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Liberty Bonds At-A-Glance:
(Last
updated 08/23/06)
Liberty Bond Program (total allocation of $8 billion)
LIBERTY
BONDS APPROVED:
$4.647 billion
LIBERTY BONDS REMAINING:
$3.353 billion
Geographic restrictions: Up to $2 billion can be allocated outside the Liberty Zone. However, rental housing and public utilities can only be financed within the Liberty Zone.
Use restrictions: Rental housing -- Up to $1.6 billion; Retail -- Up to $800 million; Commercial real estate or public utilities -- At least $5.6 billion
LIBERTY BONDS – Commercial (total allocation of $6.4 billion, including commercial real estate, retail and public utilities)
COMMERCIAL $ APPROVED: $3.06 billion
COMMERCIAL $ REMAINING: $3.340 billion
New York State Liberty Development Corporation (allocation of $3.2 billion) - Approved
|
Date |
Amount |
Developer |
Site |
| 8/2/2006 |
$57 million |
The National Sports Museum Project | 26 Broadway |
| 9/26/05 - final approval | additional $650 million | Goldman Sachs | Battery Park City site 26 |
|
9/7/04 * preliminary approval only |
$1 billion |
Goldman Sachs | Battery Park City site 26 (West Street between Vesey and Murray) |
| 11/13/2003 |
$38.9 million |
Robert De Niro & Ira Drukier | 377 Greenwich Street |
| Total |
$1.746 billion |
New York City Industrial Development Agency (allocation of $3.2 billion) – Approved
|
Date |
Amount |
Developer |
Site |
| 3/9/06 (proposed) | $50 million | Joseph Moinian | 123 Washington Street |
| 11/8/05 (proposed) | $3.345 billion | World Trade Center Properties LLC (an affiliate of Silverstein Properties) | World Trade Center site and 130 Liberty Street |
|
|
$18 million for RETAIL projects at the base of RESIDENTIAL buildings financed with Liberty Bonds |
Zuberry Associates, Brac Realty, Rockrose Development | Front Street, 90 West Street, 2 Gold Street |
|
2/5/04 |
$650 million |
Durst Organization |
One Bryant Park |
| 10/14/03 | $80 million | IAC/InterActiveCorp. & its wholly owned affiliate HTRF Ventures, LLC | 535 West 18th Street (11th Avenue) Manhattan |
|
1/14/2003 |
$475 million (increased from original $400 million in January 2005) |
Larry Silverstein |
7 World Trade Center |
|
9/9/2002 |
$90.8 million |
FC Hanson |
Atlantic Terminal, Brooklyn |
| Total | $1.296 billion |
New York State Liberty Development Corporation (allocation of $2.8 billion) -
Projects given preliminary approved but unlikely to close
|
Date |
Amount |
Developer |
Site |
|
12/11/2003
|
$400 million NOTE: LDC sold taxable bonds for this project and may refinance with Liberty Bonds at a later date. |
Astoria Energy LLC | Astoria |
|
4/24/2003 |
$10 million |
South Street Seaport convention center | |
|
11/4/2002 |
$145 million |
BFP Tower C Co. LLP | 3 World Financial Center |
New York City Industrial Development Agency -- Proposed but unlikely to close
|
|
Amount |
Developer |
Site |
|
Given preliminary approval on 5/20/04 NOTE: This deal fell apart after Pace University withdrew from negotiations. Future status of site currently unclear |
$243 million |
Forest City Ratner | Spruce and Beekman (same project is seeking Lib. Bonds for housing) |
|
Requested, but never given preliminary approval |
Approx. $150 million |
Forest City Ratner |
Times Square (Proposed new New York Times building) |
Residential Liberty Bonds (total allocation of $1.6 billion)
HOUSING
$ APPROVED:
$1.6 billion
HOUSING $ REMAINING:
$0
|
Date |
Amount |
Developer |
Site |
| 6/17/04 | $112.5 million | AI Properties and Developments (USA) Corp. and Boymelgreen Family LLC. | 88 Leonard St. |
| 3/3/04 | $98.8 million | Albanese Development | N End Ave. between Murray and Warren, BPC |
| 3/2/04 | $95 million | Lalezarian Developers | 100 Maiden Lane* |
| 1/20/04 | $135 million | Leonard Litwin | 10 Barclay Street |
|
3/12/2003 |
$38.3 million |
Zuberry Associates |
Front Street in South Street Seaport |
|
8/14/2002 |
$95 million |
Leonard Litwin |
10 Liberty Street |
|
8/14/2002 |
$110 million |
Related Companies |
Tribeca Green--Battery Park City North site 19B |
|
8/14/2002 |
$101.5 million** |
Albanese Development |
20 River Terrace, Battery Park City |
| State amount approved |
$786.1m |
NOTE: Adjustments in amounts sold may be necessary to account for the $800 million cap in authorization. | |
|
State amount remaining |
$13.9m |
|
|
* 100 Maiden Lane formerly housed the Cadwalader Wickersham & Taft headquarters; the firm is moving from this location to the World Financial Center, according to the Bond Buyer.
** Originally approved at $100 million - additional bonds authorized 1/21/04.
New York City Housing Development Corporation (allocation of $800 million) - Approved
|
Date |
Amount |
Developer |
Site |
| 2/2004 | $101 million | Brac Realty Capital | 90 West St. |
| 12/4/2003 | $132.5 million | Nathan Berman and Yaron Bruckner | 63 Wall Street |
|
8/21/2003 |
$178.5 million |
Rockrose Development |
2 Gold Street |
|
6/4/2003 |
$77.5 million |
Moinian Group |
90 Washington Street |
| 1/2005 | $131.4 | 15 William LLC | NW corner of William & Beaver Streets |
| 5/2006 | $210 million | Nathan Berman and Yaron Bruckner | 20 Exchange Place (conversion) |
| City amount approved | $830.9 million | ||
|
City amount remaining |
$0 |
NOTE: projects originally proposed for state-level bonds may draw on remaining city pool |
|
|
Date |
Amount |
Developer |
Site |
| 2/2004 | $81 million | Joseph Moinian and Abraham Leser | 18-20 West St. |
| 12/2003 | $107.9 million | The Related Cos | Tribeca Green Housing Project, Battery Park City |
| NOTE: This deal fell apart after Pace University withdrew from negotiations. Future status of site currently unclear. |
$131.4 million |
Forest City Ratner | Spruce Street (across from Pace University) |
|
|
Amount |
Developer |
Site |
|
|
$175 million |
Rockrose |
Pearl Street |
|
|
$145 million |
The Witkoff Group |
10 Hanover Square (between Pearl & Water) |
|
|
$200 million |
Jack Resnick & Sons |
West Street (between Chambers & Warren) |
|
|
$80 million |
Cammeby's Mngmt Co./Witkoff Group |
233 Broadway |
|
|
$45 million |
Cammeby's Mngmt Co. |
3/9 Beekman Street |
NOTE: On July 21, 2003, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Mel Martinez joined Gov. Pataki and Mayor Bloomberg proposed that $50 million in Community Development Block Grants (controlled by the Lower Manhattan Development Corporation) would subsidize approximately 300 moderate-income units in future Liberty Bond developments. The LMDC released a partial action plan for public comment (latest draft January 22, 2004) but has not yet submitted a draft to HUD for final approval.