Board of Estimate and Contract:
RESOLVED, that an Ordinance adopted by the City Council on June 10, 2026, and signed by the Mayor on June 11, 2026, authorizing the Sale and Conveyance of City-Owned Property Located at 454 South 1st Avenue, Mount Vernon, New York (Parcel ID: 169.39.3119.019) to William Henry - (total purchase price of Thirty Thousand Dollars ($30,000.00); the proceeds from the sale shall be deposited into the appropriate City account and utilized in accordance with applicable law and City financial procedures); be, and the same is hereby approved.
City Council:
AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE SALE
AND CONVEYANCE OF CITY-OWNED PROPERTY
LOCATED AT 454 SOUTH 1ST AVENUE,
MOUNT VERNON, NEW YORK
(PARCEL ID: 169.39.3119.019) TO WILLIAM HENRY
Whereas, in correspondence dated June 10, 2026, the Secretary of the Real Estate Committee formally requested authorization for the sale and conveyance of the City-owned property located at 454 South 1st Avenue, Mount Vernon, New York, identified as Parcel ID: 169.39.3119.019, to William Henry for the total purchase price of Thirty Thousand Dollars ($30,000.00); and
Whereas, the City of Mount Vernon is the owner of certain real property known as 454 South 1st Avenue, Mount Vernon, New York, designated on the City tax maps as Parcel ID: 169.39.3119.019 (the "Property"); and
Whereas, the Property was acquired by the City of Mount Vernon through foreclosure proceedings as a result of the non-payment of real property taxes; and
Whereas, William Henry owns property immediately adjacent to the Property and has expressed an interest in purchasing the Property for the purpose of combining the parcel with his existing property; and
Whereas, the Real Estate Committee reviewed the proposed sale and determined that the conveyance of the Property to William Henry would serve the best interests of the City by returning the parcel to private ownership, placing it back on the tax rolls, and pr...
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