THIS SECOND LEASE
AMENDMENT (“ Amendment ”) is dated as of
November 30, 2006 by and between CJF1 LLC , a Delaware
limited liability company (“ Landlord ”), and
FACTORY CARD OUTLET OF AMERICA LTD ., an Illinois
corporation (“ Tenant ”).
A. Tenant and
CenterPoint Realty Services Corporation (“ Original
Landlord ”) entered into that certain Industrial Building
Lease dated as of October 28, 1996 (the “ Original
Lease ”) with respect to certain property commonly known
as 2727 Diehl Road, Naperville, Illinois 60563 (“
Premises ”).
B. The
Original Lease was amended by that certain Lease Amendment dated as
of January 31, 1998 (the “ First Amendment
”). The Original Lease and the First Amendment are
hereinafter collectively referred to as the “ Lease
”.
C. Landlord
is the successor to Original Landlord’s interest in the
Lease.
D. The Term
of the Lease expires on February 28, 2008. Notwithstanding
Tenant’s Renewal Options set forth in the Lease, Tenant has
requested, and Landlord has agreed to, an early extension of the
Term for a period of twelve (12) years commencing on
January 1, 2007, on the terms and conditions set forth
herein.
NOW, THEREFORE,
for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of
which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as
follows:
1.
Recitals . The Recitals are incorporated into this
Amendment as if fully set forth in this Section 1
.
2.
Definitions . All terms used herein, unless otherwise
specified, shall have the meaning ascribed to them in the
Lease.
3.
Extension of Term . The Term of the Lease is hereby
extended for the period commencing on the January 1, 2007
through and including December 31, 2018 (“ Extended
Term ”). All terms and conditions of the Lease, as
amended hereby, shall remain in full force and effect through the
Extended Term. All references in the Lease to a Termination Date
shall be deemed to mean December 31, 2018.
4.
Base Rent . Tenant agrees to pay to Landlord during
the Extended Term, monthly in advance, without offset or deduction,
base rent (“ Base Rent ”) in the amount of the
Monthly Base Rent set forth below, commencing on January 1,
2007 and continuing on the first day of each month thereafter
during the Extended Term, in the following amounts:
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Period
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Annual Base Rent
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Monthly Base Rent
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January 1, 2007 –
February 28, 2008
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$
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2,355,835.08
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$
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196,319.59
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March 1, 2008 –
December 31, 2008
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$
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2,021,174.37
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$
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168,431.20
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January 1, 2009 –
December 31, 2009
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$
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2,061,597.86
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$
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171,799.82
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January 1, 2010 –
December 31, 2010
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$
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2,102,829.81
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$
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175,235.82
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January 1, 2011 –
December 31, 2011
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$
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2,144,886.41
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$
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178,740.53
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January 1, 2012 –
December 31, 2012
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$
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2,187,784.14
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$
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182,315.34
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January 1, 2013 –
December 31, 2013
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$
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2,231,539.82
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$
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185,961.65
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January 1, 2014 –
December 31, 2014
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$
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2,276,170.62
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$
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189,680.88
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January 1, 2015 –
December 31, 2015
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$
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2,321,694.03
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$
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193,474.50
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January 1, 2016 –
December 31, 2016
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$
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2,368,127.91
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$
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197,343.99
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January 1, 2017 –
December 31, 2017
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$
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2,415,490.47
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$
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201,290.87
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January 1, 2018 –
December 31, 2018
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$
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2,463,800.28
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$
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205,316.69
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Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary contained herein, so long as there is no
uncured Event of Default by Tenant under the terms and conditions
of the Lease as of the date any monthly installment of Base Rent
would otherwise be due and owing during an Abatement Period (as
hereinafter defined), Tenant shall be entitled to the following
Base Rent abatements: (i) a partial abatement of Base Rent, in
the amount of $31,190.97, for the months of January, February,
March, April, May, June, September, October, November and December
of calendar year 2007; and (ii) a partial abatement of Base Rent,
in the amount of $27,888.39, for the months of January and February
of calendar year 2008 (the abatement periods set forth in
(i) and (ii) hereof are each hereinafter referred to as a
“ Partial Abatement Period ”); (iii) a
total abatement of Base Rent for the months of July and August of
calendar year 2007; and (iv) a total abatement of Base Rent
for the months of January and February of calendar years 2009, 2010
and 2011 (the abatement periods set forth in (iii) and
(iv) are each hereinafter referred to as a “ Total
Abatement Period ”). In the event that there is an
uncured Event of Default by Tenant under the terms and conditions
of this Lease on the day any installment of Base Rent would have
been due hereunder but for the abatement of Base Rent during the
applicable Total Abatement Period, then, in such event, the rent
abatements attributable to Base Rent, as set forth above, shall no
longer be in effect and Tenant shall be obligated, during the
period of such uncured default, to pay the monthly installment of
Base Rent that would have been due and owing hereunder but for the
abatement of said components of Rent (hereinafter referred to as
the “ Rent Default Payments ”). Tenant shall not
be entitled to a proration of any Rent Default Payments so paid
whether or not Tenant cures the default at any time prior to the
last day of the calendar month for
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which such
installments were paid. Tenant shall further be obligated to make
all required Rent Default Payments until the subject default is
cured.
5.
Deletion of Existing Renewal and Expansion Options .
Article XXXII and Article XXXIII of the Lease
are hereby deleted in their entirety.
6.
Exclusion / Subdivision of Development Parcel .
Tenant acknowledges and agrees that commencing upon the date
hereof, that portion of the Land, containing approximately 9.172
vacant acres located west of the existing Building, as depicted on
the Site Plan attached hereto as Exhibit A (the “
Development Parcel ”), shall no longer be deemed to be
part of the Land or the Premises for all purposes under the Lease.
The legal description of the Land which is attached as
Exhibit B to the Original Lease is hereby deleted and
replaced with Exhibit B attached hereto. For purposes
of this Section 6 , the remaining parcel of Land leased
by Tenant (excluding the Development Parcel) is referred to as the
“ FCOA Parcel ”. Landlord and Tenant acknowledge
that the FCOA Parcel contains approximately 29.328 acres of
land.
Landlord
shall be solely responsible for all taxes and assessments accruing
on the Development Parcel from and after the date hereof (the
“ Development Parcel Taxes ”) and such taxes
shall be excluded from the Taxes payable by Tenant pursuant to the
Lease. Landlord shall, at its sole cost and expense, use
commercially reasonable efforts to cause separate permanent tax
index numbers to be issued for the Development Parcel and the FCOA
Parcel. Until such time as separate tax index numbers are issued
for the two parcels, Taxes accruing after the date hereof and
payable by Tenant under the Lease shall not include the
proportionate share of the Taxes which are attributable to the
Development Parcel, which proportionate share shall be calculated
based on the land component of the assessed value for the property
and prorated by the ratio that the square footage of the
Development Parcel bears to the square footage of the FCOA
Parcel.
Landlord
shall, at its sole cost and expense, use commercially reasonable
efforts to cause the subdivision of the Development Parcel from the
FCOA Parcel (the “ Subdivision “). All necessary
easements around the perimeter of the Development Parcel and the
FCOA Parcel for ingress and egress and access to and from Diehl
Road, emergency vehicle access, potable water service, sanitary
sewer service, utilities, drainage and storm water
detention/retention (which shall not unreasonably interfere with
Tenant’s use of the FCOA Parcel) will be granted or reserved
at the time the plat of subdivision (the “ Plat
”) is recorded. Tenant shall cooperate with Landlord, as
reasonably necessary and at no cost to Tenant, in order to obtain
the Subdivision, finalize and record the Plat and any associated
subdivision improvement agreements required by the City of
Naperville and to grant or reserve all required easements. Tenant
shall also cooperate with Landlord, as reasonably necessary and at
no cost to Tenant, in connection with any installation,
construction and separation of utility service including, without
limitation, water, sanitary sewer, drainage and storm water
detention/retention service, as may be necessary in order to
provide separate services to each parcel.
7.
Farming Agreement . Tenant and Steven H. Berning have
entered into that certain Farming Agreement dated as of May 2,
2003, as amended by: (i) that certain letter agreement dated
as of May 13, 2004, and (ii) that certain letter
agreement dated as of March 22, 2006 (collectively, the
Farming Agreement ”), a copy of which is attached
hereto as Exhibit C . The parties acknowledge
that the Farming Agreement affects the Development Parcel but does
not affect the FCOA Parcel. Concurrently herewith, Landlord and
Tenant shall execute and
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deliver an
assignment of the Farming Agreement whereby Tenant shall assign all
of its rights and obligations arising under the Farming Agreement
on or after the date hereof and Landlord shall assume all of
Tenant’s rights and obligations arising under the Farming
Contract from and after the date hereof. Additionally, Tenant shall
deliver to Landlord an executed notice advising Mr. Berning of the
assignment of the Farming Agreement to Landlord. Tenant represents
and warrants that, as of the date hereof, the Farming Agreement is
in full force and effect, Tenant has paid in full all amounts owed
to Mr. Berning for the 2006 farming season, and no default
exists under the terms of the Farming Agreement on the part of
either Tenant or Mr. Berning.
8.
Tenant Improvements / Landlord’s Contribution
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A.
Tenant’s Work . Tenant desires to make certain
improvements, renovations, repairs and replacements to the Building
as set forth in the Tenant’s Plans (as hereinafter defined).
All work to be performed by or on behalf of Tenant in the Premises
is hereinafter referred to as the “ Tenant’s
Work ”. Landlord agrees that Tenant may undertake
Tenant’s Work on the following terms and
conditions:
(i) Tenant shall,
at Tenant’s sole cost and expense (subject to
Landlord’s Contribution (as hereinafter defined)), cause
plans and specifications (“ Tenant’s Plans
”) to be prepared and submitted to Landlord for
Landlord’s prior approval, including, but not limited to, all
space plans, working drawings, mechanical and engineering drawings,
disclosing all construction to be performed by Tenant in the
Premises; provided, however, that such Tenant’s Plans will be
necessary only with respect to such aspects of Tenant’s Work
which necessitate plans and specifications, by way of example and
not limitation, Tenant’s Work involving construction to the
structural components of the Premises or changes to the Building
systems. Landlord’s approval shall not be unreasonably
withheld, conditioned or delayed. Landlord agrees to review and
either approve or disapprove (and noting with such disapproval the
specific items not approved and the reasons therefor)
Tenant’s Plans within ten (10) business days of
Landlord’s receipt of a complete set of Tenant’s Plans.
In the event Tenant’s Plans are disapproved, Tenant shall
revise and resubmit Tenant’s Plans and Landlord shall review
the same and notify Tenant of its approval or disapproval within
ten (10) business days thereafter in the same manner as
required for the initial submittal. Tenant may, upon notice to, but
without the requirement of the written consent of Landlord, perform
such Tenant’s Work as does not require the submission of
Tenant’s Plans, is non-structural in nature, does not require
openings in or other alterations or improvements to the roof,
exterior walls or other structural components of the Building, does
not adversely affect any Building system and does not involve any
paving work.
(ii) Tenant is
hereby granted the right to utilize contractors of Tenant’s
own choice (“ Tenant’s Contractors ”) to
make the improvements to the Building, subject to Landlord’s
reasonable approval as to the qualifications of the general
contractor and subcontractors with contracts in excess of
$75,000.00, which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld,
conditioned or delayed. All Tenant’s Work shall be
constructed in a good and workmanlike manner and only
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new and good
grades of material shall be used. Such work performed by
Tenant’s Contractors shall comply with all applicable
insurance requirements, all laws, statutes, ordinances and
regulations of the City of Naperville, the State of Illinois and
the United States of America. Tenant shall permit Landlord to
observe all construction operations within the Premises, however
Landlord shall not charge Tenant any supervisory or construction
management fees in connection with the Tenant’s Work. No
silence or statement by Landlord or any Landlord representative
shall be deemed or construed as an assumption by Landlord or any
Landlord representative of any responsibility for or in relation to
the construction of the Tenant’s Work or any guarantee that
the Tenant’s Work completed within the Premises complies with
laws, complies with Tenant’s Plans, is suitable or acceptable
to Tenant for Tenant’s intended business purposes or complies
with the terms of this Lease.
(iii) Tenant, at
its sole cost and expense, shall file any necessary plans with the
appropriate governmental authorities having jurisdiction over
Tenant’s Work. Tenant shall be responsible for obtaining all
permits, authorizations and approvals as necessary to perform and
complete Tenant’s Work. Tenant shall not commence
Tenant’s Work until the required permits authorizations and
approvals for the performance and completion of Tenant’s Work
are obtained and delivered to Landlord.
(iv) Tenant shall
at all times keep the Premises and adjacent areas reasonably free
from accumulations of waste materials or rubbish caused by its
suppliers, contractors or workmen. Landlord reserves the right to
do clean-up at the expense of Tenant if Tenant fails to comply with
Landlord’s reasonable cleanup requirements. At the completion
of Tenant’s Work, Tenant’s Contractors shall forthwith
remove all rubbish and all tools, equipment and surplus materials
from and about the Premises. Any damage caused by Tenant or
Tenant’s Contractors to any portion of the Premises or to any
property of Landlord shall be repaired forthwith by Tenant at its
expense to the condition prior to such damage.
(v) Tenant and
Tenant’s Contractors shall assume responsibility for the
prevention of accidents and shall take all reasonable safety
precautions with respect to Tenant’s Work and shall comply
with all reasonable safety measures initiated by Landlord and with
all applicable laws, ordinances, rules, regulations and orders
applicable to Tenant’s Work including those of any public
authority for the safety of persons or property. Tenant shall
advise Tenant’s Contractors to report to Landlord any injury
to any of its agents or employees and shall furnish Landlord a copy
of the accident report filed with its insurance carrier within
three (3) days of its occurrence.
(vi) Tenant shall
procure and maintain or cause Tenant’s Contractors to
maintain the kinds and amounts of insurance as reasonably required
by Landlord and otherwise in accordance with the requirements set
forth in Article IX of the Lease. Prior to the
commencement of any construction activity on the Premises,
certificates evidencing such insurance required herein shall be
delivered to
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Landlord. Such
policies shall be renewed and new certificates shall be deposited
with Landlord at least thirty (30) days prior to the
expiration of the existing policies. All insurance policies shall
be written with insurance companies and shall be in form reasonably
satisfactory to Landlord and shall name Landlord as an additional
insured and loss payee as its interests may appear and shall
provide that they may not be terminated or modified without thirty
(30) days’ advance written notice to Landlord. The
minimum limits of insurance shall not limit or diminish
Tenant’s liability under the Lease. The failure of Landlord
to obtain such evidence from Tenant or Tenant’s Contractors
before permitting construction to commence shall not be deemed to
be a waiver by Landlord of any requirement herein, and Tenant shall
remain under continuing obligation to maintain and cause
Tenant’s Contractors to maintain the specified insurance
coverage. Any and all deductibles on referenced insurance coverages
shall be borne by Tenant and, if applicable, Tenant’s
Contractors. Tenant expressly understands and agrees that any
insurance maintained by Landlord shall apply in excess of and not
contribute with insurance provided by Tenant or Tenant’s
Contractors.
B.
Landlord’s Contribution . Provided that there
is no uncured Event of Default by Tenant under the terms and
conditions of the Lease, Landlord shall pay Tenant as
Landlord’s contribution for the costs of construction of the
Tenant’s Work, a sum equal to the lesser of: (i) the actual
cost of the Tenant’s Work; or (ii) SEVEN HUNDRED FIFTY
THOUSAND AND NO/100 ($750,000.00) DOLLARS (“
Landlord’s Contribution ”). Notwithstanding the
foregoing, Landlord and Tenant acknowledge and agree that a minimum
of FOUR HUNDRED THOUSAND AND NO/100 ($400,000.00) of the
Landlord’s Contribution shall be used solely for
Tenant’s Work related to repairs or replacements of the
parking lot at the Premises, the roof of the Building, the Building
HVAC system, or other Building systems
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