Borrower exercises any and all consent or approval rights of “landlord” under the NYC Leases with Lender’s prior approval, not to be unreasonably withheld (provided that if an Event of Default exists, Lender (in lieu of Borrower) shall be entitled and permitted to exercise any and all consent or approval rights of “landlord” under the NYC Leases), or (ii) will not have a material adverse effect on the financial condition of Borrower, the value of the Property or the Net Operating Income, provided further that such alterations permitted under subsection (ii) do not adversely affect any structural component of any Improvements, any utility or HVAC system contained in any Improvements, or the exterior of any building constituting a part of any Improvements, and the aggregate cost thereof does not exceed Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($500,000.00). 60; In connection with any request for approval relating to any alterations or renovations to any of the Improvements, provided no Event of Default exists, Lender shall notify Borrower whether Lender has approved any such request within ten (10) Business Days following Lender’s receipt of all information reasonably requested by Lender to review any such request. If Lender does not so notify Borrower within ten (10) Business Days following Lender’s receipt of all such information and if no Event of Default exists, Lender’s approval of such request shall be deemed granted.
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Section 9.3. Operation; Maintenance.
(a) Borrower shall not, and shall take reasonable efforts to confirm that Tenant does not, cause or permit any waste of any material portion of the Property.
(b) Borrower shall, and shall take reasonable efforts to confirm that Tenant shall, observe and comply with all Legal Requirements applicable to Borrower and the ownership, use and operation of the Property and shall promptly commence (and cause Tenant to commence) a reasonable and good faith cure of any alleged violation of any Legal Requirements; provided that Borrower may, upon providing Lender with security satisfactory to Lender (in the exercise of Lender’s reasonable judgment) and so long as during any contest the Collateral shall not be subject to any lien, charge, fine or other liability and shall not be in danger of being forfeited, lost or closed, proceed diligently and in good faith to cont est the validity or applicability of any such alleged violation of Legal Requirement or take actions to cause Tenant to effect the same.
(c) In the event that the Tenant under the NYC Leases fails to maintain the Property in accordance with the NYC Leases, Borrower shall take reasonable efforts to compel such Tenant to maintain the Property in accordance with the terms of the NYC Leases. If any NYC Lease is no longer in effect, Borrower shall maintain the Individual Property which was leased under such NYC Lease in good condition and promptly repair any damage or casualty (subject to the terms of this Agreement).
(d) Upon reasonable prior notice (except during the existence of an Event of Default, when no prior notice shall be required), Borrower and the Property Manager (if any) shall provide Lender and its agents, representatives and contractors with access to the Property from time to time (subject to the rights of Tenants and any subtenants) for the purposes of conducting appraisals, engineering inspections and environmental assessments of the Property (provided that Lender must have a good faith belief that Borrower is not in material compliance with its warranties, covenants and agreements relating to compliance with Legal Requirements (including Environmental Laws, as defined in the Environmental Indemnity Ag reement) prior to the commencement of any post-Funding Date engineering inspection or environmental assessment or investigation) and examining and copying the books and records relating to the Property. The costs relating to such activities shall be paid by Lender unless (i) Lender has a good faith basis for suspecting that Borrower is not in material compliance with its warranties, covenants and agreements relating to compliance with laws (including Environmental Laws), (ii) the examination of such books and records reveals that financial information submitted to Lender by Borrower, Property Manager or anyone on behalf of Borrower is materially inaccurate as of the date such financial information was submitted to Lender, or (iii) an Event of Default exists (or is discovered as a result of any such inspection or review), in which case the reasonable third party fees and expenses relating to such activities shall be paid by Borrower within the Demand Period.
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(e) All Operating Revenues shall be applied to Operating Expenses, Debt Service and reasonable and necessary capital expenditures or costs, and then, provided no Event of Default exists, to general operating purposes of Borrower, including distributions to Borrower’s members.
Section 9.4. Taxes on Security. Borrower shall pay all taxes, charges, filing, registration and recording fees, excises and levies payable with respect to the Note or the Liens created or secured by the Loan Documents, other than income, franchise and doing business taxes imposed on Lender. If there shall be enacted any law (a) deducting the Loan from the value of the Collateral for the purpose of taxation, (b) affecting any Lien on the Property, or (c) changing existing laws of taxation of m ortgages, deeds of trust, security deeds, or debts secured by real property, or changing the manner of collecting any such taxes, Borrower shall promptly pay to Lender, within thirty (30) days following demand, all taxes, costs and charges for which Lender is or may be liable as a result thereof; provided, however, that if any such payment would be prohibited by law or would render the Loan usurious, then instead of collecting such payment, Lender may declare all amounts owing under the Loan Documents to be immediately due and payable (provided that Borrower shall have no obligation to make payment of any Applicable Prepayment Fee otherwise applicable to prepayment tendered as a result of Lender's exercise of its rights under this Section 9.4).
Section 9.5. Compliance with Loan Documents; Further Assurances.
(a) Borrower shall, and shall cause Carveout Indemnitor and other Borrower Parties (as applicable) to, observe, perform and satisfy in a timely manner all the terms, provisions, covenants, conditions, duties and obligations required to be observed, performed or satisfied by them, and shall pay when due all costs, fees and expenses required to be paid by them, under and pursuant to this Agreement, the Note and the other Loan Documents.
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(b) Borrower shall promptly (i) cure, or cause to be cured, any defects in the execution and delivery of the Loan Documents, and (ii) execute and deliver, or cause to be executed and delivered, all such other documents, agreements and instruments as Lender may reasonably request to further evidence and more fully describe the collateral for the Obligations, to correct any omissions or errors in the Loan Documents, to perfect, protect or preserve any Liens created under any of the Loan Documents, or to make any recordings, file any notices, or obtain any consents, as may be necessary or appropriate in connection therewith.
(c) Borrower shall not (i) change the location of its chief executive office/chief place of business from that specified in Section 11.1, or (ii) change its name, or (iii) change the location where it maintains its records with respect to the Property, unless in each instance Borrower shall have given Lender at least thirty (30) days prior written notice of any such change and shall have delivered to Lender all UCC financing statements and amendments thereto as Lender shall reasonably request and taken all other actions deemed reasonably necessary by Lender to continue its perfected first priority lien status in the Collateral.
Section 9.6. Estoppel Certificates. Borrower, within twenty (20) days after request, shall furnish to Lender a written statement, duly acknowledged by an Authorized Representative of Borrower, setting forth the amount due on the Loan, the terms of repayment of the Loan, the date to which interest has been paid, whether any offsets or defenses exist against the Loan and, if any are alleged to exist, the nature thereof in detail, and such other reasonable matters as Lender may request (provided that unles s an Event of Default has occurred, Lender not be entitled to make a request under this Section 9.6 more frequently than once per six (6) calendar months).
Section 9.7. Notice of Certain Events. Borrower shall, within five (5) Business Days after gaining actual knowledge, notify Lender of (i) any Potential Default or Event of Default, together with a detailed statement of the steps being taken to cure such Potential Default or Event of Default (Lender having no obligation to accept any such cure of an Event of Default); (ii) any notice of any material default received by Borrower under other obligations relating to the Property or otherwise material to Bor rower's business; and (iii) any threatened or pending legal, judicial or regulatory proceedings, including any dispute between Borrower and any Governmental Authority, affecting Borrower or the Property.
Section 9.8. Indemnification. Borrower shall indemnify, defend and hold Lender harmless from and against any and all losses, liabilities, claims, damages, expenses, obligations, penalties, actions, judgments, suits, costs or disbursements of any kind or nature whatsoever, including the reasonable fees and actual expenses of Lender's attorneys, in connection with (i) any inspection, review or testing of or with respect to the Property, (ii) any investigative, administrative, mediation, arbitration, or ju dicial proceeding, whether or not Lender is designated a party thereto, commenced or threatened at any time (including after the repayment of the Loan) in any way related to the execution, delivery or performance of any Loan Document or to the Property, (iii) any proceeding instituted by any Person claiming a Lien, and (iv) any brokerage commissions or finder's fees claimed by any broker or other party in connection with the Loan, the Property, or any of the transactions contemplated in the Loan Documents, including those arising from the joint, concurrent, or comparative negligence of Lender, except to the extent any of the foregoing is caused by Lender's gross negligence or willful misconduct.
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Section 9.9. Property Management.
(a) If at any time Borrower wishes to engage a third-party property manager (including any Affiliate of Borrower) to manage the Property, Borrower must request and receive Lender’s approval of such proposed property manager and the proposed management agreement (Lender’s approval not to be unreasonably withheld) prior to engaging such proposed property manager. Lender may condition its approval of a proposed property manager and management agreement on Borrower’s and such proposed property manager’s execution and delivery of an assignment of management agreement and subordination of management fees in form and substance acceptable to Lender whereby, among other things, the proposed property manager agrees to subordinate payment of its m anagement fees to the full and timely payment of the Obligations, and Borrower assigns to Lender all of Borrower’s rights under the proposed management agreement.
(b) To the extent a Management Agreement is in effect (which shall not be required so long as the NYC Leases are in effect), Borrower shall (i) diligently perform and observe all of the terms, covenants and conditions of the Management Agreement on the part of Borrower to be performed and observed and do all things necessary to preserve and to keep unimpaired its rights thereunder, and (ii) within five (5) Business Days following receipt, notify Lender of the giving of any notice by Property Manager to Borrower of any default by Borrower in the performance or observance of any of the terms, covenants or conditions of the Management Agreement on the part of Borrower to be performed and observed and deliver to Lender a true copy of each such notice.
(c) To the extent a Management Agreement is in effect (which shall not be required so long as the NYC Leases are in effect), without the prior written consent of Lender (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld if no Event of Default exists), Borrower shall not (i) surrender the Management Agreement, (ii) consent to the assignment by the Property Manager of its rights, duties or obligations under the Management Agreement, (iii) terminate or cancel the Management Agreement, (iv) modify, change, supplement, alter or amend the Management Agreement, in any material respect, either orally or in writing, or (v) enter into any consulting, advisory, sub-management or other agreements relating to the Property with any Affiliate of Borrower or Indemnitor that cannot be termina ted without payment of any termination fee, upon the occurrence of an Event of Default.
(d) To the extent a Management Agreement is in effect (which shall not be required so long as the NYC Leases are in effect), any change in ownership or control of the Property Manager shall be cause for Lender to re-approve such Property Manager and the Management Agreement (such approval not to be unreasonably withheld if no Event of Default exists).
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(e) To the extent a Management Agreement is in effect (which shall not be required so long as the NYC Leases are in effect), Borrower hereby assigns to Lender all the rights, privileges and prerogatives of Borrower in and under the Management Agreement (including the right to surrender the Management Agreement or to terminate, cancel, modify, change, supplement, alter or amend the Management Agreement in any respect, and any such surrender of the Management Agreement or termination, cancellation, modification, change, supplement, alteration or amendment of the Management Agreement without the prior consent of Lender shall be void and of no force and effect).
(f) Upon the occurrence of an Event of Default and provided one or more of the NYC Leases is no longer in effect, Lender may require, upon five (5) days prior written notice to Borrower, that Borrower select a Property Manager not affiliated with Borrower to manage the Property. If a Property Manager is so required by Lender, Borrower shall immediately seek to appoint a Property Manager acceptable to Lender (in the exercise of its reasonable discretion), which Property Manager shall (i) be a reputable management company having at least ten (10) years' experience in the management of properties substantially similar to the Property and in the jurisdiction in which the Property is located, (ii) not be paid management fees in excess of market fees, (iii) enter in to a property management agreement in form and content acceptable to Lender (such approval not to be unreasonably withheld), and (iv) enter into a subordination agreement with Lender in form and content reasonably required by Lender.
Section 9.10. Material Agreements. Borrower shall not enter into or become obligated under, or permit Property Manager to enter into or become obligated under, any Material Agreement pertaining to the Property, without the prior written consent of Lender, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld.
Section 9.11. Special Purpose Entity/Separateness.
(a) Each Individual Borrower hereby represents, warrants and covenants as of the Funding Date and until such time as all Obligations are fully and finally paid, such Individual Borrower does not currently and/or shall not:
(i) change or permit to be changed its organizational documents, if such change would materially and adversely impact the covenants set forth in this Agreement or otherwise violate any prohibited transfer or due on sale provisions set forth in the Loan Documents;
(ii) fail to qualify to do business and remain in good standing under the laws of the state in which it was formed and the State, or fail to observe all material corporate formalities;
(iii) engage in any line of business or other activity other than (1) acquiring, owning, operating, leasing, managing and disposing of the Individual Property owned by such Individual Borrower (and activities incidental thereto), (2) entering into mortgage loans secured by a Lien upon the Property and the other Collateral, and (3) any and all lawful activities incidental, necessary and appropriate thereto;
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(iv) acquire or own any assets other than (1) the Property, and (2) such incidental personal property as may be necessary for the operation of the Property or the conduct of its business as contemplated herein;
(v) merge into or consolidate with any Person, or dissolve, terminate, liquidate in whole or in part, or change its legal structure;
(vi) transfer or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of its assets, or engage in any transfer of assets outside the ordinary course of its business;
(vii) form, acquire, hold or own any subsidiary, or make any investment in any Person (including the acquisition of obligations or securities of its Affiliates or acquisition of evidence of indebtedness issued by any other Person (other than cash and investment-grade securities));
(viii) Intentionally omitted;
(ix) incur any debt, secured or unsecured, direct or contingent (including guaranteeing any obligation), other than (1) the Loan; (2) trade and operational indebtedness incurred in the ordinary course of business with trade creditors, provided such indebtedness is (A) unsecured, (B) not evidenced by a note, (C) on commercially reasonable terms and conditions, and (D) due not more than sixty (60) days past the date incurred and paid on or prior to such date; and/or (3) financing leases and purchase money indebtedness incurred in the ordinary course of business relating to personal property on commercially reasonable terms and conditions;
(x) Intentionally omitted;
(xi) enter into any contract or agreement with any other Borrower Party except upon terms and conditions that are intrinsically fair, commercially reasonable and substantially similar to those that would be available on an arm's-length basis with unaffiliated third parties;
(xii) maintain its assets in such a manner that it will be costly or difficult to segregate, ascertain or identify its individual assets from those of any other Person;
(xiii) assume or guaranty or otherwise become obligated for the debts of any other Person, hold itself out to be responsible for the debts of any other Person, or otherwise pledge its assets for the benefit of any other Person (other than to Lender to secure the Loan) or hold out its credit as being available to satisfy the obligations of any other Person;
(xiv) make any loans or advances to any Person;
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(xv) fail to file its own tax returns (unless such Individual Borrower is a tax-disregarded entity not required to file tax returns under applicable law) or file a consolidated federal income tax return with any Person (unless prohibited or required, as the case may be, by applicable Legal Requirements);
(xvi) fail either to hold itself out to the public as a legal entity separate and distinct from any other Person (including identifying itself as a division or part of any other Person), or to conduct its business solely in its own name (including the failure to use separate stationery, invoices and checks bearing its own name) or fail to correct any known misunderstanding regarding its separate identity;
(xvii) fail to maintain adequate capital for the normal obligations reasonably foreseeable in a business of its size and character and in light of its contemplated business operations (including the failure to remain solvent or pay its own expenses and liabilities (including salaries of its own employees) only from its own funds);
(xviii) without the unanimous written consent of all of its members, managers, or directors: (1) file or consent to the filing of any petition, either voluntary or involuntary, to take advantage of any creditors rights laws, (2) seek or consent to the appointment of a receiver, liquidator or any similar official, (3) take any action that might cause such entity to become insolvent, (4) make an assignment for the benefit of creditors, (5) otherwise seek relief under any laws relating to the relief from debts or the protection of debtors generally, or (6) take any action in furtherance of any of the foregoing; or
(xix) fail to fairly and reasonably allocate expenses that are shared with an Affiliate (including for shared office space and for services performed by an employee of an Affiliate) among the Persons sharing such expenses.
(b) The organizational documents of each Individual Borrower shall at all times materially comply with each of the representations, warranties, covenants, and provisions set forth in Subsection 9.11(a).
Section 9.12. ERISA.
(a) Borrower shall not engage in any transaction that would cause any obligation, or action taken or to be taken, hereunder (or the exercise by Lender of any of its rights under the Note, this Agreement or the other Loan Documents) to be a non-exempt (under a statutory or administrative class exemption) prohibited transaction under ERISA.
(b) Borrower shall deliver to Lender such certifications or other evidence from time to time throughout the term of the Loan, as requested by Lender, that (i) Borrower is not an “employee benefit plan” as defined in Section 3(3) of ERISA, which is subject to Title I of ERISA, or a “governmental plan” within the meaning of Section 3(32) of ERISA; (ii) Borrower is not subject to any state statute regulating investments of, or fiduciary obligations with respect to, governmental plans; and (iii) one or more of the following circumstances is true:
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(A) Equity interests in Borrower are publicly offered securities, within the meaning of 29 C.F.R. §2510.3-101(b)(2);
(B) Less than twenty-five percent (25%) of each outstanding class of equity interests in Borrower is held by “benefit plan investors” within the meaning of 29 C.F.R. §2510.3-101(f)(2); or
(C) Borrower qualifies as an “operating company” or a “real estate operating company” within the meaning of 29 C.F.R. §2510.3-101(c) or (e).
Section 9.13. Appraisal. Borrower shall cooperate with Lender's request for reasonable information necessary to complete a new or updated appraisal of the Property and Borrower shall reimburse Lender for all reasonable costs associated with a new or updated appraisal of the Property, provided that so long as no Event of Default has occurred, Borrower shall only be obligated to reimburse Lender for one (1) new or updated appraisal after the Funding Date (Borrower’s reimbursement obligation s being unlimited following the occurrence of an Event of Default).
ARTICLE 10.
EVENTS OF DEFAULT
Section 10.1. Defaults. The Obligations shall, at the option of Lender, become immediately due and payable, interest under the Note shall begin to accrue at the Default Rate, and Lender shall be entitled to pursue all available rights and remedies, upon the occurrence of any one or more of the following events (individually an “Event of Default” and collectively, “Events of Default”); provided that the following acts, omissions or conditions shall not be deemed to constitute an “Event of Default” (and thereby cause interest to accrue at the Default Rate and/or entitle Lender to pursue all available rights and remedies) until any and all specified grace or cure periods have expired:
(i) If any monthly installment of Debt Service and/or Impounds (if any) is not received by Lender on or before 2 p.m. (Hartford, Connecticut time) on the fifth (5th) day of the month in which such installment is due;
(ii) If the Obligations are not paid in full on the Maturity Date;
(iii) If any other amounts reserved under this Agreement (including payments required under Section 11.5) are not received by Lender prior to the expiration of the applicable Demand Period;
(iv) If Borrower (1) fails to comply with its duties and obligations under Section 3.1(a) or (2) fails to comply in any material respect with its duties and obligations under Section 3.1(b) through (j);
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(v) If Borrower fails to provide, or fails to compel any Borrower Party to provide, any material aspect of the financial reporting required pursuant to Section 7.1, and such failure continues for thirty (30) days following written notice from Lender of such failure;
(vi) If either of the NYC Leases is terminated, amended or otherwise modified in violation of Section 5.2;
(vii) If any fact, circumstance or event (other than those specifically addressed elsewhere in this Article 10) shall occur that is specifically characterized under any provision of any other Loan Document as an “Event of Default” under such Loan Document beyond any cure period specified in such other Loan Document;
(viii) If any Federal or state tax Lien (other than an inchoate lien for local real estate taxes and assessments not yet due and payable) is filed against Borrower or Carveout Indemnitor and the same is not discharged of record within ninety (90) days after the same is filed, unless (1) such tax Lien is being diligently contested by Borrower or Carveout Indemnitor in good faith, (2) Borrower or Carveout Indemnitor, as the case may be, shall have deposited with Lender cash reserves (or other appropriate security acceptable to Lender in its discretion) which, in the opinion of Lender, will be sufficient to cover the tax Lien and all interest and penalties thereon, and (3) Lender is reasonably satisfied that such tax Lien does not have a materially adverse effect on the bus iness, assets or financial or other condition of Borrower or Carveout Indemnitor, as the case may be, or on the Property, the Mortgage or the Lien thereof;
(ix) If a Transfer occurs in violation of the covenants set forth in Section 8.1;
(x) If a material violation of any of the warranties, covenants and agreements set forth in Section 9.11 occurs;
(xi) If any representation or warranty of or on behalf of Borrower or of any other Borrower Party, made in this Agreement, the Carveout Indemnity or in any of the other Loan Documents, or in any certificate, report, financial statement or other instrument furnished in connection with this Agreement or the Carveout Indemnity, shall prove false or misleading in any material respect as of the date made or furnished;
(xii) If Borrower or Carveout Indemnitor shall make an assignment for the benefit of creditors;
(xiii) If a court of competent jurisdiction enters a decree or order appointing a receiver, liquidator, assignee, trustee, custodian, examiner, magistrate, arbitrator, sequestrator (or similar official) of Borrower or Carveout Indemnitor, or of any substantial part of their respective properties or assets, or if such court decrees or orders the winding up or liquidation of the affairs of Borrower or Carveout Indemnitor, and any such decree or order is not dismissed, discharged or vacated of record within sixty (60) days after the same has been entered;
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(xiv) If Borrower or Carveout Indemnitor voluntarily files a petition for relief or an answer or consent seeking relief under the Bankruptcy Code, or under any other Federal or state bankruptcy, insolvency or other similar law, rule or regulation;
(xv) If an involuntary case or other proceeding is commenced against Borrower, Carveout Indemnitor or the Property which seeks liquidation, reorganization or other relief with respect to debts or other liabilities under any bankruptcy, insolvency or other similar law now or hereafter in effect, and such involuntary case or other proceeding shall remain undismissed or unstayed for a period of sixty (60) days;
(xvi) If Borrower or Carveout Indemnitor, whether by operation of law or otherwise, dissolves, is wound up or its existence is otherwise terminated or dissolved;
(xvii) If the Property becomes subject to any lis pendens, notice of pendency, stop order, mechanic’s or material supplier’s lien (excluding, however, any notice filed pursuant to applicable state law solely to preserve future lien rights) or other Lien of any nature whatsoever (other than Permitted Encumbrances) and the same shall not either be discharged of record or, in the alternative, insured over to the satisfaction of Lender by the Title Company within a period of sixty (60) days after actual notice of the filing of the same (irrespective of whether the same is superior or subordinate in lien or other priority to the Lien of the Mortgage and irrespective of whether the same constitutes a perfected or inchoate Lien or encumbrance on the Property or is o nly a matter of record or notice); provided the existence of any of the foregoing shall not be deemed to constitute an Event of Default if Borrower is contesting same in accordance with the terms and conditions set forth in Section 9.1(b);
(xviii) If Borrower fails to remit payment in full of the Loan and other Obligations (1) pursuant to Section 2.4(b) on the date identified in the Prepayment Notice following the issuance of any Prepayment Notice, unless the Prepayment Notice is revoked in accordance with Section 2.4(c), or (2) within the time period specified in Sections 3.2 or 3.3 if Borrower makes an election to, or is required by Lender to, prepay the Obligations following a Casualty or condemnation;
(xix) If Borrower ceases to operate the Property in a manner consistent with the uses of the Property effective as of the Funding Date or terminates such business for any reason whatsoever (other than temporary cessation in connection with any renovations to the Property or completion of a Restoration or due to force majeure);
(xx) If Borrower or Carveout Indemnitor (as the case may be) fails to comply with its duties and obligations under (1) the Assignment of Property Documents and such failure continues for thirty (30) days after written notice from Lender; (2) the Environmental Indemnity Agreement and such failure continues for thirty (30) days after written notice from Lender (provided, however, that if a shorter cure period is required by Lender (in the exercise of its discretion) because of a potential impairment to human safety or a potential material impairment to the value of the Property, then Borrower and Carveout Indemnitor shall have such shorter cure period as set forth in Lender’s written notice); (3) the Carveout Indemnity and such failure continues for thirty (30) days after written notice from Lender; (4) the Assignment of Leases and Rents and such failure continues for thirty (30) days after written notice from Lender; or (5) the Assignment of Management Agreement and such failure continues for thirty (30) days after written notice from Lender; provided, however, that so
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long as (A) any such failure does not involve the failure to make payment of a liquidated sum of money (which must be paid within any applicable Demand Period), (B) an extension of the applicable cure period will not, in the reasonable estimation of Lender, cause a material impairment to the value, use, utility, or operation of the Property or the other Collateral, (C) an extension of the applicable cure period will not, in the reasonable estimation of Lender, expose Lender to any fines or penalties (whether civil or criminal), (D) any such failure cannot reasonably be cured within the applicable cure period, and (E) Borrower or Carveout Indemnitor (as the case may be) shall have commenced a reasonable cure for such Potential Default within the applicable cure period and thereafter diligently and expeditiously proceeds to cure the same, then the applicable cure period shall be extended f or so long as it shall be reasonably necessary for Borrower or Carveout Indemnitor (as the case may be), in the exercise of due diligence, to cure such Potential Default (Borrower and Carveout Indemnitor agreeing that they shall bear the burden of proof before any court, arbitrator or other trier of fact in connection with establishing the reasonableness of any cure or extended cure period and/or that Lender is acting in a commercially unreasonable manner if Lender makes a determination adverse to Borrower or Carveout Indemnitor under subsections (B) or (C) of this subparagraph (xx)); provided further, that in no event shall the cure period available under this subparagraph (xx) exceed one hundred twenty (120) days in the aggregate; or
(xxi) If Borrower, Carveout Indemnitor or any other Borrower Party shall fail to comply with any of their respective covenants, agreements, warranties, duties or obligations under this Agreement or any other Loan Document that is not otherwise specifically addressed in this Article 10 and such failure continues for thirty (30) days after written notice from Lender; provided, however, that so long as (A) any such failure does not involve the failure to make payment of a liquidated sum of money (which must be paid within any applicable Demand Period), (B) an extension of the thirty (30) day cure period will not, in the reasonable estimation of L ender, cause a material impairment to the value, use, utility, or operation of the Property or the other Collateral, (C) an extension of the thirty (30) day cure period will not, in the reasonable estimation of Lender, expose Lender to any fines or penalties (whether civil or criminal), (D) any such failure cannot reasonably be cured within the thirty (30) day cure period, and (E) Borrower or Carveout Indemnitor (as the case may be) shall have commenced a reasonable cure for such Potential Default within the thirty (30) day cure period and thereafter diligently and expeditiously proceeds to cure the same, then the thirty (30) day cure period shall be extended for so long as it shall be reasonably necessary for Borrower or Carveout Indemnitor (as the case may be), in the exercise of due diligence, to cure such Potential Default (Borrower and Carveout Indemnitor agreeing that they shall bear the burden of proof before any court, arbitrator or other trier of fact in connection with establishing the reasonablene ss of any cure or extended cure period and/or that Lender is acting in a commercially unreasonable manner if Lender makes a determination adverse to Borrower or Carveout Indemnitor under subsections (B) or (C) of this subparagraph (xxi)); provided, further, that in no event shall the cure period available under this subparagraph (xxi) exceed one hundred twenty (120) days in the aggregate.
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Section 10.2. Remedies.
(a) Upon the occurrence of any Event of Default, interest shall automatically begin to accrue at the Default Rate after the lapse of any and all specified grace or cure periods, and at the option of Lender (except in connection with any of the Events of Default described in Section 10.1(xi) through (xv), when acceleration is automatic), all Obligations shall become immediately due and payable, and Lender may exercise all rights and remedies under the Loan Documents and at law or in equity, all without written notice and without presentment, demand, protest, notice of protest or dishonor, notice of intent to accelerate the maturity thereof, notice of acceleration of the maturity thereof, or any other notice of default of any kind, all of which are hereby expressly waived by Borrower for itself and all other Borrower Parties.
(b) Upon the occurrence of any of the events specified in Section 10.1(xi) through (xv), interest shall automatically begin to accrue at the Default Rate, all Obligations shall automatically become immediately due and payable, and Lender may exercise all rights and remedies under the Loan Documents and at law or in equity, all without written notice and without presentment, demand, protest, notice of protest or dishonor, notice of intent to accelerate the maturity thereof, notice of acceleration of the maturity thereof, or any other notice of default of any kind, all of which are hereby expressly waived by Borrower for itself and all other Borrower Parties.
Section 10.3. Lender's Right to Perform the Obligations.
(a) If Borrower shall fail, refuse or neglect to make any payment or perform any act required by the Loan Documents and such failure constitutes an Event of Default, then without notice to or demand upon Borrower, Carveout Indemnitor, any other Borrower Party or any other Person, and without waiving or releasing any other right, remedy or recourse Lender may have because of such Event of Default, Lender may (but shall not be obligated to) make such payment or perform such act for the account of and at the expense of Borrower, and shall have the right to enter upon the Property for such purpose and to take all such action thereon and with respect to the Property as it may deem necessary or appropriate.
(b) If Lender shall elect to pay any sum due with reference to the Property, Lender may do so in reliance on any bill, statement or assessment procured from the appropriate Governmental Authority or other issuer thereof without inquiring into the accuracy or validity thereof. Similarly, in making any payments to protect the security intended to be created by the Loan Documents, Lender shall not be bound to inquire into the validity of any apparent or threatened adverse title claim, Lien, encumbrance, claim or charge before making an advance for the purpose of preventing or removing the same.
(c) Borrower shall indemnify, defend and hold Lender harmless from and against any and all losses, liabilities, claims, damages, expenses, obligations, penalties, actions, judgments, suits, costs or disbursements of any kind or nature whatsoever, including reasonable attorneys’ fees, incurred or accruing by reason of any acts performed by Lender pursuant to the provisions of this Section 10.3, including those arising from the joint, concurrent, or comparative negligence of Lender, except as a result of Lender’s gross negligence or willful misconduct. All such reasonable sums paid by Lender pursuant to this Section 10.3, and all other such reasonable sums expended by Lender to which it shall be entitled to be indemnified, shall be paid by Borrower t o Lender prior to expiration of the Demand Period. Any costs and expenses due and payable to Lender pursuant to this Section 10.3 shall bear interest at the Default Rate from the expiration of the Demand Period until payment in full is received by Lender, and if Borrower fails to reimburse Lender within the Demand Period, then Lender may, in its discretion, either (i) without additional notice to Borrower, add such amounts to the principal balance of the Obligations to accrue interest at the Contract Rate and be secured by the Loan Documents, or (ii) deem the failure by Borrower to make timely reimbursement as an Event of Default and continue to accrue interest at the Default Rate in connection with such unpaid amounts until repayment in full.
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ARTICLE 11.
MISCELLANEOUS
Section 11.1. Notices. Any notice required or permitted to be given under this Agreement shall be in writing and either shall be sent by overnight air courier service, or personally delivered to a representative of the receiving party. All such communications shall be mailed or delivered, addressed to the party for whom it is intended at its address set forth below.
If to Borrower: G.T.J. Co.
444 Merrick Road, Suite 370
Lynbrook, New York 11563
Attention: Mr. Jerome Cooper
Telephone: (516) 881-3535
E-mail: jeerry@aol.com
with a copy
concurrently to: Ruskin Moscou Faltischek P.C.
1425 RXR Plaza
Uniondale, New York 11556
Attention: Adam P. Silvers, Esq.
Telephone: (516) 663-6519
E-mail: asilvers@rmfpc.com
If to Lender: Hartford Life Insurance Company
c/o Hartford Investment Management Company
55 Farmington Avenue
Hartford, Connecticut 06105
Attn: Steve Kalmin
Vice President - Real Estate Asset Management
Telephone: (860) 297-6479
E-mail: steve.kalmin@himco.com
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with a copy to
concurrently to: Robert W. McKay, Esq.
c/o Hartford Investment Management Company
55 Farmington Avenue
Hartford, Connecticut 06105
Telephone: (860) 297-6449
E-mail: robert.mckay@himco.com
Any communication so addressed and mailed shall be deemed to be given on the earliest of (1) when actually delivered or (2) on the first Business Day after deposit with an overnight air courier service, if such deposit is timely and appropriate in accordance with the requirements of such courier service for next business day delivery, in either case to the address of the intended addressee (except as otherwise provided in the Mortgage), and any communication so delivered in person shall be deemed to be given when receipted for by, or actually received by Lender or Borrower, as the case may be. Either party may designate a change of address within the United States of America by written notice to the other by giving at least ten (10) days prior written notice of such change of address.
Section 11.2. Amendments and Waivers. No purported amendment or waiver of any provision of the Loan Documents shall be effective unless in writing and signed by the party against whom enforcement is sought.
Section 11.3. Limitation on Interest. Under no circumstances shall the aggregate amount paid or agreed to be paid as interest under the Loan Documents exceed the highest lawful rate permitted under applicable usury law of the State, and the payment obligations of Borrower under the Loan Documents are hereby limited accordingly. If under any circumstances, whether by reason of advancement or acceleration of the unpaid principal balance of the Loan or otherwise, the aggregate amounts paid on th e Loan shall include amounts which by law are deemed interest and which would exceed such highest lawful rate, Borrower hereby stipulates that payment and collection of such excess amounts shall have been and will be deemed to have been the result of a mistake on the part of both Borrower and Lender, and Lender shall, at its option, either return such excess to Borrower or credit such excess against the principal balance of the Obligations then outstanding (without application of any Applicable Prepayment Fee), in which event any and all penalties of any kind under applicable law as a result of such excess interest shall be inapplicable.
Section 11.4. Invalid Provisions. If any provision of any Loan Document is held to be illegal, invalid or unenforceable, then (i) such provision shall automatically be deemed fully severable; (ii) the Loan Documents shall be construed and enforced as if such illegal, invalid or unenforceable provision had never comprised a part thereof; (iii) the remaining provisions of the Loan Documents shall remain in full effect and shall not be affected by the illegal, invalid, or unenforceable provision or by its severance therefrom; and (iv) in lieu of such illegal, invalid or unenforceable provision there shall be added automatically as a part of such Loan Document a provision as similar in terms to such illegal, invalid or unenforceable provision as may be possible so that said substitute provision is legal, valid and enforceable.
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Section 11.5. Payment and Reimbursement of Expenses.
(a) Prior to the expiration of any Demand Period, Borrower shall pay to Lender or, at Lender’s option, shall reimburse Lender, for all reasonable costs and expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees and disbursements and fees and expenses of appraisers and environmental professionals) incurred by Lender in connection with (i) Lender’s efforts to confirm and/or ensure Borrower’s ongoing performance of and compliance with Borrower’s agreements and covenants contained in this Agreement and the other Loan Documents on its part to be performed or complied with after the Funding Date, including confirming compliance with environmental and insurance requirements; (ii) Lender’s ongoing performance of and compliance with all agreements and covenants contained in this Agreement and the other Loan Documents on its part to be performed or complied with after the Funding Date; (iii) the negotiation, preparation, execution, delivery and administration of any consents, amendments, waivers or other modifications to this Agreement and the other Loan Documents and any other documents or matters (including leasing matters) requested by Borrower; (iv) the filing and recording fees and expenses, title insurance and reasonable fees and expenses of attorneys for providing to Lender all required legal opinions, and other similar expenses incurred, in creating and perfecting the Liens and security interest in favor of Lender pursuant to this Agreement and the other Loan Documents; (v) enforcing or preserving any rights, in response to third party claims or the prosecuting or defending of any action or proceeding or other litigation, in each case against, under or affecting Borrower, this Agreement, the other Loan Documents, the Property, or any other security given for the Obligations; and (vi) enforcing any obligations of or collecting any payments due from Borrower or Carveout Indemnitor under this Agreement, the other Loan Documents or with respect to the Property or in connection with any refinancing or restructuring of the credit arrangements provided under this Agreement in the nature of a “work-out” or of any insolvency or bankruptcy proceedings. Any costs and expenses due and payable to Lender may be paid to Lender, at Lender’s election, pursuant to Section 4.2.
(b) Any costs and expenses due and payable to Lender pursuant to this Section 11.5 shall bear interest at the Default Rate from the expiration of the applicable Demand Period until Lender receives payment in full. If Borrower fails to reimburse Lender prior to the expiration of the applicable Demand Period, then Lender may, in its discretion, either (i) without additional notice to Borrower, add such amounts to the principal balance of the Obligations to accrue interest at the Contract Rate and be secured by the Loan Documents, or (ii) deem the failure of Borrower to make timely reimbursement to be an Event of Default and continue to accrue interest at the Default Rate in connection with such unpaid amounts until repayment in full.
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Section 11.6. Approvals; Third Parties; Conditions. All approval rights retained or exercised by Lender with respect to Leases, contracts, plans, studies and other matters shall not be deemed or construed as a determination that Lender has passed on the adequacy thereof for any other purpose and may not be relied upon by Borrower or any other Person. This Agreement is for the sole and exclusive use of Borrower and Lender and may not be enforced, nor relied upon, by any Person other than Borro wer and Lender. All conditions of the obligations of Lender hereunder, including Lender’s discretionary right to make protective advances pursuant to Sections 10.3 or 11.5, are imposed solely and exclusively for the benefit of Lender, its successors and assigns, and no other Person shall have standing to require satisfaction of such conditions or be entitled to assume that Lender will refuse to make advances (if any) in the absence of strict compliance with any or all of such conditions, and no other Person shall, under any circumstances, be deemed to be a beneficiary of such conditions, any and all of which may be freely waived in whole or in part by Lender at any time in Lender’s discretion.
Section 11.7. Lender Not in Control; No Partnership. None of the covenants or other provisions contained in this Agreement shall, or shall be deemed to, give Lender the right or power to exercise control over the affairs or management of Borrower, the power of Lender being limited to the rights to exercise the remedies referred to in the Loan Documents, at law or in equity. The relationship between Borrower and Lender is, and at all times shall remain, solely that of debtor and creditor. No c ovenant or provision of the Loan Documents is intended, nor shall it be deemed or construed, to create a partnership, joint venture, agency or common interest in profits or income between Lender and Borrower or to create any equity in the Property in Lender. Lender neither undertakes nor assumes any responsibility or duty to Borrower or to any other Person with respect to the Property or the Loan, except as expressly provided in the Loan Documents, and notwithstanding any other provision of the Loan Documents: (i) Lender is not, and shall not be construed as, a partner, joint venturer, alter ego, manager, controlling person or other business associate or participant of any kind of Borrower or its stockholders, members, or partners (as the case may be) and Lender does not intend to ever assume such status; (ii) Lender shall in no event be liable for any Debts, expenses or losses incurred or sustained by Borrower; and (iii) Lender shall not be deemed responsible for or a participant in any acts, omi ssions or decisions of Borrower or its stockholders, members, or partners (as the case may be). Lender and Borrower each disclaim any intention to create any partnership, joint venture, agency or common interest in profits or income between Lender and Borrower, or to create equity in the Property in Lender, or any sharing of liabilities, losses, costs or expenses.
Section 11.8. Time of the Essence. Time is of the essence with respect to the performance of Borrower's, Carveout Indemnitor’s or any other Borrower Party’s obligations under the Loan Documents.
Section 11.9. Successors and Assigns. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of Lender, Borrower and the respective successors and assigns of Lender and Borrower, provided that neither Borrower nor any other Borrower Party shall, without the prior written consent of Lender (which may be granted or withheld in Lender’s discretion) or except as expressly permitted pursuant to the provisions of Article 8, assign a ny rights, duties or obligations hereunder or under any other Loan Document.
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Section 11.10. Servicing, Transfers, Assignments and Participations.
(a) At the option of Lender, the Loan may be serviced by a servicer (the “Servicer”) selected by Lender from time to time and Lender may delegate all or any portion of its responsibilities under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents to the Servicer pursuant to a servicing agreement between Lender and Servicer. Servicer shall be entitled to reimbursement of reasonable costs and expenses as and to the same extent (but without duplication) as Lender is entitled thereto under the applicable provisions of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, provided that Borrower shall not be obligated to pay any servicing fee payable t o the Servicer by Lender. Upon notice thereof from Lender (a copy of which shall be sent to Borrower), Servicer shall have the right to exercise all rights of Lender and enforce all obligations of Borrower pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement, the Note and the other Loan Documents. Provided Borrower shall have been given notice of Servicer’s address by Lender, Borrower shall deliver to Servicer duplicate originals of all notices and other instruments which Borrower may or shall be required to deliver to Lender pursuant to this Agreement, the Note and the other Loan Documents (and no delivery of such notices or other instruments by Borrower shall be of any force or effect unless delivered to Lender and Servicer as provided above).
(b) Lender may at any time sell, transfer or assign the Note, this Agreement, the Mortgage, and the other Loan Documents, and any or all servicing rights with respect thereto or grant participations therein or issue mortgage pass-through certificates, provided that if Lender grants participations therein Lender shall remain as the “lead” lender and primary contact of Borrower for all required consents and approvals under the Loan Documents. Lender may forward to any present, future or prospective purchaser, assignee, servicer, participant or investor (each, a “Transferee”), all documents and information which Lender n ow has or may hereafter acquire relating to Borrower, Carveout Indemnitor or the Property, whether furnished by Borrower, Property Manager, Carveout Indemnitor or any other Person, as Lender determines necessary or desirable; provided that Lender receives a reasonable undertaking from the applicable Transferee to maintain the confidential nature (if any) of such information. Borrower shall reasonably cooperate, and shall cause Carveout Indemnitor to reasonably cooperate, with Lender in connection with any transfer made pursuant to this Section 11.10, including the delivery of an estoppel certificate and such other documents as may be reasonably requested by Lender. Borrower shall also furnish, and hereby consents to Lender furnishing to such Transferee, any and all current or updated information concerning the financial condition of Borrower, Carveout Indemnitor and any and all information concerning the Property as may be reasonably requested by Lender or any Transferee; provided that Lender receives a reasonable undertaking from the applicable Transferee to maintain the confidential nature (if any) of such information. No exercise by Lender of any transfer rights pursuant hereto shall operate to release or diminish the duties, obligations or liabilities of Borrower and Carveout Indemnitor under this Agreement or the other Loan Documents. Any such transfer, sale or assignment of the Note, this Agreement, the Mortgage and the other Loan Documents by Lender pursuant to this Section 11.10 shall be at Lender’s sole cost and expense and Borrower shall incur no costs in connection therewith.
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(c) Without in any way limiting Lender’s other rights hereunder, Lender shall have the right, in its discretion at any time after the Funding Date, to require Borrower to split the Loan into one or more loans secured by the Property (individually, a “Split Loan” and collectively, the “Split Loans”), provided that (i) the aggregate principal amount of all notes evidencing the Split Loans shall equal the outstanding principal balance of the Loan immediately prior to the creation of such split notes, (ii) the aggregate debt service payments on the Split Loans shall on th e date created equal the debt service payment which was due under the Loan immediately prior to the creation of such Split Loans, and (iii) the other terms and provisions of the documents evidencing and/or securing the Split Loans shall be substantially similar in form and substance to the Loan Documents, provided that such terms and provisions do not materially increase Borrower’s obligations or decrease its rights thereunder. Borrower, at no cost or expense to it, shall cooperate with all reasonable requests of Lender in order to establish the Split Loans and shall execute and deliver such documents as shall be reasonably required by Lender in connection therewith, all in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Lender, including modified and severed notes, mortgages and other security documents in such denominations as Lender shall determine in its discretion, release documents and any and all documents necessary to assign the Split Loans.
Section 11.11. Replacement Documents. Upon receipt of an affidavit of an officer of Lender as to the loss, theft, destruction or mutilation of the Note or any other document(s) which is not of public record and, in the case of any such destruction or mutilation, upon surrender and cancellation of the Note or other document(s), Borrower shall issue, in lieu thereof, a replacement Note or other document(s) in the same principal amount thereof and otherwise of like tenor.
Section 11.12. Renewal, Extension or Rearrangement. All provisions of the Loan Documents shall apply with equal effect to each and all promissory notes and amendments thereof hereinafter executed which in whole or in part represent a renewal, extension, increase or rearrangement of the Loan.
Section 11.13. Waivers. No course of dealing on the part of Lender, its officers, employees, attorneys, consultants or agents, nor any failure or delay by Lender with respect to exercising any right, power, privilege or remedy of Lender under any of the Loan Documents, shall operate as a waiver thereof.
Section 11.14. Cumulative Rights. All rights and remedies of Lender under the Loan Documents, at law or in equity shall be cumulative, and the exercise or partial exercise of any such right or remedy shall not preclude the exercise of any other right or remedy.
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Section 11.15. Exhibits and Schedules. The exhibits and schedules attached to this Agreement are incorporated herein and shall be considered a part of this Agreement for the purposes stated herein.
Section 11.16. Titles of Articles, Sections and Subsections. All titles or headings to articles, sections, subsections or other divisions of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents or the exhibits hereto and thereto, are only for the convenience of the parties and shall not be construed to have any effect or meaning with respect to the other content of such articles, sections, subsections or other divisions, such other content being control ling as to the agreement between the parties hereto.
Section 11.17. Promotional Material. Borrower authorizes Lender to issue press releases, advertisements and other promotional materials in connection with Lender’s own promotional and marketing activities, and describing the Loan in general terms or in detail and Lender’s participation in the Loan. All references to Lender contained in any press release, advertisement or promotional material issued by Borrower must be app roved in writing by Lender in advance of issuance.
Section 11.18. Survival. All of the representations, warranties, covenants, and indemnities made in this Agreement, the Environmental Indemnity Agreement or any other Loan Document shall survive the repayment in full of the Obligations and the release of the Liens evidencing or securing the Loan, and shall survive the transfer (by sale, foreclosure, conveyance in lieu of foreclosure or otherwise) of any or all right, title and interest in and t o all or any portion of the Collateral to any party.
Section 11.19. Governing Law. The Loan Documents are being executed and delivered, and are intended to be performed, in the State and the laws of the State and of the United States of America shall govern the rights and duties of the parties hereto and the validity, construction, enforcement and interpretation of the Loan Documents, except to the extent otherwise specified in any of the Loan Documents.
Section 11.20. Entire Agreement. This Agreement and the other Loan Documents embody the entire agreement and understanding between Lender and Borrower and supersede all prior agreements and understandings between such parties relating to the subject matter hereof and thereof. Accordingly, the Loan Documents may not be contradicted by evidence of prior, contemporaneous, or subsequent oral agreements of the parties. There ar e no unwritten oral agreements between the parties.
Section 11.21. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in multiple counterparts, each of which shall constitute an original, but all of which shall constitute one document.
Section 11.22. Obligations of Borrower, Joint and Several. If more than one Person has executed this Agreement or any other Loan Document as “Borrower”, “Grantor” or “Assignor”, the obligations of all such Persons hereunder or thereunder shall be joint and several.
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Section 11.23. WAIVER OF PUNITIVE OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES. NEITHER LENDER NOR BORROWER SHALL BE RESPONSIBLE OR LIABLE TO THE OTHERS OR TO ANY OTHER PERSON FOR ANY PUNITIVE, EXEMPLARY OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES WHICH MAY BE ALLEGED AS A RESULT OF THE LOAN, THE LOAN DOCUMENTS OR THE TRANSACTION CONTEMPLATED HEREBY, INCLUDING ANY BREACH OR OTHER DEFAULT BY ANY PARTY HERETO.
Section 11.24. WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL/SUBMISSION TO JURISDICTION. TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, BORROWER AND LENDER HEREBY KNOWINGLY, VOLUNTARILY AND INTENTIONALLY WAIVE THE RIGHT TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN RESPECT OF ANY LITIGATION BASED ON THE TRANSACTION CONTEMPLATED BY THIS AGREEMENT OR ARISING OUT OF, UNDER OR IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT, OR ANY COURSE OF CONDUCT, COURSE OF DEALING, STATEMENT (WHETHER VE RBAL OR WRITTEN) OR ACTION OF ANY PARTY OR ANY EXERCISE BY ANY PARTY OF THEIR RESPECTIVE RIGHTS UNDER THE LOAN DOCUMENTS OR IN ANY WAY RELATING TO THE LOAN OR THE COLLATERAL (INCLUDING ANY ACTION TO RESCIND OR CANCEL THIS AGREEMENT, AND ANY CLAIM OR DEFENSE ASSERTING THAT THIS AGREEMENT WAS FRAUDULENTLY INDUCED OR IS OTHERWISE VOID OR VOIDABLE). THIS WAIVER IS A MATERIAL INDUCEMENT FOR LENDER TO ENTER THIS AGREEMENT. BORROWER AND LENDER HEREBY IRREVOCABLY SUBMIT TO THE JURISDICTION OF ANY FEDERAL OR STATE COURT IN THE STATE OF NEW YORK, COUNTY OF QUEENS, IN ANY ACTION, SUIT OR PROCEEDING BROUGHT AGAINST IT AND RELATED TO OR IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT AND TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, THE PARTIES HERETO HEREBY WAIVE AND AGREE NOT TO ASSERT BY WAY OF MOTION, AS A DEFENSE OR OTHERWISE, IN ANY SUCH SUIT, ACTION OR PROCEEDING ANY CLAIM THAT IT IS NOT SUBJECT TO THE JURISDICTION OF SUCH FEDERAL OR STATE COURTS, THAT THE SUIT, ACTION OR PROCEEDING IS BROUGHT IN AN INCONVENIENT FORUM, THAT THE VENUE OF THE SUIT, ACTION OR PROCEEDING IS IMPROPER, OR THAT THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER SECURITY DOCUMENT OR ANY OTHER DOCUMENT OR INSTRUMENT REFERRED TO HEREIN OR THEREIN OR THE SUBJECT MATTER HEREOF OR THEREOF MAY NOT BE LITIGATED IN OR BY SUCH FEDERAL OR STATE COURTS.
ARTICLE 12.
LIMITATIONS ON LIABILITY
Section 12.1. Limitation on Liability.
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(a) Subject to the qualifications and exceptions set forth below, Lender shall not enforce the liability and obligations of Borrower to perform and observe its duties and obligations contained in the Note, this Agreement, the Mortgage or the other Loan Documents by any action or proceeding wherein a money judgment shall be sought against Borrower or any other Borrower Party, provided that Lender may bring a foreclosure action, an action for specific performance or any other appropriate action or proceeding to enable Lender to enforce and realize upon its interest under the Note, this Agreement, the Mortgage and the other Loan Documents, or in the Collateral given to Lender pursuant to the Loan Documents; provided, further, that, subject to the qualifications and exceptions set forth below, any judgment in any such action or proceeding shall be enforceable against Borrower only to the extent of Borrower’s interest in the Collateral, and Lender, by accepting the Note, this Agreement, the Mortgage and the other Loan Documents, agrees that subject to the qualifications and exceptions set forth below, it shall not sue for, seek or demand any deficiency judgment against Borrower, any other Borrower Party or any member, officer, director, manager or shareholder of Borrower in any such action or proceeding under, by reason of or in connection with the Note, this Agreement, the Mortgage or the other Loan Documents.
(b) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Agreement or the other Loan Documents:
(i) the provisions of Section 12.1(a) shall not:
(1) Constitute a waiver, release or impairment of any obligation evidenced or secured by any of the Loan Documents;
(2) Impair the right of Lender to name Borrower and/or Carveout Indemnitor as a party defendant in any action or suit for foreclosure and sale under the Mortgage;
(3) Affect the validity or enforceability of any Guaranty, affect the liability, duties and obligations of Carveout Indemnitor under the Carveout Indemnity, or affect any of the rights and remedies of Lender under the Carveout Indemnity or any other Guaranty;
(4) Impair the right of Lender to obtain the appointment of a receiver, impair the enforcement of the Assignment of Leases and Rents, limit the liability, duties and obligations of Borrower under the Assignment of Leases and Rents, or limit any of the rights and remedies of Lender under the Assignment of Leases and Rents;
(5) Affect the validity or enforceability of the Environmental Indemnity Agreement, limit the liability, duties and obligations of Borrower and Carveout Indemnitor under the Environmental Indemnity Agreement, or limit the rights and remedies of Lender under the Environmental Indemnity Agreement; or
(6) Constitute a prohibition against Lender to seek a deficiency judgment against Borrower and/or Carveout Indemnitor solely in order to satisfy procedural requirements necessary to fully realize the security granted by the Mortgage or under any other Loan Documents, or to commence any other appropriate action or proceeding in order for Lender to exercise its remedies against the Collateral; and
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(ii) Borrower, jointly and severally with Carveout Indemnitor pursuant to the Carveout Indemnity, hereby agrees to indemnify and reimburse Lender, within the Demand Period (and nothing set forth in this Section 12.1 shall constitute a waiver of the right of Lender to enforce the liability and obligation of Borrower, by money judgment or otherwise), to the extent of any and all liabilities, costs, losses (including any reduction in value of the Property or any other Collateral or the loss of Lender’s security interest therein), damages, expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees and disbursements, and court costs, if any), or claims suffered or incurred by Lender by reason of or in connection with any of the following:
(1) Any fraud committed by any Borrower Party in connection with the Loan;
(2) Any material misrepresentation contained in any of the Loan Documents or any report furnished pursuant to any of the Loan Documents by or at the direction of any Borrower Party;
(3) The failure by Borrower to maintain insurance in accordance with Section 3.1;
(4) The failure of any Borrower Party to apply Operating Revenues received by any Borrower Party to pay Debt Service, Impounds, Operating Expenses (including expenses incurred in fulfilling the obligations of Borrower as “landlord” under any Lease) and reasonable and necessary capital expenditures or costs during the 12-month period immediately preceding the occurrence of the Event of Default triggering Lender’s exercise of remedies; provided, however, that neither Borrower nor Carveout Indemnitor shall have liability under this subparagraph (4) to the extent Operating Revenues generated during the 12-month period immediatel y preceding the occurrence of the Event of Default triggering Lender’s exercise of remedies were not sufficient to pay in full all Debt Service, Impounds, Operating Expenses (including expenses incurred in fulfilling the obligations of Borrower as “landlord” under any Lease) and reasonable and necessary capital expenditures or costs, and all Operating Revenues so received by any Borrower Party were applied to pay such amounts to the full extent of Operating Revenues so received; provided further that the foregoing shall not limit or effect liability under subparagraph (3) above relating to failure to maintain insurance in accordance with Section 3.1;
(5) The misappropriation of any Net Proceeds or condemnation awards by any Borrower Party to the extent any Net Proceeds or condemnation awards are payable to a Borrower Party pursuant to the NYC Leases;
(6) The failure of any Borrower Party to (x) properly apply any and all security deposits held by any Borrower Party, (y) properly return same to Tenants when due, or (z) deliver security deposits to Lender, any receiver or any Person purchasing the Property or any part thereof at a foreclosure sale or upon the taking of possession of the Property or any part thereof by Lender, such receiver or such other Person, provided that neither Borrower nor Carveout Indemnitor will have the liability under this subparagraph (6) if the required activity under (z) above is limited or prohibited by applicable Legal Requirements;
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(7) The failure of Borrower to secure Lender’s consent (or deemed consent) in accordance with Section 5.2;
(8) Intentional removal or destruction of property (without the concurrent replacement thereof with property of at least equivalent value and utility) constituting any material portion of the Collateral, or any other intentional and material waste of any portion of the Collateral, by any Borrower Party;
(9) Any Borrower Party contesting or in any way interfering with, directly or indirectly, any foreclosure action, Uniform Commercial Code sale and/or deed in lieu of foreclosure transaction commenced by Lender or with any other enforcement of Lender’s rights, power or remedies under any of the Loan Documents (whether by making any motion, bringing any counterclaim (other than mandatory or compulsory counterclaims), claiming any defense, seeking any injunction or other restraint, commencing any action or otherwise) in connection with Lender’s rights arising from an Event of Default; provided, however, that if any Borrower Party rai ses a defense or commences any action (other than the occurrence of any of the events described in subparagraphs (10) and (11) below) and establishes before a court of competent jurisdiction that said defense or action is based on a valid, meritorious claim that Lender’s collection efforts or exercise of a right or remedy should not be enforced, then neither Borrower nor Carveout Indemnitor will have liability under this subparagraph (9);
(10) Borrower or Carveout Indemnitor (i) filing a voluntary petition under the Bankruptcy Code or any other Federal or state bankruptcy or insolvency law, or (ii) making an assignment for the benefit of creditors; or
(11) Any Borrower Party (i) filing, or joining in the filing of, an involuntary petition against Borrower or Carveout Indemnitor under the Bankruptcy Code or any other Federal or state bankruptcy or insolvency law, or (ii) soliciting or causing to be solicited petitioning creditors for any involuntary petition against Borrower or Carveout Indemnitor, or (iii) filing an answer consenting to or otherwise acquiescing in or joining in any involuntary petition filed against Borrower or Carveout Indemnitor by any other Person under the Bankruptcy Code or any other Federal or state bankruptcy or insolvency law, or (iv) voting adversely to Lender’s interest in any proceeding under the Bankruptcy Code or any other state or Federal bankruptcy or insolvency law which involve s Borrower, Carveout Indemnitor or any portion of the Collateral, or (v) consenting to or acquiescing or joining in an application for the appointment of a custodian, receiver, trustee or examiner for Borrower, Carveout Indemnitor or any portion of the Collateral (unless such action is at the written request of Lender).
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Notwithstanding the foregoing, if Borrower and any other necessary Borrower Parties consent, pursuant to a stipulation in form reasonably required by Lender (to be executed by Borrower and any other necessary Borrower Parties and delivered to Lender within five (5) Business Days following Lender’s request), to the appointment of a receiver for the Property (the identity of such receiver to be designated by Lender and approved by Borrower, such approval not to be unreasonably withheld), and neither Borrower nor any other Borrower Party seeks or participates in the removal of said receiver (absent a material violation by said receiver of the order appointing the receiver, in which case a substitute receiver designated by Lender and approved by Borrower, such approval not to be unreasonably withheld, will be appointed) then neither Borrower nor Carveout Indemnitor shall have liability under this Subsection (b)(ii) solely as a result of any reduction in value of the Property or any other Collateral during the period that Lender is pursuing its rights and remedies as a result of an Event of Default.
(c) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents: (i) Lender shall not be deemed to have waived any right which Lender may have under Section 506(a), 506(b), 1111(b) or any other provisions of the Bankruptcy Code to file a claim for the full amount of the Obligations or to require that all Collateral shall continue to secure all of the Obligations owing to Lender in accordance with the Loan Documents; and (ii) the Obligations shall be fully recourse to Borrower and Carveout Indemnitor (jointly and severally) in the event any prohibited Transfer occurs in violation of Section 8.1 (including the voluntary placement of a Lien on all or any portion of the Collateral in violation of the Loan Documents).
ARTICLE 13.
TERMINATION AND APPOINTMENT
Section 13.1. Termination/Appointment. Within a reasonable amount of time after the Obligations are fully and finally repaid, at Borrower’s request, Lender shall prepare and deliver to Borrower a termination, in recordable form as applicable, for this Agreement, the Assignment of Leases and Rents, the Carveout Indemnity, the Assignment of Property Documents, each mortgagee notification letter and each Tenant Payment Direction Letter, in form and substance reasonably acceptable to Borrower, provi ded, that nothing in this Section 13.1 shall be construed as requiring Lender to release Borrower for any indemnities or other obligations which are intended to survive repayment of the Loan.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Agreement has been executed by the parties hereto and is effective as of the day and year first above written.
BORROWER: | ||
165-25 147TH AVENUE, LLC, | ||
a New York limited liability company | ||
By: Green Acquisition, Inc., | ||
a New York corporation, its sole member | ||
By: __________________ | ||
Name: Jerome Cooper | ||
Title: President |
85-01 24TH AVENUE, LLC, | ||
a New York limited liability company | ||
By: Triboro Acquisition, Inc., | ||
a New York corporation, its sole member | ||
By: __________________ | ||
Name: Jerome Cooper | ||
Title: President |
[Signature Page to Loan Agreement]
LENDER: | ||
HARTFORD LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY | ||
a Connecticut corporation | ||
By: Hartford Investment Management Company, a Delaware corporation, | ||
Its Agent and Attorney-in-Fact | ||
By: ________________________ | ||
Name: | ||
Title: |
HARTFORD LIFE AND ACCIDENT INSURANCE COMPANY | ||
a Connecticut corporation | ||
By: Hartford Investment Management Company, a Delaware corporation, | ||
Its Agent and Attorney-in-Fact | ||
By: ________________________ | ||
Name: | ||
Title: |
HARTFORD LIFE AND ANNUITY INSURANCE COMPANY, | ||
a Connecticut corporation | ||
By: Hartford Investment Management Company, a Delaware corporation, | ||
Its Agent and Attorney-in-Fact | ||
By: _________________________ | ||
Name: | ||
Title: |
[Signature Page to Loan Agreement]
EXHIBIT A-1
LEGAL DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY
Block 13296 Lot 7
ALL that certain piece or parcel of land, situate, lying and being in the Borough of Queens, City and State of New York, more particularly designated on the Tax Map of the City of New York for the Borough of Queens as Lot 7, in Block 13296 on Section 56 thereof, as said map was on the 3rd day of November 1952.
Block 13296 Lot 14
ALL that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, situate, lying and being in the Borough and County of Queens, City and State of New York, bounded and described as follows:
BEGINNING at a point on the southerly side of 146th Avenue, distant 141.57 feet easterly from the corner formed by the intersection of the southerly side of 146th Avenue with the easterly side of Rockaway Boulevard;
RUNNING THENCE easterly along the southerly side of 146th Avenue, 409.87 feet to the corner formed by the intersection of the southerly side of 146th Avenue with the westerly side of 167th Street;
THENCE southerly along the westerly side of 167th Street, 445.08 feet to the corner formed by the intersection of the westerly side of 167th Street with the northerly side of 147th Avenue;
THENCE westerly along the northerly side of 147th Avenue, 449.68 feet to a point;
THENCE northerly at right angles or nearly so to 147th Avenue, 255.05 feet to a point;
THENCE westerly along the northerly side of 146th Road, 99.96 feet to the corner formed by the intersection of the northerly side of 146th Road with the easterly side of Rockaway Boulevard;
THENCE northerly along the westerly side of Rockaway Boulevard, 110 feet;
THENCE easterly at right angles or nearly so to Rockaway Boulevard, 100.87 feet;
THENCE southerly at right angles or nearly so to the preceding course, 15 feet;
THENCE easterly at right angles or nearly so to the preceding course, 40 feet;
Exhibit A-1-1
THENCE northerly at right angles or nearly so to the preceding course, 95 feet to the southerly side of 146th Avenue at the point or place or BEGINNING.
Block 13296 Lot 101
ALL that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, situate, lying and being in the Borough and County of Queens, City and State of New York, bounded and described as follows:
BEGINNING at the corner formed by the intersection of the northerly side of 147th Avenue with the easterly side of Rockaway Boulevard;
RUNNING THENCE northerly along the easterly side of Rockaway Boulevard, 193.91 feet to the corner formed by the intersection of the easterly side of Rockaway Boulevard with the southerly side of 146th Road;
THENCE easterly along the southerly side of 146th Road, 98.63 feet to a point;
THENCE southerly at right angles or nearly so with the southerly side of 146th Road, 195 feet to the northerly side of 147th Avenue;
THENCE westerly along the northerly side of 147th Avenue, 91.12 feet to the point or place of BEGINNING.
Block 13298 Lot 11
ALL that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, situate, lying and being in the Borough and County of Queens, City and State of New York, bounded and described as follows:
BEGINNING at a point on the southerly side of 147th Avenue, distant 112.66 feet easterly from the corner formed by the intersection of the southerly side of 147th Avenue with the easterly side of Rockaway Boulevard;
RUNNING THENCE easterly along the southerly side of 147th Avenue, 320 feet to the corner formed by the intersection of the southerly side of 147th Avenue with the westerly side of 167th Street;
THENCE southerly along the westerly side of 167th Street, 170.57 feet to the corner formed by the intersection of the westerly side of 167th Street with the northerly side of Farmers Boulevard;
THENCE westerly along the northerly side of Farmers Boulevard, 321.17 feet;
Exhibit A-1-2
THENCE northerly at right angles or nearly so to the northerly side of Farmers Boulevard, 143.71 feet to the southerly side of 147th Avenue, at the point or place of BEGINNING.
Block 13302 Lot 171
ALL that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, situate, lying and being in the Borough and County of Queens, City and State of New York, bounded and described as follows:
BEGINNING at the corner formed by the intersection of the southerly side of 147th Avenue with the easterly side of 167th Street;
RUNNING THENCE easterly along the southerly side of 147th Avenue, 49.53 feet;
THENCE southerly at right angles or nearly so to the southerly side of 147th Avenue, 175.48 feet to the northerly side of Farmers Boulevard;
THENCE westerly along the northerly side of Farmers Boulevard, 49.71 feet to the corner formed by the intersection of the northerly side of Farmers Boulevard with the easterly side of 167th Street;
THENCE northerly along the easterly side of 167th Street, 171.34 feet to the corner at the point or place of BEGINNING.
Exhibit A-1-3
EXHIBIT A-2
LEGAL DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY
Block 1080 Lot 1
ALL that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, situate, lying and being in the Borough of Queens, County of Queens, City and State of New York, bounded and described as follows:
BEGINNING at the corner formed by the intersection of the easterly side of 85th Street and the northerly side of 24th Avenue;
RUNNING THENCE northerly along the easterly side of 85th Street, 567 feet to a point;
THENCE northeasterly along a curve to the right having a radius of 25 feet and arc distance of 37.10 feet to the southerly side of 23rd Avenue;
THENCE easterly along the southerly side of 23rd Avenue, 438.82 feet more or less to the corner formed by the intersection of the westerly side of 87th Street and the southerly side of 23rd Avenue;
THENCE southerly along the westerly side of 87th Street, 629.92 feet to the corner formed by the intersection of the westerly side of 87th Street and the northerly side of 24th Avenue;
THENCE westerly along the northerly side of 24th Avenue, 460 feet to the corner at the point or place of BEGINNING.
Exhibit A-2-1
EXHIBIT B
CLOSING STATEMENT
[TO BE PROVIDED UNDER SEPARATE COVER]
Exhibit B-1
SCHEDULE 6.16
PERSONAL PROPERTY
NONE
Schedule 6.16-1
SCHEDULE 6.18
LIST OF MATERIAL AGREEMENTS
NONE
Schedule 6.18-1