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Exhibit
10.30
ASSIGNMENT OF
LEASE
FOR AND IN CONSIDERATION of
the sum of Ten Dollars ($10.00) and other good and valuable
consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby
acknowledged, the undersigned, TABERNA CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC, a
Delaware limited liability company (“Assignor”) does
hereby, effective as of October 24, 2006, sell, assign,
convey, transfer, set over and deliver to RAIT FINANCIAL TRUST, a
Maryland real estate investment trust (“Assignee”) the
entire interest of Assignor in and to the lease of the real
property described in Exhibit A hereto (the
“Lease”).
Assignee hereby assumes and
agrees to perform all the terms, covenants and conditions of the
Lease required to be performed by the tenant thereunder from and
after the date hereof. Assignor hereby indemnifies and holds
Assignee harmless from and against any and all loss, cost, damage,
expense (including reasonable attorney’s fees), liability,
claims or causes of action existing in favor of or asserted by the
landlord under the Lease arising out of or relating to
Assignor’s failure to perform any of its obligations as
tenant under the Lease prior to the date hereof. Assignee hereby
indemnifies and holds Assignor harmless from and against any and
all loss, cost, damage, expense (including reasonable
attorney’s fees), liability, claims or causes of action
existing in favor of or asserted by the landlord under the Lease
arising out of or relating to Assignee’s failure to perform
any of its obligations as tenant under the Lease on or after the
date hereof.
TO HAVE AND TO HOLD the Lease
together with the appurtenances and all the estate and rights of
Assignor in and to the Lease unto Assignee, its successors and
assigns, forever.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Assignor
and Assignee have executed this Assignment of Lease as of this
11 th day of December, 2006.
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ASSIGNEE: |
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| TABERNA CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC |
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RAIT FINANCIAL TRUST |
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TABERNA REALTY FINANCE
TRUST, Sole Member
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/s/ Jack E.
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By: |
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/s/ Scott
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Name: Jack E.
Salmon
Title: Chief Financial
Officer
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Name: Scott Schaeffer
Title: President
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EXHIBIT A
Lease dated as of October 24, 2006
between Brandywine CIRA, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership, as
landlord and Taberna Capital Management, LLC, as tenant.
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Exhibit A
BRANDYWINE CIRA,
L.P.
Landlord
and
TABERNA CAPITAL MANAGEMENT
LLC
Tenant
for Suite
1700
CIRA CENTRE
2929 Arch
Street
Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania
TABLE OF
CONTENTS
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SUMMARY OF DEFINED TERMS |
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PREMISES |
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TERM |
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CONSTRUCTION BY LANDLORD |
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FIXED
RENT; SECURITY DEPOSIT |
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ADDITIONAL RENT |
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ELECTRICITY CHARGES |
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SIGNS;
USE OF PREMISES AND COMMON AREAS |
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ENVIRONMENTAL MATTERS |
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TENANT’S ALTERATIONS |
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CONSTRUCTION LIENS |
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LANDLORD SERVICES |
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ASSIGNMENT AND SUBLETTING |
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LANDLORD’S RIGHT OF ENTRY |
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REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE |
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INSURANCE; SUBROGATION RIGHTS |
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INDEMNIFICATION |
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QUIET ENJOYMENT |
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FIRE DAMAGE |
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SUBORDINATION; RIGHTS OF MORTGAGEE |
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CONDEMNATION |
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ESTOPPEL CERTIFICATE |
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DEFAULT |
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LANDLORD’S LIEN |
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LANDLORD’S REPRESENTATIONS AND
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SURRENDER
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RULES AND REGULATIONS
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GOVERNMENTAL REGULATIONS
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NOTICES
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BROKERS
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LANDLORD’S
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LANDLORD’S LIABILITY
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AUTHORITY
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EXPANSION
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RELOCATION
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TENANT FINANCIAL
INFORMATION
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MISCELLANEOUS
PROVISIONS
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WAIVER OF TRIAL BY
JURY
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CONSENT TO
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RENEWAL
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KOIZCONTINGENCY
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EXHIBITS
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EXHIBIT “A”
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SPACE
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EXHIBIT “B”
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CONFIRMATION OF LEASE TERM |
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EXHIBIT “C”
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RULES AND
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EXHIBIT “D”
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CLEANING
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LEASE
THIS LEASE
(“Lease”) entered into as of the
day of
October, 2006, between BRANDYWINE CIRA, L.P., a Delaware limited
partnership (“Landlord”), and TABERNA CAPITAL
MANAGEMENT LLC, a
limited liability company with its principal place of business at
Cira Centre, 2929 Arch Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104
(“Tenant”).
WITNESSETH
In consideration of the
mutual covenants herein set forth, and intending to be legally
bound, the parties hereto covenant and agree as follows:
1. SUMMARY OF DEFINED
TERMS .
The following defined terms,
as used in this Lease, shall have the meanings and shall be
construed as set forth below:
(a) “ Building
”: The Building at 2929 Arch Street, Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania.
(b) “ Project
”: The Building, the land and all other improvements located
at 2929 Arch Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
(c) “ Premises
”: Suite No. 1700, which shall contain 11,522 rentable
square feet per ansi/Boma 1996 measurement standards constituting a
portion of the 17 th floor of the Building shown on the space
plan attached hereto as Exhibit “A ” and made a
part hereof.
(d) “ Term
”: For a period commencing on December 1, 2006 and
expiring March 31, 2011.
(e) “
Fixed Rent ”:
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LEASE YEAR
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MONTHLY
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ANNUAL
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Months 1-12
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41.50 |
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39,846.91 |
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478,162.92 |
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Months 13-24
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42.33 |
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40,643.85 |
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487,726.20 |
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Months 25-36
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43.18 |
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41,459.99 |
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497,519.88 |
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Months 37-48
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44.04 |
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42,285.74 |
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507,428.88 |
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Months 49--3/31/11
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44.92 |
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517,568.16 |
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plus any charges set forth in Articles 6 and 7
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Security Deposit ”: $0
(g) “ Possession
Date ”: December 1, 2006
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Tenant’s Allocated Share ”:
1.58%;
“ Base Year” 2007
(i) “
Rentable Area ”: Premises 11,522. Building
730,682 ft.
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(j) “
Permitted Uses ”: Tenant’s use of the
Premises shall be limited to general office use and storage
incidental thereto. Tenant’s rights to use the Premises shall
be subject to all applicable laws and governmental rules and
regulations and to all reasonable requirements of the insurers of
the Building.
(k) “
Broker” : None.
(l) “
Notice Address/Contact ”
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Taberna Capital Management
LLC
2929 Arch Street, Suite 1700
Philadelphia, PA 19103
Attn:
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Cohen
Brothers, Inc. |
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2929 Arch
Street, Suite 1700 |
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Philadelphia, PA 19103 |
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Attn:
Raphael L. Licht |
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Brandywine Operating Partnership,
L.P.
555 East Lancaster Avenue, Suite
100
Radnor, PA 19087
Attn: H. Jeffrey DeVuono
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Brandywine Realty Trust
555 East Lancaster Avenue, Suite
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Radnor, PA 19087
Attn: Brad A. Molotsky, General
Counsel
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(m) “
Tenant’s North American Industry Classification
Number ”: 52
(n) “ Additional
Rent ”: All sums of money or charges required to be paid
by Tenant under this Lease other than Fixed Rent, whether or not
such sums or charges are designated as “Additional
Rent
(o) “ Rent
”: All Annual Fixed Rent, monthly installments of Annual
Fixed Rent, Fixed Rent and Additional Rent payable by Tenant to
Landlord under this Lease.
2. PREMISES
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Landlord does hereby lease,
demise and let unto Tenant and Tenant does hereby hire and lease
from Landlord the Premises for the Term, upon the provisions,
conditions and limitations set forth herein.
3. TERM .
The Term of this Lease shall
commence on December 1, 2006 (the “Commencement
Date”). The Term shall expire on March 31, 2011
(“Expiration Date”). The Commencement Date shall be
confirmed by Landlord and Tenant by the execution of a Confirmation
of Lease Term in the form attached hereto as Exhibit
“B ”. If Tenant fails to execute or object to the
Confirmation of Lease Term within ten (10) business days of
its delivery, Landlord’s determination of such dates shall be
deemed accepted.
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4. CONSTRUCTION
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Tenant shall accept the
Premises in “AS IS” condition. Landlord shall
only be responsible for payment of a maximum cost of $45.00
per rentable square foot for the improvement work (“Tenant
Work”) to be performed by Tenant (“Tenant
Allowance”), all such costs in excess thereof to be borne by
Tenant. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Landlord shall
(a) deliver the Premises broom clean, free of any personal
property and with all debris removed and (b) deliver the
Premises with the floor level within 1 / 4 ” over 10 feet in all directions. Landlord shall at
Tenant’s request and in any event up to the Tenant Allowance
either direct pay to contractors on invoices submitted by Tenant or
reimburse Tenant within thirty (30) days of submission of such
invoices.
Tenant and its authorized
agents, employees and contractors shall have the right, at
Tenant’s own risk, expense and responsibility, at all
reasonable times prior to the Commencement Date to enter the
Premises for the purpose of constructing Tenant’s Work,
provided that Tenant, in so doing, shall comply with the following
provisions:
(1) Tenant shall first obtain
the approval of Landlord of the specific work it proposes to
perform and shall furnish Landlord with reasonably detailed plans
and specifications. Landlord hereby approves in principle
Alterations that are comparable to the build-out in the Cohen
Brothers, LLC space adjacent to the Premises, and Landlord hereby
agrees that Tenant and Cohen Brothers, LLC shall have the right to
join the Premises and the Cohen Brothers, LLC premises, to the
extent permitted by Applicable Law. Landlord shall not unreasonably
withhold, condition or delay its approval of Tenant’s plans
and specifications. Landlord shall provide any comments or
objections to Tenant’s first submittal within ten
(10) business days from delivery thereof, and shall provide
any comments or objections to any resubmittals within three
(3) business days. If Landlord fails to respond within such
time periods, Landlord shall be deemed to have approved such
submittals;
(2) The work shall be
performed by responsible contractors and subcontractors who shall
not prejudice Landlord’s relationship with Landlord’s
contractors or subcontractors or the relationship between such
contractors and their subcontractors or employees, or disturb
harmonious labor relations, and who shall furnish in advance and
maintain in effect workmen’s compensation insurance in
accordance with statutory requirements and comprehensive public
liability insurance (naming Landlord and Landlord’s
contractors and subcontractors as additional insureds) with limits
satisfactory to Landlord. Landlord hereby approves the contractors
and subcontractors who performed work on the adjoining premises
leased to Tenant’s affiliate, Cohen Brothers, LLC, and shall
not unreasonably withhold, condition or delay its approval of
Tenant’s other contractors and subcontractors.;
(3) Tenant and its
contractors and subcontractors shall be solely responsible for the
transportation, safekeeping and storage of materials and equipment
used in the performance of such work, for the removal of waste and
debris resulting therefrom, and for any damage caused by them to
any installations or work performed by Landlord’s contractors
and subcontractors.
(4) Tenant shall have the
right, in common with other tenants in the building to use the
loading dock and freight elevator during construction
In the event Tenant completes
its Tenant Work and has received a certificate of occupancy Tenant
shall be allowed to commence operations within the Premises prior
to December 1, 2006 without affecting the Term or triggering
the payment of Rent.
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5. FIXED RENT; SECURITY
DEPOSIT .
(a) Tenant shall pay to
Landlord without notice or demand, and without set-off, the annual
Fixed Rent payable in the monthly installments of Fixed Rent as set
forth in Article 1(e) , in advance on the first day of each
calendar month during the Term by Term by (i) check sent to
Landlord, P.O. Box 8538-363, Philadelphia, PA 19171 or
(ii) wire transfer of immediately available funds to the
account at Wachovia Bank, Salem NJ account no. 2030000359075 ABA
#031201467; such transfer to be confirmed by Landlord’s
accounting department upon written request by Tenant. All
payments must include the following information: Building #150 and
Lease #__TBD_. The Lease # will be provided to Tenant in the
Confirmation of Lease Term.
(b) In the event any Fixed
Rent or Additional Rent, charge, fee or other amount due from
Tenant under the terms of this Lease are not paid to Landlord
within five (5) days after due, Tenant shall also pay as
Additional Rent a service and handling charge equal to five
(5%) percent of the total payment then due. The aforesaid late
fee shall begin to accrue on the initial date of a payment due
date, after any grace period granted hereunder. This provision
shall not prevent Landlord from exercising any other remedy herein
provided or otherwise available at law or in equity in the event of
any default by Tenant.
(c) Rent for any partial
month shall be approximately apportioned on a per diem
basis.
(d) Tenant shall be required
to pay a Security Deposit of $0 under this Lease.
6.
ADDITIONAL RENT .
(a) Commencing on
January 1, 2008, and in each calendar year or portion thereof
thereafter during the Term (as same may be extended), Tenant shall
pay to Landlord Tenant’s Allocated Share of the following
charges (“ Recognized Expenses ”) in excess of
the Recognized Expenses for calendar year 2007, without deduction
or set off:
(i) Operating Expenses
. “ Operating Expenses ” shall mean all costs
and expenditures related to the operation and maintenance of the
Building incurred by Landlord, including, by way of example and not
limitation: (i) charges for, and taxes on, the furnishing to
the Building of water and sewer service, electric energy (but not
electricity consumed in tenant premises) and, if the building
systems should be converted to receive the same, steam or fuel and
other utility services; ((ii) costs of elevator service,
Maintenance of the Building, janitorial service and trash removal;
(iii) charges for governmental permits; (iv) wages,
salaries and benefits of employees of Landlord, or of any
management company, who are associated with the Building for such
time that their work is solely for the benefit of the Building, and
management fees, overhead and expenses consistent with the
operation of a first class office building in Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania; provided such management fees shall not increase by
more than 3% in any year over the prior year; (v) premiums for
hazard, rent, liability, environmental, boiler and pressure vessel,
worker’s compensation and other insurance; (vi) costs
arising under service contracts; (vii) legal, auditing and
other professional and consulting fees incurred in connection with
operation and Maintenance of the Building and not incurred in
connection with leasing or the entity which is Landlord;
(viii) costs of replacements but not new improvements (except
as otherwise expressly set forth herein); (ix) work required
to comply with any future governmental law, ordinance or regulation
(unless due to failure to comply with such laws, ordinances or
regulations on the date hereof); (x) charges for the
Building’s share of the costs of facilities shared with any
other property; or (xi) the cost of all other items which
under standard accounting practices constitute operating or
Maintenance costs which are allocable to the Building or any
portion thereof. Operating Expense shall also include all costs and
expenses incurred by Landlord for environmental testing, sampling
or monitoring required by statute, regulation or order of
governmental authority, except any costs or expenses incurred in
conjunction with the spilling or depositing of any hazardous
substance for which any person or other tenant is legally liable
and such person or tenant reimburses Landlord or for which Landlord
or its agent is responsible.
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Notwithstanding the
foregoing, the term Operating Expenses shall not include any of the
following: (i) repairs or other work occasioned by fire,
windstorm or other insured casualty or by the exercise of the right
of eminent domain; (ii) leasing commissions,
accountants’, consultants’, auditors or
attorneys’ fees, costs and disbursements and other expenses
incurred in connection with negotiations or disputes with other
tenants or prospective tenants or other occupants, or associated
with the enforcement of any other leases or the defense of
Landlord’s title to or interest in the real property or any
part thereof; (iii) costs (including permit, licenses and
inspection fees) incurred in renovating or otherwise improving or
decorating, painting, or redecorating space for other tenants or
other occupants or vacant space; (iv) depreciation;
(v) costs incurred due to a breach by Landlord of the terms
and conditions of the lease; (vi) overhead and profit
increment paid to subsidiaries or affiliates of Landlord for
management or other services on or to the Building or for supplies,
utilities or other materials or services, to the extent that the
costs of such services, supplies, utilities or materials exceed the
reasonable costs that would have been paid had the services,
supplies or materials been provided by unaffiliated parties on a
reasonable basis without taking into effect volume discounts or
rebates offered to Landlord as a portfolio purchaser;
(vii) interest on debt or amortization payments on any
mortgage or any other borrowings and any ground rent;
(viii) any compensation paid to clerks, attendants or other
persons in commercial concessions operated by Landlord;
(ix) expenses resulting from the negligence or willful
misconduct of Landlord; (x) any fines or fees for
Landlord’s late payments or failure to comply with
governmental, quasi-governmental, or regulatory agencies’
rules and regulations; (xi) legal, accounting and other
expenses related to Landlord’s financing, re-financing,
mortgaging or selling the Building or the Project;
(xii) taxes; (xiii) costs for acquiring sculpture,
decorations, painting or other objects of art in excess of amounts
typically spent for such items in office buildings of comparable
quality in the competitive area of the Building;
(xiv) compensation and benefits of executive officers of
Landlord or any management company above the level of Building
Manager; (xv) commissions payable to leasing brokers;
(xvi) charges for any service, supply, utility and/or material
supplied to other tenants and not Tenant; (xvii) fees or
interest stemming from Landlord’s late payment an any
obligation; (xviii) charitable expenditures or
(xix) charges due to inconsistent calculation not caused by
changes in laws or regulations.
(ii) Operating Expenses may
include capital expenditures only in the event that the capital
improvement falls within one of the following categories:
(i) a labor savings device or improvement which reduces or
eliminates any other component of Operating Expenses, but only to
the extent of the amount of reduction; or (ii) an improvement
which is required by reason of any future law or regulation which
is applicable to similar first-class office buildings, provided the
entire amount of such capital expenditures shall not be included in
Operating Expenses for the calendar year in which they are
incurred, but such costs shall be amortized on a straight line
basis over the longest useful life of the improvement, without
interest. If there shall be leased any capital equipment the cost
of which, if purchased, would be included in Operating Expenses,
then the rental and other costs paid for such leasing shall be
included in Operating Expenses for the calendar years in which they
were incurred.
(iii) Taxes . “
Taxes ” shall be defined as all taxes, assessments and
other governmental charges, including special assessments for
public improvements or traffic districts which are levied or
assessed against the Project during the Term or, if levied or
assessed prior to the Term, which properly are allocable to the
Term, and expenses incurred to reduce or prevent an increase in
Taxes and real estate tax appeal expenditures incurred by Landlord
in good faith. Nothing herein contained shall be construed to
include as Taxes: (A) any inheritance, estate, succession,
transfer, gift, franchise, corporation, net income or profit tax or
capital levy that is or may be imposed upon Landlord or
(B) any transfer tax or recording charge resulting from a
transfer of the Building or the Project; provided, however, that if
at any time during the Term the method of taxation prevailing at
the commencement of the Term shall be altered so that in lieu of or
as a substitute for the whole or any part of the Taxes now levied,
assessed or imposed on real estate as such or any increase thereof,
there shall be levied, assessed or imposed any franchise, income,
profit or other tax, however designated, then such other tax shall
be deemed to be included within Taxes as defined herein.
Notwithstanding anything in
this Lease to the contrary, provided Tenant is eligible for the
benefits of the KOIZ legislation, then until the expiration of the
KOIZ Period, Recognized Expenses shall not include any Taxes which
are abated under the KOIZ Legislation. “KOIZ
Legislation” shall mean means, collectively, the Keystone
Opportunity Zone and Keystone Opportunity Expansion Zone Act, Act
of 1998, P.L. 705, No. 92, as amended,
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Philadelphia Ordinance Chapter 19-3200,
as amended, and any and all regulations adopted by the Pennsylvania
Department of Community and Economic Development, the Pennsylvania
Department of Revenue, the Philadelphia Department of Commerce, the
Philadelphia Department of Revenue and the Philadelphia Board of
Revision of Taxes, pursuant to or with respect to such act or such
ordinance. “KOIZ Period” means the period for such tax
abatement under the KOIZ Legislation.
(b) Tenant shall pay, in
monthly installments in advance, on account of Tenant’s
Allocated Share of Operating Expenses and Taxes, the estimated
amount of such Recognized Expenses in excess of the Base Year for
each year as determined by Landlord in its reasonable discretion
and as set forth in a notice to Tenant, such notice to include the
basis for such calculation. Prior to the end of the calendar year
in which the Lease commences and thereafter for each successive
calendar year (each, a “ Lease Year ”), or part
thereof, Landlord may send to Tenant a statement of projected
Recognized Expenses (a “ Projection ”) and shall
indicate what Tenant’s Allocated Share of Recognized Expenses
Taxes in excess of the Expense Stop shall be. Said amount shall be
paid in equal monthly installments in advance by Tenant as
Additional Rent commencing January 1 of the applicable Lease
Year. Until a new Projection is received, payments shall continue
at the then current rate. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary
in this Article 6 , Landlord agrees that in no event shall
“controllable expenses” exceed “controllable
expenses” from the prior year by more than five
(5%) percent. “Controllable expenses” are such
expenses which are contracted for at a set rate and cannot
fluctuate during the year, including, without limitation,
janitorial and insurance costs, management and administrative fees,
and landscaping and security expenses
(c) If during the course of
any Lease Year, Landlord shall have reason to believe that the
Recognized Expenses shall be different than that upon which the
aforesaid projections were originally based, then Landlord, one
time in any calendar year, shall be entitled to adjust the amount
by reallocating the remaining payments for such year, for the
months of the Lease Year which remain for the revised projections,
and to advise Tenant of an adjustment in future monthly amounts to
the end result that the Recognized Expenses shall be collected on a
reasonably current basis each Lease Year.
(d) In calculating the
Recognized Expenses as hereinbefore described, if for thirty
(30) or more days during any Lease Year including the Base
Year less than ninety-five (95%) percent of the Rentable Area
of the Building shall have been occupied by tenants, then the
Recognized Expenses shall be deemed for such Lease Year to be
amounts equal to the Recognized Expenses which would normally be
expected to be incurred had such occupancy of the Building been at
least ninety-five (95%) percent throughout such year, as
reasonably determined by Landlord (i.e., taking into account that
certain expenses vary with occupancy ( e.g. , janitorial)
and certain expenses do not ( e.g. , landscaping)).
Furthermore, if Landlord shall not furnish any item or items of
Recognized Expenses to any portions of the Building because such
portions are not occupied or because such item is not required by
the tenant of such portion of the Building, for the purposes of
computing Recognized Expenses, an equitable adjustment shall be
made so that the item of Operating Expense in question shall be
shared only by tenants actually receiving the benefits
thereof.
(e) By April 30
th of each Lease Year or as soon thereafter as
administratively available, Landlord shall send to Tenant a
statement of actual expenses incurred for Recognized Expenses for
the prior Lease Year showing the Allocated Share due from Tenant.
If Landlord is unable to provide such statements by August 30,
Landlord shall be deemed to waive its right to collect any such
amounts as Additional Rent. In the event the amount prepaid by
Tenant exceeds the amount that was actually due then Landlord shall
issue a credit to Tenant in an amount equal to the over charge,
which credit Tenant may apply to future payments on account of
Recognized Expenses until Tenant has been fully credited with the
over charge. If the credit due to Tenant is more than the aggregate
total of future rental payments, Landlord shall pay to Tenant the
difference between the credit in such aggregate total. In the event
Landlord has undercharged Tenant, then Landlord shall send Tenant
an invoice with the additional amount due, which amount shall be
paid in full by Tenant within thirty (30) days of
receipt.
(f) All Operating Expenses
shall be charged at standard rates from the applicable service
provider, with reduction on account of volume discounts or
preferred vendor rates applicable to Landlord.
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(g) If this Lease terminates
other than at the end of a calendar year, Landlord’s annual
estimate of Recognized Expenses shall be accepted by the parties as
the actual Recognized Expenses for the year the Lease ends until
Landlord provides Tenant with actual statements in accordance with
subsection 6(e) above.
(h) Subject to the
limitations set forth in Article 13 , Tenant agrees to pay
to Landlord on demand reasonable and actual attorney’s fees
incurred in connection with the processing and documentation of any
request for Landlord’s approval or consent in connection with
assignment, subletting, change of ownership, or requests by Tenant
for non-disturbance agreements or Landlord and/or Lender
waivers.
7.
ELECTRICITY CHARGES .
(a) Landlord shall furnish or
cause to be furnished to the Premises electricity as provided in
Article 12 . Tenant shall pay to Landlord, as Additional
Rent, within thirty (30) business days of receipt of
Landlord’s billing statement therefor, all charges actual
incurred by Landlord, or its agent, for electricity, (including,
without limitation, the cost for taxes, fuel adjustment charges,
transfer charges and other like charges regularly passed on to the
consumer by the public utility furnishing electricity to the
Building and service, meter reading and billing charges), without
markup, such charges to be based upon Tenant’s consumption at
the rate that would be charged to Tenant for direct service as
measured by Landlord’s meter for the Premises. Landlord has
been advised that the rate for electricity shall be the high
tension rate and Landlord shall pass through to Tenant only the
actual rate assessed. The aforesaid electricity charges shall
commence upon delivery to Tenant of the Premises. For purposes of
this Article 7, from time to time during the Term, Landlord may
enter the Premises to install, maintain, replace or read meters for
electricity and/or to evaluate Tenant’s consumption of and
demand for electricity.
(b) Landlord has advised
Tenant that presently the Philadelphia Electric Company
(“Electric Service Provider”) is the utility company
selected by Landlord to provide electricity service for the
Building. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if permitted by law,
Landlord shall have the right at any time and from time to time
during the Term to either contract for service from a different
company or companies providing electricity service (each such
company shall hereinafter be referred to as an “Alternate
Service Provider”) or continue to contract for service from
the Electric Service Provider so long as the same does not
adversely affect Tenant or its use of the premises or increase the
cost charged to Tenant. Tenant shall reasonably cooperate with
Landlord, the Electric Service Provider, and any Alternate Service
Provider at all times and, as reasonably necessary, shall allow
Landlord, Electric Service Provider, and any Alternate Service
Provider reasonable access to the Building’s electric lines,
feeders, risers, wiring, and any other machinery and conduits
within the Premises so long as such access does not materially or
unreasonably interfere with Tenant’s use of the premises.
Landlord shall in no way be liable or responsible for any loss,
damage or expense that Tenant may sustain or incur by reason of any
change or temporary failure, interference, disruption, or defect,
through no fault of Landlord or its agents, employees or
contractors, in the supply or character of the electric energy
furnished to the Premises, or if, through no fault of Landlord or
its agents, employees or contractors, the quantity or character of
the electric energy supplied by the Electric Service Provider or
any Alternate Service Provider is temporarily no longer available
or suitable for Tenant’s requirements as long as Landlord
proceeds with due diligence to correct such situation as promptly
as possible. In any event, the provisions of Section 12(b)
shall be applicable to such situation
8. SIGNS;
USE OF PREMISES AND COMMON AREAS
.
(a) Tenant may use and occupy
the Premises only for the express and limited purposes stated in
Article 1 above as the Permitted Uses and for no other
purpose, and Tenant shall be permitted to use such areas of the
Building then available and in cooperation with other tenants as
reasonably necessary to provide telecommunication and related
services to and from the Premises.
(b) No machinery or equipment
shall be permitted in the Premises that shall cause vibration,
noise or disturbance beyond the Premises.
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(c) Landlord shall provide
Tenant with standard identification signage on all Building
directories and at the entrance to the Premises, which Premises
entrance sign shall contain the names of all the Permitted
Assignments or Sublets. No other signs shall be placed, erected or
maintained by Tenant at any place upon the Premises, Building or
Project. No tenant in the Building, other than retail tenants, will
have nonstandard identification signage inside the
Building.
(d) Tenant shall not overload
any floor or part thereof in the Premises or the Building,
including any public corridors or elevators, bringing in, placing,
storing, installing or removing any large or heavy articles, and
Landlord may prohibit, or may direct and control the location and
size of, safes and all other heavy articles, and may require, at
Tenant’s sole cost and expense, supplementary supports of
such material and dimensions as Landlord may deem necessary to
properly distribute the weight.
(e) Tenant shall not install
in or for the Premises, without Landlord’s prior written
approval, any equipment which requires more electric current than a
typical office tenant.
(f) Tenant shall not commit
or suffer any waste upon the Premises, Building or Project or any
nuisance, or do any other act or thing which may disturb the quiet
enjoyment of any other tenant in the Building or
Project.
9.
ENVIRONMENTAL MATTERS .
(a) Hazardous
Substances .
(i) Tenant shall not, except
as provided in subparagraph (ii) below, bring or otherwise
cause to be brought or permit any of its agents, employees,
contractors or invitees to bring in, on or about any part of the
Premises, Building or Project, any hazardous substance or hazardous
waste in violation of law, as such terms are or may be defined in
(x) the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and
Liability Act, 42 U.S.C. 9601 et seq ., as the same
may from time to time be amended, and the regulations promulgated
pursuant thereto (“CERCLA”); the United States
Department of Transportation Hazardous Materials Table (49 CFR
172.102); by the Environmental Protection Agency as hazardous
substances (40 CFR Part 302); the Clean Air Act; and the Clean
Water Act, and all amendments, modifications or supplements
thereto; and/or (y) any other rule, regulation, ordinance,
statute or requirements of any governmental or administrative
agency regarding the environment (collectively, (x) and
(y) shall be referred to as an “Applicable Environmental
Law”).
(ii) Tenant may bring to and
use at the Premises hazardous substances incidental to its normal
business operations under the NAI Code referenced in article 1(m)
above in the quantities reasonably required for Tenant’s
normal business consistent with its occupancy pursuant to the Prior
Leases and in accordance with Applicable Environmental Laws. Tenant
shall store and handle such substances in strict accordance with
Applicable Environmental Laws. From time to time promptly following
a request to Landlord, Tenant shall provide Landlord with documents
identifying the hazardous substances stored or used by Tenant on
the Premises and describing the chemical properties of such
substances and such other information reasonably requested by
Landlord or Tenant. Prior to the expiration or sooner termination
of this Lease, Tenant shall remove all hazardous substances from
the Premises and shall provide Landlord with an inspection report
from an independent environmental engineer certifying that the
Premises and the land surrounding the Premises are free of
contamination from hazardous substances and hazardous wastes. The
provisions of this paragraph shall be personal to Tenant and, in
the event Tenant ceases to occupy the Premises, Landlord’s
approval to store and use hazardous substances shall automatically
terminate.
(iii) Tenant shall defend,
indemnify and hold harmless Landlord, Brandywine Realty Services
Corp. and Brandywine Realty Trust and their respective employees
and agents from and against any and all third-party claims,
actions, damages, liability and expense (including all
attorney’s, consultant’s and expert’s fees,
expenses and liabilities incurred in defense of any such claim or
any action or proceeding brought thereon) arising from
Tenant’s storage and use of hazardous substances on the
Premises including, without limitation, any and all costs incurred
by Landlord because of any investigation of the Project or any
cleanup, removal or restoration of the
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Project to remove or
remediate hazardous or hazardous wastes deposited by Tenant.
Without limitation of the foregoing, if Tenant, its officers,
employees, agents, contractors, licensees or invitees cause
contamination of the Premises by any hazardous substances, Tenant
shall promptly at its sole expense, take any and all necessary
actions to return the Premises to the condition existing prior to
such contamination, or in the alternative take such other remedial
steps as may be required by law or recommended by Landlord’s
environmental consultant.
(b) NAI Numbers
.
(i) Tenant represents and
warrants that Tenant’s NAI number as designated in the North
American Industry Classification System Manual prepared by the
Office of Management and Budget, and as set forth in Article 1(m)
hereof, is correct. Tenant represents that the specific activities
intended to be carried on in the Premises are in accordance with
Article 1(j).
(ii) Except as provided in
Article 9(a)(ii), Tenant shall not engage in operations at the
Premises which involve the generation, manufacture, refining,
transportation, treatment, storage, handling or disposal of
“hazardous substances” or “hazardous waste”
as such terms are defined under any Applicable Environmental Law.
Tenant further covenants that it will not cause or permit to exist
any “ release ” or “discharge” (as
such term is defined under Applicable Environmental Laws) on or
about the Premises.
(iii) Tenant shall, at its
expense, comply with all requirements of Applicable Environmental
Laws pertaining thereto.
(iv) In addition, upon
written notice of Landlord, Tenant shall cooperate with Landlord in
obtaining Applicable Environmental Laws approval of any transfer of
the Buildings. Specifically in that regard, Tenant agrees that it
shall (1) execute and deliver all affidavits, reports,
responses to questions, applications or other filings required by
Landlord and related to Tenant’s activities at the Premises,
(2) allow inspections and testing of the Premises during
normal business hours, and (3) as respects the Premises,
perform any requirement reasonably required by Landlord necessary
for the receipt of approvals under Applicable Environmental Laws,
provided the foregoing shall be at no out-of-pocket cost or expense
to Tenant except for clean-up and remediation costs arising from
Tenant’s violation of this Article 9. Landlord agrees to
reimburse Tenant for reasonable and actual legal fees incurred in
complying with the foregoing obligation.
(c) Additional Terms
.
(i) In the event of
Tenant’s failure to comply in full with this Article,
Landlord may, after written notice to Tenant and Tenant’s
failure to cure within thirty (30) days of its receipt of such
notice, at Landlord’s option, perform any and all of
Tenant’s obligations as aforesaid and all costs and expenses
incurred by Landlord in the exercise of this right all be deemed to
be Additional Rent payable on demand and with interest at the
Default Rate.
(ii) The parties acknowledge
and agree that Tenant shall not be held responsible for any
environmental issue at the Premises unless such issue was caused by
an action or omission of Tenant or its agents, employees,
consultants or invitees (in the Premises).
(d) Survival . This
Article 9 shall survive the expiration or sooner termination of
this Lease.
10.
TENANT’S ALTERATIONS .
Tenant will not cut or drill
into or secure any fixture, apparatus or equipment or make
alterations, improvements or physical additions (collectively,
“Alterations”) of any kind to any part of the Premises
without first obtaining the written consent of Landlord, such
consent not to be unreasonably withheld. Alterations shall be done
at Tenant’s sole cost and expense. Landlord’s consent
shall not be required for (i) the installation of any office
equipment or fixtures including internal partitions which do not
require disturbance of any structural elements or
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systems (other than attachment thereto)
within the Building or (ii) minor work, including decorations,
which does not require disturbance of any structural elements or
systems (other than attachment thereto) within the Building and
which costs in the aggregate less than $25,000. If no approval is
required or if Landlord approves Tenant’s Alterations and
agrees to permit Tenant’s contractors to do the work, Tenant,
prior to the commencement of labor or supply of any materials, must
furnish to Landlord (i) a duplicate or original policy or
certificates of insurance evidencing (a) general public
liability insurance for personal injury and property damage in the
minimum amount of $1,000,000.00 combined single limit,
(b) statutory workman’s compensation insurance, and
(c) employer’s liability insurance from each contractor
to be employed (all such policies shall be non-cancelable without
thirty (30) days prior written notice to Landlord and shall be
in amounts and with companies satisfactory to Landlord);
(ii) construction documents prepared and sealed by a
registered Pennsylvania architect if such alteration causes the
aggregate of all Alterations to be in excess of $25,000;
(iii) all applicable building permits required by law; and
(iv) an executed, effective Waiver of Mechanics Liens from
such contractors and all sub-contractors in states allowing for
such waivers provided the cost of such alteration exceeds $25,000.
Any approval by Landlord permitting Tenant to do any or cause any
work to be done in or about the Premises shall be and hereby is
conditioned upon Tenant’s work being performed by workmen and
mechanics working in harmony and not interfering with labor
employed by Landlord, Landlord’s mechanics or their
contractors or by any other tenant or their contractors. If at any
time any of the workmen or mechanics performing any of
Tenant’s work shall be unable to work in harmony or shall
interfere with any labor employed by Landlord, other tenants or
their respective mechanics and contractors, then the permission
granted by Landlord to Tenant permitting Tenant to do or cause any
work to be done in or about the Premises, may be withdrawn by
Landlord upon forty-eight (48) hours written notice to
Tenant.
All Alterations (whether
temporary or permanent in character) made in or upon the Premises,
either by Landlord or Tenant, shall be Landlord’s property
upon installation and shall remain on the Premises without
compensation to Tenant and Tenant shall not be required to remove
standard office Alterations. At Lease termination, all furniture,
movable trade fixtures and equipment (excluding telephone, security
and communication equipment system wiring and cabling) shall be
removed by Tenant and shall be accomplished in a good and
workmanlike manner so as not to damage the Premises or Building and
in such manner so as not to disturb other tenants in the Building.
All such installations, removals and restoration shall be
accomplished in a good and workmanlike manner so as not to damage
the Premises or Building and in such manner so as not to disturb
other tenants in the Building. If Tenant fails to remove any items
required to be removed pursuant to this Article, Landlord may do so
and the reasonable costs and expenses thereof shall be deemed
Additional Rent hereunder and shall be reimbursed by Tenant to
Landlord within thirty (30) business days of Tenant’s
receipt of an invoice therefor from Landlord.
11. CONSTRUCTION LIENS
.
(a) Tenant will not suffer or
permit any contractor’s, subcontractor’s or
supplier’s lien (a “Construction Lien”) to be
filed against the Premises or any part thereof by reason of work,
labor services or materials supplied or claimed to have been
supplied to Tenant; and if any Construction Lien shall at any time
be filed against the Premises or any part thereof, Tenant, within
ten (10) days after notice of the filing thereof, shall cause
it to be discharged of record by payment, deposit, bond, order of a
court of competent jurisdiction or otherwise. If Tenant shall fail
to cause such Construction Lien to be discharged within the period
aforesaid, then in addition to any other right or remedy, Landlord
may, but shall not be obligated to, discharge it either by paying
the amount claimed to be due or by procuring the discharge of such
lien by deposit or by bonding proceedings. Any amount so paid by
Landlord, plus all of Landlord’s costs and expenses
associated therewith (including, without limitation, reasonable
legal fees), shall constitute Additional Rent payable by Tenant
under this Lease and shall be paid by Tenant to Landlord on demand
with interest from the date of advance by Landlord at the Default
Rate.
(b) Nothing in this Lease, or
in any consent to the making of alterations or improvements shall
be deemed or construed in any way as constituting authorization by
Landlord for the making of any alterations or additions by Tenant
within the meaning of 49 P.S. Sections 1101-1902, as amended, or
under the Contractor and Subcontractor Payment Act or any amendment
thereof, or constituting a request by Landlord, express or implied,
to any contractor, subcontractor or supplier for the performance of
any labor or the furnishing of any materials for the use or benefit
of Landlord.
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12. SERVICES
.
(a) Landlord agrees that it
shall provide or cause to be provided the following:
(i) HVAC . From and
after the Commencement Date, in accordance with standards
appropriate for a first-class office building, furnish heat,
ventilation and air-conditioning to the Premises during Normal
Business Hours, as defined in the following paragraph, subject to
the following: (A) Heating and/or air-conditioning supplied to
Tenant during times other than Normal Business Hours (“
Off-Hours HVAC ”) required by Tenant shall be supplied
upon reasonable prior notice, and shall be paid for by Tenant as
Additional Rent within 30 days after Tenant’s receipt of each
bill therefore at the rate equal to Landlord’s actual
incremental cost thereof (not including any amount for any
increased wear and tear, and taking into accounting other
simultaneous users of Off-Hours HVAC and the amounts required to be
paid by them therefore, which amounts shall never be less, on a
cost per hour of use basis, for any tenant in the Building than
that charged to Tenant); (B) Landlord shall not be responsible
for the failure of the heating or air-conditioning system to meet
the aforesaid standards if such failure results from occupancy of
the Premises by more than an average of one person for each 209
square feet of rentable space or if Tenant uses equipment and the
combined electrical load of Tenant’s equipment and
Tenant’s lighting fixtures exceeds 6 watts per square foot of
floor area in any one room or area; (C) In addition, if the
Premises are used in a manner exceeding the aforementioned
occupancy or electric load criteria, Tenant shall pay to Landlord
as Additional Rent, within 15 days after Tenant’s receipt of
each bill therefor, Landlord’s costs of supplying heating or
air conditioning resulting from such excess, at such rates as
Landlord shall establish therefor; (D) If, due to the use of
the Premises in a manner exceeding the aforementioned occupancy or
electrical load criteria or if Tenant has requested and installed a
supplemental HVAC system, or due to the arrangement of partitioning
or the distribution system within the Premises, impairment of
normal operation of the heating or air-conditioning in the Premises
results, necessitating changes in the heating or air-conditioning
distribution system within the Premises, such changes may be made
by Landlord upon request by Tenant, subject to the provisions of
Article 12(b) ; Tenant shall pay to Landlord as Additional
Rent the cost of any such change within 30 days after
Tenant’s receipt of a bill therefor; (E) Tenant agrees
at all times to cooperate fully with Landlord and to abide by all
the reasonable regulations and requirements which Landlord may
prescribe for the proper functioning and protection of the heating
and/or air-conditioning system provided same does not materially
impact Tenant’s business; (F) The foregoing heating and
air-conditioning services shall be subject to any statute,
ordinance, rule, regulation, resolution or recommendation for
energy conservation which may be promulgated by any governmental
agency or organization and which Landlord in good faith may elect
to abide by or shall be by law required to abide by. Tenant shall
be responsible for all cleaning, maintenance, repairs and
replacements of supplemental HVAC equipment and
facilities.
(ii) Elevators . From
and after the Commencement Date, provide passenger elevator service
to the Premises during normal business hours (which shall be 7:30
a.m. to 8:00 p.m. Monday through Friday and 8:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
Saturdays excluding federally observed holidays “Normal
Business Hours”)), with one elevator subject to call at all
other times. Provide freight elevator service to the Premises
subject to scheduling of elevators and loading docks. by Landlord
.
(iii) Access . From
and after the Commencement Date, furnish to Tenant’s
employees and agents access to the Premises at all times, subject
to compliance with such security measures as shall be from time to
time in effect for the Building.
(iv) Janitorial . From
and after the Commencement Date, provide to the Premises janitorial
service for typical office use substantially in accordance with
Exhibit “D” . Any and all additional or
specialized janitorial service desired by Tenant shall be
contracted for by Tenant directly with Landlord’s janitorial
contractor at reasonably competitive rates and the cost and payment
thereof shall be the sole responsibility of Tenant.
(v) Water . From and
after the Commencement Date, provide water for drinking, and
lavatory and toilet fixtures at the Building core and in the
Premises.
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(vi) Public Areas .
From and after the Commencement Date, keep and maintain the public
areas of the Building clean and in good working order, and the
sidewalks adjoining the Building in good repair and reasonably free
from accumulations of snow and ice.
(vii) Security . From
and after the Commencement Date, provide a security program for the
Building in accordance with first class office buildings in the
Philadelphia Pennsylvania area.
(viii) Electricity .
At Tenant’s cost as set forth in Article 7 , from and
after the date hereof, furnish electric energy as required by
Tenant for general light and power use in the Premises up to 6
watts per square foot of the Premises and the electric energy
required by Tenant for distribution of the Building heating,
ventilation and air-conditioning systems to the Premises, all
subject to the following:
(a) Tenant agrees, to the
extent (if any) in the future required by the Pennsylvania Public
Utility Commission or federal or state law as a necessary condition
to the supply of electric energy to the Premises, to become a
metered customer of such public utility.
(b) Tenant’s use of
electric energy in the Premises shall not at any time exceed the
capacity of any of the electrical conductors and equipment in or
serving the Premises. In the event that Tenant shall require
electric energy for use in the Premises (exclusive of such electric
energy as is required for distribution of the heating, ventilating
and air-conditioning systems to the Premises) in excess of that to
be provided as set forth above, and if, in Landlord’s sole
judgment, Landlord’s facilities are inadequate for such
additional requirements and if electric energy for such additional
requirements is available to Landlord, Landlord, upon written
request and at the cost and expense of Tenant, will furnish and
install such additional wires, risers, conduits, feeders,
switchboards and circuit panels as reasonably may be required to
supply such additional requirements of Tenant, provided
(x) that the same shall be permitted by applicable laws and
insurance regulations, (y) that, in Landlord’s sole
judgment, the same are necessary and will not cause damage or
injury to the Building or the Premises or cause or create a
dangerous or hazardous condition or entail excessive or
unreasonable alterations or repairs or interfere with or disturb
other tenants or occupants and (z) that Tenant, at
Tenant’s expense, shall, concurrently with the making of such
written request, execute and deliver to Landlord Tenant’s
written undertaking, with a surety and in form and substance
satisfactory to Landlord, obligating Tenant to fully and promptly
pay the entire cost and expense of so furnishing and installing any
such additional wires, risers, conduits, feeders, switchboards,
and/or circuit panels, subject to Article 12(b) .
(c) Tenant shall not install
any equipment of any kind whatsoever which might necessitate any
changes, replacements or additions to any of the heating,
ventilating, air-conditioning, electric, sanitary, elevator or
other systems serving the Premises or any other portion of the
Building, or to any of the services required of Landlord under this
Lease, without the prior written consent of Landlord, which may be
withheld in Landlord’s sole discretion, and in the event such
consent is granted, such replacements, changes or additions shall
be paid for by Tenant at Tenant’s sole and exclusive expense.
At the expiration or earlier termination of the Term, Tenant shall
pay Landlord’s cost of restoring such systems to their
condition prior to such replacements, changes or additions. Without
limiting the foregoing, no telecommunication carrier shall have the
right to do any work for Tenant or use any space or facilities in
the Building without Landlord’s prior written consent and
such carrier, Landlord and Tenant entering into a License Agreement
and Amendment to Lease in form and content acceptable to Landlord
pursuant to which Landlord will permit access subject to its then
current rates and procedures for use of equipment areas, risers and
other facilities in the Building.
(b) If any of the services
provided for in Article 12 or telecommunications (including
equipment and personnel for any of the foregoing) are interrupted
or stopped or if there is a defect in supply, character of,
adequacy or quality of any of such services (collectively, a
“ Failure ”), Landlord will use reasonable
diligence to resume the service and correct the Failure; provided,
however, no Failure of any of these services will create any
liability for Landlord (including, without limitation, any
liability for damages to Tenant’s personal
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property caused by any such
Failure), constitute an actual or constructive eviction or, except
as expressly provided below, cause any abatement of the Rent
payable under this Lease or in any manner or for any purpose
relieve Tenant from any of its obligations under this Lease. If,
due to reasons within Landlord’s reasonable control, any of
the services required to be provided by Landlord under Article
12 should become subject to a Failure and should remain subject
to a Failure for a period in excess of 72 hours after notice of
such Failure from Tenant to Landlord, and if such Failure should
render all or any portion of the Premises untenantable so that
Tenant is actually unable to use any or all of the Premises for the
normal conduct of its business (“ Untenantable
”), then commencing upon the expiration of such 72 hour
period, Tenant’s Rent will equitably abate in proportion to
the portion of the Premises so rendered Untenantable for so long as
such services remain subject to the Failure for such reasons.
Without limiting those reasons for a Failure that may be beyond
Landlord’s reasonable control, any such Failure due to the
following will be deemed caused by a reason beyond Landlord’s
control: (i) that is required in order to comply with any
laws, ordinances or requests from governmental authorities;
(ii) any casualty; (iii) an accident; (iv) an
emergency; (v) shortages of labor or materials; or
(vi) any other causes of any kind whatsoever that are beyond
the control of Landlord, including, but not limited to:
(A) lack of access to the Building or the Premises (which
shall include, but not be limited to, the lack of access to the
Building or the Premises when it or they are structurally sound but
inaccessible due to evacuation of the surrounding area or damage to
nearby structures or public areas); (B) any cause outside the
Building; (C) reduced air quality or other contaminants within
the Building that would adversely affect the Building or its
occupants (including, but not limited to, the presence of
biological or other airborne agents within the Building or the
Premises); (D) disruption of mail and deliveries to the
Building or the Premises resulting from a casualty;
(E) disruptions of telephone and telecommunications services
to the Building or the Premises resulting from a casualty; or
(F) blockages of any windows, doors, or walkways to the
Building or the Premises resulting from a casualty.
Landlord reserves the right,
without any liability to Tenant, except as otherwise expressly
provided in this Lease, and without being in breach of any covenant
of this Lease, to effect a Failure, as required by this Lease or by
law, or as Landlord in good faith deems advisable, whenever and for
so long as may be necessary, to make repairs, alterations,
upgrades, changes, or for any other reason, to the Building’s
HVAC, utility, sanitary, elevator, water, telecommunications,
security, or other Building systems serving the Premises, or any
other services required of Landlord under this Lease.
13.
ASSIGNMENT AND SUBLETTING .
(a) Subject to the remaining
subsections of Article 13 , except as expressly permitted
pursuant to this section, Tenant shall not, without the prior
written consent of Landlord, such consent not to be unreasonably
withheld, assign, transfer or hypothecate this Lease or any
interest herein or sublet the Premises or any part thereof. Any of
the foregoing acts without such consent shall be void and if not
cured within the requisite cure period under Article 23 shall, at
the option of Landlord, terminate this Lease. Subject to
subparagraph 13(i) below, this Lease shall not, nor shall any
interest herein, be assignable as to the interest of Tenant by
operation of law or by merger, consolidation or asset sale, without
the written consent of Landlord.
(b) If at any time or from
time to time during the term of this Lease Tenant desires to assign
this Lease or sublet all or any part of the Premises for the
remainder of the Term and the same is not a Permitted Assignment or
Sublet, Tenant shall give notice to Landlord of such desire,
including the name, address and contact party for the proposed
assignee or subtenant, a description of such party’s business
history, the effective date of the proposed assignment or sublease
(including the proposed occupancy date by the proposed assignee or
sublessee), and in the instance of a proposed sublease, the square
footage to be subleased, a floor plan professionally drawn to scale
depicting the proposed sublease area, and a statement of the
duration of the proposed sublease (which shall in any and all
events expire by its terms prior to the scheduled expiration of
this Lease, and immediately upon the sooner termination hereof).
Landlord may, at its option, and in its sole and absolute
discretion, exercisable by notice given to Tenant within sixty
(60) days next following Landlord’s receipt of
Tenant’s notice (which notice from Tenant shall, as a
condition of its effectiveness, include all of the above-enumerated
information), elect to recapture the Premises if Tenant is
proposing to sublet or assign the Premises or such portion as is
proposed by Tenant to be sublet (and in each case, the designated
and non-designated parking spaces included in this demise, or
a
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pro-rata portion thereof in
the instance of the recapture of less than all of the Premises),
and terminate this Lease with respect to the space being
recaptured. The parties acknowledge and agree that a Permitted
Assignment or Sublet shall not trigger Landlord’s recapture
right. A Permitted Assignment or Sublet is an assignment or sublet
under Article 13 (i) and Article 13(j)
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(c) If Landlord elects to
recapture the Premises or a portion thereof as aforesaid, then from
and after the effective date thereof as approved by Landlord, after
Tenant shall have fully performed such obligations as are
enumerated herein to be performed by Tenant in connection with such
recapture, and except as to obligations and liabilities accrued and
unperformed (and any other obligations expressly stated in this
Lease to survive the expiration or sooner termination of this
Lease), Tenant shall be released of and from all lease obligations
thereafter otherwise accruing with respect to the Premises (or such
lesser portion as shall have been recaptured by Landlord). The
Premises, or such portion thereof as Landlord shall have elected to
recapture, shall be delivered by Tenant to Landlord free and clear
of all furniture, furnishings, personal property and removable
fixtures, with Tenant repairing and restoring any and all damage to
the Premises resulting from the installation, handling or removal
thereof, and otherwise in the same condition as Tenant is, by the
terms of this Lease, required to redeliver the Premises to Landlord
upon the expiration or sooner termination of this Lease. In the
event of a sublease of less than all of the Premises, the cost of
erecting any required demising walls, entrances and entrance
corridors, and any other or further improvements required in
connection therewith, including without limitation, modifications
to HVAC, electrical, plumbing, fire, life safety and security
systems (if any), painting, wallpapering and other finish items as
may be acceptable to or specified by Landlord, all of which
improvements shall be made in accordance with applicable legal
requirements and Landlord’s then-standard base building
specifications, shall be performed by Landlord’s contractors,
and shall be shared 50% by Tenant and 50% by Landlord. Upon the
completion of any recapture and termination as provided herein,
Tenant’s Fixed Rent, Recognized Expenses and other monetary
obligations hereunder shall be adjusted pro-rated based upon the
reduced rentable square footage then comprising the
Premises.
(d) If Landlord provides
written notification to Tenant electing not to recapture the
Premises (or so much thereof as Tenant had proposed to sublease),
then Tenant may proceed to market the designated space and may
complete such transaction and execute an assignment of this Lease
or a sublease agreement (in each case in form acceptable to
Landlord) within a period of five (5) months next following
Landlord’s notice to Tenant that it declines to recapture
such space, provided that Tenant shall have first obtained in any
such case the prior written consent of Landlord to such
transaction, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld. If,
however, Tenant shall not have assigned this Lease or sublet the
Premises with Landlord’s prior written consent as aforesaid
within five (5) months next following Landlord’s notice
to Tenant that Landlord declines to recapture the Premises (or such
portion thereof as Tenant initially sought to sublease), then in
such event, Tenant shall again be required to request
Landlord’s consent to the proposed transaction, whereupon
Landlord’s right to recapture the Premises (or such portion
as Tenant shall desire to sublease) shall be renewed upon the same
terms and as otherwise provided in subsection
(b) above.
For purposes of this
Section 13(d), and without limiting the basis upon which
Landlord may withhold its consent to any proposed assignment or
sublease, the parties agree that it shall not be unreasonable for
Landlord to withhold its consent to such assignment or sublease if:
(i) the proposed assignee or sublessee shall have a net worth
which is not acceptable to Landlord in Landlord’s reasonable
discretion; (ii) the proposed assignee or sublessee shall have
no reliable credit history or an unfavorable credit history, or
other reasonable evidence exists that the proposed assignee or
sublessee will experience difficulty in satisfying its financial or
other obligations under this Lease; (iii) the proposed
assignee of sublessee, in Landlord’s reasonable opinion, is
not reputable and of good character; (iv) the portion of the
Premises requested to be subleased renders the balance of the
Premises unleasable as a separate area; (v) or Tenant is
proposing to assign or sublease to an existing tenant of the
Building; or (vi) the nature of such party’s proposed
business operation would or might reasonably permit or require the
use of the Premises in a manner inconsistent with the
“Permitted Use” specified herein, would or might
reasonably otherwise be in conflict with express provisions of this
Lease, would or might reasonably violate the terms of any other
lease for the Building, or would, in Landlord’s reasonable
judgment, otherwise be incompatible with other tenancies in the
Building.
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(e) Any sums or other
economic consideration received by Tenant as a result of any
subletting, assignment or license (except rental or other payments
received which are attributable to the amortization of the cost of
leasehold improvements made to the sublet or assigned portion of
the premises by Tenant for subtenant or assignee, and other
reasonable expenses incident to the subletting or assignment,
including standard leasing commissions) whether denominated rentals
under the sublease or otherwise, which exceed, in the aggregate,
the total sums which Tenant is obligated to pay Landlord under this
Lease (prorated to reflect obligations allocable to that portion of
the premises subject to such sublease or assignment) shall be
divided evenly between Landlord and Tenant, with Landlord’s
portion being payable to Landlord as Additional Rental under this
Lease without affecting or reducing any other obligation of Tenant
hereunder.
(f) Regardless of
Landlord’s consent, no subletting or assignment shall release
Tenant of Tenant’s obligation or alter the primary liability
of Tenant to pay the Rent and to perform all other obligations to
be performed by Tenant hereunder. The acceptance of rental by
Landlord from any other person shall not be deemed to be a waiver
by Landlord of any provision hereof. Consent to one assignment or
subletting shall not be deemed consent to any subsequent assignment
or subletting. In the event of default by any assignee of Tenant or
any successor of Tenant in the performance of any of the terms
hereof, Landlord may proceed directly against Tenant without the
necessity of exhausting remedies against such assignee or
successor. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event that Tenant
is able to demonstrate to the reasonable satisfaction of Landlord
that the proposed assignee has a financial net worth of $10,000,000
or more and sufficient to satisfy the monetary obligations of
Tenant under this Lease in accordance with Landlord’s
standard credit analysis applied to tenants generally and the
proposed assignee has a reputation for meeting its contractual
obligations, then Landlord agrees that it shall not unreasonably
withhold or delay its consent to Tenant’s request that it be
released from the liability of Tenant to pay the Rent and to
perform all other obligations to be performed by Tenant under this
Lease upon any permitted assignment.
(g) In the event that
(i) the Premises or any part thereof are sublet and Tenant is
in default under this Lease, or (ii) this Lease is assigned by
Tenant, then, Landlord may collect Rent from the assignee or
subtenant and apply the net amount collected to the rent herein
reserved; but no such collection shall be deemed a waiver of the
provisions of this Article 13 with respect to assignment and
subletting, or the acceptance of such assignee or subtenant as
Tenant hereunder, or a release of Tenant from further performance
of the covenants herein contained.
(h) Other than a Permitted
Assignment or Sublet, in connection with each proposed assignment
or subletting of the Premises by Tenant, Tenant shall pay to
Landlord (i) an administrative fee of $250 per request
(including requests for non-disturbance agreements and
Landlord’s or its lender’s waivers) in order to defer
Landlord’s administrative expenses arising from such request,
plus (ii) Landlord’s reasonable and actual
attorneys’ fees not to exceed $1,000.
(i) Tenant may, after notice
to, but without the consent of Landlord, assign this Lease or
sublet a portion of the Premises to an affiliate (i.e., either a
50% or more ownership interest by the same parties owning 50% or
more of Tenant’s ownership interest or another business
entity which controls or is controlled by or is under common
control with Tenant), parent or subsidiary entity of Tenant or to
an entity to which it sells or assigns all of substantially all of
its assets or equity interests or with which it may be consolidated
or merged (“Affiliate”), provided such purchasing,
consolidated, merged, affiliated or subsidiary entity shall, in
writing, assume and agree to perform all of the obligations of
Tenant under this Lease, shall have a net worth at least equal to
$10,000,000, and it shall deliver such assumption with a copy of
such assignment to Landlord within ten (10) days thereafter,
and provided further that Tenant shall not be released or
discharged from any liability under this Lease by reason of such
assignment. Landlord hereby acknowledges that this Lease will be
transferred to RAIT Investment Trust (“RAIT”) in
connection with the merger or consolidation of Tenant and RAIT, and
that such transaction shall not be subject to Landlord’s
consent or recapture rights, nor shall Landlord be entitled to
share any profit. Landlord further agrees that RAIT shall be
entitled to all the rights, benefits and privileges of Tenant under
this Lease, including any that are otherwise expressly limited to
Tenant named herein.
(j) Anything in this
Article 12 to the contrary notwithstanding, no assignment or
sublease shall be permitted under this Lease if Tenant is in
default at the time of such assignment or has previously
defaulted
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(irrespective of the fact
that Tenant cured such default) more than twice in connection with
any of its monetary obligations under this Lease and such monetary
defaults aggregate in excess of $500,000. Notwithstanding anything
herein to the contrary, Landlord acknowledges that Tenant’s
tenancy is predicated upon related entities, affiliates and/or
customers of Tenant (“Permitted Occupants”) occupying
the Premises either through an occupancy agreement or sublease.
Provided any such Permitted Occupants does not occupy more than 75%
of the Premises, in the aggregate, Landlord’s consent shall
not be required hereunder for any occupancy with a Permitted
Occupant and Landlord shall not be entitled to share any
profit.
14.
LANDLORD’S RIGHT OF ENTRY .
Landlord and persons
authorized by Landlord may enter the Premises at all reasonable
times upon reasonable advance notice (except in the case of an
emergency in which case no prior notice is necessary) for the
purpose of inspections, repairs, alterations to adjoining space,
appraisals, or other reasonable purposes; including enforcement of
Landlord’s rights under this Lease. Landlord shall not be
liable for inconvenience to or disturbance of Tenant by reason of
any such entry; provided, however, that in the case of repairs or
work, such shall be done, so far as practicable, so as to not
unreasonably interfere with Tenant’s use of the Premises.
Landlord will use overtime labor if necessary for such work
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