SUBORDINATION, NON-DISTURBANCE AND
ATTORNMENT AGREEMENT
This SUBORDINATION, NON-DISTURBANCE AND ATTORNMENT AGREEMENT dated this
____ day of ________, 1999 among 233 BROADWAY OWNERS LLC, with an address at c/o
The Witkoff Group LLC ("Landlord"), ORGANIC, a New York corporation with an
address at __________, New York, New York _________ ("Tenant"), and LEHMAN
BROTHERS HOLDINGS INC., a Delaware corporation with an address at 3 World
Financial Center, New York, New York 10285 ("Lender").
W I T N E S S E T H:
WHEREAS, on December 4, 1998 Lender made (i) a loan to Landlord in the
principal amount of $105,000,000.00 of which the principal sum of $105,000,000
is now outstanding (the "Senior Loan") secured by a first mortgage lien and
security interest (the "Senior Mortgage") encumbering the real property and
improvements known as and located at 233 Broadway Owners LLC, New York, New York
and more particularly described on Exhibit A hereto (the "Mortgaged Property"),
and (ii) a certain subordinate loan to Landlord in the principal amount of
$56,135,706.41 (the "Subordinate Loan") secured by a subordinate mortgage lien
and security interest (the "Subordinate Mortgage") encumbering the Mortgaged
Property;
WHEREAS, Landlord and Tenant are parties to that certain Lease
affecting a portion of the Mortgaged Property (such portion, the "Premises")
dated ________, 1999 (the "Lease").
WHEREAS, as security for its obligations in respect of the Loan
Landlord has assigned to Lender all of Landlord's right, title and interest in
and to all existing and future leases affecting the Mortgaged Property,
including the Lease, and the rents payable thereunder;
WHEREAS, the Lease is subject and subordinate to the Senior Mortgage
and the Subordinate Mortgage, and Tenant's right, title and interest in, to and
under the Lease are subject and subordinate to Lender's right, title and
interest in, to and under the Senior Mortgage and the Subordinate Mortgage:
WHEREAS, Tenant has requested that Lender give certain assurances that,
subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, Tenant's possession of
the Premises will not be disturbed by reason of foreclosure of the lien of
either the Senior Mortgage or the Subordinate Mortgage, or both, as the case may
be;
WHEREAS, Lender is only willing to provide such assurances to Tenant
upon and subject to the express terms and conditions of this Agreement; and
WHEREAS, Landlord and Tenant have agreed to execute and deliver this
Agreement to Lender.
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NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual premises herein
contained, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and legal
sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto do mutually
covenant and agree as follows:
1. The Lease is and at all times hereafter shall be subject
and subordinate in all respects to the Senior Mortgage and the Subordinate
Mortgage and to all renewals, modifications, substitutions, consolidations and
extensions thereof, and to all other future mortgages affecting the Mortgaged
Property held by Lender.
2. Any provision in the Lease to the contrary notwithstanding,
a notice by Tenant to Landlord of a default under the Lease by Landlord, which
default is of such a nature as to give Tenant a right to terminate the Lease, to
reduce the rent payable under the Lease or to credit or offset against future
rents, shall be effective only if: (a) such notice is also given to Lender; and
(b) Lender shall not have cured or remedied such default by the later to occur
of: (i) thirty (30) days after Lenders receipt of such notice; or (ii) thirty
(30) days after the expiration of any applicable notice or grace period under
the Lease; provided, however, that if: (A) such default is not reasonably
capable of being cured within the applicable period; and (B) Lender shall
diligently proceed with its efforts to cure, Lender shall have a reasonable
additional period to cure such default. Lender shall have the right, but not the
obligation, to remedy or cure any such default.
3. So long as Tenant is not in default in the payment of rent,
additional rent or other charges, or in the performance of any of the terms,
covenants or conditions of the Lease, such default continuing beyond any
applicable notice or grace period, Tenant's occupancy of the Premises during the
original or any renewal term of the Lease or any extension thereof shall not be
disturbed by Lender by reason of foreclosure of the Senior Mortgage or the
Subordinate Mortgage, or both, as the case may be, the acceptance by Lender or
its designee of a deed in lieu of foreclosure, or the exercise of any remedy
available at law, in equity or under the Senior Mortgage or the Subordinate
Mortgage.
4. Lenders receipt of the rents payable by Tenant under the
Lease, pursuant to the Senior Mortgage and the Subordinate Mortgage or any
assignment of the Lease, shall not obligate Lender to perform Landlord's
obligations under the Lease. Tenant shall make all payments under the Lease to
Lender or its designee upon receipt of written notice that such right has
accrued, and Tenant agrees not to prepay any sums payable by Tenant under the
Lease. Lender's receipt of such rent shall not relieve Landlord of its
obligations under the Lease, and Tenant shall continue to look solely to
Landlord for performance of such obligations.
5. Upon Lender's succession to the rights of Landlord under
the Lease, whether through possession, termination or cancellation of the Lease,
surrender, assignment, judicial action, subletting, foreclosure, delivery of a
deed in lieu of foreclosure or otherwise, Tenant will attorn to and recognize
Lender as the landlord under the Lease, and Lender will accept such attornment
and recognize Tenant's rights of possession and use of the Premises in
accordance with the terms of the Lease. Without
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further evidence of such attornment and acceptance, Tenant shall be bound by,
and shall comply with, each and every term, provision, covenant and obligation
contained in the Lease on Tenants part to be performed. Nothing contained in
this Agreement, or in any other instrument including, without limitation, the
Lease, shall impose upon Lender an obligation to complete or renovate the
Premises for the benefit of Tenant. Tenant's agreement to attorn shall not be
construed as amending Landlord's obligations under the Lease.
6. Lender shall not in any way or to any extent be:
(a) liable for any act or omission of any prior
landlord (including Landlord) in contravention of any provision of the Lease;
(b) subject to any offset, claim or defense which
Tenant might have against any prior landlord (including Landlord), unless Lender
has been given notice and an opportunity to cure the condition giving rise to
such offset, claim or defense as provided in Section 2 hereof;
(c) bound by any rent or additional rent which Tenant
might have paid more than thirty (30) days in advance to any prior landlord
(including Landlord);
(d) bound by any agreement or modification of the
Lease or of any Lease guaranty made without Lenders prior written consent; or
(e) in any way responsible for any security or other
deposit which was delivered to Landlord, and not forfeited by Tenant, but which
was not subsequently delivered to Lender.
7. If Lender or its designee acquires title to the Mortgaged
Property as a result of foreclosure of the Senior Mortgage or Subordinate
Mortgage, acceptance of a deed in lieu of foreclosure, or by obtaining control
of the Premises pursuant to the remedies available to Lender at law, in equity,
under the Senior Mortgage or Subordinate Mortgage, or otherwise, Tenant shall
have no recourse to any assets of Lender or such designee and, except for any
right that might exist as set forth in Section 6(b) hereof, Tenants sole remedy
for any act or omission of Lender or such designee in contravention of any
provision of the Lease shall be to terminate the Lease without recourse. Lenders
acquisition of title to or control of the Mortgaged Property, or the performance
by Lender of any of the obligations of Landlord under the Lease, shall in no
event be construed as an assumption of the Lease by Lender. Upon Lender's or its
designee's acquisition of title to the Mortgaged Property, the Lease shall be
deemed automatically modified to include the provisions contained herein
notwithstanding any other provisions of the Lease.
8. Tenant shall execute such other documents as Lender, in its
sole discretion, may deem necessary or appropriate to evidence the subordination
of the Lease to the Senior Mortgage and Subordinate Mortgage; provided, however,
that such
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documents shall not materially adversely affect the parties' rights or
obligations under the Lease.
9. Any notice, demand, statement, request or consent given or
made hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed given on the next
business day if sent by Federal Express or other reputable overnight courier and
designated for next business day delivery, or on the third day following the day
such notice is deposited with the United States postal service first class
certified mail, return receipt requested, addressed to the address, as set forth
above, of the party to whom such notice is to be given, or to such other address
or additional party as Landlord, Tenant or Lender, as the case may be, shall in
like manner designate in writing. A copy of each notice, demand statement,
request or consent given or made hereunder shall be delivered in the manner
herein provided for the giving of notice to the following address:
Copies of notices to Landlord to:
James F. Stomber, Jr., Esq.
233 Broadway Owners LLC
c/o The Witkoff Group LLC
220 East 42nd Street
New York, New York 10017
Copies of notices to Tenant to:
Davis & Gilbert LLP
1740 Broadway
New York, New York 10019
Attention: Chairperson, Real Estate Division
Copies of notices to Lender to:
Jill D. Block, Esq.
Shapiro, Shapses, Block LLP
315 Park Avenue South, 19th Fl.
New York, New York 10010
10. This Agreement shall be binding upon and shall inure to
the parties, their respective heirs, successors and assigns.
11. This Agreement shall be governed by, and construed in
accordance with, the laws of the State in which the Mortgaged Property is
located, without giving effect to conflict of laws principles or otherwise.
12. This Agreement may be executed in any number of
counterparts and each such duplicate original shall be deemed to be an original.
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13. This Agreement may not be changed, amended or modified in
any manner other than by an agreement in writing specifically referring to this
Agreement and executed by the parties hereto.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement as
of the day and year first above written.
LEHMAN BROTHERS HOLDINGS INC.
By:
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Name:
Title:
233 BROADWAY OWNERS LLC
By:
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Name:
Title:
ORGANIC
By:
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26, 1999