The champion newspaper. (Decatur, GA) 19??-current, March 07, 2024, Image 74
THE CHAMPION LEGAL SECTION, THURSDAY, MARCH 7- 13, 2024 PAGE 74 South 85 degrees 06 minutes 41 seconds West, a distance of 60.73 feet to a point; thence continuing along the said northerly right-of-way line of Ashwood Parkway, run along a curve to the right for an arc distance of 118.66 feet, said curve having a radius of 638.08 feet, a chord bearing of North 89 degrees 33 minutes 40 seconds West and a chord length of 118.49 feet to a point; thence continuing along the said northerly right-of-way line of Ashwood Parkway, run North 84 degrees 14 minutes 01 second West a distance of 164.14 feet to a point; thence continuing along the said northerly right-of-way of Ashwood Parkway, run along a curve to the left an arc dis tance of 253.42 feet, said curve having a radius of 383.24 feet, a chord bearing of South 76 de grees 49 minutes 22 seconds West, and a chord length of 248.83 feet to a one-half inch rebar set at the Point of Begin ning; thence from said point of begin ning thus established, continu ing along the said northerly right-of-way line of Ashwood Parkway, run along a curve to the left an arc distance of 87.71 feet, said curve having a radi us of 383.24 feet, a chord bear ing of South 51 degrees 19 minutes 22 seconds West, and a chord length of 87.52 feet to a point; thence continuing along the said northerly right-of-way of Ashwood Parkway, run South 44 degrees 45 minutes 59 seconds West, a distance of 192.22 feet to a point; thence continuing along the said northerly right-of-way of Ashwood Parkway, run along a curve to the right for an arc dis tance of 308.33 feet, said curve having a radius of 345.97 feet, a chord bearing of South 70 de grees 17 minutes 51 seconds West and a chord length of 298.23 feet to a point; thence continuing along the said northerly right-of-way of Ashwood Parkway, run North 84 degrees 10 minutes 17 seconds West for a distance of 119.57 feet to a point; thence continuing along the said northerly right-of-way of Ashwood Parkway, run along a curve to the left for an arc dis tance of 14.07 feet, said curve having a radius of 77.00 feet, a chord bearing of South 87 de grees 40 minutes 07 seconds West and a chord length of 14.05 feet to an iron pin found; thence leaving the said north erly right-of-way line of Ash wood Parkway, run North 26 degrees 04 minutes 26 seconds West along the east erly line of the Gramercy Con dominiums for a distance of 184.56 feet to an iron pin found; thence continuing along the easterly line of the Gramercy Condominiums, run North 11 degrees 29 minutes 08 seconds East for a distance of 71.91 feet to an iron pin found; thence continuing along the easterly line of the Gramercy Condominiums, run North 04 degrees 17 minutes 12 seconds West, a distance of 377.82 feet to an iron pin set on the southerly line of Fairfield Perimeter; thence along the southerly line of Fairfield Perimeter, run North 85 degrees 47 minutes 50 seconds East, a distance of 670.35 feet to a one-half inch diameter rebar set; thence leaving the southerly line of Fairfield Perimeter, run South 06 degrees 33 minutes 42 seconds East for a distance of 384.52 feet to the Point of Beginning. Said tract or parcel of land con tains 388,984 square feet or 8.9298 acres. Tract II: All that tract or parcel of land ly ing and being in Land Lot 349 and Land Lot 360 of the 18th District of DeKalb County, Georgia and being more partic ularly described as follows: Beginning at the intersection of the westerly right-of-way of Ashford Dunwoody Road (hav ing a right-of-way width of 107 feet) and the northerly curved right-of-way of Ashwood Park way (having a variable width right-of-way) and from the Point of Beginning thus established, run along the said northerly right-of-way line of Ashwood Parkway and along a curve to the right for an arc distance of 64.74 feet, said curve having a radius of 39.88 feet, a chord bearing of South 38 degrees 35 minutes 40 seconds West and a chord length of 57.86 feet to a point; thence continuing along the said northerly right-of-way of Ashwood Parkway, run South 85 degrees 06 minutes 41 seconds West, a distance of 60.73 feet to a point; thence continuing along the said northerly right-of-way of Ashwood Parkway and along a curve to the right for an arc dis tance of 118.66 feet, said curve having a radius of 638.08 feet, a chord bearing of North 89 de grees 33 minutes 40 seconds West and a chord length 118.49 feet to a point; thence continuing along the said northerly right-of-way line of Ashwood Parkway, run North 84 degrees 14 minutes 01 second West, a distance of 164.14 feet to a point; thence continuing along the said northerly right-of-way line of Ashwood Parkway, run along a curve to the left an arc dis tance of 253.42 feet, said curve having a radius of 383.24 feet, a chord bearing of South 76 de grees 49 minutes 22 seconds West, and a chord length of 248.83 feet to an iron pin set; thence leaving the northerly right-of-way line of Ashwood Parkway, run North 06 degrees 33 minutes 42 seconds West for a distance of 384.52 feet to an iron pin set on the South line of property belonging to Fair- field Perimeter, LLC; thence along the South line of property belonging to Fairfield Perimeter, LLC, run North 85 degrees 47 minutes 50 seconds East for a distance of 276.77 feet to a one-half inch diameter rebar found on the easterly line of Land Lot 349 (said line is common to Land Lot 349 and Land Lot 350); thence along the easterly line of Land Lot 349, run South 08 degrees 28 minutes 31 seconds East for a distance of 171.48 feet to one-half inch dia meter rebar found; thence continuing along the said easterly line of Land Lot 349, run South 08 degrees 25 minutes 00 seconds East, a distance of 139.38 feet to a point; thence leaving the said east erly line of Land Lot 349, run North 88 degrees 30 minutes 30 seconds East a distance of 342.00 feet to a point on the westerly right-of-way of Ash ford Dunwoody Road; thence along the said westerly right-of-way of Ashford Dun woody Road, run South 04 de grees 12 minutes 55 seconds East, a distance of 14.01 feet to the Point of Beginning. Said tract or parcel of land con tains 118,035 square feet or 2.7097 acres. Easement Parcel I: Together with the non-exclus- ive rights and benefits of the easements as set forth in the Amended and Restated Declar ation of Protective Covenants for Ashwood-Dekalb County dated February 17, 2004, re corded February 18, 2004, in Deed Book 15821, Page 733 of the Dekalb County, Georgia re cords. Easement Parcel II: Together with the non-exclus- ive rights and benefits of the easements as set forth in the Declaration of Driveway Ease ment dated July 25, 1986, re corded in Deed Book 5536, Page 235, of the aforesaid re cords. Easement Parcel III: Together with the non-exclus- ive rights and benefits of the easements as set forth in the Declaration of Easements, by Laing Properties, Inc., a Delaware corporation dated March 1, 1983, filed for record March 2,1983, and recorded in Deed Book 4723, Page 361, aforesaid records; as affected by that certain Right of Way Deed (Ashwood Parkway Ded ication) from The Mutual Life Insurance Company of New York, a New York corporation to DeKalb County, a political subdivision of the State of Georgia, dated August 24, 1987, filed for record August 28,1987, and recorded in Deed Book 5931, Page 402, afore said records, as affected by that Amended and Restated Declaration of Protective Cov enants for Ashwood-Dekalb County, recorded in Deed Book 15821, Page 733, aforesaid re cords. (b) Additional Land. All addi tional lands, estates and devel opment rights thereafter ac quired by Borrower for use in connection with the Land and the development of the Land and all additional lands and es tates therein which may, from time to time, by supplemental deed to secure debt or other wise be expressly made sub ject to the security title of the Security Instrument; (c) Improvements. The build ings, structures, fixtures, addi tions, enlargements, exten sions, modifications, repairs, re placements and improvements then or thereafter erected or located on the Land (collect ively, the “Improvements”); (d) Easements. All easements, rights-of-way or use, rights, strips and gores of land, streets, ways, alleys, passages, sewer rights, water, water courses, water rights and powers, air rights and develop ment rights, and all estates, rights, titles, interests, priv ileges, liberties, servitudes, tenements, hereditaments and appurtenances of any nature whatsoever, in any way then or thereafter belonging, relating or pertaining to the Land and the Improvements and the rever sion and remainders, and all land lying in the bed of any street, road or avenue, opened or proposed, in front of or ad joining the Land, to the center line thereof and all the estates, rights, titles, interests, dower and rights of dower, curtesy and rights of curtesy, property, possession, claim and demand whatsoever, both at law and in equity, of Borrower of, in and to the Land and the Improve ments and every part and par cel thereof, with the appurten ances thereto; (e) Equipment. All “goods” and “equipment,” as such terms are defined in Article 9 of the Uni form Commercial Code (as hereinafter defined), then owned or thereafter acquired by Borrower, which are used at or in connection with the Im provements or the Land or is located thereon or therein (in cluding, but not limited to, all machinery, equipment, furnish ings, and electronic data-pro- cessing and other office equip ment then owned or thereafter acquired by Borrower and any and all additions, substitutions and replacements of any of the foregoing), together with all at tachments, components, parts, equipment and accessories in stalled thereon or affixed thereto (collectively, the “Equip ment”). Notwithstanding the foregoing, Equipment shall not include any property belonging to tenants under leases except to the extent that Borrower shall have any right or interest therein; (f) Fixtures. All Equipment then owned, or the ownership of which is thereafter acquired, by Borrower which is so related to the Land and Improvements forming part of the Property that it is deemed fixtures or real property under the law of the particular state in which the Equipment is located, including, without limitation, all building or construction materials inten ded for construction, recon struction, alteration or repair of or installation on the Property, construction equipment, appli ances, machinery, plant equip ment, fittings, apparatuses, fix tures and other items then or thereafter attached to, installed in or used in connection with (temporarily or permanently) any of the Improvements or the Land, including, but not limited to, engines, devices for the op eration of pumps, pipes, plumb ing, cleaning, call and sprinkler systems, fire extinguishing ap paratuses and equipment, heating, ventilating, laundry, in cinerating, electrical, air condi tioning and air cooling equip ment and systems, gas and electric machinery, appurten ances and equipment, pollu tion control equipment, secur ity systems, disposals, dish washers, refrigerators and ranges, recreational equipment and facilities of all kinds, and water, gas, electrical, storm and sanitary sewer facilities, utility lines and equipment (whether owned individually or jointly with others, and, if owned jointly, to the extent of Borrower's interest therein) and all other utilities whether or not situated in easements, all water tanks, water supply, wa ter power sites, fuel stations, fuel tanks, fuel supply, and all other structures, together with all accessions, appurtenances, additions, replacements, better ments and substitutions for any of the foregoing and the pro ceeds thereof (collectively, the "Fixtures"). Notwithstanding the foregoing, "Fixtures" shall not include any property which ten ants are entitled to remove pur suant to leases except to the extent that Borrower shall have any right or interest therein; (g) Personal Property. All fur niture, furnishings, objects of art, machinery, goods, tools, supplies, appliances, general intangibles, contract rights, ac counts, accounts receivable, franchises, licenses, certific ates and permits, and all other personal property of any kind or character whatsoever as defined in and subject to the provisions of the Uniform Com mercial Code, other than Fix tures, which are then or there after owned by Borrower and which are located within or about the Land and the Im provements, together with all accessories, replacements and substitutions thereto or there for and the proceeds thereof (collectively, the “Personal Property”), and the right, title and interest of Borrower in and to any of the Personal Property which may be subject to any security interests, as defined in the Uniform Commercial Code, as adopted and enacted by the state or states where any of the Property is located (the “Uni form Commercial Code”), su perior in lien to the lien of the Security Instrument and all pro ceeds and products of the above; (h) Leases and Rents. All leases, subleases or subsub leases, lettings, licenses, con cessions or other agreements (whether written or oral) pursu ant to which any Person is granted a possessory interest in, or right to use or occupy all or any portion of the Land and the Improvements, and every modification, amendment or other agreement relating to such leases, subleases, sub subleases, or other agree ments entered into in connec tion with such leases, sub leases, subsubleases, or other agreements and every guaran tee of the performance and ob servance of the covenants, conditions and agreements to be performed and observed by the other party thereto, thereto fore or thereafter entered into (collectively, the “Leases”), whether before or after the fil ing by or against Borrower of any petition for relief under the Bankruptcy Code and all right, title and interest of Borrower, its successors and assigns therein and thereunder, including, without limitation, cash or se curities deposited thereunder to secure the performance by the lessees of their obligations thereunder and all rents, addi tional rents, revenues, issues and profits (including all oil and gas or other mineral royalties and bonuses) from the Land and the Improvements whether paid or accruing before or after the filing by or against Borrow er of any petition for relief un der the Bankruptcy Code (col lectively, the “Rents”) and all proceeds from the sale or oth er disposition of the Leases and the right to receive and ap ply the Rents to the payment of the Debt; (i) Condemnation Awards. All awards or payments, including interest thereon, which may theretofore and thereafter be made with respect to the Prop erty, whether from the exercise of the right of eminent domain (including, but not limited to, any transfer made in lieu of or in anticipation of the exercise of the right), or for a change of grade, or for any other injury to or decrease in the value of the Property; (j) Insurance Proceeds. All pro ceeds in respect of the Prop erty under any insurance policies covering the Property, including, without limitation, the right to receive and apply the proceeds of any insurance, judgments, or settlements made in lieu thereof, for dam age to the Property; (k) Tax Certiorari. All refunds, rebates or credits in connec tion with reduction in real es tate taxes and assessments charged against the Property as a result of tax certiorari or any applications or proceed ings for reduction; (l) Conversion. All proceeds of the conversion, voluntary or in voluntary, of any of the forego ing including, without limitation, proceeds of insurance and con demnation awards, into cash or liquidation claims; (m) Rights. The right, in the name and on behalf of Borrow er, to appear in and defend any action or proceeding brought with respect to the Property and to commence any action or proceeding to protect the in terest of Holder in the Property; (n) Agreements. All agree ments, contracts, certificates, instruments, franchises, per mits, licenses, plans, specifica tions and other documents, in cluding, then or thereafter entered into, and all rights therein and thereto, respecting or pertaining to the use, occu pation, construction, manage ment or operation of the Land and any part thereof and any Improvements or respecting or pertaining to any business or activity conducted on the Land and any part thereof and all right, title and interest of Bor rower therein and thereunder, including, without limitation, the right, upon the happening of any default hereunder, to re ceive and collect any sums payable to Borrower thereun der; (o) Trademarks. All trade- names, trademarks, service- marks, logos, copyrights, good will, books and records and all other general intangibles relat ing to or used in connection with the operation of the Prop erty; (p) Accounts. All reserves, es crows and deposit accounts maintained by Borrower with re spect to the Property, including, without limitation, the Lockbox Account and the Cash Manage ment Account, together with all deposits or wire transfers made to such accounts, all cash, checks, drafts, certificates, se curities, investment property, financial assets, instruments and other property held therein from time to time and all pro ceeds, products, distributions or dividends or substitutions thereon and thereof; (q) Letter of Credit. All letter-of- credit rights (whether or not the letter of credit is evidenced by a writing) Borrower then had or thereafter acquired relating to the properties, rights, titles and interests referred to in Section 1.1 of the Security Instrument; (r) Tort Claims. All commercial tort claims Borrower then had or thereafter acquired relating to the properties, rights, titles and interests referred to in Sec tion 1.1 of the Security Instru ment; and (s) Other Rights. Any and all other rights of Borrower in and to the items set forth in Subsec tions (a) through (r) above. WHEREAS, the Security Instru ment secures, in part, that cer tain loan (the “Loan”) to Bor rower made by Original Lender, in the total original principal amount of $32,740,000.00, as evidenced by that certain Promissory Note dated as of May 28, 2015, in the original principal amount of $32,740,000.00, executed by Borrower and payable to the or der of Original Lender, as was endorsed and assigned to Holder (the “Note”); and WHEREAS, defaults and Events of Default have oc curred and are continuing un der the Note, the Loan Agree ment, the Security Instrument and the other Loan Documents (as defined in the Loan Agree ment), specifically including, without limitation, the failure of Borrower to pay to Holder the payments due under the Note; and WHEREAS, by reason of such defaults and Events of De faults, the Debt was and is hereby declared due and pay able in the entirety and the Se curity Instrument has become, is, and is hereby subject to foreclosure as provided by law, the Note, the Loan Agreement, and the Security Instrument; and WHEREAS, prior to the con summation of the exercise of the power of sale contained in the Security Instrument and the consummation of the foreclos ure sale of the Property, any and all funds, cash, letters of credit and other sums, if any, held by Holder for or on behalf of Borrower, in the reserves, or any other escrow, reserve or accounts established under the Note, the Loan Agreement, the Security Instrument and/or any other Loan Document, for pay ment of taxes, assessments and other similar charges levied against the Property, in surance, capital improvements, replacements, tenant improve ments, leasing commissions or otherwise (collectively, the “Funds”) have been or shall be applied by Holder toward pay ment of the Debt, to the extent provided in the Note, the Loan Agreement, the Security Instru ment and the other Loan Docu ments. NOW, THEREFORE, under and pursuant to the power of sale contained in the Security Instrument and according to the terms of the Security Instru ment and the laws in such cases made and provided, Holder will expose the Property (less and except the Funds) for sale, at public sale to the highest bidder, for cash on that certain first Tuesday in April, 2024, being April 2, 2024, dur ing the legal hours for sale, be fore the courthouse door in DeKalb County, Georgia. The Property (less and except the Funds) will be sold subject to the following: 1. All outstanding taxes and as sessments, and any additional taxes which result from a reas sessment of the Property; 2. All valid zoning ordinances; 3. Rights and obligations of ten ants in possession as tenants only, with no option to pur chase or right of first refusal; 4. All other, if any, easements, limitations, reservations, coven ants, restrictions, deeds to se cure debt, liens and other en cumbrances and matters of public records to which the Se curity Instrument is junior and subordinate in terms of priority under the laws of the State of Georgia; and 5. Any and all other matters that a survey of the Property would reveal. The Debt remaining in default and the aforesaid defaults and