isn't there a saying, "pigs get fed, hogs get slaughtered" or vice 
versa.

--- In [email protected], "SkipDragon" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> 
> Fatal Error in Going too Far 
> There's a great expression I picked up early in my real estate 
> career, "be a bear or bull, don't be a pig"; you'd
> think The Fishman 
> would have learned to avoid this in his orthodox days.  
> 
> However, pig he is and while rooting around in what had been 
> Asbury's, now his, waterfront who can be surprised that he makes
> the 
> whole project a sty?
> 
> 
> --- In [email protected], "Tyler, Mark" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 
wrote:
> > Like I said it was hard to put the tax package together based on 
> the messy
> > stuff i was working with (so I may be wrong).  I thought the 
> figures in your
> > e-mail were from the tables in the presentation and were simply 
> estimates of
> > what would actually be paid.  If I ever have time I'll go back 
and 
> look at
> > my notes.
> > I can tell that you think I scared Allan with my response and I 
> didn't mean
> > to do that.  Yes, I also believe it will be worked out or I 
> wouldn't be
> > here.  I do believe, however, that lawsuits will inevitably be 
the 
> forum
> > where it will be "worked-out;" there or bankruptcy court.  The 
> developer is
> > running rough shod over the Council but he has made, I think, a 
> fatal error
> > in going too far.  
> > 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: dfsavgny [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > Sent: Friday, January 07, 2005 2:22 PM
> > To: [email protected]
> > Subject: [AsburyPark] Re: Asbury park - fishman
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > Mark
> > 
> > Are you sure that the improvements are not taxed at all? I 
thought 
> > the abatement was for 65% moved up from 50%? But perhaps that's 
> > overall including the land. My understanding is that they will 
be 
> > using the sales prices of the units as the assessed value then 
> apply 
> > the abatement.
> > 
> > I think we all agree that the abatements, at these levels are 
> > required because the subdevelopers have to pay such a high price 
to 
> > Fishman. If there was no middleman, a less extensive abatement 
> could 
> > be given and I think perhaps warranted (shrter peiord of time).
> > 
> > I know some see the sky falling in a few years, but I think we, 
led 
> > by a concerned group of citizens, are going to work through 
this. 
> AP 
> > is going to make it and I suspect big. Our job is to see that it 
is 
> > done right. The way everything is set up now, the rest of the 
town 
> > pulls the weight for the waterfront, including impervious land 
> > coverage. I think the rest us are limited to 65% and the 
waterfront 
> > can be at 90%-100%. What a joke. It should be the other way 
around.
> > 
> > I am not sorry I purchased here, so welcome to the fray Allan. 
What 
> > else do we have to do with our time. AP is still a bargain. What 
a 
> > crazy town. I haven't had this much fun in years.
> > 
> > 
> > --- In [email protected], "Tyler, Mark" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 
> wrote:
> > > Why do you think we'll be receiving more taxes than before?  I 
> > believe (from
> > > the research I could put together) that the "improvement" 
(i.e., 
> > the
> > > building) is literally tax free for about 10 years.  The 
> abatement 
> > is 16
> > > years long and gradually disappears in the last years.  The 
> > assessor will
> > > only be able to increase "land" value.  The present properties 
> > will support
> > > the services of the new unit for about 10 years is my estimate 
> (if 
> > I have
> > > the correct information).  There is a formula where additional 
> > money could
> > > be forthcoming based on the "developer's" net profit but I 
> believe 
> > that will
> > > easily be avoided by certain accounting practices.  The 
abatement 
> > is quite
> > > dramatic and is based on a statute that was never intended to 
> > cover high-end
> > > residential development.  It was intended for not-for-profit 
> > undertakings
> > > like hospitals and limited profit entities like low and middle 
> > income
> > > housing.  Presumably the cost of purchase from Asbury Partners 
> > will allow
> > > the subsequent developers to show a limited profit.  
> > > Your second concern is about Development Impact Costs.  They 
were 
> > in the
> > > news quite a bit a year or two ago when McGreevy took some 
action 
> > to allow
> > > municipalities to sue developers for the cost of the impact of 
a
> > > development.  We can certainly anticipate such law suits here 
as 
> > no plans
> > > have been made to cover those costs for this redevelopment.  
In 
> > one of my
> > > posts several years ago I added up the typical impact costs 
and 
> > came up with
> > > a figure of $60 million falling on the City's shoulders.  
> Remember 
> > the new
> > > residents will not be paying for that or their own services 
> > because of the
> > > abatements.  Schools are a large and common impact cost of 
> > development.  For
> > > that reason the City of NY (my employer) demands payments 
equal 
> to 
> > a new
> > > school (or the school if the developer chooses) when a 
> development 
> > is likely
> > > to have 6,000 or more residents.  This development should have 
> > about 8,500
> > > residents.  Development Impact Costs are easily researchable 
> > because they
> > > are often litigated and written about.   No your not missing 
> > anything.  The
> > > Council has said they cannot afford a long term financial plan 
> and 
> > so no one
> > > knows how they think these matters will be resolved.   
> > > 
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Allan Peterson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > > Sent: Friday, January 07, 2005 12:56 PM
> > > To: [email protected]
> > > Subject: Re: [AsburyPark] Re: asbury park - fishman
> > > 
> > > 
> > > 
> > > I can understand the tax abatement however; maybe my view is 
> > lacking
> > > information.  The city offered the abatement so the developer 
> > would have an
> > > incentive to fill the units.  Up until recently, wasn't the 
city 
> > receiving
> > > none or reduced taxes on this property?  With all these units 
> > going into a
> > > block the city, even with the abatement, will be receiving 
more 
> > revenue than
> > > before.  Plus when you have the people here, the local economy 
> > will benefit
> > > etc.  Trust me I am not taking sides with the developer, I am 
> > raising a
> > > question.  If a 200 unit building is completed and left empty, 
it 
> > is not
> > > going to help the town much.  Let's face it; Asbury still has 
a 
> > lot of
> > > nastiness in it.  These new units are going to be on the high 
> > end.  People
> > > need to be convinced that the town is changing and if there is 
a 
> > demand for
> > > these units it, will only help us property owners even more.  
I 
> do 
> > see a
> > > downside to this as well.  My guess is city services like 
police, 
> > fire, etc
> > > can be covered in the reduced tax.  Again my guess is the city 
> was 
> > not
> > > receiving much from this land for the past 15 years.  My worry 
is 
> > with the
> > > schools.  More people equal more kids.  It takes big $$$ to 
build 
> > schools.
> > > I re! ad someplace that they figure it would be a 50/50 split 
of 
> > people who
> > > use their new place year round as compared to weekends.  Maybe 
> the 
> > town took
> > > this all into consideration.  Am I missing something here?
> > > 
> > > 
> > > 
> > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: 
> > > 
> > > That some 20 developers tried to get into Asbury and only 
> > corruption kept
> > > them out.  That Terry Weldon is a crook and he orchestrated 
the 
> > sale of the
> > > tax liens to one entity - Sass/Fishman.  That people work to 
> > preserve
> > > buildings because ordinary developers always build something 
> > worse.  That
> > > the tax abatements will increase our taxes by 50% for about 10 
> > years.  That
> > > old buildings (even ugly old buildings) bring people who spend 
> > money to
> > > town.  That Fishman is just tax lien seller and shouldn't be 
in 
> > control of
> > > any development anywhere.  That we, the citizens of the City, 
are 
> > getting
> > > ripped off by a developer and our own attorney and will pay 
for 
> it 
> > for a
> > > long, long time.  etc.  
> > > 
> > > 
> > > 
> > > 
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