PREPARED
BY:
Katten Muchin
Rosenman LLP
525 W. Monroe
Street
Chicago,
Illinois 60661
Attention: Douglas L. Noren,
Esq.
RECORD AND
RETURN TO:
Armbrust &
Brown, L.L.P.
100 Congress
Avenue, Suite 1300
Austin, Texas
78701
Attention: Gregg C. Krumme
Space Above
This Line For Recorder’s Use
ASSIGNMENT AND ASSUMPTION OF
NOTE, MORTGAGE AND OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS
THIS ASSIGNMENT AND ASSUMPTION OF NOTE, MORTGAGE
AND OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS (this “ Agreement ”) is
entered into as of June 26, 2009, by COR US BANK, N.A., a
national banking association (“ Assignor ”), in
favor of STRATUS PARTNERSHIP INVESTMENTS, L.P., a Texas limited
partnership (“ Assignee ”).
R E C I T A L S
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that Assignor,
is the sole owner and holder of the following (all of which are
collectively referred to herein, as amended, as the “
Documents ”):
a. Construction Loan
Agreement, dated as of May 2, 2008, by and between CJUF II STRATUS
BLOCK 21 LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “
Borrower ”), and Assignor (as amended, the “
Loan Agreement ”), with respect to a loan in the
aggregate amount of up to $165,000,000.00 (the “ Loan
”);
b. Promissory Note,
dated as of May 2, 2008, made by Borrower payable to the order of
Assignor in the stated amount of $165,000,000.00 (the
“Note ”);
c. Construction Deed
of Trust, Assignment of Rents, Security Agreement and Fixture
Filing, dated as of May 2, 2008, and filed of record on May 2,
2008, made by Borrower to Bruce Edward Kosub as Trustee for the
benefit of Assignor, recorded under Document No. 2008072379 of the
Official Public Records of Travis County, Texas (the “
Mortgage ”), encumbering, without limitation, the
property legally described in Exhibit A attached
hereto and made a part hereof (the “ Mortgaged
Property ”);
d. Completion and
Non-Recourse Carveout Guaranty, dated as of May 2, 2008, made by
Stratus Properties Inc., a Delaware corporation (“
Guarantor ”), in favor of Assignor;
e. Limited Payment
Guaranty dated as of May 2, 2008, made by Guarantor in favor of
Assignor;
f. Assignment of
Construction Documents, dated as of May 2, 2008, made by Borrower
in favor of Assignor;
g. Security
Assignment of Condominium Documents, dated as of May 2, 2008, made
by Borrower in favor of Assignor;
h. Environmental and
Hazardous Substances Indemnity Agreement, dated as of May 2, 2008,
made by Borrower and Guarantor in favor of Assignor;
i. Assignment of
Hotel Documents, dated as of May 2, 2008, made by Borrower in favor
of Assignor;
j. UCC-1 Financing
Statement naming Borrower as debtor and naming Assignor as secured
party, filed on May 5, 2008, as File No. 20081592474, with the
Delaware Secretary of State;
k. UCC-1 Financing
Statement naming Borrower as debtor and naming Assignor as secured
party, filed on May 2, 2008 as File No. 2008072380, with the Travis
County Recorder, Texas;
l. Mortgagee Title
Insurance Policy Number L83-0001251, issued by Commonwealth Land
Title Insurance Company, dated as of May 8, 2008, identifying
Assignor as the insured;
m. To the extent
assignable, Legal Opinion dated as of May 2, 2008, made by Armbrust
& Brown L.L.P. in favor of Assignor;
n. To the extent
assignable, Legal Opinion dated as of May 2, 2008, made by Sidley
Austin LLP in favor of Assignor;
o. All third party
reports and opinions relating to the Loan, to the extent such
reports and opinions are in Assignor’s possession or control,
Assignor’s rights are assignable and excluding any such
reports or opinions that are deemed by Assignor to be confidential,
privileged or propriety in nature; and
p. To the extent
assignable, such other legal documents as are in Assignor’s
closing binder for the Loan.
A G R E E M E N T
AND THAT ASSIGNOR, in consideration of the sum
of Ten and No/100 Dollars ($10.00) and other good and valuable
consideration, in hand paid by Assignee, the receipt and
sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, has sold, assigned,
transferred and set over, and by this assignment does sell, assign,
transfer and set over to Assignee all of Assignor’s right,
title and interest in the Note, and the obligations described
therein and the moneys due and to become due thereunder, the
Mortgage and all of the other Documents, and all of
Assignor’s claims or
causes of
action against Borrower or Guarantor arising under or in connection
with the Loan and the Loan Documents.
TO HAVE AND TO HOLD THE SAME unto Assignee, its
successors and assigns, forever.
The Assignor represents and warrants to Assignee
that:
(a) Assignor is the
legal and beneficial owner of the Loan and of the Documents listed
in items (a) through (k) above (“ Loan
Documents” ), and has not entered into any agreement with
any party other than Assignee to transfer the Loan or the Loan
Documents or any interests therein.
(b) Assignor has not
pledged or granted a security interest in the Loan or the Loan
Documents, and Assignor’s i