The resolution allows the city to lease a property at 725 Davis Street to Broadway Davis Retail Associates LLC for 70 years at a nominal rent of $1, to create commercial space that serves the community. It also removes this property from an existing lease related to affordable housing for seniors, ensuring the project aligns with city planning goals.
Resolution 1) approving and authorizing the Director of Property and the Mayor’s Office of Housing and Community Development (“MOHCD”) to enter into a Commercial Ground Lease for Real Property owned by the City and located at 725 Davis Street (the “Commercial Property”) with Broadway Davis Retail Associates LLC, for a lease term of 70 years and one 24-year option to extend and an annual base rent of $1 (“Commercial Ground Lease”), in order to develop ground floor commercial space for community-serving uses (“Commercial Project”); 2) approving and authorizing the Director of Property and the Director of MOHCD to enter into a First Amendment to the Residential Ground Lease to remove the Commercial Property from the leased premises under the Ground Lease between the City and 735 Davis Senior, L.P., related to a 52-unit affordable housing development for low-income seniors, including 15 units for homeless seniors; 3) adopting findings that the Project and proposed transactions are consistent with the General Plan, and the eight priority policies of Planning Code, Section 101.1; 4) determining that the less than market rent payable under the Commercial Ground Lease will serve a public purpose by providing commercial spaces for community-serving spaces, in accordance with Administrative Code, Section 23.3; and 5) authorizing the Director of Property and/or the Director of MOHCD to execute the Commercial Ground Lease and the First Amendment to the Residential Ground Lease and make certain modifications to such agreements, as defined herein, and take certain actions in furtherance of this Resolution, as defined herein.
How it got here
This legislation originated from a need to develop community-serving commercial space in conjunction with an affordable housing project at 725 Davis Street.
MOHCD issued a Request for Proposals for a developer to create 52 units of affordable housing for low-income seniors and community-serving commercial space at 735 Davis Street.
The Environmental Review Officer signed the Final Mitigated Negative Declaration for the Project, complying with CEQA.
The Department of City Planning adopted a finding that the Project is consistent with the General Plan and priority policies.
The Board approved an option agreement and form of ground lease for the Davis Property for the development of the Project.
MOHCD entered into a Ground Lease with the Residential Developer for the purpose of developing the Project on the Property.
The Budget and Finance Committee recommended the approval of the Commercial Ground Lease with Broadway Davis Retail Associates LLC.
The Board of Supervisors adopted the resolution approving the Commercial Ground Lease and First Amendment to the Residential Ground Lease.
The Mayor approved the resolution, finalizing the Commercial Ground Lease for community-serving uses.
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