Greenscape Signs Major Corporate Transaction to Own World's Greenest Parking Facility
Greenscape Capital Group Inc. ("Greenscape") is pleased to announce that Green.Switch Capital Corp., a wholly-owned Greenscape company, has entered into an agreement to build, operate and own Green Park DIA.
Green Park DIA will be a 4,200 stall lot servicing the Denver International Airport.
Green Park DIA will be the world's greenest parking facility with a wide variety of environmentally sensitive operating methods in place. The construction is based on LEED GOLD building principles, alternatively fuelled shuttle vans, solar and wind energy sources, porous pavement, natural landscaping, and geothermal energy. Green Park DIA can also harness landfill produced methane gas, converting it to natural gas for facility energy needs.
By land size, DIA is the largest international airport in the United States and the third largest airport in the world. It is also the fifth busiest airport in the United States and the tenth busiest airport in the world in terms of passenger traffic. DIA was voted the 2005 "Best Airport in North America" by readers of Business Traveler Magazine and was named "America's Best Run Airport" by Time Magazine in 2002. DIA is rapidly growing and now serves more than 51 million passengers annually. Future passenger growth and airport expansion is forecast.
In addition to adding a significant financial asset to Greenscape, this transaction will also give Greenscape a "showpiece green facility" as the company seeks to green third party parking operations, via energy retrofits, throughout North America including future potential projects that fall under Propark's ambitious green mandate. This transaction will also serve as a corporate and environmental model for future potential developments at other North American airports, structured in the same manner.
Green Park DIA will be the world's greenest parking facility with a wide variety of environmentally sensitive operating methods in place. The construction is based on LEED GOLD building principles, alternatively fuelled shuttle vans, solar and wind energy sources, porous pavement, natural landscaping, and geothermal energy. Green Park DIA can also harness landfill produced methane gas, converting it to natural gas for facility energy needs.
By land size, DIA is the largest international airport in the United States and the third largest airport in the world. It is also the fifth busiest airport in the United States and the tenth busiest airport in the world in terms of passenger traffic. DIA was voted the 2005 "Best Airport in North America" by readers of Business Traveler Magazine and was named "America's Best Run Airport" by Time Magazine in 2002. DIA is rapidly growing and now serves more than 51 million passengers annually. Future passenger growth and airport expansion is forecast.
In addition to adding a significant financial asset to Greenscape, this transaction will also give Greenscape a "showpiece green facility" as the company seeks to green third party parking operations, via energy retrofits, throughout North America including future potential projects that fall under Propark's ambitious green mandate. This transaction will also serve as a corporate and environmental model for future potential developments at other North American airports, structured in the same manner.
Highlights
-- 4200 stall lot to serve Denver International Airport, the world's tenthbusiest airport
-- Cushman & Wakefield appraised value of $31,700,000 upon completion of
construction, with market value upon stabilization of $42,400,000
-- 7 month construction period, fixed cost contract, guaranteed price by
large commercial contractor that has been in business for 49 years in
the Denver area
-- Project is "shovel-ready" and is fully permitted for construction to
begin
-- management contract in place with a leading American parking lot
management company that has been in the parking business for twenty five
years, operating 330 locations
-- land lease in place for 25 years with 20 additional years of renewal
options
-- Green.Switch to own 90% of the entity. The 10% minority interest will be
owned by ProPark USA
-- total capital required $18,600,000 of which $16,300,000 is for fixed
price development and construction costs with $2,300,000 in place for
operating capital and future contingencies
-- $12,100,000 (65% of total capitalization) targeted to come via debt
issuance from a major, chartered Canadian bank
-- average projected Net Operating Income in years 2-10 of $5.1 million
annually
-- average projected Sales in years 2-10 of $19 million annually
-- project life of 25 years minimum with opportunity to extend to 45 years
A Letter of Intent ("LOI") has been executed to initiate this transaction. The closing of the transaction is expected to take place on or before February 15th, 2010.
Bryan Slusarchuk, Greenscape CEO, states, "This will be the world's greenest parking facility, a world-class asset, at a world-class location. While this asset alone creates substantial potential upside for Greenscape shareholders via the project value and the targeted net income, it should be noted that this will also serve as a showpiece and as a model for future corporate expansion plans. In addition to showcasing Greenscape, today's announcement also highlights the fact that British Columbia, Canada is a leading source of talent, entrepreneurial spirit and capital in the environmental world and for that, I congratulate the environmental professionals and management of Green.Switch for getting this agreement signed."
Bryan Slusarchuk, Greenscape CEO, states, "This will be the world's greenest parking facility, a world-class asset, at a world-class location. While this asset alone creates substantial potential upside for Greenscape shareholders via the project value and the targeted net income, it should be noted that this will also serve as a showpiece and as a model for future corporate expansion plans. In addition to showcasing Greenscape, today's announcement also highlights the fact that British Columbia, Canada is a leading source of talent, entrepreneurial spirit and capital in the environmental world and for that, I congratulate the environmental professionals and management of Green.Switch for getting this agreement signed."
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