TITLE
Recommendation to declare the property located at 540-558 East Willow Street, Assessor Parcel Numbers 7208-006-909 and -918 (Subject Property) as surplus; authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute any and all documents, including the Standard Offer, Agreement and Escrow Instructions for Purchase of Real Estate with Davila Properties, LLC, and Ashwood Construction, Inc., and/or assignee(s) (Buyer), for the sale of the Subject Property in the amount of $1,100,000; and accept Categorical Exemption CE 15-151. (District 6)
DISCUSSION
The City of Long Beach, as Successor Agency to the Redevelopment Agency of the City of Long Beach (Successor Agency), currently owns the property located at 540-558 East Willow Street (Subject Property) (Exhibit A). The Subject Property is approximately 21,580 square feet and is improved with a public parking lot serving the adjacent area. The Subject Property is included in the Successor Agency’s Long Range Property Management Plan (LRPMP), which was approved by the State of California Department of Finance on March 10, 2015. The Subject Property has been categorized with a permissible use of “Sale of Property” allowing for the Subject Property to be sold and proceeds distributed as property tax to the local taxing agencies.
Subsequent to the LRPMP’s approval, the Subject Property was marketed by Cushman and Wakefield, Inc., who worked with the Buyer to present the Successor Agency with an offer to purchase the property for $1,100,000, which is above fair market value as determined by an independent appraisal or broker opinion of value, as appropriate. The sale of the Subject Property is consistent with the LRPMP and dissolution law.
In compliance with Government Code Section 54220 (Chapter 621, Statutes of 1968), on June 1, 2015, staff notified the State of California (State) that the Successor Agency was declaring all Future Development and Sale of Property parcels as surplus. Further, in accordance with past practic...
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