Roundhouse expansion OFFER WF-10-14-18
October 14, 2018
Elizabeth Hynes
67‐69 Old South Street
Northampton, MA 01060
Biapita LLC
47 Jackson Street
Holyoke, MA 01040
3‐5 Clarke Avenue, LLC
c/o Hampshire Property Management
PO Box 686
Northampton, MA 01061
Email letter (no hard copy) to: Elizabeth Hynes‐ erhynes32@yahoo.com; Rich Madowitz‐
rmm@hpmgnoho.com; Eric Suher‐ esuher@essports.com; Gary Martinelli‐ Gary@gmartinellilaw.com
RE: Purchase of land for the Roundhouse Parking Lot and New Haven & Northampton Canal Rail Trail
Dear Elizabeth, Rich, Eric, and Gary,
Thank you for supporting our need to purchase a small sliver of land to support a small expansion of the
Roundhouse Parking Lot and a small relocation of the New Haven and Northampton Canal Rail Trail.
Accordingly, this is an offer to purchase 1) several small slivers of land, as shown on a “Plan of Land in
Northampton, Massachusetts, Hampshire Registry, Prepared for Tighe & Bond, Inc., by Northeast Survey
dated 6/15/2017 and recorded at the Hampshire Registry of Deeds at Plan Book 241, Page 38
(1/5/2018), and 2) related construction and slope easements, all as shown in the table below.
This offer is contingent on final City Council approval, clear title, and an Environmental Site Assessment.
As always as a public agency, we reserve the right to purchase the land at the appraised value by
eminent domain.
Parcel Owner Fee purchase Construction & Slope Easement Value
B Elizabeth Hynes 430 Sq. Ft. 40 Sq. Ft. $5,048
C Biapita, LLC 891 Sq. Ft. 181 Sq. Ft. $8,163
D 3‐5 Clarke Ave,
LLC
105 Sq. Ft 918 Sq. Ft. $1,826
As you all requested, my office remains ready to recommend moving the existing Central Business District
zoning line to the rear of the homes you own on Clarke Avenue to make it easier to attract new development.
We can’t do that, of course, until we purchase the sliver of land we need since that could make the land we are
buying more expensive, which wouldn’t be fair to us.
You have all expressed an interest to purchase an easement from us for a shared driveway from the
Roundhouse parking lot to your property. We need three things to entertain that request:
1. The driveway cannot displace more than two parking spaces on our property.
2. You pay for the appraisal and the easement survey, using the same appraiser and surveyor collectively.
3. You pay the appraised value of the easement we sell you.
We need to move forward on our purchase of land within the next couple of months. If you are ready to move
forward on a purchase of the easement, we can do that simultaneously. If you are not ready, we can explore
that easement at some later phase or when you are ready to develop your property.
I look forward to working with you on this. Please let me know within a couple of weeks if you accept our offer
or have any questions.
Sincerely,
Wayne Feiden, FAICP
Director of Planning and Sustainability