Reclaiming the Coconut Grove Playhouse

Carlos Lopez-Cantera (shown left), State Representative, District 113, has sent an email to the DEP (Department of Environmental Protection) regarding the Coconut Grove Playhouse. He is asking for various options in regard to the reverter clause, which Commissioner Marc Sarnoff asked for last month as a pocket item at a City Commission meeting.

Within the deed is a reverter clause which states that the property “shall only be utilized for theatre, theatrical productions, theatrical education or related arts uses and uses supporting same as currently permitted under the Playhouse Sublease.”

Here is Carlos' email to the DEP:

"It is my understanding that the current use of the property may violate the restriction and cannot be cured within the time provided in the deed. Therefore, I respectfully request that the Department of Environmental Protection investigate this matter in order to determine all available options, including the possibility of the property reverting back to the state as well as who may take possession of the property once it is under the control of the state."

Here is the Quietclaim deed: http://www.thegrovefirst.com/PlayhouseDeed072004.pdf