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AMERICAN
SIGNATURE, INC.
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1800 Moler
Road
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Columbus, Ohio
43207
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DSW SHOE
WAREHOUSE, INC.
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4150 East Fifth
Avenue
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Columbus, Ohio
43219
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Approximately
23,556 square feet at
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Lincoln Plaza,
Middletown Township, Bucks County,
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Pennsylvania
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PREMISES
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TERM
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2
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COMMENCEMENT
DATE
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2
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RENEWAL
OPTIONS
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4
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MINIMUM
RENT
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4
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PERCENTAGE
RENT
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5
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TITLE
ENCUMBRANCES
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7
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RIGHT TO
REMODEL
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7
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UTILITIES
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GLASS
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PERSONAL
PROPERTY
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RIGHT TO
MORTGAGE
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SUBLEASE OR
ASSIGNMENT
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9
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COMMON
AREAS
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10
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OPERATION OF
COMMON AREAS
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10
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COMMON AREA
MAINTENANCE, TENANT’S SHARE
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10
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EMINENT
DOMAIN
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12
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TENANT’S
TAXES
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13
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RISK OF
GOODS
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USE AND
OCCUPANCY
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NUISANCES
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15
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WASTE AND
REFUSE REMOVAL
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15
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DESTRUCTION OF
PREMISES
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15
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LANDLORD
REPAIRS
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TENANT’S
REPAIRS
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COVENANT OF
TITLE AND PEACEFUL POSSESSION
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18
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TENANT’S
AND LANDLORD’S INSURANCE; INDEMNITY
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19
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REAL ESTATE
TAXES
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22
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TENANT’S
INSURANCE CONTRIBUTION
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FIXTURES
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SURRENDER
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HOLDING
OVER
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Page
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NOTICE
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24
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DEFAULT
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WAIVER OF
SUBROGATION
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28
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LIABILITY OF
LANDLORD; EXCULPATION
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RIGHTS
CUMULATIVE
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29
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MITIGATION OF
DAMAGES
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SIGNS
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ENTIRE
AGREEMENT
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29
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LANDLORD’S LIEN — DELETED BY
INTENTION
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29
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BINDING UPON
SUCCESSORS
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HAZARDOUS
SUBSTANCES
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30
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TRANSFER OF
INTEREST
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ACCESS TO
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HEADINGS
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31
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NON-WAIVER
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32
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SHORT FORM
LEASE
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ESTOPPEL
CERTIFICATE
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MASTER LEASE
CONTINGENCIES
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32
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PROVISIONS WITH
RESPECT TO MASTER LEASE
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33
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BROKER
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UNAVOIDABLE
DELAYS
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TIMELY
EXECUTION OF LEASE
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ACCORD AND
SATISFACTION
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WAIVER OF JURY
TRIAL
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LEASEHOLD
FINANCING
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TENANT’S
REIMBURSEMENT
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SITE
PLAN
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LEGAL
DESCRIPTION
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LANDLORD’S WORK
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TENANT’S
WORK
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EXISTING USE
EXCLUSIVES AND PROHIBITED USES
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TENANT
PROTOTYPICAL SIGNAGE
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THIS
AGREEMENT OF LEASE, made
this 15th day of December, 2006, by and between American Signature,
Inc. (hereinafter referred to as “Landlord”), with
offices at 1800 Moler Road, Columbus, Ohio 43207 and DSW SHOE
WAREHOUSE, INC., a Missouri corporation (hereinafter referred to as
“Tenant”) with offices at 4150 East Fifth Avenue,
Columbus, Ohio 43219.
(a) Landlord,
in consideration of the rents to be paid and covenants and
agreements to be performed by Tenant, does hereby lease unto Tenant
approximately 23,556 square feet of leasable space (hereinafter
referred to as the “premises” or “demised
premises”) on the ground floor of an existing multi-tenant
building (the “Building”) in the shopping center
commonly known as Lincoln Plaza, Township of Middletown, County of
Bucks and Commonwealth of Pennsylvania (hereinafter referred to as
the “Shopping Center” or “Center”). The
location, size, and area of the demised premises and of the
Shopping Center shall be substantially as shown on Exhibit
“A-1” attached hereto and made a part hereof. A
legal description of the Shopping Center is shown on Exhibit
“A-2” , attached hereto and made a part hereof.
Landlord shall not change the configuration of the Shopping Center
so as to materially adversely affect access to, visibility of or
parking for the premises without the prior written consent of
Tenant, nor to the extent that it has the authority to do so under
the Master Lease (as hereinafter defined), shall Landlord consent
to or permit any such change in configuration.
(b) Landlord
and Tenant acknowledge that, notwithstanding any reference herein
to the contrary, this Lease is in fact a sub, sublease. Landlord
holds a leasehold interest in the Building and the premises
pursuant to the Master Lease. For purposes hereof, the
“Master Lease” is that certain Lease dated
April 20, 1993, as amended by letter agreements dated
April 20, 1993, March 7, 1996 and January 15, 1997,
and by Amendment to Lease dated 4/15/03, between Lincoln Plaza
Associates (“Master Landlord”) and Builders Square,
Inc. Landlord is the successor in interest to the interest of
Builders Square, Inc. under the Master Lease. This Lease is subject
and subordinate to the Master Lease.
(c) Landlord
covenants and agrees that Landlord shall at all times comply with
and fully perform all of its obligations under the Master Lease.
Landlord shall not, during the term hereof, (i) do or suffer
or permit anything to be done which would constitute a default
under the Master Lease or would cause the Master Lease to be
canceled, terminated or forfeited by virtue of any rights of
cancellation, termination, or forfeiture reserved or vested in
Master Landlord under the Master Lease, (ii) exercise any
right reserved or vested in Landlord to cancel, terminate or
forfeit the Master Lease, including, without limitation, any
termination rights for casualty or condemnation or
(iii) modify, amend or terminate the Master Lease.
(d) Landlord
agrees to forward to Tenant, upon receipt thereof from Master
Landlord, a copy of each notice of default received by Landlord in
its capacity as tenant under the Master Lease.
The term of this
Lease shall be for a period beginning on the commencement date (as
hereinafter defined) and ending on April 28, 2013, unless
earlier terminated or extended as herein provided.
SECTION 3.
COMMENCEMENT DATE
(a) As herein
used, the phrase “commencement date” shall mean the
earlier of: (i) the day Tenant opens for business in the
demised premises, or (ii) sixty (60) days after Landlord
has delivered to Tenant possession of the demised premises as same
are to be substantially completed by Landlord and ready for
occupancy, as set forth in (b) below. Landlord agrees to
deliver the demised premises to Tenant with Landlord’s Work
(as set forth on Exhibit “B” , attached hereto
and made a part hereof) completed between August 1, 2006 and
September 15, 2006 (the “Delivery Period”).
Landlord shall give Tenant notice (the “Estimated Delivery
Notice”) no later than October 6, 2006 of the status of
Landlord’s construction and the estimated date that Landlord
shall deliver the Premises to Tenant with Landlord’s Work
substantially completed (the “Estimated Delivery
Date”). Landlord may, but is under no obligation, to revise
the Estimated Delivery Date any time prior to thirty (30) days
prior to the Estimated Delivery Date (the “Final Delivery
Notice Date”), by which time Landlord shall have given Tenant
a final notice (the “Final Delivery Notice”) of a firm
delivery date (the “Final Delivery Date”) upon which
the Landlord’s Work shall be substantially completed and the
Leased Premises delivered to Tenant. Upon the sending of the Final
Delivery Notice, Landlord shall have no further right to modify the
Final Delivery Date. However, if Landlord has not delivered a Final
Delivery Notice by the Final Delivery Notice Date, then the
Estimated Delivery Notice shall be the Final Delivery Notice and
the Estimated Delivery Date shall be the Final Delivery Date. The
Final Delivery Date shall not be earlier than (i) thirty
(30) days after the date Tenant receives the Final Delivery
Notice, or (ii) the first day of the Delivery Period. If
Landlord does not deliver the demised premises to Tenant as
required herein by October 1, 2006, Tenant may defer delivery until
January 2, 2007. If Landlord does not deliver the demised
premises to Tenant thereafter on or before March 1, 2007,
Tenant may terminate this Lease or defer delivery until
June 1, 2007. If Landlord does not deliver the demised
premises to Tenant thereafter on or before June 1, 2007,
Tenant may terminate this Lease. In the event that the demised
premises and Landlord’s Work are not substantially completed
and delivered to Tenant on or before the Final Delivery Date, the
minimum rent due hereunder shall be adjusted so that, after the
Rent Commencement Date, the Tenant shall receive a credit against
minimum rent thereafter due Landlord equal to one (1) day of
minimum rent for each day after the Final Delivery Date until
delivery of the demised premises is made to Tenant consistent with
the terms of this Lease, including substantial completion of the
Landlord’s Work. Tenant shall not be obligated to accept
possession of the demised premises prior to the later of
(a) substantial completion of Landlord’s Work,
(b) the first day of the Delivery Period and (c) the
Final Delivery Date. Time is of the essence regarding all dates set
forth in this Section 3(a). Landlord shall obtain a
certificate of occupancy or completion, permit or the local
equivalent that is required for Landlord’s Work at the
demised premises so that Tenant may obtain a building permit for
Tenant’s Work and commence performance of the
same.
(b) Possession
of the demised premises shall not be deemed to have been given to
Tenant unless the demised premises are ready for the installation
of Tenant’s fixtures and finishing work by Tenant, and are
free of any violation of laws, ordinances, regulations and building
restrictions relating to the possession or use of or construction
upon the demised premises, and until Landlord has substantially
completed Landlord’s Work. Tenant shall supply Landlord with
Tenant’s prototypical plans and specifications, and Landlord
shall prepare plans and specifications for the Premises at
Landlord’s expense, for Tenant’s approval. All such
Landlord’s Work shall be done at Landlord’s expense and
in compliance with all applicable federal, state and local laws,
rules, regulations and code requirements.
(c) Prior to
the date on which possession is delivered to Tenant as aforesaid,
Tenant shall have the right to enter the demised premises at its
own risk rent-free for the purpose of preparing for its occupancy,
installing fixtures and equipment, and receiving merchandise and
other property, provided that it does not unreasonably interfere
with Landlord’s construction activities. All work other than
that to be performed by Landlord is to be done by Tenant within
ninety (90) days after the date possession of the demised
premises has been delivered to Tenant, at Tenant’s expense in
accordance with the provisions of this Lease and as set forth in
the schedule entitled Description of Tenant’s Work and
attached hereto as Exhibit “C” and made a part
hereof. All Tenant’s Work shall be performed lien free by
Tenant, in a good and workmanlike manner (employing materials of
good quality) in compliance with all governmental requirements. In
the event a mechanic’s lien is filed against the demised
premises or the Shopping Center on account of Tenant’s Work,
Tenant shall discharge or bond off same within thirty
(30) days from the filing thereof. If Tenant fails to
discharge said lien, Landlord may bond off or pay same without
inquiring into the validity or merits of such lien, and all sums so
advanced shall be paid on demand by Tenant as additional
rent.
(d) From the
date upon which the demised premises are delivered to Tenant for
its work or such earlier time that Tenant enters the demised
premises to prepare for its occupancy until the commencement date
of the lease term, Tenant shall observe and perform all of its
obligations under this Lease (except Tenant’s obligation to
operate and pay minimum rent, percentage rent and
“Tenant’s Proportionate Share” (defined in
Section 16(c) below) of “Maintenance Costs” (defined
and provided for in Section 16(b) hereof) “real estate
taxes” (defined and provided for in Section 28(b) hereof) and
insurance (provided for in Section 29 hereof). In the event
Tenant fails to open for business within one hundred twenty
(120) days after the date possession of the demised premises
has been delivered to Tenant, Landlord, in addition to any and all
other available remedies, may require Tenant to pay to Landlord, in
addition to all other rent and charges herein, as liquidated
damages and not as a penalty, an amount equal to one-three hundred
sixty five thousandths (1/365) of the annual minimum rent for each
day such failure to open continues.
(e) Landlord
represents that all requirements set forth in the Master Lease for
the performance of Landlord’s Work and Tenant’s Work
have been satisfied and all approvals required from Master Landlord
for the performance thereof have been obtained.
SECTION 4.
RENEWAL OPTIONS
(a) Provided
Tenant has fully complied with all of the terms, provisions, and
conditions on its part to be performed under this Lease and is not
in default under this Lease, Tenant may, by giving written notice
to the Landlord at least six (6) months on or before the
expiration of the initial term of this Lease, extend such term for
a period of five (5) years upon the same covenants and
agreements as are herein set forth, except that the minimum rent
during the first renewal term shall be increased to $31,408.00 each
month.
(b) Provided
Tenant has fully complied with all of the terms, provisions and
conditions on its part to be performed under this Lease, is not in
default under this Lease and has exercised its first option to
renew hereunder, Tenant may, by giving written notice to the
Landlord at least six (6) months on or before the expiration
of the first extended term of this Lease, extend such term for an
additional period of four (4) years upon the same covenants
and agreements as the first extended term except that the minimum
rent (as increased pursuant to Section 4(a) above) during this
second renewal term shall be further increased to $33,371.00 each
month.
(c) The
initial term and any renewal term(s) are hereinafter collectively
referred to as the “term”.
(d) Landlord
agrees that it shall timely exercise any and all options under the
Master Lease so as to extend the term thereof for a period of time
equal to or greater than the term hereof, as extended by the
exercise by Tenant of any of its rights under this
Section 4.
(a) Tenant
agrees to pay to Landlord, as minimum rent for the demised
premises, equal consecutive monthly installments of $27,482.00,
commencing on the commencement date, and continuing on the first
day of each calendar month during years one (1) through five
(5) of the initial term of this Lease, monthly installments of
$29,445.00 each calendar month during the balance of the initial
term of this Lease. All such rental shall be payable to Landlord in
advance, without prior written notice or demand and without any
right of deduction, abatement, counterclaim or offset whatsoever
(unless specifically permitted in this Lease). In no event shall
Tenant have the right to offset more than twenty-five percent (25%)
of minimum rent in any calendar month, and Tenant shall have no
right to offset against any additional rent other than any
percentage rent payable hereunder. As used in this Lease, the terms
“minimum rent” and “minimum rental” mean
the minimum rental set forth in this Section 5(a) as adjusted
pursuant to Section 4 hereof. As used in this Lease, the terms
“rent and “rental” mean minimum rental,
percentage rental, additional rental and all other sums due and
owing from Tenant to Landlord under this Lease.
(b) If the
Lease term shall commence on a day other than the first day of a
calendar month or shall end on a day other than the last day of a
calendar month, the minimum rental for such first or last
fractional month shall be such proportion of the monthly minimum
rental as the number of days in such fractional month bears to the
total number of days in such calendar month.
(c) Until
further notice to Tenant, all rental payable under this Lease shall
be payable to Landlord and mailed to Landlord at 1800 Moler Road,
Columbus, Ohio 43207.
(d) In the
event any sums required under this Lease to be paid are not
received when due, then all such amounts shall bear interest from
the due date thereof until the date paid at the rate of interest
equal to two percent (2%) over the prime rate in effect from time
to time as established by National City Bank, Columbus, Ohio (the
“Interest Rate”), and shall be due and payable by
Tenant without notice or demand, Tenant shall pay the foregoing
interest thereon in addition to all default remedies of Landlord
pursuant to Section 34 below.
(e) In
addition to minimum rent as set forth in this Section 5,
Tenant shall initially pay to Landlord as additional rental,
simultaneously with the payment of minimum rental called for under
Section 5(a) above, (i) $1.50 per square foot, payable in equal
monthly installments of $2,944.50, as the estimated monthly amount
of Tenant’s Proportionate Share of Maintenance Costs
(provided for in Section 16 hereof), (ii) $2.00 per square
foot, payable in equal monthly installments of $3,926.00), as the
estimated monthly amount of Tenant’s Proportionate Tax Share
(provided for in Section 28 hereof) and (iii) $0.25 per square
foot, payable in equal monthly installments of $490.75, as the
estimated monthly amount of Tenant’s Proportionate Insurance
Share (provided for in Section 29 hereof).
(f) For
purposes hereof, a lease year shall consist of a consecutive twelve
(12) calendar month period commencing on the commencement of
the term of this Lease; provided, however, that if this Lease
commences on a day other than the first day of a calendar month,
then the first lease year shall consist of such fractional month
plus the next succeeding twelve (12) full calendar months, and
the last lease year shall consist of the period commencing from the
end of the preceding lease year and ending with the end of the term
of the Lease, whether by expiration of term or otherwise. In the
event percentage rental shall commence to accrue on a day other
than the first day of a lease year, the percentage rental for such
lease year shall be adjusted on a pro rata basis, based upon the
actual number of days in such lease year.
SECTION 6.
PERCENTAGE RENT
(a) Subject
to the provisions of subsection 6(b) below, Tenant shall pay to the
Landlord, in addition to minimum rent, upon the conditions and at
the times hereinafter set forth, percentage rent equal to the
amount by which two percent (2%) of Tenant’s gross sales (as
hereinafter defined) in each Percentage Rent Year (as hereinafter
defined) exceeds $6,500,000 ($6,500,000 shall constitute the
“Breakpoint Amount” for purposes hereof, except with
respect to Percentage Rent Years which are greater than or less
than fifty-two [52] weeks, as provided in subsection 6(b) below);
notwithstanding the foregoing, however, Tenant shall have liability
for the payment of percentage rent in a particular Percentage Rent
Year only if Landlord has liability to Master Landlord for the
payment of percentage rent under the Master Lease for the
corresponding Percentage Rent Year, based upon the gross sales
during such Percentage Rent Year of all occupants of the Building.
Within thirty (30) days after the end of each Percentage Rent
Year, Tenant shall deliver to Landlord a statement signed by an
authorized representative of Tenant setting forth Tenant’s
gross sales for such Percentage Rent Year. In the event that
Tenant’s gross sales for such Percentage Rent Year exceeded
the applicable Breakpoint Amount,
Landlord shall,
within thirty (30) days after receipt of such statement,
deliver to Tenant a statement signed by an authorized
representative of Landlord setting forth the gross sales of all
occupants of the Building for such Percentage Rent Year and a
calculation of the percentage rent, if any, payable by Landlord to
Master Landlord for such Percentage Rent Year. In the event that
percentage rent shall be payable by Tenant for such Percentage Rent
Year, it shall be paid by Tenant to the Landlord within thirty
(30) days after receipt of Landlord’s statement. In the
event that Landlord fails to provide any such statement to Tenant
within ninety (90) days after receipt of Tenant’s
statement of gross sales, it shall be conclusively presumed that no
percentage rent is due from Tenant for such Percentage Rent
Year.
(b) For
purposes hereof, a Percentage Rent Year shall correspond to the
Percentage Rent Year under the Master Lease, being a fifty-two
(52) week period commencing on February 1; provided, however,
that if the commencement date is a day other than February 1,
then the first Percentage Rent Year shall consist of the period
from the commencement date through the next following January 31,
plus the next succeeding fifty-two week period, and the last
Percentage Rent Year shall consist of the period commencing from
the end of the preceding Percentage Rent Year and ending with the
end of the term of the Lease, whether by expiration of term or
otherwise. Percentage rent for any Percentage Rent Year which is
greater than or less than fifty-two (52) weeks shall be
calculated based upon the amount by which two percent (2%) of
Tenant’s gross sales for such Percentage Rent Year exceeds a
Breakpoint Amount equal to $6,500,000, multiplied by a fraction,
the numerator of which is the number of days in such Percentage
Rent Year and denominator of which is 365.
(c) For
purposes of permitting verification by the Landlord of the gross
sales reported by Tenant, the Landlord shall have the right, not
more than one (1) time per Percentage Rent Year, upon not less
than five (5) business days notice to Tenant, to audit during
normal business hours in Tenant’s corporate office,
Tenant’s books and records relating to Tenant’s gross
sales for a period of two (2) years after the end of each
Percentage Rent Year. Landlord agrees that no contingency fee
auditor shall be employed by Landlord for the purpose of conducting
any such audit. If such an audit reveals that Tenant has
understated its gross sales by more than three percent (3%) for any
Percentage Rent Year, Tenant, in addition to paying the additional
percentage rent due, shall pay the reasonable cost of the audit
within thirty (30) days of Tenant’s receipt of
Landlord’s demand for the same and copies of all bills or
invoices on which such cost is based.
(d) Each
Percentage Rent Year shall constitute a separate accounting period,
and the computation of percentage rental due for any one period
shall be based on the gross sales for such Percentage Rent
Year.
(e) The term
“gross sales” as used in this Lease is hereby defined
to mean the gross dollar aggregate of all sales or rental or
manufacture or production of merchandise and all services, income
and other receipts whatsoever of all business conducted in, at or
from any part of the demised premises, whether for cash, credit,
check, charge account, gift or merchandise certificate purchased or
for other disposition of value regardless of collection. Should any
departments, divisions or parts of Lessee’s business be
conducted by any subleases, concessionaires, licensees, assignees
or others, then there shall be included in Lessee’s
gross
sales, all
“gross sales” of such department, division or part,
whether the receipts be obtained at the demised premises or
elsewhere in the same manner as if such business had been conducted
by Lessee. Gross sales shall exclude the following: (i) any
amount representing sales, use, excise or similar taxes;
(ii) the amount of refunds, exchanges or returns by customers
or allowances to customers.
(f) Tenant
shall keep at its principal executive offices, where now or
hereafter located, true and accurate accounts of all receipts from
the demised premises. Landlord, its agents and accountants, shall
have access to such records at any and all times during regular
business hours for the purpose of examining or auditing the same.
Tenant shall also furnish to Landlord any and all supporting data
in its possession relating to gross sales and any deductions
therefrom as Landlord may reasonably require. Landlord agrees to
keep any information obtained therefrom confidential, except as may
be required for Landlord’s tax returns, or in the event of
litigation or arbitration where such matters are
material.
SECTION 7.
TITLE ENCUMBRANCES
Tenant’s
rights under this Lease are subject and subordinate to those title
matters set forth in Landlord’s owner’s title insurance
policy issued by First American Title Insurance Company, being
Policy No. NCS-224805-PHIL, dated June 30, 2006,
specifically including but not limited to the terms and conditions
of (i) a certain Agreement dated February 15, 2978 among
Bucks Associates, FML Associates, Lincoln Plaza Associates, and FML
Middletown Associates, recorded in Deed Book 2324, Page 1079 of the
Bucks County, Pennsylvania Recorder’s Office, and (ii) a
certain Declaration of Easements dated December 10, 1971 among
McStone, John W. Messium, Bucks Associates, and The Fidelity Bank,
recorded in Deed Book 2027, Page 733 of the Bucks County,
Pennsylvania Recorder’s Office (the foregoing items
(i) and (ii), collectively, the “OEA”). Tenant
agrees that it shall abide by the terms and conditions of the
OEA.
SECTION 8.
RIGHT TO REMODEL
(a) Tenant
may, at Tenant’s expense, make repairs and alterations to the
interior non-structural portions of the demised premises and
remodel the interior of the demised premises, in such manner and to
such extent as may from time to time be deemed necessary by Tenant
for adapting the demised premises to the requirements and uses of
Tenant and for the installation of its fixtures, appliances and
equipment. Any structural or exterior alteration may only be made
by Tenant upon compliance with the requirements of the Master Lease
and with the prior written approval of Master Landlord, which
approval may be granted or withheld in Landlord’s sole
discretion. All plans for any structural alterations shall be
submitted to Landlord for endorsement of its approval prior to
commencement of work. Upon Landlord’s request, Tenant shall
be obligated, if it remodels and/or alters the demised premises, to
restore the demised premises upon vacating the same. Tenant will
indemnify and save harmless the Landlord from and against all
mechanics liens or claims by reason of repairs, alterations or
improvements which may be made by Tenant to the demised premises.
Inasmuch as any such alterations, additions or other work in or to
the demised premises may constitute or create a hazard,
inconvenience or annoyance to the public and other tenants in the
Shopping Center, Tenant shall, if so directed in
writing by
Landlord, erect barricades, temporarily close the demised premises,
or affected portion thereof, to the public or take whatever
measures are necessary to protect the building containing the
demised premises, the public and the other tenants of the Shopping
Center for the duration of such alterations, additions or other
work. If Landlord determines, in its sole judgment, that Tenant has
failed to take any of such necessary protective measures, and
Tenant fails to cure same within ten (10) days after notice
thereof, Landlord may do so and Tenant shall reimburse Landlord for
the cost thereof within ten (10) days after Landlord bills
Tenant therefor.
(b) All such
work, including Tenant’s Work pursuant to Exhibit
“C” shall be performed lien free by Tenant. In the
event a mechanic’s lien is filed against the premises or the
Shopping Center, Tenant shall discharge or bond off same within
thirty (30) days from the filing thereof. If Tenant fails to
discharge said lien, Landlord may bond off or pay same without
inquiring into the validity or merits of such lien, and all sums so
advanced shall be paid on demand by Tenant as additional
rent.
(a) The
Tenant agrees to be responsible and pay for all public utility
services rendered or furnished to the demised premises during the
term hereof, including, but not limited to, heat, water, gas,
electric, steam, telephone service and sewer services, together
with all taxes, levies or other charges on such utility services
when the same become due and payable. Landlord will separately
meter or submeter utilities prior to delivery. Landlord shall
provide, or cause to be provided, all such utility services to the
premises during the term of this Lease. Tenant shall be responsible
for all utility services and costs inside the premises. Landlord
shall not be liable for the quality or quantity of or interference
involving such utilities unless due directly to Landlord’s
negligence.
(b) During
the term hereof, whether the demised premises are occupied or
unoccupied, Tenant agrees to maintain heat sufficient to heat the
demised premises so as to avert any damage to the demised premises
on account of cold weather.
The Tenant shall
maintain the glass part of the demised premises, promptly replacing
any breakage and fully saving the Landlord harmless from any loss,
cost or damage resulting from such breakage or the replacement
thereof.
SECTION 11.
PERSONAL PROPERTY
The Tenant further
agrees that all personal property of every kind or description that
may at any time be in or on the demised premises shall be at the
Tenant’s sole risk, or at the risk of those claiming under
the Tenant, and that the Landlord shall not be liable for any
damage to said property or loss suffered by the business or
occupation of the Tenant caused in any manner
whatsoever.
SECTION 12.
RIGHT TO MORTGAGE
(a) Landlord
reserves the right to subject and subordinate this Lease at all
times to the lien of any leasehold deed of trust, mortgage or
mortgages now or hereafter placed upon Landlord’s interest in
the Master Lease; provided, however, that no default by Landlord,
under any deed of trust, mortgage or mortgages, shall affect
Tenant’s rights under this Lease, so long as Tenant performs
the obligations imposed upon it hereunder and is not in default
hereunder, and Tenant attorns to the holder of such deed of trust
or mortgage, its assignee or the purchaser at any foreclosure sale.
Any such subordination shall be contingent upon Tenant receiving a
commercially reasonable non-disturbance agreement. It is a
condition, however, to the subordination and lien provisions herein
provided, that Landlord shall procure from any such mortgagee an
agreement in writing, which shall be delivered to Tenant or
contained in the aforesaid subordination agreement, providing in
substance that so long as Tenant shall faithfully discharge the
obligations on its part to be kept and performed under the terms of
this Lease and is not in default under the terms hereof, its
tenancy will not be disturbed nor this Lease affected by any
default under such mortgage.
(b) Wherever
notice is required to be given to Landlord pursuant to the terms of
this Lease, Tenant will likewise give such notice to any mortgagee
of Landlord’s interest in the Master Lease upon notice of
such mortgagee’s name and address from Landlord. Furthermore,
such mortgagee shall have the same rights to cure any default on
the part of Landlord that Landlord would have had.
SECTION 13.
SUBLEASE OR ASSIGNMENT
(a) Subject
to the provisions of the Master Lease, and upon obtaining the
consent of Master Landlord if required by the provisions thereof,
Tenant may assign Tenant’s interest in this Lease or sublet
all or any portion of the demised premises for any lawful retail
use.
Tenant may grant
licenses and/or concessions within the demised premises. Any such
assignee or subtenant shall be bound by the terms of this Lease.
Tenant shall deliver to Landlord in the ordinary course of its
business an instrument whereby the assignee or entity succeeding to
Tenant’s interest hereunder agrees to be bound by the terms
of this Lease.
In the event of
any assignment of this Lease or subletting of the demised premises,
in whole or in part, Tenant shall remain fully and primarily liable
hereunder.
(b) Landlord
may assign Landlord’s interest in this Lease without the
consent of Tenant (a) to any entity to which Landlord
transfers its Master Lease leasehold interest in the Master Lease
provided such entity (i) agrees in writing to be bound by all
the terms of this Lease and (ii) such assignment is pursuant
to a bona fide arm’s length transaction not designed to
reduce Landlord’s liability or to otherwise exempt Landlord
from any provision of this Lease or (b) subject to
Section 12, as security for any indebtedness undertaken by
Landlord.
Common areas means
all areas and facilities in the Shopping Center provided and so
designated by Master Landlord and made available by Master Landlord
in the exercise of good business judgment for the common use and
benefit of tenants of the Shopping Center and their customers,
employees and invitees. Common areas shall include (to the extent
the same are constructed), but not be limited to, the parking
areas, sidewalks, landscaped areas, corridors, stairways, boundary
walls and fences, incinerators, truckways, service roads, and
service areas not reserved for the exclusive use of Tenant or other
tenants, all as more fully defined in the Master Lease.
SECTION 15.
OPERATION OF COMMON AREAS
(a) Subject
to the provisions of the Master Lease, Master Landlord shall at all
times have exclusive control of the common areas. Landlord shall
diligently exercise all of its rights under the Master Lease to
cause Master Landlord to operate and maintain all or any part of
the common areas, on such terms and conditions as is required of
Master Landlord under the Master Lease and shall enforce the
obligation of Master Landlord to so perform the same for the
benefit of Tenant and other tenants of the Shopping
Center.
(b) Subject
to the rights granted in the Master Lease to conduct sidewalk sales
and otherwise use the common areas for sales purposes, Tenant shall
keep all common areas free of obstructions created or permitted by
Tenant. Except as aforesaid, Tenant shall permit the use of the
common areas only for normal parking and ingress and egress by its
customers and suppliers to and from the demised premises. If in
Landlord’s opinion unauthorized persons are using any of the
common areas by reason of Tenant’s occupancy of the demised
premises, Landlord shall have the right at any time to remove any
such unauthorized persons from said areas or to restrain
unauthorized persons from said areas. Landlord, Tenant, and others
constructing improvements or making repairs or alterations in the
Shopping Center shall have the right to make reasonable use of
portions of the common areas.
SECTION 16.
COMMON AREA MAINTENANCE, TENANT’S SHARE
(a) Tenant
shall initially pay as additional rental, simultaneously with the
payment of minimum rental called for under Section 5(a), the
estimated monthly amount of Tenant’s Proportionate Share of
the “Maintenance Costs” (as defined in Section 16(c)
below) for the operation and maintenance of the common areas as set
forth in Section 5(e), $1.50 per square foot, payable in equal
monthly installments of Two Thousand Nine Hundred Forty-four and
50/100 Dollars ($2,944.50), as the estimated monthly amount of
Tenant’s Proportionate Share of the “Maintenance
Costs” (as defined in Section 16(c) below) for the operation
and maintenance of the common areas during the initial Maintenance
Cost Year. For purposes hereof, a Maintenance Cost Year shall
correspond to the “Lease Year” or other accounting
period for which Master Landlord accounts for and invoices Landlord
for “Common Area Charges” under the Master Lease.
Unless otherwise directed to the contrary by Landlord in writing,
Tenant shall make such payments directly to Landlord.
(b) The
Maintenance Costs for the common areas shall be computed in
accordance with the provisions of the Master Lease and shall
include all costs of operating, maintaining, repairing and
replacing the common areas, to the extent provided in the Master
Lease (the foregoing are collectively referred to herein as
“Maintenance Costs”).
(c) Landlord
shall to the extent permitted by the Master Lease require that
Master Landlord maintain accurate and detailed records of all
Maintenance Costs for the common areas in accordance with generally
accepted accounting principles and as provided in the Master Lease.
For purposes of this section, “Tenant’s Proportionate
Share of Maintenance Costs” shall be the product of the
Maintenance Costs properly billed to Landlord by Master Landlord
under the Master Lease as Landlord’s proportionate share of
Maintenance Costs, multiplied by a fraction, the numerator of which
shall be the gross leasable area (expressed in square feet) of the
demised premises and the denominator of which shall be the gross
leasable area (expressed in square feet) of all leasable space in
the Building. Tenant’s Proportionate Share is presently
twenty-two and one-half percent (22.5%) which amount is subject to
change from time to time during the term of this Lease.
(d) The
actual amount of Tenant’s Proportionate Share of Maintenance
Costs shall be computed by the Landlord within ninety
(90) days after the receipt of an invoice therefor from Master
Landlord. At that time Landlord shall furnish to Tenant a statement
showing in reasonable detail the actual Maintenance Costs incurred
during such Maintenance Cost Year, a copy of the invoice therefor
from Master Landlord and Tenant’s Proportionate Share thereof
(prorated to the extent that the term of this Lease was not in
effect for the entire Maintenance Cost Year, with appropriate
adjustments to reflect any change in the floor area of the premises
or the gross leasable area of a building occurring during such
accounting year). Any excess payments from Tenant shall be applied
to the next installments of the Maintenance Costs hereunder, or
refunded by Landlord. Any underpayments by Tenant shall be paid to
Landlord within thirty (30) days after receipt of such
reconciliation statement. Tenant’s estimated monthly
Maintenance Cost hereunder may be adjusted by written notice from
Landlord.
(e) If
Tenant, for any reason in the exercise of good business judgment,
questions or disputes any statement of Maintenance Costs prepared
by Master Landlord/Landlord, then Tenant, at its own expense and to
the extent permitted by the Master Lease and subject to the terms
of the Master Lease, may employ such accountants as Tenant may
select to review Master Landlord/Landlord’s books and records
solely with respect to Maintenance Costs during the prior two
Maintenance Cost Years and to determine the amount of Maintenance
Costs for the period or periods covered by such statements. In such
event, Landlord shall exercise such rights as it has under the
Master Lease so as to permit the review by Tenant of Master
Landlord’s books and records. If the report of the
accountants employed by Tenant shall show any overcharge paid by
Tenant, then Tenant shall receive a credit from Landlord for such
difference; Landlord shall have such rights against Master Landlord
as are provided in the Master Lease. Any underpayment shall be paid
by Tenant. Tenant agrees that no contingency fee auditors shall be
employed by Tenant for the purpose of conducting any such audit. In
the event that Landlord questions or disputes the correctness of
such report, the accountants employed by Tenant and the accountants
employed by Landlord shall endeavor to reconcile the question(s) or
dispute(s) within thirty (30) days after the notice from
Tenant questioning or disputing the report of
Landlord’s accountants. In the event that
it is finally determined by the parties that Master Landlord has
overstated Maintenance Costs for any Maintenance Cost Year by an
amount requiring the Master Landlord to reimburse Landlord for the
costs of the audit, Landlord shall exercise such right for the
benefit of Tenant, and pay to Tenant any amount it receives from
Master Landlord as reimbursement. Furthermore, if Maintenance Costs
cannot be verified due to the insufficiency or inadequacy of Master
Landlord/Landlord’s records, then Landlord shall pay the cost
of the audit. Landlord shall have such rights against Master
Landlord with respect to the foregoing as are provided in the
Master Lease.
SECTION 17.
EMINENT DOMAIN
(a) In the
event the entire premises or any part thereof shall be taken or
condemned either permanently or temporarily for any public or
quasi-public use or purpose by any competent authority in
appropriation proceedings or by any right of eminent domain, the
entire compensation or award therefore, including leasehold,
reversion and fee, shall belong to the Landlord and Tenant hereby
assigns to Landlord all of Tenant’s right, title and interest
in and to such award.
(b) In the
event that only a portion of the demised premises, not exceeding
twenty percent (20%) of same, shall be so taken or condemned, and
the portion of the demised premises not taken can be repaired
within ninety (90) days from the date of which possession is
taken for the public use so as to be commercially fit for the
operation of Tenant’s business, the Landlord at its own
expense shall so repair the portion of the demised premises not
taken and there shall be an equitable abatement of rent for the
remainder of the term and/or extended terms. The entire award paid
on account thereof shall be paid to the Landlord. If the portion of
the demised premises not taken cannot be repaired within ninety
(90) days from the date of which possession is taken so as to
be commercially fit for the operation of Tenant’s business,
then this Lease shall terminate and become null and void from the
time possession of the portion taken is required for public use,
and from that date on the parties hereto shall be released from all
further obligations hereunder except as herein stated and Tenant
shall have no claim for any compensation on account of its
leasehold interest. Any such appropriation or condemnation
proceedings shall not operate as or be deemed an eviction of Tenant
or a breach of Landlord’s covenant of quiet enjoyment and
Tenant shall have no claim for any compensation on account of its
leasehold interest.
(c) In the
event that more than 20% of the demised premises shall at any time
be taken by public or quasi-public use or condemned under eminent
domain, then at the option of the Landlord or Tenant upon the
giving of thirty (30) days written notice (after such taking
or condemnation), this Lease shall terminate and expire as of the
date of such taking and any prepaid rental shall be prorated as of
the effective date of such termination.
(d) The
rights of Landlord and Tenant set forth in this Section 17 are
subject to the rights of the Master Landlord to terminate the
Master Lease, as therein provided, in which event this Lease shall
terminate simultaneously therewith.
SECTION 18.
TENANT’S TAXES
Tenant further
covenants and agrees to pay promptly when due all taxes assessed
against Tenant’s fixtures, furnishings, equipment and
stock-in trade placed in or on the demised premises during the term
of this Lease.
SECTION 19.
RISK OF GOODS
All personal
property, goods, machinery, and merchandise in said demised
premises shall be at Tenant’s risk if damaged by water, fire,
explosion, wind or accident of any kind, and Landlord shall have no
responsibility therefore or liability for any of the foregoing and
Tenant hereby releases Landlord from such liability.
SECTION 20.
USE AND OCCUPANCY
(a) Tenant
agrees to initially open and operate a DSW for the retail sales of
shoes and other footwear in the demised premises, fully staffed and
stocked and equivalent to other DSW stores operated by Tenant in
the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania (the “Permitted Use”).
Tenant may thereafter change its use to any other lawful retail
use, subject to (i) any restriction on use imposed by the
Master Lease, and (ii) those exclusives and prohibited uses
set forth on Exhibit “D”, attached hereto and
made a part hereof, which are the exclusives and prohibited uses in
effect for the Building as of the date hereof, for so long as and
to the extent said exclusives and prohibited uses are still in full
force and effect.
Landlord
represents and warrants to Tenant that there is no restriction in
the OEA, Master Lease, zoning laws or other applicable instrument
or laws or regulations, on the use of the demised premises by
Tenant for the Permitted Use.
(b) For so
long as Tenant is continuously and regularly operating its business
in the demised premises, Landlord will not lease any space within
the Building or permit any space within the Building to be used by
any person, persons, partnership or entity who devotes five percent
(5%) or more of its selling area to the sale of footwear (the
“Exclusive Use”). The foregoing limitation shall not
apply to typical shoe departments found in department stores,
junior department stores, general merchandise and discount stores,
and clothing retailers, such as Target, Marshalls and similar type
stores. Tenant acknowledges that this Section 20(b) applies only to
the Building and that Master Landlord is not restricted by the
terms hereof.
(c) Tenant
shall at all times conduct its operations on the demised premises
in a lawful manner and shall, at Tenant’s expense, comply
with all laws, rules, orders, ordinances, directions, regulations,
and requirements of all governmental authorities, now in force or
which may hereafter be in force, which shall impose any duty upon
Landlord or Tenant with respect to the business of Tenant and the
use, occupancy or alteration of the demised premises. Tenant shall
comply with all requirements of the Americans with Disabilities
Act, and shall be solely responsible for all alterations within the
demised premises in connection therewith. Tenant covenants and
agrees that the demised premises shall not be abandoned or left
vacant and that only minor portions of the demised premises shall
be used for office or storage space in connection with
Tenant’s business conducted in the demised
premises.
Without being in
default of this Lease, Tenant shall have the right to cease
operating (go dark) at any time and for whatever reason after the
first day of operations. Notwithstanding the foregoing,
Tenant’s right to vacate (go dark), shall not release or
excuse the Tenant from any obligations or liabilities, including
the payment of minimum rent and additional rent and other charges,
under this Lease without the express written consent of Landlord.
In the event Tenant fails to (i) open and operate within
ninety (90) days after delivery of the demised premises or
(ii) operate for one hundred twenty (120) or more
consecutive days, Landlord shall have the right, effective upon
thirty (30) days prior written notice to Tenant, to terminate
the Lease as Landlord’s sole remedy, provided that if Tenant
recommences operating fully stocked in substantially all of the
premises within such thirty (30) days, Landlord’s
termination shall be null and void. In the event Tenant fails to
open and operate as provided above or shall cease operating as
provided above, Landlord’s sole remedy on account thereof
shall be limited to the right to elect to recapture the premises
and terminate the Lease, whereupon there shall be no further
liability of the parties hereunder. Such termination shall be
effective upon written notice to Tenant any time prior to Tenant
reopening for business in the demised premises. Provided, however,
in the event Landlord has not so elected to recapture, Tenant shall
have right to notify Landlord of Tenant’s intention to reopen
for business in the demised premises within sixty (60) days,
followed by Tenant’s actually reopening for business fully
stocked in substantially all of the demised premises within such
sixty (60) day period, which notice and actual reopening shall
toll Landlord’s right to recapture.
(d) Landlord
and Tenant each agree that during the term of this Lease, it shall
not use or permit to be used any space in the Building for any use
prohibited by the Master Lease or for the operation of a bingo
parlor, bar, tavern, restaurant, cocktail lounge, adult book or
adult video store (defined for the purposes hereof as a store
devoting ten percent (10%) or more of its floor space to offering
books and/or video materials for sale or for rent which are
directed to or restricted to adult customers due to sexually
explicit subject matter or for any other reason making it
inappropriate for general use), adult the
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