EXHIBIT 10.12
AGREEMENT OF LEASE
1-10 INDUSTRY ASSOCIATES, LLC
(OWNER)
AND
Access Colo, Inc.
(TENANT)
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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ARTICLE 1 OCCUPANCY 1
ARTICLE 2 USE 1
ARTICLE 3 ALTERATIONS 1
ARTICLE 4 REPAIRS 1
ARTICLE 5 WINDOW CLEANING 1
ARTICLE 6 REQUIREMENTS OF LAW, FIRE INSURANCE, FLOOR LOADS 1
ARTICLE 7 SUBORDINATION 2
ARTICLE 8 PROPERTY - LOSS, DAMAGE, REIMBURSEMENT, INDEMNITY 2
ARTICLE 9 DESTRUCTION, FIRE AND OTHER CASUALTY 2
ARTICLE 10 EMINENT DOMAIN 2
ARTICLE 11 ASSIGNMENT, MORTGAGE, ETC 2
ARTICLE 12 ELECTRIC CURRENT 2
ARTICLE 13 ACCESS TO PREMISES 2
ARTICLE 14 VAULT, VAULT SPACE, AREA 3
ARTICLE 15 OCCUPANCY 3
ARTICLE 16 BANKRUPTCY 3
ARTICLE 17 DEFAULT 3
ARTICLE 18 REMEDIES OF OWNER AND WAIVER OF REDEMPTION 3
ARTICLE 19 FEES AND EXPENSES 3
ARTICLE 20 BUILDING ALTERATION AND MANAGEMENT 3
ARTICLE 21 NO REPRESENTATIONS BY OWNER 3
ARTICLE 22 END OF TERM 4
ARTICLE 23 QUIET ENJOYMENT 4
ARTICLE 24 FAILURE TO GIVE POSSESSION 4
ARTICLE 25 NO WAIVER 4
ARTICLE 26 WAIVER OF TRIAL BY JURY 4
ARTICLE 27 INABILITY TO PERFORM 4
ARTICLE 28 BILLS AND NOTICES 4
ARTICLE 29 WATER CHARGES 4
ARTICLE 30 SPRINKLERS 4
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ARTICLE 31 INTENTIONALLY OMITTED 4
ARTICLE 32 SECURITY DEPOSIT 5
ARTICLE 33 CAPTIONS 5
ARTICLE 34 DEFINITIONS 5
ARTICLE 35 INTENTIONALLY OMITTED 5
ARTICLE 36 RULES AND REGULATIONS 5
ARTICLE 37 GLASS 5
ARTICLE 38 ESTOPPEL CERTIFICATE 5
ARTICLE 39 DIRECTORY BOARD LISTING 5
ARTICLE 40 FIXED RENT 11
ARTICLE 41 FEES FOR TENANT'S PLANS 13
ARTICLE 42 FAILURE TO SURRENDER AT TERMINATION OF LEASE 13
ARTICLE 43 CONTRACTUAL INDEMNIFICATION OF OWNER 14
ARTICLE 44 OWNER'S WORK 16
ARTICLE 45 OWNER'S EXPENSES 17
ARTICLE 46 TENANT'S REMOVAL AFTER FIRE 17
ARTICLE 47 WAIVER OF COUNTERCLAIMS 17
ARTICLE 48 LOCK BOX 18
ARTICLE 49 OWNER'S APPLICATION OF PAYMENTS 18
ARTICLE 50 ELEVATORS, HEAT AND CLEANING 18
ARTICLE 51 REAL ESTATE TAXES AND OPERATING EXPENSES 19
ARTICLE 52 LATE CHARGES 27
ARTICLE 53 BROKER 28
ARTICLE 54 SECURITY DEPOSIT 28
ARTICLE 55 TENANT'S RIGHT OF FIRST REFUSAL 29
ARTICLE 56 ELECTRICITY SUBMETERING 30
ARTICLE 57 POWER 31
ARTICLE 58 HVAC 32
ARTICLE 59 WATER RELOCATION/FIRE SUPPRESSION 32
ARTICLE 60 TELECOMMUNICATIONS CARRIERS 32
ARTICLE 61 ENVIRONMENTAL INQUIRY 33
ARTICLE 62 ASSIGNMENT SUBLETTING 33
ARTICLE 63 CONDUITS 35
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ARTICLE 64 MISCELLANEOUS 35
ARTICLE 65 MEET ME ROOM 36
ARTICLE 66 ADDITIONAL SUPPORT SPACE 36
ARTICLE 67 EMERGENCY GENERATOR 37
ARTICLE 68 ROOF RIGHTS 37
ARTICLE 69 OWNER'S CONTRIBUTION 37
SCHEDULES
SCHEDULE A-1 MAIN PREMISES
SCHEDULE A-2 SUPPORT SPACE [TO BE INSERTED]
SCHEDULE B SCHEDULE OF TENANT'S "PHASE IN" OF POWER
REQUIREMENTS [TO BE INSERTED]
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Agreement of Lease, made as of this 18th day of July 2000, between 1-10 INDUSTRY
ASSOCIATES, LLC, A New York limited liability company having an address at 000
Xxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000 [party of the first part, hereinafter
referred to as OWNER, and ACCESS COLO, INC. a Delaware Corporation having an
address at 00 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx, Xxx Xxxxxx 00000 party of the second
part, hereinafter referred to as TENANT,
Witnesseth: Owner hereby leases to Tenant and Tenant hereby hires from Owner
the entire ninth (9th) floor as shown on Schedule A-1 (the "Main Premises") and
such other premises as shown on Schedule A-2 (the "Support Space") (collectively
the "demised premises") in the building known as building 00, Xxxx Xxxxxxxx,
Xxxxxxxx, Xxx Xxxx (the "building") in the Borough of Brooklyn, City of New
York, for the term of fifteen (15) years (or until such term shall sooner cease
and expire) to commence upon the Commencement Date (as such term is defined in
Article 44 hereof) and to end on the last day of the month which is fifteen (15)
years after the Commencement Date (the "Expiration Date"), at an annual rate as
specified in Article 40,
which Tenant agrees to pay in lawful money of the United States which shall be
legal tender in payment of all debts and dues, public and private, at the time
of payment, in equal monthly installments in advance on the first day of each
month during said term, at the office of Owner or such other place as Owner may
designate, without any set off or deduction whatsoever, except that Tenant shall
pay the first (1st) monthly installment(s) on the execution hereof (unless this
lease be a renewal).
The parties hereto, for themselves, their heirs,
distributees, executors, administrators, legal representatives, successors and
assigns, hereby convenant as follows:
Occupancy:
1. Tenant shall pay the rent as above and as hereinafter provided.
Use:
2. Tenant shall use and occupy demised premises for 1* provided such use
is in accordance with the Certificate of Occupancy for the building, if any, and
for no other purpose.
Alterations:
3. Tenant shall make no 2 changes in or to the demised premises of any
nature without Owner's prior written consent. Subject to the prior written
consent of Owner 3, and to the provisions of this article, Tenant at Tenant's
expense, may make alterations, installations, additions or improvements which
are non-structural and which do not affect utility services or plumbing and
electrical lines, in or to the interior of the demised premises using
contractors or mechanics first approved by Owner 3A. Tenant shall, at its
expense, before making any alterations, additions, installations or improvements
obtain all permits, approval and certificates required by any governmental or
quasi-governmental bodies and (upon completion) certificates of final approval
thereof and shall deliver promptly duplicates of all such permits, approvals and
certificates to Owner. Tenant agrees to carry and will cause Tenant's
contractors and sub-contractors to carry such xxxxxxx'x compensation, general
liability, personal and property damage insurance as Owner may require. If any
mechanic's lien is filed against the demised premises, or the building of which
the same forms a part, for work claimed to have been done for, or materials
furnished to, Tenant, whether or not done pursuant to this article, the same
shall be discharged by Tenant within thirty days thereafter, at Tenant's
expense, by filing the bond required by law or otherwise. All fixtures and all
paneling, partitions, railings and like installations, installed in the
presmises at any time, either by Tenant or by Owner on Tenant's behalf, shall,
upon installation, become the property of Owner and shall remain upon and be
surrendered with the demised premises unless Owner, by notice to Tenant no later
than twenty days prior to the date fixed as the termination of this lease,
elects to relinquish Owner's right thereto and to have them removed by Tenant,
in which event the same shall be removed from the demised premises by Tenant
prior to the expiration of the lease, at Tenant's expense. Nothing in this
Article shall be construed to give Owner title to or to prevent Tenant's removal
of trade fixtures, moveable office furniture and equipment, but upon removal of
any such from the premises or upon removal of other installations as may be
required by Owner, Tenant shall immediately and at its expense, repair and
restore the premises to the condition existing prior to installation and repair
any damage to the demised premises or the building due to such removal. All
property permitted or required to be removed, by Tenant at the end of the term
remaining in the premises after Tenant's removal shall be deemed abandoned and
may, at the election of Owner, either be retained as Owner's property or removed
from the premises by Owner, at Tenant's expense 4.
Repairs:
4. Owner shall maintain and repair the exterior of and the public portions
of the buildings 5, Tenant shall, throughout the term of this lease, take good
care of the demised premises including the bathrooms and lavatory facilities (if
the demised premises encompass the entire floor of the building) and the windows
and window frames and, the fixtures and appurtenances therein and at Tenant's
sole cost and expense promptly make all repairs thereto and to the building,
whether structural or non-structural in nature, caused by or resulting from the
carelessness, omission, neglect or improper conduct of Tenant, Tenant's
servants, employees, invitees, or licensees, and whether or not arising from
such Tenant conduct or omission, when required by other provisions of this
lease, including Article 6. Tenant shall also repair all damage to the building
and the demised premises caused by the moving of Tenant's fixtures, furniture or
equipment. All the aforesaid repairs shall be of quality or class equal to the
original work or construction. If Tenant fails, after ten days notice, to
proceed with due diligence to make repairs required to be made by Tenant, the
same may be made by the Owner at the expense of Tenant, and the reasonable
expenses thereof incurred by Owner shall be collectable, as additional rent,
after rendition of a xxxx or statement thereof. If the demised premises be or
become infested with vermin, Tenant shall, at its expense, cause the same to be
exterminated. Tenant shall give Owner prompt noitce of any defective condition
in any plumbing, heating system or electrical lines located in the demised
premises and following such notice. Owner shall remedy the condition with due
diligence, but at the expense of Tenant, if repairs are necessitated by damage
or injury attributable to Tenant, Tenant's servants, agents, employees, invitees
or licensees as aforesaid. Except as specifically provided in Article 9 or
elsewhere in this lease, there shall be no allowance to the Tenant for a
diminution of rental value and no liability on the part of Owner by reason of
inconvenience, annoyance or injury to business arising from Owner, Tenant or
others making or failing to make any repairs, alterations, additions or
improvements in or to any portion of the building or the demised premises or in
and to the fixtures, appurtenances or equipment thereof. The provisions of this
Article 4 with respect to the making of repairs shall not apply in the case of
fire or other casualty with regard to which Article 9 hereof shall apply.
Window Cleaning:
5. Tenant will not clean nor require, permit, suffer or allow any window in
the demised premises to be cleaned from the outside in violation of Section 202
of the New York State Labor Law or any other applicable law or of the Rules of
the Board of Standards and Appeals, or of any other Board or body having or
asserting jurisdiction.
Requirements of Law, Fire Insurance, Floor Loads:
6. Prior to the commencement of the lease term, if Tenant is then in
possession, and at all times thereafter, Tenant shall, at Tenant's sole cost and
expense, promptly comply with all present and future laws, orders and
regulations of all state, federal, municipal and local governments, departments,
commissions and boards and any direction of any public officer pursuant to law,
and all orders, rules and regulations of the New York Board of Fire
Underwriters, or the insurance Services Office, or any similar body which shall
impose any violation, order or duty upon Owner or Tenant with respect to the
demised premises, whether or not arising out of Tenant's use or manner of use
thereof, or, with respect to the building, if arising out of Tenant's use or
manner of use of the demised premises or the building (including the use
permitted under the
* Numbered references are to attachment annexed hereto and made a part hereof
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lease). Except as provided in Article 30 hereof, nothing herein shall require
Tenant to make structural repairs or alterations unless Tenant has, by its
manner of use of the demised premises or method of operation therein, violated
any such laws, ordinances, orders, rules, regulations or requirements with
respect thereto.5A Tenant shall not do or permit any act or thing to be done in
or to the demised premises which is contrary to law, or which will invalidate or
be in conflict with public liability, fire or other policies of insurance at any
time carried by or for the benefit of Owner. Tenant shall not keep anything in
the demised premises except as now or hereafter permitted by the Fire
Department, Board of Fire Underwriters, Fire Insurance Rating Organization and
other authority having jurisdiction, and then only in such manner and such
quantity so as not to increase the rate for fire insurance applicable to the
building, nor use the premises in a manner which will increase the insurance
rate for the building or any property located therein over that in effect prior
to the commencement of Tenant's occupancy. If by reason of failure to comply
with the foregoing the fire insurance rate shall, at the beginning of this lease
or at any time thereafter, be higher than it otherwise would be, then Tenant
shall reimburse Owner, as additional rent hereunder, for that portion of all
fire insurance premiums thereafter paid by Owner which shall have been charged
because of such failure by Tenant. In any action or proceeding wherein Owner and
Tenant are parties, a schedule or "make-up" or rate for the building or demised
premises issued by a body making fire insurance rates applicable to said
premises shall be conclusive evidence of the facts therein stated and of the
several items and charges in the fire insurance rates then applicable to said
premises. Tenant shall not place a load upon any floor of the demised premises
exceeding the floor load per square foot area which it was designed to carry and
which is allowed by law. Owner reserves the right to prescribe the weight and
position of all safes, business machines and mechanical equipment. Such
installations shall be placed and maintained by Tenant, at Tenant's expense, in
settings sufficient, in Owner's judgement, to absorb and prevent vibration,
noise and annoyance.
Subordination:
7. This lease is subject and subordinate to all ground or underlying leases
and to all mortgages which may now or hereafter affect such leases or the real
property of which demised premises are a part and to all renewals,
modifications, consolidations, replacements and extensions of any such
underlying leases and mortgages. This clause shall be self-operative and no
further instrument or subordination shall be required by any ground or
underlying lessor or by any mortgages, affecting any lease or the real property
of which the demised premises are a part. In confirmation of such subordination,
Tenant shall execute promptly any certificate that Owner may request.6
Property - Loss, Damage, Reimbursement, Indemnity:
8. Owner or its agents shall not be liable for any damage to property of
Tenant or of others entrusted to employees of the building, nor for loss of or
damage to any property of Tenant by theft or otherwise, nor for any injury or
damage to persons or property resulting from any cause of whatsoever nature,
unless caused by or due to the willful acts or negligence of Owner, its agents,
servants or employees; Owner or its agents shall not be liable for any damage
caused by other tenants or persons in, upon or about said building or caused by
operations in connection of any private, public or quasi public work. If at any
time any windows of the demised premises are temporarily closed, darkened or
bricked up (or permanently closed, darkened or bricked up, if required by law)
for any reason whatsoever including, but not limited to Owner's own acts. Owner
shall not be liable for any damage Tenant may sustain thereby and Tenant shall
not be entitled to any compensation therefor nor abatement or diminution of rent
nor shall the same release Tenant from its obligations hereunder nor constitute
an eviction. Tenant shall indemnify and save harmless Owner against and from
all liabilities, obligations, damages, penalties, claims, costs and expenses for
which Owner shall not be reimbursed by insurance, including reasonable
attorney's fees, paid, suffered or incurred as a result of any breach by Tenant,
Tenant's agents, contractors, employees, invitees, or licensees, of any
convenant or condition of this lease, or the carelessness, negligence or
improper conduct of the Tenant, Tenant's agent, contractors, employees, invitees
or licensees, Tenant's liability under this lease extends to the acts and
omissions of any sub-tenant, and any agent, contractor, employee, invites or
licensee of any sub-tenant. In case any action or proceeding is brought against
Owner by reason of any such claim, Tenant, upon written notice from Owner, will,
at Tenant's expense, resist or defend such action or proceeding by counsel
approved by Owner in writing, such approval not to be unreasonably withheld.
See Article 43
Destruction, Fire and Other Casualty:
9. (a) If the demised premises or any part thereof shall be damaged by fire or
other casualty, Tenant shall give immediate notice thereof to Owner and this
lease shall continue in full force and effect except as hereinafter set forth.
(b) If the demised premises are partially damaged or rendered partially unusable
by fire or other casualty, the damages thereto shall be repaired by and at the
expense of Owner and the rent, until such repair shall be substantially
completed, shall be apportioned from the day following the casualty according to
the part of the premises which is usable. (c) If the demised premises are
totally damaged or rendered wholly unusable by fire or other casualty, then the
rent shall be proportionately paid up to the time of the casualty and
thenceforth shall cease until the date when the premises shall have been
repaired and restored by Owner, subject to Owner's right to elect not to restore
the same as hereinafter provided. (d) If the demised premises are rendered
wholly unusable or (whether or not the demised premises are damaged in whole or
in part) if the building shall be so damaged that Owner shall decide to demolish
it or to rebuild it, then, in any of such events, Owner may elect to terminate
this lease by written notice to Tenant, given within 90 days after such fire or
casualty, specifying a date for the expiration of the lease, which date shall
not be more than 60 days after the giving of such notice, and upon the date
specified in such notice the term of this lease shall expire as fully and
completely as if such date were the date set forth above for the termination of
this lease and Tenant shall forthwith quit, surrender and vacate the premises
without prejudice however, to Owner's rights and remedies against Tenant under
the lease provisions in effect prior to such termination, and any rent owing
shall be paid up to such date and any payments of rent made by Tenant which were
on account of any period subsequent to such date shall be returned to Tenant.
Unless Owner shall serve a termination notice as provided for herein. Owner
shall make the repairs and restorations under the conditions of (b) and (c)
hereof, with all reasonable expedition, subject to delays due to adjustment of
insurance claims, labor troubles and causes beyond Owner's control. After any
such casualty, Tenant shall cooperate with Owner's restoration by removing from
the premises as promptly as reasonably possible, all of Tenant's salvageable
inventory and movable equipment, furniture, and other property. Tenant's
liability for rent shall resume five (5) days after written notice from Owner
that the premises are substantially ready for Tenant's occupancy. (c) Nothing
contained hereinabove shall relieve Tenant from liability that may exist as a
result of damage from fire or other casualty. Notwithstanding the foregoing,
each party shall look fires to any insurance in its favour before making any
claim against the other party for recovery for loss or damage resulting from
fire or other casualty, and to the extent that such insurance is in force and
collectable and to the extent permitted by law Owner and Tenant each hereby
releases and waives all right of recovery against the other or any one claiming
through or under each of them by way of subrogation or otherwise. The foregoing
release and waiver shall be in force only if both releasors' insurance policies
contain a clause providing that such a release or waiver shall not invalidate
the insurance. If, and to the extent, that such waiver can be obtained only by
the payment of additional premiums, then the party benefitting from the waiver
shall pay such premium within ten days after written demand or shall be deemed
to have agreed that the party obtaining insurance coverage shall be free of any
further obligation under the provisions hereof with respect to waiver of
subrogation. Tenant acknowledges that Owner will not carry insurance on Tenant's
furniture and/or furnishings or any fixtures or equipment, improvements, or
appurtenances removable by Tenant and agrees that Owner will not be obligated to
repair any damage thereto or replace the same. (o) Tenant hereby waives the
provisions of Section 227 of the Real Property Law and agrees that the
provisions of this article shall govern and control in lieu thereof. 6A1.
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Rider to be added if necessary.
Eminent Domain:
10. If the whole or any part of the demised premises shall be acquired or
condemned by Eminent Domain for any public or quasi public use or purpose, then
and in that event, the term of this lease shall cease and terminate from the
date of title vesting in such proceeding and Tenant shall have no claim for the
value of any unexpired term of said lease.
Assignment Mortgage Etc.:
11. See Article 62
Electric Current:
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12. Rates and conditions in respect to submetering or rent inclusion, as the
case may be, to be added in RIDER attached hereto. Tenant covenants and agrees
that at all times its use of electric current shall not exceed the capacity of
existing leeders to the building or the risers or wiring installation and Tenant
may not use any electrical equipment which, in Owner's opinion, reasonably
exercised, will overload such installations or interfere with the use thereof by
other tenants of the building. The change at any time of the character of
electric service shall in no wise make Owner liable or responsible to Tenant,
for any loss, damages or expenses which Tenant may sustain.
See Article 56
Access to Premises:
13. Owner or Owner's agents shall have the right (but shall not be
obligated) to enter the demised premises in any emergency at any time, and, at
other reasonable times, to examine the same and to make such repairs,
replacements and improvements as Owner may deem necessary and reasonably
desirable to any portion of the building or which Owner may elect to perform in
the premises after Tenant's failure to make repairs or perform any work which
Tenant is obligated to perform under this lease, or for the purpose of complying
with laws, regulations and other directions of governmental authorities. Tenant
shall permit Owner to use and maintain and replace pipes and conduits in and
through the demised premises and to erect new pipes and conduits therein
provided, wherever possible, they are within walls or otherwise concealed. Owner
may, during the progress of any work in the demised premises, take all necessary
materials and equipment into said premises without the same constituting an
eviction nor shall the Tenant be entitled to any abatement of rent while such
work is in progress nor to any damages by reason of loss or interruption of
business or otherwise. Throughout the term hereof Owner shall have the right to
enter the demised premises at reasonable hours for the purpose of showing the
same to prospective purchasers or mortgagees of the building, and during the
last six months of the term for the purpose of showing the same to prospective
tenants and may, during said six months period, place upon the premises the
usual notices "To Let" and "For Sale" which notices Tenant shall permit to
remain thereon without molestation. If Tenant is not present to open and permit
an entry into the premises, Owner or Owner's agents may enter the same whenever
such entry may be necessary or permissible by master key or forcibly and
provided reasonable care is exercised to safeguard Tenant's property, such entry
shall not render Owner or its agents liable therefor, nor in any event shall the
obligations of Tenant hereunder be affected. If during the last month of the
term Tenant shall be removed all or substantially all of Tenant's property
therefrom. Owner may immediately enter, alter, renovate or redecorate the
demised premises without limitation or abatement of rent, or incurring liability
to Tenant for any compensation and such act shall have no effect on this lease
or Tenant's obligation hereunder.
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Vault, Vault Space, Area:
14. No Vaults, vault space or area, whether or not enclosed or covered, not
within the property line of the building is leased hereunder, anything contained
in or indicated on any sketch, blue print or plan, or anything contained
elsewhere in this lease to the contrary notwithstanding. Owner makes no
representation as to the location of the property line of the building. All
vaults and vault space and all such areas not within the property line of the
building, which Tenant may be permitted to use and/or occupy, is to be used
and/or occupied under a revocable license, and if any such license be revoked,
or if the amount of such space or area be diminished or required by any federal,
state or municipal authority or public utility. Owner shall not be subject to
any liability nor shall Tenant be entitled to any compensation or diminution or
abatement of rent, nor shall such revocation, diminution or requisition be
deemed constructive or actual eviction. Any tax, fee or charge of municipal
authorities for such vault or area shall be paid by Tenant, if used by Tenant,
whether or not specifically leased hereunder.
Occupancy:
15. Tenant will not at any time use or occupy the demised premises in
violation of the certificate of occupancy issued for the building of which the
demised premises are a part. Tenant has inspected the premises and accepts them
as is, subject to the riders annexed hereto with respect to Owner's work, if
any. In any event, Owner makes no representation as to the condition of the
premises and Tenant agrees to accept the same subject to violations, whether or
not of record. If any governmental license or permit shall be required for the
proper and lawful conduct of Tenant's business,. Tenant shall be responsible for
and shall procure and maintain such license or permit. 6B
Bankruptcy:
16. (a) Anything elsewhere in this lease to the contrary notwithstanding, this
lease may be cancelled by Owner by sending of a written notice to Tenant within
a reasonable time after the happening of any one or more of the following
events: (1) the commencement of a case in bankruptcy or under the laws of any
state naming Tenant as the debtor; or (2) the making by Tenant of an assignment
or any other arrangement for the benefit of creditors under any state statute.
Neither Tenant nor any person claiming through or under Tenant, or by reason of
any statute or order of court, shall thereafter be entitled to possession of the
premises demised but shall forthwith quit and surrender the premises. If this
lease shall be assigned in accordance with its terms, the provisions of this
Article 16 shall be applicable only to the party then owning Tenant's interest
in this lease.
(b) It is stipulated and agreed that in the event of the termination of
this lease pursuant to (a) hereof, Owner shall forthwith, notwithstanding any
other provisions of this lease to the contrary, be entitled to recover from
Tenant as and for liquidated damages an amount equal to the difference between
the rental reserved hereunder for the unexpired portion of the term demised and
the fair and reasonable rental value of the demised premises for the same
period. In the computation of such damages the difference between any
installment of rent becoming due hereunder after the date of termination and the
fair and reasonable rental value of the demised premises for the period for
which such installment was payable shall be discounted to the date of
termination at the rate of four percent (4%) per annum. If such premises or any
part thereof, be relet by the Owner for the unexpired term of said lease, or any
part thereof, before presentation of proof of such liquidated damages to any
court, commission or tribunal, the amount of rent reserved upon such reletting
shall be deemed to be the fair and reasonable rental value for the part or the
whole of the premises so re-let during the term of the re-letting. Nothing
herein contained shall limit or prejudice the right of the Owner to prove for
and obtain as liquidated damages by reason of such termination, an amount equal
to the maximum allowed by any statute or rule of law in effect at the time when,
and governing the proceedings in which, such damages are to be proved, whether
or not such amount be greater, equal to, or less than the amount of the
difference referred to above.
Default:
17. (1) If Tenant defaults in fulfilling any of the covenants of this lease
other than the covenants for the payment of rent or additional rent; "or if this
lease be rejected under ss. 235 of Title 11 of the U.S. Code (bankruptcy code);"
or if any execution or attachment shall be issued against Tenant or any of
Tenant's property whereupon the demised premises shall be taken or occupied by
someone other than Tenant; or if Tenant shall have failed, after five (5) days
written notice, to redeposit with Owner any portion of the security deposited
hereunder which Owner hat applied to the payment of any rent and additional rent
due and payable hereunder or failed to move into or take possession of the
premises within fifteen (15) days after the commencement of the term of this
lease, of which fact Owner shall be the sole judge; then in any one or more of
such events, upon Owner serving a written five (5) days notice upon Tenant
specifying the nature of said default and upon the expiration of said five (5)
days, if Tenant shall have failed to comply with or remedy such default, or if
the said default or omission complained of shall be of a nature that the same
cannot be completely cured or remedied within said five (5) day period, and if
Tenant shall not have diligently commenced during such default within such five
(5) day period, and shall not thereafter with reasonable diligence and in good
faith, proceed to remedy or cure such default, then Owner may serve a written
three (3) days' notice of cancellation of this lease upon Tenant, and upon the
expiration of said three (3) days this lease and the term thereunder shall end
and expire as fully and completely as if the expiration of such three (3) day
period were the day herein definitely fixed for the end and expiration of this
lease and the term thereof and Tenant shall then quit and surrender the demised
premises to Owner but Tenant shall remain liable as hereinafter provided. 6C
(2) If the notice provided for in (1) hereof shall have been given, and
the term shall expire as aforesaid: or if Tenant shall make default in the
payment of the rent reserved herein or any item of additional rent herein
mentioned or any part of either or in making any other payment herein required:
then and in any of such events Owner may without notice, re-enter the demised
premises either by force or otherwise, and dispossess Tenant by summary
proceedings or otherwise, and the legal representative of Tenant or other
occupant of demised premises and remove their effects and hold the premises as
if this lease had not been made, and Tenant hereby waives the service of notice
of intention to re-enter or to institute legal proceedings to that end. If
Tenant shall make default hereunder prior to the date fixed as the commencement
of any renewal or extension of this lease. Owner may cancel and terminate such
renewal or extension agreement by written notice.
Remedies of Owner and Waiver of Redemption:
18. In case of any such default, re-entry, expiration and/or dispossess by
summary proceedings or otherwise, (a) the rent, and additional rent, shall
become due thereupon and be paid up to the time of such re-entry, dispossess
and/or expiration, (b) Owner may re-let the premises or any part or parts
thereof, either in the name of Owner or otherwise, for a term or terms, which
may at Owner's option be less than or exceed the period which would otherwise
have constituted the balance of the term of this lease and may grant concessions
or free rent or charge a higher rental than that in this lease, (c) Tenant or
the legal representatives of Tenant shall also pay Owner as liquidated damages
for the failure of Tenant to observe and perform said Tenant's covenants herein
contained, any deficiency between the rent hereby reserved and or covenanted to
be paid and the net amount, if any, of the rents collected on account of the
subsequent lease or leases of the demised premises for each month of the period
which would otherwise have constituted the balance of the term of this lease.
The failure of Owner to re-let the premises or any part or parts thereof shall
not release or affect Tenant's liability for damages. In computing such
liquidated damages there shall be added to the said deficiency such expenses as
Owner may incur in connection with re-letting, such as legal expenses,
reasonable attorneys' fees, brokerage advertising and for keeping the demised
premises in good order or for preparing the same for re-letting. Any such
liquidated damages shall be paid in monthly installments by Tenant on the rent
day specified in this lease and any suit brought to collect the amount of the
deficiency for any month shall not prejudice in any way the rights of Owner to
collect the deficiency for any subsequent month by a similar proceeding. Owner,
in putting the demised premises in good order or preparing the same for
re-rental may, at Owner's option, make such alterations, repairs, replacements,
and/or decorations in the demised premises as Owner, in Owner's sole judgment,
considers advisable and necessary for the purpose of re-letting the demised
premises, and the making of such alterations, repairs, replacements, and/or
decorations shall not operate or be construed to release Tenant from liability
hereunder as aforesaid. Owner shall in no event be liable in any way whatsoever
for failure to re-let the demised premises, or in the event that the demised
premises are re-let, for failure to collect the rent thereof under such
re-letting, and in no event shall Tenant be entitled to receive any excess, if
any, of such net rents collected over the sums payable by Tenant to Owner
hereunder. In the event of a breach or threatened breach by Tenant of any of the
covenants or provision's hereof, Owner shall have the right of injunction and
the right so invoke any remedy allowed at law or in equity as if re-entry,
summary proceedings and other remedies were not herein provided for. Mention in
this lease of any particular remedy, shall not preclude Owner from any other
remedy, in law or in equity. Tenant hereby expressly waives any and all rights
of redemption granted by or under any present or future laws.
Fees and Expenses:
19. If Tenant shall default in the observance or performance of any term or
covenant on Tenant's part to be observed or performed under or by virtue of any
of the terms or provisions in any article of this lease, then, unless otherwise
provided elsewhere in this lease, Owner may immediately or at any time
thereafter and without notice perform the obligation of Tenant thereunder. If
Owner, in connection with the foregoing or in connection with any default by
Tenant in the covenant to pay rent hereunder, makes any expenditures or incurs
any obligations for the payment of money, including but not limited to
reasonable attorney's fees, in instituting, prosecuting or defending any action
or proceedings, then Tenant will reimburse Owner for such sums so paid or
obligations incurred with interest and costs. The foregoing expenses incurred by
reason of Tenant's default shall be deemed to be additional rent hereunder and
shall be paid by Tenant to Owner within five (5) days of rendition of any xxxx
or statement to Tenant therefor. If Tenant's lease term shall have expired at
the time of making of such expenditures or incurring of such obligations, such
sums shall be recoverable by Owner as damages.
Building Alterations and Management
20. Owner shall have the right at any time without the same constituting an
eviction and without incurring liability to Tenant therefor to change the
arrangement and or location of public entrances, passageways, doors, doorways,
corridors, elevators, stairs, toilets or other public parts of the building and
to change the name, number or designation by which the building may be known.
There shall be no allowance to Tenant for diminution of rental value and no
liability on the part of Owner by reason of inconvenience, annoyance or injury
to business arising from Owner or other Tenant making any repairs in the
building or any such alterations, additions and improvements. Furthermore,
Tenant shall not have any claim against Owner by reason of Owner's imposition of
any controls of the manner of access to the building by Tenant's social or
business visitors as the Owner may deem necessary for the security of the
building and its occupants. 6D
No Representations by Owner:
21. Neither Owner nor Owner's agents have made any representations or promises
with respect to the physical condition of the building, the land upon which it
is erected or the demised premises, the rents. leases, expenses of operation or
any other matter or thing affecting or related to the demised premises or the
building except as herein expressly set forth and no rights, easements or
licenses are acquired by Tenant by implication or otherwise except as expressly
set forth in the provisions of this lease. Tenant has inspected the building and
the demised premises and is thoroughly acquainted with their condition and
agrees to take the same "as is" on the date possession is tendered and
acknowledges that the taking of possession of the demised premises by Tenant
shall be conclusive evidence that the said premises and the building of which
the same form a part were in good and satisfactory condition at the time such
possession was so taken, except as to latent defects. All understandings and
agreements heretofore made between the parties hereto are merged in this
contract, which alone fully and completely expresses the agreement between Owner
and Tenant and any executory agreement hereafter made shall be ineffective to
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change, modify, discharge or effect an abandonment of it in whole or in part,
unless such executory agreement is in writing and signed by the party against
whom enforcement of the change, modification, discharge or abandonment is
sought.
End of Term:
22. Upon the expiration or other termination of the term of this lease,
Tenant shall quit and surrender to Owner the demised premises, broom clean, in
good order and condition, ordinary wear and damages which Tenant is not required
to repair as provided elsewhere in this lease excepted, and Tenant shall remove
all its property from the demised premises. Tenant's obligation to observe or
perform this covenant shall survive the expiration or other termination of this
lease. If the last day of the term of this Lease or any renewal thereof, falls
on Sunday, this lease shall expire at noon on the preceding Saturday unless it
be a legal holiday in which case it shall expire at noon on the preceding
business day.
Quiet Enjoyment:
23. Owner covenants and agrees with Tenant that upon Tenant paying the rent
and additional rent and observing and performing all the terms, covenants and
conditions, on Tenant's part to be observed and performed. Tenant may peaceably
and quietly enjoy the premises hereby demised, subject, nevertheless, to the
terms and conditions of this lease including, but not limited to, Article 34
hereof and to the ground leases, underlying leases and mortgages hereinbefore
mentioned.
Failure to Give Possession:
24. If Owner is unable to give possession of the demised premises on the
date of the commencement of the term hereof, because of the holding-over or
retention of possession of any tenant, undertenant or occupants or if the
demised premises are located in a building being constructed, because such
building has not been sufficiently completed to make the premises ready for
occupancy or because of the fact that a certificate of occupancy has not been
procured or if Owner has not completed any work required to be performed by
Owner, or for any other reason, Owner shall not be subject to any liability for
failure to give possession on said date and the validity of the lease shall not
be impaired under such circumstances, nor shall the same be construed in any
wise to extend the term of this lease, but the rent payable hereunder shall be
abated (provided Tenant is not responsible for Owner's inability to obtain
possession or complete any work required) until after Owner shall have given
Tenant notice that the premises are substantially ready for Tenant's occupancy.
If permission is given to Tenant to enter into the possession of the demised
premises or to occupy premises other than the demised premises prior to the date
specified as the commencement of the term of this lease, Tenant covenants and
agrees that such occupancy shall be deemed to be under all the terms, covenants,
conditions and provisions of this lease, except as to the covenant to pay rent.
The provisions of this article are intended to constitute "an express provision
to the contrary" within the meaning of Section 223-a of the New York Real
Property Law.
No Waiver:
25. The failure of either party to seek redress for violation of, or to
insist upon the strict performance of any covenant or condition of this lease on
the failure of Owner to insist on the strict performance of any of the Rules or
Regulations, set forth or hereafter adopted by Owner, shall not prevent a
subsequent act which would have originally constituted a violation from having
all the force and effect of an original violation. The receipt by Owner of rent
with knowledge of the breach of any covenant of this lease shall not be deemed a
waiver of such breach and no provision of this lease shall be deemed to have
been waived by Owner unless such waiver be in writing signed by Owner. No
payment by Tenant or receipt by Owner of a lesser amount than the monthly rent
herein stipulated shall be deemed to be other than on account of the earliest
stipulated rent, nor shall any endorsement or statement of any check or any
letter accompanying any check or payment as rent be deemed an accord and
satisfaction, and Owner may accept such check or payment without prejudice to
Owner's right to recover the balance of such rent or pursue any other remedy in
this lease provided. All checks tendered to Owner as and for the rent of the
demised premises shall be deemed payments for the account of Tenant. Acceptance
by Owner of rent from anyone other than Tenant shall not be deemed to operate as
an attornment to Owner by the payor of such rent or as a consent by Owner to an
assignment or subletting by Tenant of the demised premises to such payor, or as
a modification of the provisions of this lease No act or thing done by Owner or
Owner's agents during the term hereby demised shall be deemed an acceptance of a
surrender of said premises and no agreement to accept such surrender shall be
valid unless in writing signed by Owner. No employee of Owner or Owner's agent
shall have any power to accept the keys of said premises prior to the
termination of the lease and the delivery of keys to any such agent or employee
shall not operate as a termination of the lease or a surrender of the premises.
Waiver of Trial by Jury:
26. It is mutually agreed by and between Owner and Tenant that the
respective parties hereto shall and they hereby do waive trial by jury in any
action, proceeding or counterclaim brought by either of the parties hereto
against the other (except for personal injury or property damage) on any matters
whatsoever arising out of or in any way connected with this lease, the
relationship of Owner and Tenant, Tenant's use of or occupancy of said premises,
and any emergency statutory or any other statutory remedy. It is further
mutually agreed that in the event Owner commences any summary proceeding for
possession of the premises, Tenant will not interpose any counterclaim of
whatever nature or description in any such proceeding.
Inability to Perform:
27. This Lease and the obligation of Tenant to pay rent hereunder and
perform all of the other covenants and agreements hereunder on part of Tenant to
be performed shall in no wise be affected, impaired or excused because Owner is
unable to fulfill any of its obligations under this lease or to supply or is
delayed in supplying any service expressly or impliedly to be supplied or is
unable to make, or is delayed in making any repair, additions, alterations or
decorations or is unable to supply or is delayed in supplying any equipment or
fixtures if Owner is prevented or delayed from so doing by reason of strike or
labor troubles or any cause whatsoever beyond Owner's sole control including,
but not limited to, government preemption in connection with a National
Emergency or by reason of any rule, order or regulation of any department or
subdivision thereof of any government agency or by reason of the conditions of
supply and demand which have been or are affected by war or other emergency.
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Bills and Notices:
28. Except as otherwise in this lease provided, a xxxx, statement, notice or
communication which Owner may desire or be required to give to Tenant, shall be
deemed sufficiently given or rendered it, in writing, delivered to Tenant
personally or sent by registered or certified mail addressed to Tenant at the
building of which the demised premises form a part or at the last known
residence address or business address of Tenant or left at any of the aforesaid
premises addressed to Tenant, and the time of the rendition of such xxxx or
statement and of the giving of such notice or communication shall be deemed to
be the time when the same is delivered to Tenant, mailed, or left at the
premises as herein provided. Any notice by Tenant to Owner must be served by
registered or certified mail addressed to Owner at the address first hereinabove
given or at such other address as Owner shall designate by written notice 7.
Water Charges:
29. If Tenant requires, uses or consumes water for any purpose in addition
to ordinary lavatory purposes (of which fact Tenant constitutes Owner to be the
sole judge) Owner may install a water meter and thereby measure Tenant's water
consumption for all purposes. Tenant shall pay Owner (or the cost of the meter
and the cost of the installation, thereof and throughout the duration of
Tenant's occupancy Tenant shall keep said meter and installation equipment in
good working order and repair at Tenant's own cost and expense in default of
which Owner may cause such meter and equipment to be replaced or repaired and
collect the cost thereof from Tenant, as additional rent. Tenant agrees to pay
for water consumed, as shown on said meter as and when bills are rendered, and
on default in making such payment Owner may pay such charges and collect the
same from Tenant, as additional rent. Tenant covenants and agrees to pay, as
additional rent, the sewer rent, charge or any other tax rent, levy or charge
which now or hereafter is assessed, imposed or a lien upon the demised premises
or the realty of which they are part pursuant to law, order or regulation made
or issued in connection with the use, consumption, maintenance or supply of
water, water system or sewage or sewage connection or system. If the building or
the demised premises or any part thereof is supplied with water through a meter
through which water is also supplied to other premises Tenant shall pay to
Owner, as additional rent, on the first day of each month. % ($ )of the total
meter
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charges as Tenant's portion. Independently of and in addition to any of the
remedies reserved to Owner hereinabove or elsewhere in this lease, Owner may xxx
for and collect any monies to be paid by Tenant or paid by Owner for any of the
reasons or purposes hereinabove set forth.
Sprinklers:
30. Anything elsewhere in this lease to the contrary nowithstanding, if the
New York Board of Fire Underwriters or the New York Fire Insurance Exchange or
any bureau, department or official of the federal, state or city government
recommend or require the installation of a sprinkler system or that any changes,
modifications, alterations, or additional sprinkler heads or other equipment be
made or supplied in an existing sprinkler system by reason of Tenant's business,
or the location of partitions, trade fixtures, or other contents of the demised
premises, or for any other reason, or if any such sprinkler system
installations, modifications, alterations, additional sprinkler heads or other
such equipment, become necessary to prevent the imposition of a penalty or
charge against the full allowance for a sprinkler system in the fire insurance
rate set by any said Exchange or by any fire insurance company, Tenant shall, at
Tenant's expense, promptly make such sprinkler system installations, changes,
modifications, alterations, and supply additional sprinkler heads or other
equipment as required whether the work involved shall be structural or
nonstructural in nature.
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Elevators, Heat, Cleaning
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Security:
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See Article 54
Captions:
33. The Captions are inserted only as a matter of convenience and for
reference and in no way define, limit or describe the scope of this lease nor
the intent of any provision thereof.
Definitions:
34. The term "Owner" as used in this lease means only the owner of the fee
or of the leasehold of the building, or the mortgagee in possession, for the
time being of the land and building (or the owner of a lease of the building or
of the land and building) of which the demised premises form a part, so that in
the event of any sale or sales of said land and building or of said lease, or in
the event of a lease of said building, or of the land and building, the said
Owner shall be and hereby is entirely freed and relieved of all covenants and
obligations of Owner hereunder, and it shall be deemed and construed without
further agreement between the parties or their successors in interest, or
between the parties and the purchaser, at any such sale, or the said lessee of
the building, or of the land and building, that the purchaser or the lessee of
the building has assumed and agreed to carry out any and all covenants and
obligations of Owner hereunder. The words "re-enter" and "re- entry" as used in
this lease are not restricted to their technical legal meaning. The term "rent"
includes the annual rental rate whether so expressed or expressed in monthly
installments, and "additional rent." "Additional rent" meant all sums which
shall be due to new Owner from Tenant under this lease, in addition to the
annual rental rate. The term "business days" as used in this lease, shall
exclude Saturdays (except such portion thereof as is covered by specific hours
in Article 31 hereof), Sundays and all days observed by the State or Federal
Government as legal holidays and those designated as holidays by the applicable
building service union employees service contract or by the applicable Operating
Engineers contract with respect to HVAC service.
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Rules and Regulations:
36. Tenant and Tenant's servants, employees, agents, visitors, and licensees
shall observe faithfully, and comply strictly with, the Rules and Regulations
annexed hereto and such other and further reasonable Rules and Regulations at
Owner or Owner's agents may from time to time adopt. Notice of any additional
rules or regulations shall be given in such manner as Owner may elect. In case
Tenant disputes the reasonableness of any additional Rule or Regulation
hereafter made or adopted by Owner or Owner's agents, the parties hereto agree
to submit the question of the reasonableness of such Rule or Regulation for
decision to the New York office of the American Arbitration Association whose
determination shall be final and conclusive upon the parties hereto. The right
to dispute the reasonableness of any additional Rule or Regulation upon Tenant's
part shall be deemed waived unless the same shall be asserted by service of a
notice, in writing upon Owner within ten (10) days after the giving of notice
thereof. Nothing in this lease contained shall be construed to impose upon Owner
any duty or obligation to enforce the Rules and Regulations or terms, covenants
or conditions in any other lease, as against any other tenant and Owner shall
not be liable to Tenant for violation of the same by any other tenant, its
servants, employees, agents, visitors or licensees. 7A.
Glass:
37. Owner shall replace, at the expense of the Tenant, any and all plate and
other glass damaged or broken from any cause whatsoever in and about the demised
premises. Owner may insure, and keep insured, at Tenant's expense, all plate and
other glass in the demised premises for and in the name of Owner. Bills for the
premiums therefor shall be rendered by Owner to Tenant at such times as Owner
may elect, and shall be due from, and payable by, Tenant when rendered, and the
amount thereof shall be deemed to be, and be paid, as additional rent.
Estoppel Certificate:
38. Tenant, at any time, and from time to time, upon at least 10 days'
prior notice by Owner, shall execute, acknowledge and deliver to Owner, and/or
to any other person, firm or corporation specified by Owner, a statement
certifying that this Lease is unmodified in full force and effect (or, if there
have been modifications, that the same is in full force and effect as modified
and stating the modifications), stating the dates to which the rent and
additional rent have been paid, and stating whether or not there exists any
default by Owner under this Lease, and if so, specifying each such default.
Directory Board Listing
39. If, at the request of and as accommodation to Tenant, Owner shall place
upon the directory board in the lobby of the building, one or more names of
persons other than Tenant, such directory board listing shall not be construed
as the consent by Owner to an assignment or subletting by Tenant to such person
or persons. 8
Successors and Assigns:
In Witness Whereof, Owner and Tenant have respectively signed and sealed
this lease as of the day and year first above written.
Witness for Owner: 1-10 INDUSTRY ASSOCIATES, LLC [CORP SEAL]
/s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
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By: Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
Witness for Tenant: ACCESS COLO, INC. [CORP SEAL]
/s/ A. Xxxx Xxxx
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By: A. Xxxx Xxxx
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