The ordinance authorizes the City to settle two lawsuits with Park Hotels & Resorts Inc. regarding the assessed value and tax refund for a specific property at 375 Battery Street, totaling $220,345,336 and a refund of $1,716,129 plus interest. It also repeals a previous ordinance that had settled these lawsuits.
Ordinance authorizing settlement of two related lawsuits filed by Park Hotels & Resorts Inc. et al. against the City and County of San Francisco concerning the real property located at 375 Battery Street, San Francisco, CA (Assessor’s Parcel Block No. 0229, Lot No. 020) (the “Subject Property”) for a stipulated assessed value of the Subject Property of $220,345,336 as of September 18, 2019, contingent upon the Assessment Appeals Board’s approval, and a refund of $1,716,129 plus statutory interest; the first lawsuit was filed on August 18, 2023, in San Francisco Superior Court, Case No. CGC-23-608468; entitled Park Hotels & Resorts Inc., et al. v. City and County of San Francisco; the second lawsuit was filed on June 27, 2023, in San Francisco Superior Court, Case No. CGC-23-607304; entitled Park Hotels & Resorts Inc. v. City and County of San Francisco, et al.; the lawsuits involve the assessed value of the Subject Property for property tax purposes as of the September 18, 2019, change in ownership date and a transfer tax refund; and repealing Ordinance No. 262-24, which authorized a prior settlement of these lawsuits.
How it got here
This legislation originated from two lawsuits filed by Park Hotels & Resorts Inc. against the City concerning property tax assessments and refunds.
Park Hotels & Resorts Inc. filed a lawsuit against the City regarding a transfer tax refund.
A second lawsuit was filed by Park Hotels & Resorts Inc. concerning the assessed value of the property located at 375 Battery Street.
Ordinance No. 262-24 was passed to authorize a prior settlement of the lawsuits, but it was not implemented.
The committee recommended the new ordinance to settle the lawsuits, which included a stipulated assessed value and a refund.
The Board passed the ordinance on first reading, authorizing the settlement of the lawsuits.
The ordinance was finally passed by the Board of Supervisors.
The Mayor approved the ordinance, finalizing the settlement of the lawsuits.
Reconstructed from attached documents & the official record