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BUILD NYC RESOURCE CORPORATION
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
The Build NYC Resource Corporation (the “Corporation”) is a not-for-profit local development corporation organized under Sections 402 and 1411 of the Not-for-Profit Corporation Law of the State of New York. In accordance with the aforesaid law, and pursuant to its certificate of incorporation, the Corporation has the power to issue non-recourse revenue bonds or notes and to make the proceeds of those bonds or notes available for projects that promote community and economic development in The City of New York (the “City”), and to thereby create jobs in the non-profit and for-profit sectors of the City’s economy. The Corporation has been requested to issue such bonds and notes for the financings listed below in the approximate dollar amounts respectively indicated. As used herein, “bonds” or “notes” are the bonds or notes of the Corporation, the interest on which may be exempt from local and/or state and/or federal income taxes; and, with reference to the bond or note amounts provided herein below, such stated amounts are approximate and shall be deemed to mean up to such stated bond or note amount or a greater principal amount not to exceed 10% of such stated bond or note amount. All other amounts and square footage amounts and wage information shown below are approximate numbers.
Borrower Name: WCHS LLC (“WCHS” or the “Borrower”), a New York limited liability company and a disregarded entity for federal income tax purposes whose sole member is Williamsburg Charter High School (the “School”), a New York not-for-profit education corporation exempt from federal income taxation pursuant to section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”). The School is a public charter school that provides an education for nearly 1000 students in grades 9 through 12. Financing Amount: $9,860,000 in tax-exempt and/or taxable bonds (the “Bonds”). The tax-exempt bonds will be issued as part of a plan of finance as qualified 501(c)(3) bonds for educational facilities under section 145 of the Code. Project Description: Proceeds of the Bonds will be used to finance or refinance: (i) the costs of acquiring an existing 2-story, 7,000 square foot building (the “Building”) located on a 5,000 square foot parcel of land located at 188 Varet Street, Brooklyn, NY 11206 (the “Land” and together with the Building, the “Facility”); (ii) the costs of constructing, renovating and equipping the Facility, which will include a gymnasium, multiuse classrooms, and offices (and which will be connected to an adjacent building being used by the School), and resulting in the Building containing 8,278 square feet of renovated space; (iii) fund debt service reserve fund(s), if any; and (iv) pay for certain costs related to the issuance of the Bonds ((i)-(iv), collectively the “Project”). The Facility will be owned by WCHS and leased to and operated by the School. Address: 188 Varet Street, Brooklyn, NY 11206. Type of Benefits: Tax-exempt and/or taxable bond financing and exemption from City and State mortgage recording taxes. Total Project Cost: $9,860,000. Projected Jobs: 138 full time equivalent jobs retained and 10 projected. Hourly Wage Average and Range: $26.99/hour, estimated range of $18.00/hour to $68.00/hour.
Borrower Name: Zeta Charter Schools, Inc. (the “Borrower”), a Delaware not-for-profit corporation exempt from federal income taxation pursuant to Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”). The Borrower is a charter management organization founded to provide academic and business services to Zeta Charter Schools – New York City (“Zeta NYC”), a New York not-for-profit education corporation exempt from federal taxation pursuant to Section 501(c)(3) of the Code, which operates public charter schools, including Zeta Charter School – Bronx Tremont Park (the “School”). Financing Amount: $75,000,000 in tax-exempt bonds (the “Bonds”). The Bonds will be issued as part of a plan of finance of qualified 501(c)(3) bonds for educational facilities under Section 145 of the Code. Project Description: Proceeds of the Bonds will be used to finance or refinance: (i) the acquisition of a 2,503 square foot parcel of land located at 4261 Third Avenue, Bronx, New York (the “4261 Parcel”) and a 10,868 square foot parcel of land located at 4263 Third Avenue, Bronx, New York (the “4263 Parcel” and together with the 4261 Parcel, the “Land”); (ii) demolition of an existing 9,800 square foot, one-story building located on the 4263 Parcel and the subsequent construction and equipping of a new six-story 63,554 square foot facility on the Land (the “Facility”); (iii) capitalized interest on the Bonds; (iv) any required debt service reserve fund; and (v) certain costs related to the issuance of the Bonds. The Facility will be owned by the Borrower and leased to Zeta NYC, which will operate the Facility as a public charter school serving approximately 630 students in pre-kindergarten and Grades 3 to 5. Addresses: 4261-4263 Third Avenue, Bronx, New York 10457. Type of Benefits: Tax-exempt bond financing and exemption from City and State mortgage recording taxes. Total Project Cost: $75,000,000. Projected Jobs: 42 full-time equivalent jobs retained and 31 new full-time equivalent jobs projected. Hourly Wage Average and Range: $38.17/hour, estimated range of $27.00/hour to $51.00/hour.
For any updates to project information after the date of this notice, please visit the website of New York City Economic Development Corporation (“NYCEDC”) at www.nycedc.com/buildnyc-project-info.
The Corporation is committed to ensuring meaningful access to its programs. If you require any accommodation for language access, including sign language, please contact NYCEDC’s Equal Access Officer at 212-312-3602 or at EqualAccess@edc.nyc.
Pursuant to Internal Revenue Code 147(f), the Corporation will hold a hearing at the offices of NYCEDC, 1 Liberty Plaza, 14th Floor, New York, New York 10006 on the proposed financings and transactions set forth above, commencing at 10:00 A.M. on Thursday, January 18TH, 2024. Interested members of the public are invited to attend.
Interested members of the public are invited to attend and will be given an opportunity to make a brief statement regarding the projects listed above.
The Corporation will present information at such hearing on the proposed financings and transactions set forth above. For those members of the public desiring to review project applications and cost benefit analyses before the date of the hearing, copies of these materials will be made available at https://edc.nyc/build-nyc-board-meetings-and-public-hearings, starting at 12:00 P.M. fourteen (14) days prior to the hearing. Persons desiring to make a brief statement during the conference call regarding the proposed transactions should give prior notice to the Corporation by sending an email to ftufano@edc.nyc no later than 5:00P.M. the day before the hearing. Written comments may be submitted to the Corporation to the following email address: ftufano@edc.nyc. Please be advised that it is possible that certain of the aforementioned proposed transactions may be removed from the hearing agenda prior to the hearing date. Information regarding such removals will be available on the Corporation’s website at https://edc.nyc/build-nyc-board-meetings-and-public-hearings on or about 12:00 P.M. on the Friday preceding the hearing.
Build NYC Resource Corporation
Attn: Ms. Frances Tufano
One Liberty Plaza, 13th Floor
New York, New York 10006
(212) 312-3598