Approving the redevelopment contract of the Philadelphia Redevelopment Authority for the redevelopment and urban renewal of a portion of the Mantua Urban Renewal Area, identified by house number and street address as 3721-3729 Brandywine street; and authorizing the Redevelopment Authority to execute the redevelopment contract with Brandywine Associates, LLC and to take such action as may be necessary to effectuate the redevelopment contract.

WHEREAS, The Philadelphia Redevelopment Authority (hereinafter "Redevelopment Authority") has prepared and submitted an urban renewal plan and a redevelopment proposal for the redevelopment of the Mantua Urban Renewal Area (hereinafter "Mantua"), which said plan and proposal were approved by Ordinance of the Council on December 15, 1969, as amended; and

WHEREAS, The Redevelopment Authority has prepared a redevelopment contract for a portion of Mantua, identified by house number and street address as 3721-3729 Brandywine street (the "Property"). The area of the Property is bounded as follows:

3721-3729 Brandywine street.

ALL THAT CERTAIN lot or piece of ground, situate in the Twenty-fourth Ward of the City of Philadelphia beginning at a point, said point being on the northerly right-of-way line of Brandywine street (forty feet wide) and being distant one hundred eighty-eight feet from the westerly right-of-way line of Thirty-seventh street (sixty feet wide), as follows, to wit; Thence, south eighty-three degrees, forty minutes, thirty-one seconds west, along the northerly right-of-way line of Brandywine street, a distance of sixty-two feet to a point; Thence, north six degrees, nineteen minutes, twenty-nine seconds west, a distance of fifty and seventh-five hundredths feet to a point on the southerly side of a two and five tenths feet alley; Thence, north eighty-three degrees, forty minutes, thirty-one seconds east, along the southerly side of said two and five tenths feet wide alley, a distance of twenty-five feet to a point; Thence, north six degrees, nineteen minutes, twenty-nine seconds west, crossing the said two and five tenths feet wide alley, a distance of two and five tenths feet to a point on the northerly side of said two and five tenths feet wide alley; Thence, north eighty-three degrees, forty minutes, thirty-one seconds east, partly along the northerly side of said two and five tenths feet wide alley, a distance of thirty-seven feet to a point; Thence, south six degrees, nineteen minutes, twenty-nine seconds east, a distance of fifty-three and twenty-five hundredths feet to the point and place of beginning.

The said redevelopment contract is in substantial conformity with the amended urban renewal plan and the amended redevelopment proposal approved by Council; and

WHEREAS, Brandywine Associates, LLC desires to enter into the said redevelopment contract for the Property.

RESOLVED, BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA, That the redevelopment contract submitted by the Philadelphia Redevelopment Authority (hereinafter "Redevelopment Authority") for the redevelopment of that portion of the Mantua Urban Renewal Area, as hereinabove more particularly described, is hereby approved. City Council authorizes the Redevelopment Authority to proceed with minor changes in substantial conformity with the hereby approvedredevelopment contract. The Redevelopment Authority is authorized to execute the hereby approved redevelopment contract with Brandywine Associates, LLC (hereinafter “Redeveloper”). The Redevelopment Authority and the Redeveloper are authorized to take such action in substantial conformity to the redevelopment contract as may be necessary to carry it out.

RESOLVED, The Redevelopment Authority and the Redeveloper are authorized to prepare or cause to be prepared for introduction into the Council such ordinances or resolutions as may be necessary for changes in zoning, streets, alleys, public ways, street patterns, location and relocation of public utilities, and related items which are required in order to facilitate and effectuate the redevelopment contract hereby approved. Accordingly, the Council hereby declares that it will cooperate in helping to carry out the redevelopment contract and requests the various officials, departments, boards and agencies of the City having administrative responsibilities in the premises likewise to cooperate to such end and to exercise their respective functions and powers in a manner consistent with the redevelopment contract.

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