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To the Mayor and Members of the City Council May 17, 2011
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° SUBJECT: REVIEW OF NEIGHBORHOOD EMPOWERMENT ZONE TAX
�r ABATEMENT FOR PROPERTY LOCATED AT 262 CARROLL STREET AND
2704 WINGATE STREET
The purpose of this Informal Report is to provide City Council with information regarding a proposed
Neighborhood Empowerment Zone (NEZ) commercial tax abatement.
Chapter 378 of the Texas Local Government Code provides that a municipality can offer an abatement of
municipal property taxes for properties located in a NEZ.
262 Carroll Street & 2704 Wingate Street
Carroll Street Partners LP (Property Owners) are the owners of the properties at 262 Carroll Street
described as Lot 7, Block 8, Linwood Addition and 2704 Wingate Street described as Lot 6, Block 8,
Linwood Addition, an Addition to the City of Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas, according to the Plat
recorded in Volume 388-B, Page 181, of the Plat Records of Tarrant County, Texas. 76107. The property is
located within the Trinity Park NEZ and Council District 9.
The Property Owners plan to invest an estimated $373,000.00 to rehabilitate the interior and exterior of the
building (Project) which is approximately 4,400 square feet to use as office space. The Housing and
Economic Development Department reviewed the application and certified that the Project met the
eligibility criteria to receive a NEZ municipal property tax abatement.
The Property Owners applied for a five -year municipal property tax abatement under the NEZ Tax
Abatement Policy and Basic Incentives (Resolution No. 3943, 12- 2010). The municipal property tax on the
improved value of the structure after construction is estimated at $3,189.15 per year, for a total of
$15,945.75 over the five -year period. However, this estimate may differ from the actual tax abatement
value, which will be calculated based on the Tarrant Appraisal District appraised value of the property.
In the event of a sale of this property the tax abatement agreement may be assigned to an Affiliate without
consent of the City Council or to a new owner with City Council approval, only if the new owner meets all
of the eligibility criteria as stated in the NEZ Tax Abatement Policy and Basic Incentives.
Staff recommends proceeding with placing the tax abatement on the June 7, 2011, City Council agenda for
consideration by City Council. If you should have any questions regarding this information please contact
Cynthia Garcia, Assistant Director, Housing and Economic Development Department at 817 -392 -8187.
_ Tom Higgins
Interim City Manager
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FORT WORTH, TEXAS