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A resolution to approve the Eighth Amendment to the Lease Agreement between The Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County and Square Investment Holdings, LLC for office space in the Washington Square Building located at 222 Second Avenue North. (Proposal No. 2023M-035AG-001).
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WHEREAS, The Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County (“Metro”) and Square Investment Holdings, LLC are parties to a Lease Agreement approved by Ordinance BL2008-226 to provide office space for various Metro departments; and,
WHEREAS, Metro and Washington Square Holdings, LLC executed a First Amendment to said lease on January 10, 2011, adding space for the Office of the District Attorney for Davidson County, to house its Juvenile Court staff displaced after the May 2010 flood, which lease amendment was approved by BL2011-842; and,
WHEREAS, Metro and Washington Square Holdings, LLC executed a Second Amendment to said lease on October 24, 2013, adding space for the Office of the District Attorney for Davidson County, which lease amendment was approved by RS2013-921; and,
WHEREAS, Metro and Washington Square Holdings, LLC executed a Third Amendment to said lease on March 19, 2014, providing space for Criminal Justice Planning, which lease amendment was approved by RS2014-1016; and,
WHEREAS, Metro and Square Investment Holdings, LLC executed a Fourth Amendment to said lease on April 17, 2019, providing a new space for Criminal Justice Planning and allowing the Office of the District Attorney for Davidson County to utilize the space previously occupied by Criminal Justice Planning, which lease amendment was approved by RS2019-1678; and,
WHEREAS, Metro and Square Investment Holdings, LLC executed a Fifth Amendment to said lease on August 7, 2019, to expand the leased premises within the building, which lease amendment was approved by RS2019-1863; and,
WHEREAS, Metro and Square Investment Holdings, LLC executed a Sixth Amendment to said lease on June 4, 2020, which lease amendment was approved by RS2020-337; and,
WHEREAS, Metro and Square Investment Holdings, LLC executed a Seventh Amendment to said lease on May 8, 2023, which lease amendment was approved by RS2023-2141; and,
WHEREAS, Metro and Square Investment Holdings, LLC have agreed to an Eighth Amendment to the Lease Agreement; and,
WHEREAS, it is to the benefit of the citizens of The Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County that this Eighth Amendment to the Lease Agreement be approved.
Now, therefore, be it resolved by the Council of The Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County:
Section 1. That this Eighth Amendment to the Lease Agreement, a copy of which is attached hereto and incorporated herein, is hereby approved and the Metropolitan Mayor is authorized to execute it on behalf of the Metropolitan Government.
Section 2. This resolution shall take effect from and after its adoption, the welfare of The Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County requiring it.
Agenda Analysis
Analysis
This resolution approves the eighth amendment to the lease agreement between the Metropolitan Government and Square Investment Holdings, LLC for office space in the Washington Square Building located at 222 Second Avenue North.
Metro currently leases a total of 72,187 square feet of the Washington Square Building. Metro began leasing space in this building for Office of the District Attorney in 1993. A new lease agreement was approved in 2008 (per BL2008-226) to add another 18,000 square feet for the Metropolitan Department of Law. In 2013, Metro exercised a right to lease an additional 4,508 square feet and to extend the term of the lease through November 30, 2023 (per RS2013-921). In 2014, an additional 2,051 square feet was leased for use by Criminal Justice Planning (per RS2014-1016). In 2019, Metro leased an additional 1,491 square feet for use by Criminal Justice Planning (per RS2019-1678) and an additional 3,854 square feet for use by the Community Oversight Board (per RS2019-1863). In 2020, the lease term for the Department of Law and Office of the District Attorney space was extended through November 30, 2028 (per RS2020-337). Earlier this year, the lease terms for the Criminal Justice Planning space was extended through November 30, 2028 (per RS2023-2141).
The amendment under consideration extends the term of the lease for the Community Oversight Board space through May 31, 2024. The annual rental rate per rentable square foot for the period December 1, 2023 through May 31, 2024 would be $27.08. The Community Oversight Board space is 3854 square feet. The current term of the lease for the Criminal Justice Planning, Metro Legal, and District Attorney space will expire November 30, 2028, and are not subject to this amendment.
Fiscal Note: The annual rental rate for the Community Oversight Board space, which consists of 3,854 rentable square feet, for the lease extension period from December 1, 2023, to May 31, 2024, is $27.08 per rentable square foot.