Exhibit 10.37
LEASE
THIS
LEASE is made and entered into as of this 19th day of March, 1969,
by and between GIN GOR JU and GOR SHEE JU (“Lessor”),
and DON KOLL COMPANY, INC. (“Lessee”).
R E C I T A L S:
A.
Lessor is the owner of a
parcel of land located in the County of Orange, State of
California.
B.
Lessor is desirous of leasing to Lessee and Lessee is desirous of
leasing from Lessor, such land upon the terms and conditions set
forth herein.
NOW,
THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY MUTUALLY AGREED AS FOLLOWS:
1.
Grant . In consideration of the rents hereinafter reserved
to be paid by Lessee, and the covenants and agreements to be kept,
observed and performed by Lessee, Lessee hereby leases from Lessor
those certain premises, described on Exhibit “A”
attached hereto and made a part hereof (“leased
premises”).
2.
Term . The original term of this Lease shall be for a period
of fifty-five (55) years commencing August 25, 1969,
subject to extension as hereinafter provided.
3.
Option . Lessee shall have the right to extend the term of
this Lease for an additional forty-four (44) years so that the
term of this Lease shall expire ninety-nine (99) years from
the commencement date referred to above. This option may be
exercised only by a written notice from Lessee to Lessor, which
written notice must be delivered not less than ninety
(90) days prior to the expiration of the original term of this
Lease.
4.
Rental .
A. Original
Rental . As rental for the use of the leased premises for the
first thirty (30) years of this Lease, Lessee shall pay to
Lessor each year the sum of Forty-Three Thousand Three Hundred
Sixty-Two Dollars ($43,362), payable in advance, in equal quarterly
installments of Ten Thousand Eight Hundred Forty Dollars and Fifty
Cents ($10,840.50) with the first payment being three
(3) months from the commencement of this Lease, and quarterly
thereafter.
B. Adjusted Rental
. As rental for the use of the leased premises for the thirtieth
(30th) year, and for each subsequent year thereafter, Lessee shall
pay to Lessor as annual rental a sum equal to the original rental
due plus an increase of Four Hundred Thirty-Six Dollars and
Sixty-Two Cents ($436.62) per year for each year following
the
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twenty-ninth (29th) year of this
Lease. Such rental payment shall be payable in advance in equal
quarterly installments commencing three (3) months after the
payment of the final annual rental payment for the twenty-ninth
(29th) year, and quarterly thereafter.
C.
Upon execution of this Lease, Lessee has paid to Lessor the sum of
Ten Thousand Eight Hundred Forty Dollars and Fifty Cents
($10,840.50), as payment for the first three (3) months
rental.
5.
Uses .
A.
The leased premises
shall not be used for any purpose in violation of the laws of the
United States or of the State of California or of any city or
county ordinance or regulation or of any other law, ordinance or
regulation or for any unlawful purpose whatsoever or for any trade,
business or use which is or may be unlawful, and Lessee shall keep
and save Lessor forever harmless from any penalty or damage or
charge imposed for any violation of such law, ordinance or
regulation, whether occasioned by the act or negligence of Lessee
or of any person or persons occupying or holding the leased
premises under Lessee.
B. Subject to the
limitations as above stated, Lessee and its successors and assigns
may use the leased premises for any and all purposes or uses,
without restriction or limitation of any kind or nature, and may
construct, erect or place on the leased premises any and all
improvements, structures and real and personal property it may
elect; provided, however, that nothing contained in this Lease
shall require Lessee to use the leased premises for any purpose or
use or at all or to construct, erect or place any improvements,
structures or real or personal property on the leased premises or
any part thereof. Without limitation upon the generality of the
foregoing, Lessee shall be at liberty to excavate, alter or improve
the leased premises as it may elect and to place such permanent or
temporary improvements on the leased premises as it may elect and
to alter or enlarge such improvements, all without limitation of
any kind or nature, except as expressly set forth in this Lease.
Lessee shall be at liberty to diminish, demolish or otherwise
remove in whole or in part whatever improvements, structures or
real or personal property may be on the leased premises at the
commencement of, or at the time or times during the term of this
Lease (whether or not constructed, erected or placed on the leased
premises by Lessee), all without limitation of any kind or nature,
except as expressly set forth in this Lease. Any proceeds or credit
resulting from the sale or other disposition of the materials
salvaged from any such improvements, structures or real or personal
property, or any portion thereof, removed by Lessee, shall belong
to Lessee. Without limitation on the indemnification of Lessor by
Lessee for death of persons or injury to persons or property
specified in any other portion of this Lease, Lessee shall have no
liability to Lessor for damage to or destruction of the leased
premises or any improvements, structures or real or personal
property at any time or times hereafter situated thereon for or by
reason of any matter, thing or cause whatsoever, including the
negligence of Lessee or of any agent, employee, servant, licensee
or invitee of Lessee. Lessee shall not be obligated to maintain,
repair, restore, improve or alter the leased premises or any
portion thereof, or any improvements, structures or real or
personal property on the leased premises
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at the commencement of, or any
time or times during this Lease, except as expressly required by
the provisions of this Lease. However, Lessee shall cause the
leased premises to be maintained in a reasonably neat and orderly
condition for the use of the leased premises at the time, and
Lessor may, at all reasonable times, enter the leased premises (but
not any buildings or structures thereon) for the purpose of
determining that Lessee is complying with such
requirements.
6.
Cooperation . Lessor agrees to cooperate fully with Lessee
in Lessee’s development of the leased premises including the
dedication, in fee or easement, of any portion of the leased
premises required to be dedicated as a condition to Lessee’s
use or improvement of the leased premises, but in the event of such
dedication the lessening of the area of the leased premises shall
not result in a reduction of any rental due hereunder. Further,
Lessor agrees to cooperate in and execute any documents necessary
to secure zoning or use variances necessary for any use of the
leased premises by Lessee or any other documents or instruments
required by Lessee to secure the improvement of the leased
premises. Further, Lessor shall execute all amendments to this
Lease as shall be requested by Lessee and shall be
A. Required by any bank,
insurance company, savings and loan association or other financial
institution in connection with any financing or loan or loans which
Lessee may desire in connection with the leased premises or any
improvements, structures or property thereon or to be constructed
thereon, or
B. Required by any
governmental regulatory body, which amendments either
(i) Are for the purpose
of clarifying any provision of this Lease, or
(ii) Involve no
substantial economic deterrent to Lessor or any substantial
detraction from the protection of Lessor under this
Lease.
Notwithstanding anything contained herein, all such development
shall be at Lessee’s sole cost and expense and at no cost or
expense to Lessor.
7.
Expenses . Lessee agrees to pay all real property taxes and
assessments, personal property taxes and assessments, all claims or
liens for water, gas, electricity, telephone service or other
commodities or services furnished to the leased premises during the
term of this Lease, and any and all other expenses incurred by
Lessee on the leased premises.
8.
Insurance . At all times during the term of this Lease,
Lessee shall provide and maintain insurance against the hazards and
in the amounts hereinafter set forth; certificates of all policies
evidencing such insurance shall be delivered to Lessor; all loss
payable thereunder shall be payable to Lessee except as hereinafter
set forth; the nature and amount
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of the insurance which Lessee is
required to procure and maintain under the provisions hereof are as
hereinafter set out.
A. Public Liability
Insurance . Insurance against loss or damage resulting from
accidents in, on or about the leased premises or adjoining
sidewalks, streets or entrances on the leased premises, in an
amount of One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000) for injury to or
death of one (1) person in any single accident, and Three
Hundred Thousand Dollars ($300,000) for injury to or death of two
(2) or more persons in any single accident, and Fifty Thousand
Dollars ($50,000) for damage to property; Lessor shall be named as
an insured in the policy of insurance.
B.
Mandatory Insurance . All other insurance, if any, as may be
required by any ordinance, law or governmental regulation to be
carried and maintained by the owner of all or any part of the
leased premises or by the owner of the reversionary interest
therein, or by the owner of the leasehold interest therein hereby
created.
9.
Indemnity . Lessor shall not be liable to Lessee or any
other person whomsoever for or on account of any injury or damage
occasioned or claimed to have been occasioned by reason of the
condition or lack of repair of the leased premises, or the
condition, construction or lack of repair of any improvements
thereon, or by reason of any act or thing done or omitted to be
done by Lessee, its agents, employees, servants, licensees or
invitees; and Lessee shall indemnify and hold Lessor harmless from
and on account of any and all loss or damage, including
attorneys’ fees, sustained or incurred by reason of the death
of any person or any injury to person or property resulting from or
caused by, or claimed to have resulted from or have been caused by
the construction, condition or lack of repair of the leased
premises or any improvements thereon including, but without
limiting the generality of the foregoing, all gas, water, steam and
other pipes and appliances, wiring, electrical appliances, heating
appliances, and cooling systems, elevators, engines, machinery and
other apparatus of whatever description or any act or thing done or
omitted to be done by Lessee, its agents, employees, servants,
licensees or invitees.
10.
Lessor Maintenance . Lessor shall not be called upon to make
any improvements, alterations, additions or repairs to or upon the
leased premises or any part thereof, of any buildings or
improvements located thereon, and the parties hereto expressly
waive any provisions of law in contravention thereof.
11.
Mechanic’s Liens . Lessee shall at all times save and
keep Lessor and the leased premises free and harmless from any and
all liability on account of or in respect to any mechanic’s
lien or liens or liens in the nature thereof, for work or labor
done or materials furnished at the instance or request of Lessee,
in, about or upon the leased premises.
12.
Condemnation . If at any time during the term hereof the
leased premises, or any part thereof, are condemned by public
authority under the laws of the eminent domain, and in every such
case the leasehold estate of Lessee and any of its sublessees in
the portion
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or portions of the premises so
condemned shall forthwith terminate and all compensation and
damages that shall be awarded by reason of such condemnation shall
be paid as follows:
A. Lessor shall receive
that portion of the award attributable to the land and severance
damages, if any, to the land, reduced by any payments for the bonus
value of this Lease and any subleases paid to Lessee.
B. Lessee shall receive
all damages attributable to any buildings or improvements,
severance damages attributable to any buildings or improvements and
the bonus value, if any, of this Lease and any subleases. If any
such condemnation shall prevent the continued use and occupancy of
the leased premises for any purposes contemplated by Lessee or its
sublessees, then Lessee may, at its option, terminate this Lease
upon written notice thereof to Lessor, and thereupon all rights and
interests under the lease and under all subleases made hereunder
shall cease and terminate, except as otherwise provided in this
Lease. If only a portion of the leased premises shall be condemned
so as not to prevent the continued use of the remainder of the
leased premises as aforesaid, this Lease shall continue as the
remaining portion of the leased premises and the rental shall be
reduced in an equitable manner.
13.
Hypothecation .
A. Of the Whole .
Lessee shall at all times during the term of this Lease, without
the consent of Lessor, have the right to encumber this Lease and
the leasehold estate created hereby, by mortgages or deeds of trust
upon and subject to the terms, covenants and conditions herein set
forth and to the further assignment of said Lease by Lessee to such
lenders as security or in lieu of foreclosure thereon by such
lenders under such loans, to wit:
(1) That except as
hereinafter otherwise provided, any such mortgages or deeds of
trust and all rights thereunder shall be subject to each and all of
the terms, covenants and conditions of this Lease and to all rights
and interests of Lessor hereunder;
(2) That should there be
any conflict between the provisions of this Lease and the
provisions of any such mortgages or deeds of trust, the provisions
hereof shall control;
(3) That in the event
this Lease or any leasehold interest created hereby shall be
acquired by any mortgagee under any such mortgage, or by any
beneficiary under any such deed of trust, by transfer or assignment
of this Lease in lieu of foreclosure, or by any successful bidder
at any foreclosure or trustee’s sale, that any such
mortgagee, beneficiary or successful bidder thereunder shall and
must within ninety (90) days after the acquisition of said Lease
and said leasehold estate assume in writing the performance (during
the period of ownership by such mortgagee, beneficiary or
successful bidder) of each and all of the terms, covenants and
conditions herein provided to be kept and performed by Lessee named
in this lease;
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(4) That no such
mortgagee or beneficiary shall be liable to Lessor as an assignee
of this Lease unless and until such time as such mortgagee or
trustee shall acquire the rights of Lessee hereunder by
foreclosure, or other appropriate proceedings in the nature
thereof, or as a result of any other action or remedy provided for
by such mortgage or deed of trust or by proper conveyance from
Lessee;
(5) That Lessor shall not
terminate this Lease because of any default or breach by Lessee, if
the holder of any such mortgage or deed of trust covering this
Lease, who shall have in writing requested written notice from
Lessor of default or breach of this Lease by Lessee and who has
furnished the name or address of such person or entity to whom
notice is to be delivered, of Lessor’s intent to terminate
this Lease for any default or breach, shall either cure such
default or breach within ninety (90) days from the date of such
notice, if the same can be cured, or if such default or breach
cannot be cured, or cannot be remedied within said ninety (90) day
period, Lessor shall notify any such lender in writing that it will
not terminate or declare forfeiture of said Lease if the lender, as
soon as possible, shall:
(a) Commence
in good faith to cure such default or breach, if curable, and
thereafter diligently prosecute the same to completion;
or
(b)
Institute proceedings for the foreclosure of such mortgage or deed
of trust and thereafter diligently prosecute the same to
completion; and
(c)
Undertake in writing to keep and perform all the terms, covenants
and conditions of this Lease which are to be kept and performed by
Lessee until such time as this Lease and the leasehold estate
created thereby shall be sold on foreclosure pursuant to the
foreclosure of any such mortgages or deeds of trust, or shall be
released from said mortgage or reconveyed under said deed of
trust;
(d)
If this Lease is terminated pursuant to any of the terms or
provisions hereof or if, for any reason, the lender cannot complete
his foreclosure proceedings, Lessor agrees, should said Lease be
terminated, to immediately thereafter enter into a new Lease with
the lender upon the same rental and other terms and conditions as
the original Lease. The term of such new lease shall be at least
equal to the unexpired term of the original Lease. Anything in this
Lease to the contrary notwithstanding, if the mortgagee under a
mortgage or a beneficiary under a deed of trust acquires the
leasehold estate created hereby by transfer or assignment of this
Lease in lieu of foreclosure, by foreclosure or by any successful
bidder at any foreclosure or trustee’s sale, or by entering
into a new Lease with Lessor hereunder as hereinabove provided, any
such parties or any subsequent owners of the Lease shall not be
liable for performance of any of Lessee’s obligations, except
those which mature during the respective period of ownership of the
leasehold.
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(6) That if the owner or
holder of any such mortgage or mortgages or any deed or deeds of
trust shall fail or refuse to comply with any of the terms,
covenants or conditions of this section, Lessor shall be released
from the covenant of forbearance herein contained;
(7) That when any rights
are acquired by any mortgagee or beneficiary, then any and all
rental in arrears, together with any and all payments of money
required to be made by the terms hereof which may be in default and
unpaid shall be paid by the party or parties acquiring
Lessee’s rights hereunder; on or before thirty (30) days
from the date of such acquisition, with interest at six per cent
(6%) per annum from the date said rental was due;
(8) Lessee shall furnish
Lessor on demand, copies of all mortgages or deeds of trust
covering this Lease and the leasehold interest created hereby
together with the name and address of the owner or holder
thereof;
(9) At all times during
the term of this Lease that this Lease and the leasehold interest
created hereby remain encumbered to lenders, Lessor and Lessee
hereby agree that no changes, amendments or supplements to this
Lease will be made except those that are approved and accepted by
any such lender during the term of any such loan.
B. Of a Portion
.
(1)
Lessee shall have the right to encumber one or more portions of the
leased premises; provided, however, that in the event of such
encumbrances, all of the provisions