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File #: 15-24045    Version: 1 Name:
Type: Consent Item Status: Approved
File created: 2/5/2025 In control: City Council Business Meeting
On agenda: 3/24/2025 Final action: 3/24/2025
Title: Lease of City-Owned Property at University City Boulevard Parking Deck
Attachments: 1. Resolution - Lease of City-Owned Property at University City Boulevard Parking Deck

Title

Lease of City-Owned Property at University City Boulevard Parking Deck

 

Action

Action:

A.                     Adopt a resolution to approve a lease agreement with LPittFitness LLC dba The Pitt Performance Center for a 60-month term for retail space in the University City Boulevard Parking Deck,

 

B.                     Authorize the City Manager to renew the lease for up to one, 60-month term, and

 

C.                     Authorize the City Manager to negotiate and execute all documents necessary to complete the transaction.

 

Body

Staff Resource(s):

Brent Cagle, CATS

Kelly Goforth, CATS

Lori Lencheski, CATS

 

Explanation

§                     The University City Boulevard (UCB) Parking Deck on the LYNX Blue Line Extension (BLE) in Council District 4 incorporates approximately 11,495 square feet of leasable space for office and retail.

§                     The leasable spaces provide opportunities for retail and business firms to offer goods and services to customers using the BLE, along with walk-up customers from surrounding areas.

§                     LPittFitness LLC will use the space to operate a gym.

§                     The lease terms are:

-                     Approximately 4,640 square feet of retail space in the UCB Parking Deck (Suite 212 and 213);

-                     A 60-month term, with one option to extend the lease term for an additional 60 months;

-                     Lease amount of $8,164.47 per month ($97,973.64 annually) for year one, escalating at a rate of three percent annually for each year thereafter, which is consistent with market rates; and

-                     Tenant will pay a share of common area maintenance costs.

§                     Tenants are responsible for improvement costs related to upfit the parking deck office and retail space.

§                     The city agrees to reimburse tenant for tenant improvement costs only if CATS terminates the lease during the initial term for transit related activity. The total amount of reimbursable expenses shall not exceed $40 per square foot or $185,600.

 

Fiscal Note

Funding:  Revenues from the lease will be deposited in the CATS Operating Budget.

 

Attachments

Attachment(s)

Resolution