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MAYS J W INC

For the period ended Jan 31, 2025. Filed Mar 13, 2025.

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Jan 31, 2025 · Filed Mar 13, 2025

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)7 -

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

1. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies:

Use of Estimates

The accounting records are maintained in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”). The preparation of the Company’s financial statements in accordance with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements, the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities, incremental borrowing rates and recognition of renewal options for operating lease right-of-use assets and liabilities, and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. The estimates that we make include allowance for credit losses, depreciation, impairment analysis of long-lived assets, income tax assets and liabilities, fair value of marketable securities and revenue recognition. Estimates are based on historical experience where applicable or other assumptions that management believes are reasonable under the circumstances. Due to the inherent uncertainty involved in making estimates, actual results may differ from those estimates under different assumptions or conditions.

Basis of Presentation

The interim financial statements are prepared pursuant to the instructions for reporting on Form 10-Q and Article 8 of Regulations S-X of the SEC Rules and Regulations. The July 31, 2024 consolidated balance sheet was derived from audited financial statements but does not include all disclosures required by GAAP. The interim financial statements and notes thereto should be read in conjunction with the financial statements and notes included in the Company's latest Form 10-K Annual Report for the fiscal year ended July 31, 2024. In the opinion of management, the interim financial statements reflect all adjustments of a normal recurring nature necessary for a fair statement of the results for interim periods. The results of operations for the current period are not necessarily indicative of the results for the entire fiscal year ending July 31, 2025 or any other period.

Restricted Cash

Restricted cash primarily consists of cash held in bank accounts for tenant security deposits and other amounts required under certain loan agreements.

Accounts Receivable

Generally, rent is due from tenants at the beginning of the month in accordance with terms of each lease. Based upon its periodic assessment of the quality of the receivables, management uses its historical knowledge of the tenants and industry experience to determine whether a reserve or write-off is required. The Company uses specific identification to write-off receivables to bad debt expense in the period when issues of collectability become known. Collectability issues include late rent payments, circumstances when a tenant indicates their intention to vacate the property without paying, or when tenant litigation or bankruptcy proceedings are not expected to result in full payment. Management also assesses collectability by reviewing accounts receivable on an aggregate basis where similar characteristics exist. In determining the amount of the allowance for credit losses, the Company considers past due status and a tenant’s payment history. We also consider current market conditions and reasonable and supportable forecasts of future economic conditions. Our assessment considers volatility in market conditions and evolving shifts in credit trends that may have a material impact on our allowance for uncollectible accounts receivables in future periods.

The Company’s allowance for uncollectible receivables is recorded as an offset to receivables. Activity in the allowance for uncollectible receivables for each period follows:

Allowance for Credit Loss · Credit Loss
Period Ended · Three Months Ended · Six Months Ended
January 31 · July 31 · January 31 · January 31
202520242025202420252024
Beginning balance$42,680$115,000$–$–$–$–
Charge-offs (recoveries)(20,405)(112,552)(5,000)(18,000)
Reserve Adjustments10,51840,2329,5875,42710,518(14,573)
Ending balance$32,793$42,680$9,587$427$10,518$(32,573)

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Property and Equipment

Property and equipment are stated at cost. Depreciation is calculated using the straight-line method. Amortization of improvements to leased property is calculated over the life of the lease. Lives used to determine depreciation and amortization are generally as follows:

Buildings and improvements18-40 years
Improvements to leased property Improvements to leased property [Member]3-40 years
Fixtures and equipment Fixtures and equipment [Member]7-12 years
Other Other [Member]3-5 years

Maintenance, repairs, renewals and improvements of a non-permanent nature are charged to expense when incurred. Expenditures for additions and major renewals or improvements are capitalized along with the associated interest cost during construction. The cost of assets sold or retired, and the accumulated depreciation or amortization thereon are eliminated from the respective accounts in the period of disposal, and the resulting gain or loss is credited or charged to income. Capitalized interest is recorded as part of the asset to which it relates and is amortized over the asset’s estimated useful life.

Impairment

The Company periodically reviews owned and leased properties, including related long lived assets and depreciable lives, for indicators of impairment that imply the carrying amount of assets may not be recoverable through operations plus estimated disposition proceeds. Such indicators of impairment include, but are not limited to, significant changes in real estate market conditions resulting in decreases in estimated fair values of properties or assets, changes in business conditions in the industries in which our tenants operate, and other significant or unusual events or circumstances which may occur from time to time.

If indicators of impairment existed, the carrying value of the property would be written down to its estimated fair value based on our best estimate of the property’s discounted future cash flows.

As of January 31, 2025 and July 31, 2024, the Company has determined there was no impairment of its owned and leased properties, and the related carrying values, including depreciable lives.

Deferred Charges

Deferred charges consist principally of costs incurred in connection with the leasing of property to tenants. Such costs are amortized over the related lease periods, ranging from 5 to 21 years, using the straight-line method. If a lease is terminated early, such costs are expensed.

Leases - Lessor Revenue

Rental income is recognized from tenants under executed leases no later than on an established date or on an earlier date if the tenant should commence conducting business. Unbilled receivables are included in accounts receivable and represent the excess of scheduled rental income recognized on a straight-line basis over rental income as it becomes receivable according to the provisions of the lease. The effect of lease modifications that result in rent relief or other credits to tenants, including any retroactive effects relating to prior periods, are recognized in the period when the lease modification is signed. At the time of the lease modification, we assess the realizability of any accrued but unpaid rent and amounts that had been recognized as revenue in prior periods. As lessor, we have elected to combine the lease components (base rent), non-lease components (reimbursements of common area maintenance expenses) and reimbursements of real estate taxes and account for the components as a single lease component in accordance with ASC 842. If the amounts are not determined to be realizable, the accrued but unpaid rent is written off.

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Leases - Lessee

The Company determines if an arrangement is a lease at inception. With the adoption of ASC 842, operating leases are included in operating lease right-of-use assets, and operating lease liabilities on the Company’s consolidated balance sheets.

Operating lease right-of-use assets represent the Company’s right to use an underlying asset for the lease term and lease liabilities represent the Company’s obligation to make payments arising from the lease. Operating lease right-of-use assets and liabilities are recognized at the commencement date based on the present value of lease payments over the lease term. As the Company’s leases do not provide an implicit rate, the Company uses its incremental borrowing rate based on the information available at the commencement date in determining the present value of lease payments. The Company’s lease terms may include options to extend or terminate the lease when it is reasonably certain the Company will exercise that option. Lease expense for lease payments is recognized on a straight-line basis over the lease term.

Taxes

The computation of the annual expected effective tax rate at each interim period requires certain estimates and assumptions including, but not limited to, the expected operating income for the year and future periods, projections of the proportion of income (or loss), and permanent and temporary differences. The accounting estimates used to compute the provision for income taxes may change as new events occur, more experience is acquired, or as additional information is obtained. To the extent the estimated annual effective tax rate changes during a quarter, the effect of the change on prior quarters is included in tax expense for the current quarter.

The Company had a federal net operating loss carryforward approximating $10,111,000 as of July 31, 2024 available to offset future taxable income. As of July 31, 2024, the Company had unused net operating loss carry forwards of approximately $14,260,000 for state and $11,736,000 for city, available to offset future state and city taxable income. The net operating loss carryforwards will begin to expire, if not used, in 2035.

New York State and New York City taxes are calculated using the higher of taxes based on income or the respective capital- based franchise taxes. Beginning with the Company’s tax year ending July 31, 2027, changes in the law required the state capital-based tax will be phased out. New York City taxes will be based on capital for the foreseeable future. Capital-based franchise taxes are recorded to administrative and general expense. State tax amounts in excess of the capital-based franchise taxes are recorded to income tax expenses. Due to both the application of the capital-based tax and due to the possible absence of city taxable income, the Company does not record city deferred taxes.

Segment Information

ASC 280, “Segment Reporting”, establishes standards for reporting information about operating segments on a basis consistent with the Company’s internal organizational structure as well as information about geographical areas, business segments and major customers in financial statements for detailing the Company’s business segments. The Company uses the management approach to determine reportable operating segments. The management approach considers the internal organization and reporting used by the Company’s chief operating decision maker (“CODM”) for making decisions, allocating resources and assessing performance. The Company’s CODM has been identified as the Company’s chief executive officer and chief financial officer, who review consolidated results when making decisions about allocating resources and assessing performance of the Company. Based on management’s assessment, the Company has determined that the Company has one operating segment (which operates commercial real estate properties) as defined by ASC Topic 280 “Segment Reporting”.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

Disaggregation of Income Statement Expenses

In November 2024, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (the “FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2024-03,Income Statement—Reporting Comprehensive Income—Expense Disaggregation Disclosures (Subtopic 220-40): Disaggregation of Income Statement Expenses(“ASU 2024-03”) and in January 2025, the FASB issued ASU No. 2025-01,Income Statement—Reporting Comprehensive Income—Expense Disaggregation Disclosures (Subtopic 220-40): Clarifying the Effective Date, which clarified the effective date of ASU 2024-03. ASU 2024-03 will require the Company to disclose the amounts of purchases of inventory, employee compensation, depreciation and intangible asset amortization, as applicable, included in certain expense captions in the Consolidated Statements of Operations, as well as qualitatively describe remaining amounts included in those captions. ASU 2024-03 will also require the Company to disclose both the amount and the Company’s definition of selling expenses. The Company is currently evaluating the effect ASU 2024-03 may have on its consolidated financial statements and related disclosures.

Income Taxes

In December 2023, the FASB issued ASU No. 2023-09,Income Taxes (Topic 740): Improvements to Income Tax Disclosures(“ASU 2023-09”), which will require the Company to disclose specified additional information in its income tax rate reconciliation and provide additional information for reconciling items that meet a quantitative threshold. ASU 2023-09 will also require the Company to disaggregate its income taxes paid disclosure by federal, state and foreign taxes, with further disaggregation required for significant individual jurisdictions. The Company is currently evaluating the effect ASU 2023-09 may have on its consolidated financial statements and related disclosures.

Segment Reporting

In November 2023, the FASB issued ASU No. 2023-07, Segment Reporting (Topic 280): Improvements to Reportable Segment Disclosures (“ASU 2023-07”), which will require the Company to disclose segment expenses that are significant and regularly provided to the Company’s chief operating decision maker (“CODM”). In addition, ASU 2023-07 will require the Company to disclose the title and position of its CODM and how the CODM uses segment profit or loss information in assessing segment performance and deciding how to allocate resources. The Company is currently evaluating the effect ASU 2023-07 may have on its consolidated financial statements and related disclosures.

2. Loss Per Share of Common Stock:

Loss per share has been computed by dividing the net loss for the periods by the weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding during the periods, adjusted for the purchase of treasury stock. Shares used in computing loss per share were 2,015,780 for the three and six months ended January 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively.

3. Marketable Securities:

The Company’s marketable securities consisted of investments in equity securities and mutual funds. Dividends and interest income were accrued as earned. Realized gains and losses were determined on a specific identification basis. The Company reviewed marketable securities for impairment whenever circumstances and situations change such that there is an indication that the carrying amounts may not be recovered. The changes in the fair value of these securities were recognized in current period earnings in accordance with Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 825.

The Company follows GAAP which establishes a fair value hierarchy that prioritizes the valuation techniques and creates the following three broad levels, with Level 1 valuation being the highest priority:

Level 1 valuation inputs are quoted market prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities that are accessible at the measurement date (e.g., equity securities traded on the New York Stock Exchange).

Level 2 valuation inputs are from other than quoted market prices included in Level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly (e.g., quoted market prices of similar assets or liabilities in active markets, or quoted market prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not active).

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Level 3 valuation inputs are unobservable (e.g., an entity’s own data) and should be used to measure fair value to the extent that observable inputs are not available.

Equity securities are valued at the closing price reported on the active market on which the individual securities are traded that the Company has access to.

Mutual funds are valued at the daily closing price as reported by the fund. Mutual funds held by the Company are open-end mutual funds that are registered with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. These funds are required to publish their daily net asset value (“NAV”) and to transact at that price. The mutual funds held by the Company are deemed to be actively traded.

Investment income consists of the following:

Three Months Ended January 31Six Months Ended January 31
2025202420252024
Dividend and interest income$3,464$57,191$8,427$66,436
Net realized gain on sale of marketable securities–149,260–149,260
Net unrealized gain (loss) on marketable securities–55,916–(107,651)
Total$3,464$262,367$8,427$108,045

4. Financial Instruments and Credit Risk Concentrations:

Financial instruments that are potentially subject to concentrations of credit risk consist principally of restricted cash, cash and cash equivalents, and receivables. Restricted cash, cash and cash equivalents are placed with multiple financial institutions and instruments to minimize risk. No assurance can be made that such financial institutions and instruments will minimize all such risk.

Three tenants accounted for approximately 55% and 51% of receivables as of January 31, 2025 and July 31, 2024, respectively. During the six months ended January 31, 2025 and 2024, two tenants accounted for 26% and 27% of total rental revenue, respectively.

5. Mortgages Payable:

Current Annual Interest RateFinal Payment DateJanuary 31, 2025July 31, 2024
Bond St. building, Brooklyn, NY (1)4.375%12/1/2024$–$497,045
Fishkill building (2)3.98%4/1/20253,315,4263,393,720
Deferred financing costs(1,405)(16,519)
Net$3,314,021$3,874,246
(1)In November 2019, the Company obtained a loan of $5,400,000 with a fixed rate of 4.375%, secured by the Nine Bond Street land and building in Brooklyn, New York. This loan was paid off effective December 1, 2024.
(2)In March 2020, the Company obtained a loan with a bank in the amount of $4,000,000 to finance renovations and brokerage commissions relating to space leased to a community college at the Fishkill, New York building. The loan is secured by the Fishkill, New York land and building; amortized over a 20-year period with an interest rate of 3.98% and is due in five years. Effective any time after April 1, 2025 through April 1, 2040, the bank may demand a balloon payment for the full amount outstanding. Although the interest rate is favorable, the Company may choose to refinance the mortgage after April 1, 2025; however, the bank is under no obligation to refinance if or when a balloon payment comes due upon demand.

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Expenditures for additions and major renewals or improvements are capitalized along with the associated interest cost during construction. Interest expense, net of capitalized interest follows:

Three Months Ended January 31Six Months Ended January 31
2025202420252024
Interest expense$(39,650)$(56,282)$(85,552)$(118,315)
Capitalized interest14,62527,90136,05048,364
Interest expense, net of capitalized interest$(25,025)$(28,381)$(49,502)$(69,951)

Maturities of long-term mortgages outstanding at January 31, 2025 are as follows:

Period Ended January 31,Amount
2025$3,315,426
Deferred financing costs(1,405)
Total$3,314,021

6. Operating Leases:

Lessor

The Company leases office and retail space to tenants under operating leases in commercial buildings. Most rental terms range from approximately 5 to 49 years. The leases provide for the payment of fixed base rent payable monthly in advance as well as reimbursements of real estate taxes and common area costs. The Company has elected to account for lease revenues and the reimbursements of common area costs as a single component included as rental income in our consolidated statements of operations.

The following table disaggregates the Company's revenues by lease and non-lease components:

Three Months Ended January 31Six Months Ended January 31
2025202420252024
Base rent - fixed$5,184,270$4,954,633$10,271,546$9,876,520
Reimbursements of common area costs150,861199,694301,593346,554
Non-lease components (real estate taxes)308,313260,516609,434515,570
Rental income$5,643,444$5,414,843$11,182,573$10,738,644

Future minimum non-cancelable rental income for leases with initial or remaining terms of one year or more is as follows:

Fiscal YearCompany Owned PropertyLeased PropertyTotal
For the remainder of 2025$6,050,032$3,193,456$9,243,488
20268,879,4174,703,31313,582,730
20277,912,3044,357,12612,269,430
20287,074,7334,311,25211,385,985
20296,342,3303,486,2289,828,558
20304,786,5102,077,2366,863,746
After 203015,750,2915,052,77520,803,066
Total$56,795,617$27,181,386$83,977,003

Lessee

The Company’s real estate operations include leased properties under long-term, non-cancelable operating lease agreements. The leases expire at various dates through 2073, including options to extend or terminate the lease when it is reasonably certain the Company will exercise that option. Certain leases provide for increases in future minimum annual rental payments as defined in the lease agreements.

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Sublease rental income from the Company’s real estate operations for leased real property exceeded operating lease costs as follows:

Three Months Ended January 31Six Months Ended January 31
2025202420252024
Sublease income included in base rent-fixed$1,843,926$1,846,320$3,665,580$3,671,199
Operating lease cost(749,180)(748,984)(1,498,305)(1,497,695)
Excess of sublease income over lease cost$1,094,746$1,097,336$2,167,275$2,173,504
Three Months Ended January 31Six Months Ended January 31
Other information:2025202420252024
Operating cash flows from operating leases$540,343$536,439$1,080,643$1,071,949

The following is a maturity analysis of the annual undiscounted cash flows of the operating lease liabilities as of January 31, 2025:

Period Ended January 31,Operating Leases
2026$2,181,170
20272,303,496
20282,338,782
20292,359,461
20302,380,828
Thereafter20,470,896
Total undiscounted cash flows32,034,633
Less: present value discount(7,352,301)
Total Lease Liabilities$24,682,332

As of January 31, 2025, our operating leases had a weighted average remaining lease term of 15.53 years and a weighted average discount rate of 3.65%.

7. Employees' Retirement Plan:

The Company sponsors a noncontributory Money Purchase Plan (the “Plan”) covering substantially all its non-union employees. Operations were charged $110,729 and $221,457 as contributions to the Plan for the three and six months ended January 31, 2025, respectively, and $120,728 and $240,979 as contributions to the plan for the three and six months ended January 31, 2024, respectively.

Multi-employer plan:

The Company contributes to a union sponsored multi-employer pension plan covering its union employees. Company contributions to the pension plan were $22,082 and $43,543 for the three and six months ended January 31, 2025, respectively, and $27,381 and $51,610 for the three and six months ended January 31, 2024, respectively. Contributions and costs are determined in accordance with the provisions of negotiated labor contracts or terms of the plans. The Company also contributes to a union sponsored health benefit plan.

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Contingent Liability for Pension Plan:

Information as to the Company’s portion of accumulated plan benefits and plan assets is not reported separately by the pension plan. Under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act, upon withdrawal from a multi-employer benefit plan, an employer is required to continue to pay its proportionate share of the plan’s unfunded vested benefits, if any. Any liability under this provision cannot be determined: however, the Company has not made a decision to withdraw from the plan.

Information for contributing employer’s participation in the multi-employer plan:

Legal name of Plan:United Food and Commercial
Workers Local 888 Pension Fund
Employer identification number:13-6367793
Plan number:001
Date of most recent Form 5500:December 31, 2023
Certified zone status:Critical and declining status
Status determination date:January 1, 2023
Plan used extended amortization provisions in status calculation:Yes
Minimum required contribution:Yes
Employer contributing greater than 5% of Plan contributions for year ended December 31, 2023Yes
Rehabilitation plan implemented:Yes
Employer subject to surcharge:Yes
Contract expiration date:November 30, 2025

Under the pension fund’s rehabilitation plan expiring November 30, 2025, the Company agreed to pay a minimum contribution rate equal to 20.5% of each covered employee’s pay. The contract also covers rates of pay, hours of employment and other conditions of employment for approximately 21% of the Company’s 28 employees. The Company considers that its labor relations with its employees and union are good.

8. Cash Flow Information:

For purposes of reporting cash flows, the Company considers cash equivalents to consist of short-term highly liquid investments with maturities of three months or less, which are readily convertible into cash. The following is a reconciliation of the Company’s cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash to the total presented on the consolidated statement of cash flows:

20252024
Cash and cash equivalents$1,490,663$691,515
Restricted cash, tenant security deposits904,174984,162
Restricted cash, other71,78571,763
$2,466,622$1,747,440

Amounts in restricted cash primarily consist of cash held in bank accounts for tenant security deposits, amounts set aside in accordance with certain loan agreements, and security deposits with landlords.

Supplemental disclosure:Six Months Ended
20252024
Cash Flow Information
Interest paid, net of capitalized interest of $36,050 (2025) and $48,364 (2024)$51,635$73,178

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9. Capitalization:

The Company is capitalized entirely through common stock with identical voting rights and rights to liquidation. Treasury stock is recorded at cost and consists of 162,517 shares at January 31, 2025 and at July 31, 2024.

10. Related Party Transactions:

The Company has three operating leases with Weinstein Enterprises, Inc. (“Landlord”), an affiliated company, principally owned by the Chairman of the Board of Directors of both the Company and Landlord. One lease is for building, improvements, and land located at Jamaica Avenue at 169th Street, Jamaica, New York (“Jamaica, New York”). The second lease is for premises located at 504-506 Fulton Street, Brooklyn, New York. The third lease is for 25% of the premises located at 508 Fulton Street, Brooklyn, New York.

In April 2023, the Company exercised one of four five-year option periods with Landlord to extend the Jamaica, New York lease beyond May 31, 2030 for a total of five years through May 31, 2035. As of January 31, 2025, it is not reasonably certain the remaining three options to extend the lease from May 31, 2035 to May 31, 2050 will be exercised by the Company.

In December 2024, Weinstein Enterprises purchased the 508 Fulton Street property, including an existing lease, from another landlord who owned 25% of the property. Starting in January 2025, J.W. Mays began making rent payments to Weinstein Enterprises with no other changes to the existing lease.

Rent payments and expense relating to these three operating leases with Landlord follow:

Rent Payments Three Months Ended January 31Rent Payments Six Months Ended January 31Rent Expense Three Months Ended January 31Rent Expense Six Months Ended January 31
Property20252024202520242025202420252024
Jamaica Avenue at 169th Street$156,250$156,250$312,500$312,500$287,670$287,670$575,341$575,341
504-506 Fulton Street90,56490,564181,128181,12895,29995,299190,597190,597
508 Fulton Street4,753-4,753-6,058-6,058-
Total$251,567$246,814$498,381$493,628$389,027$382,969$771,996$765,938

The following summarizes assets and liabilities related to these three leases:

Operating Lease
Right-Of-Use Assets · Liabilities Liabilities [Member]
PropertyJanuary 31 2025July 31 2024January 31 2025July 31 2024Expiration Date
Jamaica Avenue at 169th Street$10,177,615$10,600,247$4,745,568$4,905,360May 31, 2035
504-506 Fulton Street2,031,2872,167,7272,184,5712,311,539April 30, 2031
508 Fulton Street1,039,191-1,237,843-April 30, 2044
Total$13,248,093$12,767,974$8,167,982$7,216,899

Upon termination of the Jamaica, New York lease, currently in 2035, all premises included in operating lease right-of-use assets plus leasehold improvements will be turned over to the Landlord.

11. Contingencies:

The Company is subject to various legal proceedings, claims, and litigation arising in the ordinary course of business operations. These matters include, but are not limited to, contractual disputes, third party slip and fall or personal injury claims which are typically handled by insurance counsel. It is the opinion of management that the resolution of these matters will not have a material adverse effect on the Company’s Consolidated Financial Statements.

If the Company sells, transfers, disposes of or demolishes 25 Elm Place, Brooklyn, New York, then the Company may be liable to create a condominium unit for the loading dock. The necessity of creating the condominium unit and the cost of such condominium unit cannot be determined at this time.

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