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Approving the redevelopment contract and disposition supplement of the Redevelopment Authority of the City of Philadelphia for the redevelopment and urban renewal of a portion of the American Street Industrial Corridor Urban Renewal Area, designated as Parcel No. 1 also sometimes identified by respective house number and street address as 1700-1716 North Randolph street; and authorizing the Redevelopment Authority to execute the redevelopment contract with the Daniel J. Lasdon and to take such action as may be necessary to effectuate the redevelopment contract and disposition supplement.
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WHEREAS, The Redevelopment Authority of the City of Philadelphia as hereinafter "Redevelopment Authority", has prepared and submitted an urban renewal plan and a redevelopment proposal for the redevelopment of the American Street Industrial Corridor Urban Renewal Area, as hereinafter "American Street", for which said plan and proposal were approved by Ordinance of the Council on June 13, 2002; and
WHEREAS, The Redevelopment Authority has prepared a redevelopment contract for a portion of American Street, designated as Parcel No. 1 also sometimes identified by respective house number and street address as 1700-1716 North Randolph street (the “Parcel”). The area of said Parcel is bounded as follows:
Parcel No. 1 (1700-1716 North Randolph street).
ALL THAT CERTAIN lot or piece of ground situated in the Eighteenth Ward of the City of Philadelphia with the buildings and improvements thereon erected beginning at a point on the northeasterly side of Cecil B. Moore avenue (fifty feet wide) at the distance of thirty eight feet nine inches northwestward from the northwesterly side of Randolph street (fifty feet wide); Thence extending north seventy-eight degrees thirty-nine minutes west along the northeasterly side of said Cecil B. Moore avenue a distance of forty six feet five and one-half inches to a point; Thence extending north nine degrees fifty-eight minutes east a distance of fifty one feet six inches to a point; Thence extending north seventy-eight degrees thirty-nine minutes west a distance of four inches, more or less, to a point; Thence extending north ten degrees twenty minutes east the distance of forty four feet five and one-quarter inches to a point; Thence extending north seventy-eight degrees thirty-nine minutes west a distance of twenty feet four inches to a point; Thence extending north twelve degrees twelve minutes east the distance of fifty one feet six inches to a point; Thence extending north seventy-eight degrees thirty-nine minutes west a distance of fifty seven feet three inches to a point; Thence extending north nine degrees twenty minutes east the distance of sixteen feet five inches to a point; Thence extending north seventy-eight degrees fifty-three minutes west a distance of forty four feet seven and one-half inches to a point on the southeasterly side of Sixth street (fifty feet wide); Thence extending north nine degrees fifty-eight minutes east along the southeasterly side of said Sixth street a distance of thirty three feet eight and three-quarters inches to a point; Thence extending south seventy-eight degrees thirty-five minutes east a distance of one hundred two feet seven and three-eighths inches to a point; Thence extending north eleven degrees twenty-five minutes east the distance of two feet to a point; Thence extending south seventy-nine degrees twenty-four minutes east a distance of twenty three feet to an angle point; Thence extending south seventy-eight degrees seven minutes east the distance of ten feet to a point; Thence extending south eleven degrees twenty-five minutes west a distance of seven inches to a point; Thence extending south seventy-eight degrees thirty-five minutes east a distance of seventy five feet to a point on the northwesterly side of aforementioned Randolph street; Thence extending south eleven degrees twenty-five minutes west along the northwesterly side of said Randolph street a distance of one hundred forty eight feet nine and one-eighth inches to a point on the northeasterly side of a three feet wide alley; Thence extending north seventy-eight degrees thirty-nine minutes west along the northeasterly side of said alley a distance of thirty seven feet three-quarters inches more or less, to a point; Thence extending south thirteen degrees twenty-one minutes west, crossing the head of said alley, a distance of fifty feet three-eighths inches to the first mentioned point and place of beginning.
The said redevelopment contract is in substantial conformity with the urban renewal plan and the redevelopment proposal approved by the Council.
WHEREAS, Daniel J. Lasdon desires to enter into the said redevelopment contract for the Parcel; and
WHEREAS, The Redevelopment Authority has prepared a disposition supplement providing inter alia for development controls and regulations imposed upon the Parcel.
RESOLVED, BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA, That the redevelopment contract and disposition supplement submitted by the Redevelopment Authority of the City of Philadelphia (hereinafter "Redevelopment Authority") for the redevelopment of that portion of American Street, as hereinabove more particularly described, is hereby approved. City Council authorizes the Redevelopment Authority to proceed with minor changes in substantial conformity with the hereby approved redevelopment contract and disposition supplement. The Redevelopment Authority is authorized to execute the hereby approved redevelopment contract with Daniel J. Lasdon (hereinafter "Redeveloper"). The Redevelopment Authority and the Redeveloper are authorized to take such action in substantial conformity to the redevelopment contract as may be necessary to carry it out.
RESOLVED, The Redevelopment Authority and the Redeveloper are authorized to prepare or cause to be prepared for introduction into the Council such ordinances or resolutions as may be necessary for changes in zoning, streets, alleys, public ways, street patterns, location and relocation of public utilities, and related items which are required in order to facilitate and effectuate the redevelopment contract and disposition supplement hereby approved. Accordingly, the Council hereby declares that it will cooperate in helping to carry out the redevelopment contract and disposition supplement and requests the various officials, departments, boards and agencies of the City having administrative responsibilities in the premises likewise to cooperate to such end and to exercise their respective functions and powers in a manner consistent with the redevelopment contract and disposition supplement.
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