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Case File 26-0523

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An Ordinance authorizing the conveyance of real property owned by the City of El Paso to EP Ariah Properties, LLC for the purchase price of $799,129.00; such real property legally described as Lot 26, Block 3, Keystone Business Park, an addition to the City of El Paso, El Paso County, Texas, according to the plat thereof recorded in Volume 76, page 83, 83A, and 83B, plat records of El Paso County, Texas.

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The City of El Paso sold Lot 26 in Keystone Business Park to EP Ariah Properties for $799,129 through an authorized property conveyance. The transaction transferred city-owned real estate to private ownership. City Council approved the sale unanimously on May 12, 2026.
2 eventsFirst seen Apr 28, 2026Last activity May 12, 2026File #: 26-0523
City Council: Carried: 8 to 0May 12, 2026
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Attorney
As of May 2026

Check bidding process behind SL3's eight leases

Context: All eight leases passed as two block votes (a 2-item and a 6-item group) with no individual item discussion, adopted 8-0 on 2026-05-12 after first reading 8-0 on 2026-04-28.

Recommended: Pull the staff backup for items 25-26 and 47-52 to confirm whether the eight ground leases to SL3 EP Industrial, L.P. went through competitive solicitation or were sole-sourced — bundling that many leases to one lessee in a single meeting is the kind of pattern that invites a Texas Local Government Code Chapter 272 challenge from a competing bidder.

Source: City Council — May 12, 2026 →
Developer
As of May 2026

Pull SL3 Industrial's eight new El Paso leases

Context: Council adopted eight ground lease resolutions to SL3 EP Industrial, L.P. in one meeting (items 25-26 and 47-52), grouped and passed 8-0 on 2026-05-12.

Recommended: Request the recorded lease documents for all eight parcels granted to SL3 EP Industrial, L.P. to check rent rates, term length, and any exclusivity or first-refusal clauses — those terms set the benchmark if you're bidding on remaining city-owned industrial land nearby.

Source: City Council — May 12, 2026 →
Journalist
As of May 2026

Ask why SL3 Industrial got eight leases at once

Context: Items 25-26 and 47-52 — eight ground lease resolutions to SL3 EP Industrial, L.P. — passed as block votes 8-0 on both 2026-04-28 and 2026-05-12 with no individual discussion in the record.

Recommended: File a records request for the appraisals or valuations behind each of the eight ground leases and for any communications between SL3 EP Industrial, L.P. and city staff before the April 28 first reading — one company receiving eight city land leases in a bundled vote with no public debate is worth checking for how the lessee was selected.

Source: City Council — May 12, 2026 →

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Carried: 8 to 0

An Ordinance authorizing the conveyance of real property owned by the City of El Paso to EP Ariah Properties, LLC for the purchase price of $799,129.00; such real property legally described as Lot 26, Block 3, Keystone Business Park, an addition to the City of El Paso, El Paso County, Texas, according to the plat thereof recorded in Volume 76, page 83, 83A, and 83B, plat records of El Paso County, Texas.

Vote: 8 for, 0 against

adopt Ordinance 019870 authorizing conveyance of Lot 26, Block 3, Keystone Business Park to EP Ariah Properties, LLC for $799,129.00

Items 25 and 26 were presented together

Vote
Carried: 8 to 0

An Ordinance authorizing the conveyance of real property owned by the City of El Paso to EP Ariah Properties, LLC for the purchase price of $799,129.00; such real property legally described as Lot 26, Block 3, Keystone Business Park, an addition to the City of El Paso, El Paso County, Texas, according to the plat thereof recorded in Volume 76, page 83, 83A, and 83B, plat records of El Paso County, Texas.

Vote: 8 for, 0 against

advertise for public hearing (first reading); conveyance of property to EP Ariah Properties, Lot 26

Voted as group with items 47-52; public hearing May 12, 2026