UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT 

SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA 

MIAMI DIVISION 

www.flsb.uscourts.gov

In re: 

 Chapter 11 

IT’SUGAR FL I LLC, Case No. 20-20259-RAM 

IT’SUGAR LLC, Case No. 20-20261-RAM 

IT’SUGAR ATLANTIC CITY LLC, Case No. 20-20263-RAM 

IT’SUGAR FLGC LLC, Case No. 20-20264-RAM 

 (Joint Administration pending) 

Debtors. 

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DEBTORS’ EMERGENCY FIRST OMNIBUS 

MOTION TO REJECT UNEXPIRED LEASES 

(Emergency Hearing Requested) 

Basis for Requested Emergency Hearing 

The Debtors respectfully request that the Court conduct a hearing on this Motion 

consistent with Local Rule 9013-1(F). The Debtors operate a retail candy business 

in leased locations throughout the United States. The leases described herein must 

be rejected immediately to avoid irreparable harm to the Debtors and facilitate a 

successful reorganization. The Debtors request a waiver of the requirements of 

Section 345. The Debtors respectfully request that the Court waive the provisions 

of Local Rule 9075-1(B), which requires an affirmative statement that a bona fide 

effort was made in order to resolve the issues raised in this Motion, as the relief 

requested herein is urgent in nature and does not lend itself to advance resolution. 

LANDLORDS RECEIVING THIS MOTION SHOULD 

REVIEW ATTACHED EXHIBIT A TO LOCATE 

THEIR NAME, LEASED LOCATION AND LEASE 

 It’Sugar FL I LLC, It’Sugar LLC, It’Sugar Atlantic City LLC, and It’Sugar FLGC LLC 

(the “Debtors”), pursuant to 11 U.S.C. § 365(d), move this Court for entry of an order authorizing 

the Debtors to reject certain unexpired leases and, in support thereof, state: 

JURISDICTION 

1. This Court has jurisdiction over the Motion pursuant to 28 U.S.C. §§ 157(b) and 

1334. This is a core proceeding under 28 U.S.C. § 157(b). Venue of the Motion is proper under 

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28 U.S.C. § 1408 and 1409. 

2. The statutory predicate for the relief requested herein is 11 U.S.C. § 365(d) of 11 

U.S.C. § 101 et seq. (the "Bankruptcy Code"). 

II. BACKGROUND

3. On September 22, 2020 (the “Petition Date”), the Debtors filed voluntary petitions 

for relief under Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code. 

4. The Debtors manage and operate their business as debtors in possession pursuant 

to §§ 1107 and 1108 of the Bankruptcy Code. No trustee or examiner has been appointed. 

5. The Debtors operate as a single business and are known throughout the industry as 

It'Sugar. It'Sugar is a specialty candy retailer whose products include bulk candy, candy in giant 

packaging, and licensed and novelty items. It'Sugar’s portfolio includes approximately 100 retail 

locations across 28 states. 

6. Prepetition, the Debtors entered into nonresidential real property leases for their 

business operations. 

7. The Debtors seek to reject those certain unexpired leases listed on the attached 

Exhibit A (the “Leases”), because the Debtors intend to close the stores located at the premises 

covered by the Leases and, further, the Debtors do not believe that any of the Leases have any 

value that can be achieved through an assumption and assignment to a third party, if permissible, 

due to their above market rates. Therefore, maintaining the Leases would impose unnecessary 

costs and burdens on the Debtors’ estates. 

8. Pursuant to 11 U.S.C. § 365(a), subject to Court approval, the Debtors may “assume 

or reject any executory contract or unexpired lease of the debtor” that was entered into prepetition. 

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In determining whether or not a rejection is appropriate, the Debtors must employ the traditional 

“business judgment” standard. In re Prime Motors Inns, 124 B.R. 378 (Bankr. S.D. Fla.). In Prime 

Motors Inns, the Court held that the “[d]ebtor-in-possession’s rejection of an executory contract is 

proper if it would be advantageous to debtor’s estate.” 

9. The Debtors believe that it is in the best interest of the Debtors and their estates that 

the Leases be rejected as they are burdensome and unnecessary to the Debtors and their operations. 

WHEREFORE, the Debtors respectfully request the Court enter an order authorizing the 

Debtors to reject the Leases set forth on Exhibit A, and for such other and further relief as this 

Court deems just and proper. 

 Dated: September 23, 2020. 

 s/ Michael S. Budwick 

Michael S. Budwick, Esquire 

Florida Bar No. 938777 

mbudwick@melandrbudwick.com

Joshua W. Dobin, Esquire 

Florida Bar No. 93696 

jdobin@melandbudwick.com

James C. Moon, Esquire 

Florida Bar No. 938211 

jmoon@melandbudwick.com

MELAND BUDWICK, P.A. 

3200 Southeast Financial Center 

200 South Biscayne Boulevard 

Miami, Florida 33131 

Telephone: (305) 358-6363 

Telecopy: (305) 358-1221 

Proposed Attorneys for Debtors 

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Store No.  Store Name Store Address City State Zip Landlord Address City 

1021 Downtown at the Gardens 11701 Lake Victoria Gardens AVE #2103 Palm Beach Gardens FL 33410 Downtown At The 

Gardens Associates, Ltd.

c/o Downtown Gardens Management Company LLC 5410 Edson Lane, Suite 220

Rockville 

1022 Sunset Place 5701 Sunset Drive, #224 Miami FL 33143 Shops At Sunset 

Mall Owner, LLC

c/o M.S. Management Associates Inc. 225 West Washington Street

Indianapolis 

1033 West Delray 9169 West Atlantic Ave #112 Delray Beach FL 33446 KRG/Atlantic 

Delray Beach, LLC

c/o Kite Realty GroupAttn: Vice President of Property Operations 30 South Meridian, Suite 1100

Indianapolis 

1051 Delray II‐ Atlantic Ave 250 E. Atlantic Avenue Delray Beach FL 33444 Downtown Delray 

Holdings, LLC

15941 D'Alene Drive Delray Beach 

1055 Washingtonian 216 Boardwalk Place Gaithersburg MD 20878 Washingtonian 

Lake L.L.C.

c/o The Peterson Companies12500 Fair Lakes Circle, Suite 400 Attn: General Counsel, Retail,

Fairfax 

1057 Madison 542 State Street Madison WI 53703 J.Q. Nova, LLC 502 N. Eau Claire Ave. Madison 

Macerich Niagara LLC c/o The Talisman Companies 355 Alhambra Circle, Suite 1250 Attn: James Schlesinger, President

Coral Gables 

Akerman Senterfitt LLP666 5th Avenue, 19th FloorAttn: Robert Claeson, Esq.

New York 

Macerich Niagara, LLC401 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 700Attn: Legal Counsel ‐ Fashion Outlets of Niagara

Santa Monica 

1077 Coconut Creek            4437 Lyons Rd, Ste 103 Coconut Creek FL 33073 MCA Promenade 

Owner LLC

c/o Hill Partners, Inc. 2201 South Boulevard, Suite 400 Attn: Robert H. Spratt, Jr. 

Charlotte 

1080 Gaslamp 450 5th Avenue, space 101 San Diego CA 92101 HPC Gaslamp

Square, LLC

c/o HP Inventors9404 Genesee Avenue, Suite 330

La Jolla  

1108 Bayside Temp Store 401 Biscayne Blvd Space S151 Miami FL 33132 Bayside 

Marketplace, LLC

c/o Ashkenazy Acquisition Corporation150 East 58th Street, 39th Floor 

New York 

c/o Grubb & Ellis Management Services, Inc.  8200 NW 33rd Street, Suite 107

Doral 

Prudential Real Estate Investors180 N Stetson, Suite 3275

Chicago 

1063 3rd Street Prom 1427 3rd Street Promenade, Ste. # 102 Santa Monica CA 90401 Promenade 

Enterprises, L.P.

127 Esparta Way Santa Monica 

1040 Washington DC 714 7th Street NW Washington DC 20001 Jemal's Chinatown 

II, LLC

c/o Douglas Development Corporation 702 H Street, N.W. Suite 400

Washington 

423 Front Street, 2nd Floor Key West Charles Ittah7820 Peters Rd., Suite E‐104

Plantation 

1054 UES 1542 3rd Avenue New York NY 10028 ESRT 1542 Third 

Avenue, LLC

c/o ESRT Management, L.L.C.One Grand Central Place60 East 42nd Street

New York 

c/o Global Holdings Management (US) IncNomad Tower 1250 Broadway, 38th Floor Attn: Craig Panzirer

New York 

c/o Global Holdings Management (US) IncNomad Tower 1250 Broadway, 38th Floor Attn: Peter Allen, Esq. 

New York 

Loeb & Loeb LLPAttn: Nichole D. Cortese, Esq.345 Park Avenue

New York 

430 West Broadway, Third Floor New York NYC Department of Citywide Administrative Services Attn: Jeffrey Kondrat, Assistant Commissioner, One Centre Street, 20th Floor North

New York 

NYC Department of Citywide Administrative Services Attn: General CounselOne Centre Street, 20th Floor North

New York 

1014 Grapevine Mills 3000 Grapevine Mills Parkway, Suite #413 Grapevine TX 76051 Grapevine Mills 

Mall Limited Partnertship

c/o M.S. Management Associates Inc.225 West Washington Street

Indianapolis 

1047 Key West 117 Duval St Key West FL 33040 117 Duval, LLC

1880 Broadway Retail, LLC

1059 Brooklyn 210 Joralemon St. Space E Brooklyn NY 11201 210 Muni, LLC1028 NYC UWS 1870 Broadway‐ Unit B New York NY 10023

Fashion Outlets II LLC

1000 Deerfield Office 3155 SW 10th St Deerfield Beach FL 33442 Quiet Waters  Business Park, LLC 

1069 Niagara Falls 1803 Fashion Outlets Blvd, Space 284 Niagara Falls NY 14304

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Store No.  Store Name Store Address City State Zip Landlord Address City 

1106 Sawgrass Mills 12801 W Sunrise Boulevard, 307 Sunrise FL 33323 Sunrise Mills (MLP) 

Limited Partnership

c/o M.S. Management Associates Inc. 225 West Washington Street

Indianapolis 

1074 Arundel Mills 7000 Arundel Mills Circle, Space 341 Hanover MD 21076 Arundel Mills 

Limited Partnership

c/o M.S. Management Associates Inc. 225 West Washington Street

Indianapolis 

1078 Colorado Mills 14500 W Colfax Ave, Space 436 Lakewood CO 80401 Colorado Mills Mall 

Limited Partnership

c/o M.S. Management Associates Inc. 225 West Washington Street

Indianapolis 

300 Sub Way Milford Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP, Attn: Roderick N. Devlin, Esq.30 Rockefeller Plaza

New York 

300 Sub Way Milford Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP, Attn: Roderick N. Devlin, Esq.30 Rockefeller Plaza

New York 

300 Sub Way Milford Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP, Attn: Roderick N. Devlin, Esq.30 Rockefeller Plaza

New York 

4003 Milford SB I95 Milford Southbound Rest stop (Exits 41‐40) Milford CT 06460 Project Service LLC

Project Service LLC

4002 Darien SB I95 Darien Southbound Rest stop (Exits 10‐9) Darien CT 06820 Project Service LLC

4001 Darien NB I95 Darien Northbound Rest stop (Exits 12‐13) Darien CT 06820

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