Office of the City Clerk - Record #: R2014-633

• Record #: R2014-633
• Type: Resolution
• Status: Adopted
• Intro date: 9/10/2014
• Current Controlling Legislative Body: Committee on Economic, Capital and Technology Development
• Final action: 10/8/2014
• Title: Support of Class 6(b) tax incentive for property at 1034 S Kostner Ave
• Sponsors: Chandler, Michael D.
• Topic: TAX INCENTIVES - Class 6(b)

Date	Journal Page Number	Action By	Action	Result
10/8/2014	92172	City Council	Adopted	Pass
10/6/2014		Committee on Economic, Capital and Technology Development	Recommended to Pass	Pass
9/10/2014	88913	City Council	Referred

RESOLUTION CLASS 6(B) REAL ESTATE TAX INCENTIVE FOR THE BENEFIT OF FILLMORE, LLC, AN ILLINOIS LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY, AND REAL ESTATE LOCATED GENERALLY AT 1034 SOUTH KOSTNER AVENUE IN CHICAGO, ILLINOIS PURSUANT TO COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS REAL PROPERTY ASSESSMENT CLASSIFICATION ORDINANCE

WHEREAS, the Cook County Board of Commissioners has enacted the Cook County Real Property Assessment Classification Ordinance, as amended from time to time (the "Ordinance"), which provides for, among other things, real estate tax incentives to property owners who build, rehabilitate, enhance and occupy property which is located within Cook County and which is used primarily for industrial purposes; and

WHEREAS, the City of Chicago (the "City"), consistent with the Ordinance, wishes to induce industry to locate and expand in the City by supporting financial incentives in the form of property tax relief; and

WHEREAS, Fillmore, LLC, an Illinois limited liability company (the "Applicant") owns certain real estate located generally at .1034 South Kostner Avenue, Chicago, Illinois 60624, as further described on Exhibit A hereto (the "Subject Property"); and

WHEREAS, the Applicant intends to rehabilitate an existing approximately 141,000 square foot industrial facility located on the Subject Property that has been vacant since at least 2002 (the "Facility"); and
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WHEREAS, Nationwide Furniture Distributors, Inc., an Illinois corporation, plans to lease the Facility for use as a furniture warehouse and distribution center; and

WHEREAS, the Applicant has filed with the Office of the Assessor of Cook County (the "Assessor") an eligibility application for a Class 6(b) tax incentive under the Ordinance; and

WHEREAS, the Subject Property is located within (i) the City of Chicago Enterprise Zone No. 1 (created pursuant to the Illinois Enterprise Zone Act, 20 ILCS 665/1 et seq., as amended, and pursuant to an ordinance enacted by the City Council of the City, as amended), and (ii) the Roose...