Title
Conduct a public hearing and consider a resolution consenting to the assignment by Beltline Beltway Investments, LTD., a Texas limited partnership (“Assignor”), to CH Realty X-LI I DFW Interchange 80, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (“Assignee”), of Assignor’s interest in that certain Economic Development Program Agreement (Chapter 380 Agreement) dated effective April 24, 2023, relating to the development of an industrial building located at the northeast corner of IH-635 and U.S. Hwy. 80 in Mesquite, and authorizing the City Manager to execute all documents necessary in connection therewith.
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Background:
Masterplan, a development consulting company, submitted a proposal in August 2022, on behalf of the Estate of Betty C. Bowie, along with William C. Christensen III, Independent Executor for the Estate of Betty C. Bowie (the Estate), in response to RFP No. 2022-124, released by the City for the sale and development of Orlando Avenue, a City-owned right-of-way, located within a prime commercial corner at IH-635 and US Highway 80.
Masterplan was awarded RFP No. 2022-124 for the purchase of Orlando Avenue by the City Council on December 5, 2022, under Chapter 272 of the Local Government Code. With the award of the Orlando Avenue right-of-way, the Estate assembled other properties owned by the Estate at IH-635 and US Highway 80 into an approximately 12.78-acre tract for commercial development.
The Chapter 380 Agreement effective April 24, 2023, contains terms and conditions precedent for the transfer of the City’s Orlando Avenue right-of-way land as part of a project for commercial development of the assembled 12.78-acre tracts. Terms and conditions include the development of a minimum 200,000-square-foot Class A industrial building with a capital investment of at least $15 million, shell commencement by December 31, 2024, and completion by December 31, 2025. Other development requirements include the improvement and dedication to the City of the public access portion of Orlando Avenue, enhanced landscaping, and design standards outlined in the Planned Development zoning ordinance.
The Estate secured a developer, Lovett Industrial, for the purchase of land and development of the project, listed as an assignee within the proposed Chapter 380 Agreement. The City Council approved the agreement on April 17, 2023.
Request:
William C. Christensen III, on behalf of the Estate of Betty C. Bowie, assigned the Agreement to Beltline Beltway Investments, LTD. Beltline Beltway Investments, LTD. requests assignment to a new entity, CH Realty X-LI I DFW Interchange 80, L.P., which includes representation from Crow Holdings, the investment firm backing the project.
Recommended/Desired Action
Following the public hearing, staff recommends approval of the resolution.
Attachment(s)
Resolution
Drafter
Kim Buttram
Head of Department
Kim Buttram