TO: CRA Board of Commissioners
FROM: Tara Toto, Redevelopment Manager
THROUGH: Renée A. Jadusingh, Esq., Executive Director
DATE: May 25, 2021
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DISCUSSION - DELRAY BEACH COMMUNITY LAND TRUST - COREY JONES ISLE PROJECT CONSTRUCTION LOAN
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Recommended Action:
Board discussion.
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Background:
At the April 27, 2021, Delray Beach Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) Workshop, the Board requested a discussion item about the impact of forgiving the Construction Loan Agreement between the CRA and the Delray Beach Community Land Trust (CLT).
On June 11, 2019, the CRA awarded the CLT RFP 2019-03 for the “Development and Disposition of CRA Owned Properties in the Southwest Neighborhood for Workforce Housing” in an amount not to exceed $2,454,350.
Contract Negotiations with Delray Beach Community Land Trust:
Purchase and Sale Agreement: ten (10) vacant single-family residential lots ($5,000)
- Executed: January 15, 2020
Amendment to Purchase and Sale Agreement:
- CRA Board Approved Item: July 28, 2020
- CLT Closed on Three (3) SF Homes: September 10, 2020
- CLT Closed on Seven (7) SF Homes: October 15, 2020
Construction Loan Agreement: ten (10) single-family workforce housing units ($2,454,350)
- First Three (3) SF Homes: September 10, 2020
- Remaining seven (7) Homes: October 15, 2020
Construction Loan Amendment: Pending Approval
Mortgage and Security Agreement: $2,454,350
- Mortgage for Lots 1-3: Recorded September 14, 2020
- Mortgage Spreader for Lots 4-10: Recorded October 22, 2020
Promissory Note: $2,454,350
- Executed: September 9, 2020
Status of Construction
Construction of the ten (10) single homes and project shall be completed by the end of May 2021.
Sale Price
The CLT Sale Price of the homes are as follows (includes CLT Developer fee of 6%):
- Five (5) Single (1) Story: $246,700
- Five (5) Two (2) Story: $278,700
Note: The CRA is providing up to $85,000 down payment assistance grant to each home buyer.
Construction Loan Ame...
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