don peebles fraud at brooklyn village
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Roy Donahue "Don" Peebles made numberous misrepresentations in his Brooklyn Village RFP response.This document highlights the misrepresentations, including details of Peebles' bankruptcies, lawsuits, and political brawls.All information is public and there are no restrictions to its use.TRANSCRIPT
Peebles’ Criminal Misrepresentations & Public Fraud 1
“Lies, damned lies, and a damned liar” To The Mecklenburg County Board of County Commissioners
Bill James | Jim Puckett | Matthew Ridenhour | George Dunlap | Pat Cotham | Dumont Clarke | Trevor Fuller | Ella B. Scarborough | Vilma Leake
How devastatingly vague is Roy “Don” Peebles’ offer if he tried to renegotiate it? What could Mecklenburg do when there are no binding conditions? Now consider it as a fact
that he’s going to break his agreement with you. None of Peebles’ documents incorporate any indicia of a good faith financial offer. There is no accounting for time decay, tax
incentives, no consistent formulations, obvious exaggerations, and no accounting for Net Present Value including federal, state, city, and/or county subsidies. Additionally, the
massive difference between his offer and others should be a red flag. In essence, the numbers are trash and the offer is bait.
Most Importantly Are Peebles Misrepresentations about his lawsuits, bankruptcies, and foreclosures
Attached are documents relating to Peebles',
Bankruptcies Lawsuits Foreclosures
- PADC Marketing LLC;
- Royal Palm Investors, LLC
- Royal Palm Senior Investors, LLC;
- PADC Hospitality Corp. I, LLC;
- PADC Hospitality Corp. II, LLC;
And others
-Washington D.C. Attorney General v. 2100 MLK Associates; Peebles countersued (Nov. 2012);
- Florida Attorney General v. The Peebles Corp., Inc. (2011), Case No. 11-12910 CC 05.
- Broward County v. Roy D. Peebles, PADC Hosp. Corp.; Peebles countersued (Nov 2001);
- Judith Werner v. PADC Marketing LLC (Final Judgment March 2008, all counts, against Peebles), currently under
second appeal by Peebles;
- Puig v. Roy D. Peebles, PADC (Final Judgment 2015, against Peebles, currently under appeal);
…..
Too many to list.
- Royal Palm, foreclosure, $143m, Miami,
Florida;
- Pacifica Quarry, Pacifica, California (Jan.
2010);
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HR&A Advisors, Inc.
We suggest that the Board ask HR&A Advisors if they had any contact with The Peebles Corporation and/or Don Peebles or Amelia Patt prior to the RFP responses. Information suggests that HR&A and Peebles
have a pre-existing, undisclosed relationship and that they discussed the RFP with Peebles. Also, HR&A’s Brooklyn Village documents bear a uncanny resemblance to Peebles Pacifica RFQ response; they are both
based in New York City (unlike many other teams). It deserves inquiry.
HR&A RFP Documents (Brooklyn Village) Peebles Pacifica RFQ Response (Jan. 22, 2016)
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Fully Refundable Deposits?
Peebles will leverage the land, drag his feet, complain about an EPA violation, sue the County, and then, when he has extracted all the value he can, sell it to another developer.
“Together with the land proceeds, the County will realize $56,830,000 in total value from the transaction.
Upon selection we will fund a good faith deposit of $200,000 and an additional $1,000,000 upon execution of a definitive development agreement and/or purchase
agreement. The deposits shall remain fully refundable until the completion of an acceptable due diligence period, receipt of site plan approval, entitlements and building
permits. The $1,200,000 deposit shall be credited against the first lump-sum payment for phase 1.”
Peebles wants the land in exchange for two FULLY refundable deposits. He will hope to get a big mortgage and cash out. Or he will stall, stall, stall; then get another investor to
put up the equity. Free money for Peebles, if you fall for it. This is bad for the taxpayers and the projects likelihood for success.
Peebles Financial Offer (Exact Wording) Reality/Translation
BK Partners is proud to offer Mecklenburg County a purchase price of
$33,700,000 based on the residual land value.
An LLC is not a partnership, Peebles (as managing member of an LLC) has significant
leverage over non-“partners”, such as no fiduciary duties. That means he can do
whatever he wants to Conformity Corporation. And he will.
There is no such “BK Partners LLC” registered in NC. Suggesting Conformity has no
interest in “BK Partners” yet, and likely won’t ever. There is a BK Partners LLC already
registered in DE. This suggests that Conformity does not have an LLC agreement in
place.
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In addition, we are providing the County with horizontal infrastructure
improvements, a state-of-the art Second Ward Park and cultural space, totaling
$23,130,000 in public benefit improvements.
Together with the land proceeds, the County will realize $56,830,000 in total
value from the transaction.
The land proceeds will be paid to the County in three lumpsums
as follows:
• Phase 1: $15,000,000
• Phase 2: $3,800,000
• Phase 3: $13,900,000
Upon selection we will fund a good faith deposit of $200,000 and an additional
$1,000,000 upon execution of a definitive development agreement and/or
purchase agreement. The deposits shall remain fully refundable until the completion of an acceptable due diligence period, receipt of site plan approval,
entitlements and building permits. The $1,200,000 deposit shall be credited
against the first lump-sum payment for phase 1.
b. Financial Statements
Please see the financial statements of Peebles and Stantec at the end of this
Clearly exaggerated and meaningless numbers, also likely Peebles will seek grants, tax
credits, and deductions for these PBIs. It is not cash.
The BOCC accurately described this as an illusory number.
Not adjusted for time decay (time value of money). For example, if Phase 3 starts in
2026, $13.9m is actually worth $5.1m now (per GAAP). A backloaded payment
scheme, not adjusted for NPV, is a major red flag; think how much $100b is worth to
you in a hundred years.
You’re stuck with Peebles before you get us to put up money or agree to anything.
“Fully refundable”: the deliberate word choice should send shivers down your spines.
There are a lot of conditions to be met before the deposits become hard.
The County should publicly disclose the financial statements.
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document.
Conformity’s financial stattements to be submitted as a confidential seperate
package.
c. Deal Structure and Program Delivery
The Project is economically feasible on a standalone basis.
BK Partner’s financial offer is not conditioned upon any public participation. The
costs of horizontal improvements, The Second Ward Park and the affordable
housing has been subsidized by the fair market value of the land.
The Team welcomes the opportunity to discuss public participation, where the
County and/or City of Charlotte would like to see greater public benefit
improvements and have identified available funding sources.
e. Financing Plan (Sources)
Stantec is a design team, and will have 0.8% - 1.6% equity in this deal: their financial
status is irrelevant. More likely, Peebles offered them equity instead of paying them to
produce an RFP response.
Conformity’s financial statements should be publicly disclosed.
Make them guarantee it.
This is a lie. Clearly, Peebles requires subsidies (think affordable housing element).
No commitment to public participation, bogus promise.
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Financing Stability
In its more than 30-year history, Peebles has financed, constructed and completed
every project which it has begun development. Neither The Peebles Corporation,
its principals, any of its affiliate entities nor any of its assets have experienced
voluntary or involuntary bankruptcy or foreclosure.
The firm’s project history demonstrates the financial and technical capacity to
execute large-scale projects with a high degree of complexity. Although our firm
has experienced significant growth since inception, we are guided by our CEO &
Chairman’s founding principal –to develop projects that are transformative.
Entirely false. Please see attached list of Peebles bankruptcy and foreclosure filings
(PADC, RDP I/II, Royal Palm, and more).
"Recital A. On April 27, 2009 (the "Petition Date"), [Peebles Atlantic Development
Corporation] filed a voluntary petition for relief under chapter 7 of the Bankruptcy
Code..." United States Bankruptcy Court, Southern District of Florida, Case No. 09-
17709-LMI.
Briefly, Peebles has filed multiple bankruptcies, including PADC LLC in Florida.
Peebles is currently appealing Dora Puig’s judgment against him. The Royal Palm and
Pacific Quarry project were also defaulted/foreclosed.
See List attached.
Entirely false. Peebles few developments were overbudget, poorly managed, and
resulted in numerous lawsuits against private parties and governments. Peebles also used
far more experienced development partners for projects that were actually completed.
(Attached, Clark Construction v. Peebles, $14m verdict against Peebles).
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“Federal Judge Orders Developer R. Donahue Peebles to Pay $12 million to Contractors
Over Delays in the Construction of the Royal Palm Crowne Plaza”,
Douglas Hanks III, The Miami Herald, Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News (May 20,
2004).
We are confident, given our professional experience and market understanding, in
our ability to fully finance the development with financial resources that are
customarily available for commercial real estate.
Most recently, Peebles met the financial capacity requirements established by MassDOT/MBTA for the Parcel 13 – Hynes Station project in Boston, MA and
requirements established by The New York City Economic Development
Corporation (NYCEDC) for 108 Leonard in New York, NY which have total
development budgets of $350 million and $500 million, respectively.
False. Peebles cannot fully finance the development. Their financial plan relies on ~80%
equity from MacFarlene Partners, who’s “expressly non-binding” (very soft) LOI was
contingent on “2,200,000 square feet of mixed-use improvements” ($25 PSF purchase
price):
- Non-binding means nothing;
- Weak letter of interest;
- No business history with Peebles;
- California based lender (related to Peebles’ Pacifica, CA RFP response this
month?);
- “Improvements”? This is full scale, ground up infrastructure development.
- Doesn’t know Peebles’ finances!
Peebles has not begun development in Boston.
Peebles flipped his development rights at 108 Leonard to an Israeli firm, The El Ad
Group. Peebles only retained an option for a small percentage of the property and a right
to buy an apartment at a discount. He was also sued for trying to destroy a landmarked
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clock tower.
Financing Plan
The total project costs are approximately $683 million, of which approximately
$300 million are incurred in phase 1. It is anticipated that the Project will be
funded with a mixture of debt and equity. We have assumed approximately $444
million or 65% of total project costs will be funded by debt and $239 million or
35% of total project costs will be funded by equity contributions from both
general partner and limited partner investors.
Equity
The Project’s required equity amount is approximately $239 million, with a phase
1 equity amount of approximately $105 million.
BK Partners intends to partner with institutional equity investors and has received
a preliminary letter of interest from MacFarlane Partners. MacFarlane Partners is
a real estate investment management firm that manages $3.5 billion in assets on
behalf of some of the world’s largest pension plans and institutions. Founded in
1987, the firm is recognized as a pioneer of the urban investment concept among
institutional real estate managers and focuses exclusively on investing in
properties that promote smart growth, urban revitalization and sustainability in
select metropolitan areas of the U.S.
Nothing will get done until Peebles has found investors for every cent of his equity.
Without a current relationship with a MAJOR lender, this is impossible. Peebles letter of
interest suggests the biggest lender he could get to write even a soft letter of support is a
no-name. Peebles is waiting to win the RFP, then mortgage it to the hilt.
Also, if its through an LLC, there is no recourse against The Peebles Corporation, or
Peebles for the debt he will put on the property.
Keep in mind, a letter of interest means less than nothing.
This is about a company that has never done business with Peebles.
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In conformance with the requirements of the RFP, The Peebles Corporation has
provided sufficient financial information to demonstrate its capacity to fund 100%
of the $33.7 million purchase price. Without regard for MacFarlane’s or other
institutional equity, BK Partners has additional capacity to fund 100% of the pre-
development costs through construction commencement.
The contemplated structure is an 80% limited partner interest. Please refer to the
MacFarlane’s Letter of Interest for more detailed terms and structure. The balance
of the equity will be provided by BK Partners.
Debt
The required debt amount is approximately $444 million, with a phase 1 debt
amount of approximately $195 million.
The Peebles Corporation has never defaulted on its financial obligations, and
therefore enjoys consistently strong credit ratings. Given its reputation and
success, The Peebles Corporation consistently attracts leading financial
institutional as capital partners, such as Goldman Sachs, Deutsche Bank, Bank of
America, Wells Fargo, Union Bank and Apollo Financial Group. which recently
exercised an option to renew its long-term lease. Peebles also maintains
ownership of the Courtyard by Marriott Convention Center at 900 F Street in the
“Sufficient”? But will they put it up.
Not conceivable for a developer to build under this scenario.
“Lies, damned lies, and weak preliminary letters of interest”.
This will include cash out financing for Peebles, where he effectively gets cash for
giving up ownership in the project. Essentially stealing taxpayer money.
Criminally false. Should be investigated as a known misrepresentation; Peebles
(himself, and affiliates) routinely default on obligations. Please see attached list. For
example, in Miami, his companies were sued over 20 times for breach of contract over
the span of a few years.
Further, Peebles expressly intends to use an LLC. The Peebles Corporation is separate.
Peebles does not attract these capital partners, that’s why he does not have a letter of
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East End of Washington, DC. The successful adaptive reuse of the historic
building and subsequent first-class management has resulted in the hotel being
ranked no. 1 in performance for two consecutive years among Courtyard Hotels
Worldwide. Conformity Corporation owns and manages its developments totaling
170,000 SF in Charlotte across five properties.
support for them.
Conformity is not a “partner” or a managing member of BK Partners. Their small equity
contribution is likely to be diluted or ignored.
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2014 FLORIDA LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY ANNUAL REPORT
DOCUMENT# L11000062797
Entity Name: PEEBLES MARITIME HOLDINGS LLC
Current Principal Place of Business:
2020 PONCE DE LEON BOULEVARD SUITE 907
CORAL GABLES, FL 33134
FILED Apr 28, 2014
Secretary of State CC7949774103
Current Mailing Address:
2020 PONCE DE LEON BOULEVARD SUITE 907 CORAL GABLES, FL 33134 US
FEI Number: NOT APPLICABLE Certificate of Status Desired: No
Name and Address of Current Registered Agent:
FIELDSTONE, RONALD R 200 S. BISCAYNE BLVD., SUITE 3600 C/O ARNSTEIN & LEHR LLP MIAMI, FL 33131 US
The above named entity submits this statement for the purpose of changing its registered office or registered agent, or both, in the State of Florida.
SIGNATURE:
Electronic Signature of Registered Agent Date
Authorized Person(s) Detail :
Title MANAGER & CEO
Name PEEBLES, R. DONAHUE
Address 2020 PONCE DE LEON BOULEVARD SUITE 907
City-State-Zip: CORAL GABLES FL 33134
Title CFO
Name PADRON, IRVING
Address 2020 PONCE DE LEON BOULEVARD SUITE 907
City-State-Zip: CORAL GABLES FL 33134
I hereby certify that the information indicated on this report or supplemental report is true and accurate and that my electronic signature shall have the same legal effect as if made under oath; that I am a managing member or manager of the limited liability company or the receiver or trustee empowered to execute this report as required by Chapter 605, Florida Statutes; and
that my name appears above, or on an attachment with all other like empowered.
SIGNATURE: R. DONAHUE PEEBLES MANAGER 04/28/2014
Electronic Signature of Signing Authorized Person(s) Detail Date
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SUNY NEWS / PRESS RELEASES / MAY 2014 / 5-28-14 LICH
Statement from Communications Director David
Doyle May 28, 2014
“The State University of New York has been negotiating in good faith over the past several
weeks to finalize an agreement with The Peebles Corporation. As demonstrated by our
continued voluntary operation of the emergency department at LICH, SUNY takes seriously
its commitment to reaching an agreement that provides continuity of health care services.
But the final transaction must also adhere to the RFP. Unfortunately, several portions of the
Peebles proposal have dramatically changed, including the possibility of long delays in the
manner and method in which health care will be provided at the site. Additionally, Peebles
is seeking a cost-sharing agreement in which taxpayers would be partially responsible for
environmental remediation, which is far outside the scope of the RFP. These deviations
from the initial proposal are unacceptable to SUNY from both a health care and business
perspective.
Therefore, SUNY has terminated negotiations with Peebles. Under the terms of the
stipulation and order SUNY will immediately begin discussions with Fortis Property
Group, LLC which is working with NYU Langone Medical Center and Lutheran Health Care.
Even though the settlement agreement allowed SUNY to close on May 22nd, we will
continue our best efforts to staff and maintain current services at the emergency
department while we negotiate with Fortis.
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SUNY will continue to pursue in good faith a final deal that provides continued health care
services for the Cobble Hill community but also protects the financial interests of state
taxpayers and our students."
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