January 23, 2017

Records Access Officer

New York City Economic Development Corporation
110 William Street
New York, NY 10038

Dear Records Access Officer:

Re: Freedom of Information Law Request, Bedford Courts LLC
Under the provisions of the New York Freedom of Information Law, Article 6 of the
Public Officers Law, we hereby request records or portions thereof pertaining to for
the project for the Bedford Courts LLC at the Bedford Union Armory in Crown
Heights. The New York City Economic Development Corporation initially chose two
developers BFC Partners and Slate Property Group to jointly redevelop the
armory under the name Bedford Courts LLC.
We are interested in the financials of the project, specifically the projected profits to
the developer, the expectations of the developer, the timeline of the project, the
penalties for failing to live up to any of the terms of the agreement (including timeline,
affordability of apartments, quality of construction, et cetera), environmental impact
during construction and after completion, and details on any benefits that the EDC is
offering, including loan guarantees and other indirect subsidies. Now that Slate has
dropped out of the project, we would like any documents relating to their replacement,
any penalties for change of the developer, any prior agreements about change of
development partners, and any correspondence between the EDC and Slate or between
the EDC and BFC regarding Slate.
As you know, the Freedom of Information Law requires that an agency respond to a
request within five business days of receipt of a request. Therefore, we would
appreciate a response as soon as possible and look forward to hearing from you
shortly. If for any reason any portion of my request is denied, please inform me of the
reasons for the denial in writing and provide the name and address of the person or
body to whom an appeal should be directed.

Records Access Officer

January 23, 2017
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If my request appears to be extensive or fails to reasonably describe the records, please

contact Senator Hamiltons chief of staff Jarvis Houston at 718-284-4700 or
Houston@nysenate.gov.
We look forward to a timely and favorable response.

Yours in Service,