Document:

Exhibit 10.20

 

EXECUTION VERSION 

 

TAX PROTECTION AGREEMENT

 

THIS TAX PROTECTION
AGREEMENT (“Agreement”), dated as of August 3, 2015, is made by and among Clipper Realty Inc., a Maryland corporation
(the “REIT”), Clipper Realty L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (the “Partnership”), Renaissance Equity
Holdings LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Renaissance”), Berkshire Equity LLC, a Delaware limited liability
company (“Berkshire”), Gunki Holdings LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Gunki”), 50/53 JV LLC,
a Delaware limited liability company (“50/53 JV”, and together with Renaissance, Berkshire and Gunki, the “Companies”)
and the members of the Companies listed on Schedules A-D hereto (the “Continuing Investors”).

 

WHEREAS, pursuant to
the Investment Agreement, dated as of the date hereof, (the “Investment Agreement”), (i) the Partnership will acquire
Class A limited liability company units (“Class A Units”) in each of the Companies, (ii) the limited liability company
interests of the Continuing Investors in each of the Companies will be converted into Class B limited liability company units (“Class
B Units,” and together with the Class A Units, the “Company Units”) of the respective Companies and (iii) the
REIT will issue shares of special voting stock in the REIT to the Continuing Investors (such transactions, the “Formation
Transactions”);

 

WHEREAS, in connection
with the Formation Transactions each Company will revalue its property under Treasury Regulations Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(f);

 

WHEREAS, the parties
desire to enter into this Agreement regarding certain tax matters associated with the Formation Transactions;

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in
consideration of the premises and the mutual representations, warranties, covenants and agreements contained herein and in the
Investment Agreement and amended and restated limited liability company agreements of each of the Companies, the parties hereto
agree as follows:

 

ARTICLE
I

 

DEFINITIONS

 

As used in this Agreement, the following
terms have the following meanings:

 

1.1           The
term “Built-In Gain” with respect to each Protected Property means (i) the amount of gain that would be allocated to
the Protected Members as a result of Section 704(c) of the Code upon the taxable disposition of the relevant Protected Property
and (ii) the amount of “reverse 704(c) gain” that would be allocated to the Protected Members pursuant to Treasury
Regulations Section 1.704-3(a)(6) (excluding reverse 704(c) gain resulting from revaluations after the Effective Date, other than
reverse 704(c) gain that would have represented Built-In Gain without regard to such revaluation) upon the taxable disposition
of the relevant Protected Property.

 

1.2           The
term “Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

 

     

     

    

  

1.3           The
term “Effective Date” has the same meaning as in the Investment Agreement.

 

1.4           The
term “Fundamental Transaction” means a merger, consolidation or other combination of any Company or any Subsidiary
with or into any other entity (whether or not the Company or Subsidiary is the surviving entity in such merger, consolidation or
other combination), a transfer of all or substantially all of the assets of any Company or any Subsidiary, any reclassification,
recapitalization or change of the outstanding equity interests of any Company or any Subsidiary, or a conversion of any Company
or any Subsidiary into another form of entity.

 

1.5           The
term “Indemnitors” means the REIT, the Partnership and each Company, and any Successor Partnership or other direct
or indirect successor entity with respect to an Indemnitor.

 

1.6           The
term “Minimum Liability Amount” means, with respect to each Company, for each Protected Member, the amount set forth
on Schedules A-C (whichever is relevant to the Company) hereto next to such Protected Member’s name with respect to the Company.

 

1.7           The
term “Non-Recourse Built-In Gain” means gain recognized under Section 731(a)(1) of the Code as a result of any actual
distribution or any deemed distribution under Section 752(b) of the Code or under Section 465(e) of the Code. For purposes of calculating
the amount of Non-Recourse Built-In Gain a Protected Member would be required to recognize, the outstanding indebtedness of any
Company immediately preceding the Formation Transactions that has been treated by such Company as a “nonrecourse liability”
shall be treated as a Nonrecourse Liability.

 

1.8           The
term “Nonrecourse Liability” means a nonrecourse liability within the meaning of Treasury Regulations Section 1.752-1(a)(2).

 

1.9           The
term “Protected Members” means, with respect to a Company, (i) a Continuing Investor who acquires Class B Units of
the Company in the formation Transactions and (ii) any person who holds Protected Units of the Company who acquires such Protected
Units from a Protected Member of the Company in a transaction in which such transferee receives such Protected Units as substituted
basis property (as defined in Section 7701(a)(42) of the Code) with respect to Protected Units of a Protected Member of the Company.

 

1.10         The
term “Protected Period” means the period beginning on the Effective Date and ending on the eighth (8th) anniversary
thereof.

 

1.11         The
term “Protected Property” means (i) the property held by any of the Companies immediately preceding the Formation Transactions,
(ii) any direct or indirect interest in the property described in clause (i), and (iii) any substituted basis property (as defined
in Section 7701(a)(42) of the Code) with respect to property described in clause (i) or (ii).

 

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1.12         The
term “Protected Units” means, with respect to a Company, Class B Units of the Company issued in the Formation Transactions
and any interests in the Company thereafter issued by any Company in exchange for or solely with respect to Protected Units.

 

1.13         The
term “Subsidiary” means, with respect to a Company, any partnership, limited liability company, trust or other entity
owned directly or indirectly by the Company (or any Successor Partnership of the Company) either (a) whose disposition of Protected
Property or any direct or indirect interest therein, or (b) a direct or indirect disposition of an interest in which by the Company
(or any Successor Partnership), in either case, would result in the allocation of Built-In Gain to one or more Protected Members.

 

1.14         The
term “Transfer” means any direct or indirect sale, exchange, transfer, distribution, assignment or other disposition
(whether voluntary or involuntary).

 

1.15         The
term “Treasury Regulations” means regulations promulgated under the Code, as such regulations may be amended from time
to time.

 

ARTICLE
II

 

Restrictions
on Dispositions of PROTECTED Properties

 

2.1           General
Prohibition on Transfers. The REIT, the Partnership and the Companies agree, for the benefit of the Protected Members, for
the term of the Protected Period, that no Company or Subsidiary will Transfer any Protected Property or any interest therein except
as expressly permitted pursuant to this Agreement.

 

2.2           Permitted
Transfers. Except as provided in Section 2.3 and Section 2.4, a Company or Subsidiary may Transfer Protected Property if such
Transfer qualifies as a like-kind exchange under Section 1031 of the Code, or other transaction (including, but not limited to,
a contribution of property to any entity that qualifies for the nonrecognition of gain under Section 721 or Section 351 of the
Code, or a merger or consolidation of the Company or any Subsidiary with or into another entity that qualifies for taxation as
a “partnership” for U.S. federal income tax purposes (a “Successor Partnership”)) that does not result
in the recognition of any Built-In Gain that would be allocable to any Protected Member with respect to Protected Units; provided,
however, that (i) in the event of a disposition under Section 1031 or Section 1033 of the Code, any property that is acquired in
exchange for or as a replacement for Protected Property shall thereafter be considered Protected Property for purposes of this
Article II, (ii) in the case of an exchange under Section 1031 of the Code, if such exchange is with a “related party”
within the meaning of Section 1031(f)(3) of the Code, any direct or indirect disposition by such related party of Protected Property
or any other transaction prior to the expiration of the two (2) year period following such exchange that would cause Section 1031(f)(1)
to apply with respect to Protected Property (including by reason of the application of Section 1031(f)(4)) shall, for purposes
of this Article II be treated as a Transfer by the relevant Company or Subsidiary of Protected Property, (iii) if Protected Property
is Transferred to another entity in which gain or loss is not recognized, the interest in such entity received in such transaction
shall thereafter be considered Protected Property for purposes of this Article II, and if the acquiring entity’s disposition
of Protected Property would cause any Protected Member to recognize any Built-In Gain as a result thereof, the Transferred Protected
Property still shall be considered Protected Property for purposes of this Article II, and (iv) in the event of a merger or consolidation
involving any Company or any Subsidiary and a Successor Partnership, the Successor Partnership shall have agreed in writing to
assume the obligations under this Agreement of the relevant Company or Subsidiary with respect to which it is a Successor Partnership,
or such obligations shall otherwise so apply by operation of law. 

 

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2.3           Fundamental
Transactions. Notwithstanding Section 2.2, no Company or Subsidiary shall enter into, cause or permit any Fundamental Transaction
that results in the recognition of any taxable income or gain by a Protected Member with respect to Protected Property or Protected
Units and, if the Fundamental Transaction does not result in recognition of any taxable income or gain by a Protected Member with
respect to Protected Property or Protected Units, the Fundamental Transaction shall be permitted only if any Successor Partnership
shall have agreed in writing to assume the obligations under this Agreement of the relevant Company or Subsidiary with respect
to which it is a Successor Partnership, or such obligations shall otherwise so apply by operation of law.

 

2.4           Transfers
to Partnerships. Notwithstanding Section 2.2, no Company or Subsidiary shall Transfer any Protected Property to any entity
that is treated as a “partnership” for U.S. federal income tax purposes during the Protected Period, except if (i)
each Protected Member with respect to the relevant Company shall have granted consent in writing to such Transfer and (ii) the
entity shall have agreed in writing for the benefit of the Protected Members that the obligations of this Article II and Article
V (and so much of the other provisions of this Agreement as relate thereto) shall apply with respect to the Protected Property
so Transferred as if it were the relevant Company, or such obligations shall otherwise so apply by operation of law. 

 

2.5           Notice.
Within 60 days after entering into an agreement to (i) Transfer any Protected Property in a transaction that is not described in
Section 2.2, (ii) enter into, cause or permit a Fundamental Transaction or (iii) Transfer any Protected Property to an entity that
is treated as a “partnership” for U.S. federal income tax purposes, the relevant Company shall notify each Protected
Member of the amount of income or gain that will be allocated to such Protected Member as a result of the planned Transfer or Fundamental
Transaction.

 

ARTICLE
III

 

Maintenance
of Indebtedness

 

3.1           Minimum
Liability Allocation. During the term of the Protected Period, the REIT, the Partnership and the Companies agree for the benefit
of the Protected Members that each Company will maintain an amount of indebtedness sufficient to allow each Protected Member, after
taking advantage of the provisions of this Article III (including, without limitation the guarantee opportunities in Section 3.2),
to be allocated liabilities of the Company for purposes of Section 752 of the Code, and to be “at risk” with respect
to liabilities of the Company for purposes of Section 465 of the Code, in each case in an amount no less than such Protected Member’s
Minimum Liability Amount.

 

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3.2           Debt
Protection Agreements. During the term of the Protected Period, the REIT, the Partnership and the Companies agree for the benefit
of the Protected Members that each Company shall (i) allocate to each Protected Member pursuant to Treasury Regulations Section
1.752-3 an amount of indebtedness sufficient to avoid the recognition of Non-Recourse Built-In Gain by such Protected Member, or
(ii) in the event there is insufficient indebtedness available to allocate to a Protected Member pursuant to Treasury Regulations
Section 1.752-3 such that the Protected Member would be required to recognize any Non-Recourse Built-In Gain, make available to
such Protected Member the opportunity to execute a so-called “bottom” or “last-loss” guarantee, a reimbursement
agreement or the equivalent thereof (a “Debt Protection Agreement”) in respect of an amount of indebtedness sufficient
to avoid the recognition of Non-Recourse Built-In Gain by such Protected Member, to the extent that such Debt Protection Agreement
permits the Protected Member to achieve such result under tax law as from time to time in effect. If, as a result of a change in
law after the Effective Date, a “bottom” or “last-loss” guarantee is insufficient to avoid the recognition
of Non-Recourse Built-In Gain by a Protected Member, each Company shall make available to a Protected Member the opportunity to
execute another form of guarantee that permits the Protected Member to achieve such result under tax law then in effect. If a Protected
Member elects to execute a Debt Protection Agreement (including a guarantee executed pursuant to the immediately preceding sentence),
the relevant Company shall allocate to such Protected Member for purposes of applying Section 752 of the Code the amount of indebtedness
(or other obligations) that is subject to the Debt Protection Agreement. For the avoidance of doubt, the Indemnitors shall have
no liability under Section 4.1(b) if a Company provides the guarantee opportunities required by this Section 3.2 and a Protected
Partner elects to not enter into a guarantee. 

 

3.3           Effectuation
of Intent. The REIT, the Partnership and the Companies agree that any Company (and any Subsidiary) shall take any reasonable
action requested by a Protected Member to effectuate the intent of this Article III. The parties hereto agree that, with respect
to any “bottom” or “last-loss” guarantee, a Protected Member who guarantees debt may be pari
passu with other guarantors (whether existing at the time of the Protected Member’s guarantee becomes effective
or subsequent thereto); provided, that immediately after the Protected Member’s guarantee becomes effective
(or immediately after an additional pari passu guarantor is added) the value of the property securing the guaranteed loan
is at least twice the aggregate amount of the guarantees on the guaranteed loan.

 

3.4           Notice.
At least 30 days prior to any Company (or any Subsidiary) taking any action that would result in any Protected Member being allocated
an insufficient amount of indebtedness such that the Protected Member would be required to recognize Non-Recourse Built-In Gain,
the relevant Company shall notify such Protected Member in writing of such action and the extent of such insufficiency.

 

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ARTICLE
IV

 

Remedies
for Breach

 

4.1           Monetary
Damages. In the event that the Company (or any Subsidiary) breaches its obligations to a Protected Member set forth in Article
II or Article III, the Protected Member’s sole right shall be for such Protected Member to receive from the Indemnitors,
and the Indemnitors as their sole liability to such Protected Member shall pay to the Protected Member as damages, an amount equal
to the sum of (i) the taxes (including interest and penalties), incurred by such Protected Member, as calculated pursuant to Section
4.2, (a) in the case of a breach of Article II, with respect to any Built-In Gain recognized with respect to the Protected Property
that is allocable to the Protected Member and (b) in the case of a breach of Article III, as a result of the income or gain allocated
to or otherwise recognized by such Protected Member by reason of such breach, (ii) an amount equal to the aggregate federal, state
and local income taxes (including interest and penalties) payable by such Protected Member (as determined under Section 4.2) as
a result of the receipt of any payment required under this Article IV, and (iii) reasonable attorneys’ fees and disbursements
incurred by such Protected Member.

 

4.2           Computation
of Tax Liability. For purposes of computing the amount of federal, state and local income taxes payable by a Protected Member,
a Protected Member’s tax liability shall be computed assuming that the Protected Member is subject to tax on income or gain
at the highest marginal federal, state and local income tax rates (including any tax under Section 1411 of the Code and any similar
federal, state or local tax) applicable to an individual United States citizen who is a resident of New York City, New York, taking
into account the character of the income or gain and the year in which the taxes are payable, notwithstanding that the Protected
Member itself may not be subject to tax in the event that any Company (or any Subsidiary) breaches its obligations to the Protected
Member under this Agreement.

 

4.3           Required
Notices; Time for Payment. In the event of a breach of any Company’s (or any Subsidiary’s) obligations set forth
in Article II or Article III, the relevant Company shall provide to the Protected Members written notice of any transaction or
event in a fiscal year giving rise to the breach not later than the earlier of (i) at such time as the relevant Company provides
to the Protected Members the Schedule K-1's for the Company’s U.S. federal income tax return for such fiscal year and (ii)
March 14 of the immediately following fiscal year. After receipt by the relevant Company of a written claim from a Protected Member
claiming that a payment required under this Article IV be made to such Protected Member, the Indemnitors shall promptly (and in
any event within 30 days after receipt of such claim) make such payment. The Indemnitors shall make such payment regardless of
whether the Indemnitors disagree with the computation of the amount required to be paid in respect of such breach, in which event
the procedures in Section 4.4 shall apply. If the amount ultimately required to be paid by the Indemnitors to a Protected Member
is finally determined (in accordance with the procedures in Section 4.4) to be less than the amount paid pursuant to the immediately
preceding sentence, the Protected Member shall promptly (and in any case no later than 30 days following such final determination)
repay the Indemnitors for the amount of the difference. If the amount ultimately required to be paid by the Indemnitors to a Protected
Member is less than 80% of the amount asserted by the Protected Member to be owed, then interest shall accrue on the aggregate
amount required to be repaid by the Protected Member from the date that is 30 days after receipt by the Company of the claim from
such Protected Member to the date of actual repayment at a rate equal to the “prime rate” of interest, as published
in the Wall Street Journal (or if no longer published there, as announced by Citibank) effective as of the date the payment is
required to be made. 

 

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4.4           Process
for Determining Damages. If any Company disagrees with the computation of the amount required to be paid by such Company to
a Protected Member in respect of any breach of this Agreement, such Company and the Protected Member agree to negotiate in good
faith to resolve all points of disagreement (including, without limitation, whether a breach of any of the covenants set forth
Article II or Article III has occurred and, if so, the amount of damages to which the Protected Member is entitled as a result
thereof, determined as set forth in Section 4.1). If any such disagreement cannot be resolved by the relevant Company and the Protected
Member within (i) 60 days after the receipt of notice from the relevant Company of breach pursuant to Section 4.1, (ii) 60 days
after the receipt of a notice from the Protected Member that the relevant Company (or any Subsidiary) has breached its obligations
under this Agreement, which notice shall set forth the amount of income asserted to be recognized by the Protected Member and the
payment required to be made to such Protected Member under Section 4.1 as a result of the breach, (iii) 10 days following the date
that the relevant Company notifies the Protected Member of its intention to settle, compromise and/or concede any Tax Claim or
Proceeding pursuant to Article VII, or (iv) 10 days following any final determination of any Tax Claim or Proceeding, the relevant
Company and the Protected Member shall jointly retain a nationally recognized independent public accounting firm (an “Accounting
Firm”) to act as an arbitrator to resolve as expeditiously as possible all points of any such disagreement. All determinations
made by the Accounting Firm with respect to the resolution of any breach or violation of any of the covenants set forth in Article
II or Article III and the amount of damages payable to the Protected Member under Section 4.1 shall be final, conclusive and binding
on the relevant Company and the Protected Member. The reasonable fees and expenses of any Accounting Firm incurred in connection
with any such determination shall be shared equally by the relevant Company and the Protected Member, provided, that if the amount
determined by the Accounting Firm to be owed by the Company to the Protected Member is not less than 80% of the amount asserted
by the Protected Member to be owed, then all of the reasonable fees and expenses of any Accounting Firm incurred in connection
with any such determination shall be paid by the relevant Company. 

 

ARTICLE
V

 

Code
Section 704(c)

 

5.1           Traditional
Method. Each Company (and each Subsidiary) shall adopt the traditional method under Treasury Regulations Section 1.704-3(b)
for purposes of making allocations under Section 704(c) of the Code (which shall include, for purposes of this Article V, allocations
pursuant to Treasury Regulations Section 1.704-3(a)(6)) with respect to Protected Property, with no “curative” or “remedial”
allocations under Section 704(c) of the Code. 

 

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5.2           Reasonable
Method. If, with respect to any Protected Property, Treasury Regulations or other official written guidance issued by the Internal
Revenue Service (“Guidance”) do not explicitly provide for the manner in which Code Section 704(c) is applied, the
relevant Company (and each Subsidiary) shall use the “reasonable method” (within the meaning of the Treasury Regulations
Section 1.704-3(a)(1)) that results in the most beneficial tax treatment to the Protected Members; provided, however, that the
relevant Company (or Subsidiary) shall not be required to use such method in the future if applicable Guidance or case law determines
that such method is not a “reasonable method” (within the meaning of the Treasury Regulations Section 1.704-3(a)(1)).

 

ARTICLE
VI

 

Transfer
Taxes

 

6.1           Indemnity.
The Indemnitors agree for the benefit of the Protected Members (i) to indemnify each Protected Member for all New York State and
New York City real estate transfer taxes (including, without limitation, the New York State Real Estate Transfer Tax and the New
York City Real Property Transfer Tax, including, in each case, any successor tax) imposed on or payable by the Protected Member
(or a direct or indirect owner of the Protected Member), including as a result of any payment required under this Article VI, as
a result of (a) the Formation Transactions, (b) any issuance during the Protected Period of (x) units or other interests in any
Company, any Successor Partnership or any Subsidiary, (y) common stock, special voting stock or other interests in the REIT (including
its successors and subsidiaries) or (z) units or other interests in the Partnership (including its successors and subsidiaries),
(c) any exchange during the Protected Period of interests of any Company for common stock of the REIT, (d) any Transfer of Protected
Property during the Protected Period or (e) any of the transactions described in (a)-(d) being aggregated, and (ii) to pay to a
Protected Member receiving a payment under this Article VI an amount equal to the aggregate federal, state and local income taxes
(including interest and penalties) payable by such Protected Member (as determined under Section 4.2) as a result of the receipt
of any payment required under this Article VI.

 

6.2           Attorneys’
Fees and Disbursements. The Indemnitors shall indemnify the Protected Members for reasonable attorneys’ fees and disbursements
incurred by a Protected Member as a result of a breach of Section 6.1.

 

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ARTICLE
VII

 

Tax
Proceedings

 

7.1           Notice.
If any claim, demand, assessment (including a notice of proposed assessment) or other assertion is made with respect to taxes against
any Protected Member or any Company (or any Subsidiary) the calculation of which involves a matter covered in this Agreement (a
“Tax Claim”), or if any Company (or any Subsidiary) receives any notice from any jurisdiction with respect to any current
or future audit, examination, investigation or other proceeding involving the Protected Members or that otherwise could involve
a matter covered in this Agreement and could directly or indirectly affect (adversely or otherwise) any Protected Member (a “Proceeding”),
then (i) in the case of a notification of a Tax Claim or Proceeding received by a Company (or any Subsidiary), the relevant Company
(or Subsidiary) shall promptly notify the Protected Members of such Tax Claim or Proceeding, but in no event later than 20 business
days after receipt of such notice, and (ii) in the case of a notification of a Tax Claim or Proceeding received by any Protected
Member, or any notice of current or future audit, examination, investigation or other proceeding received by a Protected Member
that involves or could involve a matter covered in this Agreement, the Protected Member shall promptly notify the relevant Company
of such Tax Claim, Proceeding or other notice, but in no event later than 20 business days after receipt of such notice.

 

7.2           Control.
The relevant Company shall have the right to control the defense, settlement or compromise of any Proceeding or Tax Claim; provided,
however, that (i) such Company shall keep the Protected Members duly informed of the progress thereof to the extent that such Proceeding
or Tax Claim could reasonably be expected to result in liability to directly or indirectly to the Protected Members and (ii) the
relevant Company has acknowledged in writing that such relevant Company will be required to indemnify the Protected Member if the
contest is unsuccessful. The Protected Members shall have the right to participate in such Proceeding or Tax Claim at their own
expense. Neither the relevant Company nor any Subsidiary shall settle, compromise and/or concede such Proceeding or Tax Claim without
the prior written consent of the Protected Members, which written consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned.

 

ARTICLE
VIII

 

Miscellaneous

 

8.1           Statute
of Limitations. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, the obligations of the parties set forth in this
Agreement shall remain in effect for so long as any obligations and liabilities hereunder apply and until 60 days after the expiration
of any applicable statute of limitations (taking into account any tolling periods and other extensions) applicable thereto.

 

8.2           Additional
Actions and Documents. Each of the parties hereto hereby agrees to take or cause to be taken such further actions, to execute,
deliver, and file or cause to be executed, delivered and filed such further documents, and will obtain such consents, as may be
necessary or as may be reasonably requested in order to fully effectuate the purposes, terms and conditions of this Agreement.

 

8.3           Assignment.
No party hereto shall assign its, his or her rights or obligations under this Agreement, in whole or in part, except by operation
of law, without the prior written consent of the other parties hereto, and any such assignment contrary to the terms hereof shall
be null and void and of no force and effect.

 

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8.4         Successors
and Assigns. This Agreement shall be binding upon, and inure to the benefit of, the parties hereto and their respective heirs,
executors, administrators, successors, legal representatives and permitted assigns.

 

8.5         Severability.
If any term or provision of this Agreement shall be to any extent invalid or unenforceable, the remainder of this Agreement shall
not be affected thereby, and each term and provision of this Agreement shall be valid and enforced to the fullest extent permitted
by law.

 

8.6         Governing
Law. This Agreement shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the law of the State of New York, without regard
to principles of conflicts of laws.

 

8.7         Consent
to Jurisdiction; Enforceability.

 

(a)          This
Agreement and the duties and obligations of the parties hereunder shall be enforceable against any of the parties in the courts
of New York, New York. For such purpose, each party hereto and the Protected Partners hereby irrevocably submits to the nonexclusive
jurisdiction of such courts and agrees that all claims in respect of this Agreement may be heard and determined in any of such
courts.

 

(b)          Each
party hereto hereby irrevocably agrees that a final judgments of any of the courts specified above in any action or proceeding
relating to this Agreement shall be conclusive and may be enforced in other jurisdictions by suit on the judgment or in any other
manner provided by law.

 

8.8         Captions.
The captions in this Agreement are inserted for reference only and in no way define, describe or limit the scope or intent of this
Agreement or of any of the provisions hereof. All Annexes attached hereto shall be incorporated by reference as if set out herein
in full.

 

8.9         Counterparts.
This Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts, all of which shall be considered one and the same agreement and each
of which shall be deemed an original.

 

8.10       Modification;
Waiver. No failure or delay on the part of any party hereto in exercising any power or right hereunder shall operate as a waiver
thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise of any such right or power, or any abandonment or discontinuance of steps to
enforce such right or power, preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right or power. The rights
and remedies of the parties hereunder are cumulative and not exclusive of any rights or remedies which they would otherwise have.
No modification or waiver of any provision of this Agreement, nor consent to any departure by any party therefrom, shall in any
event be effective unless the same shall be in writing and executed by each party hereto affected thereby, and then such waiver
or consent shall be effective only in the specific instance and for the purpose for which given. No notice to or demand on any
party in any case shall entitle such party to any other or further notice or demand in similar or other circumstances.

 

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8.11         Notice.
Any notice to be given hereunder by any party to another party shall be given in writing by either (i) personal delivery, (ii)
registered or certified mail (postage prepaid, return receipt requested) or (iii) facsimile transmission (provided such facsimile
is followed by an original of such notice by mail or personal delivery as provided herein), and any such notice shall be deemed
communicated as of the date of delivery (including delivery by overnight courier, certified mail or facsimile. Mailed notices shall
be addressed as set forth below, but any party may change the address set forth below by written notice to other parties in accordance
with this paragraph:

 

(a)          For
the REIT, the Partnership, and the Companies:

 

	c/o Clipper Realty Inc.
	 4611 12th Avenue
	Brooklyn, New York 11219
	Attn: David Bistricer
	Fax: (718) 438-1290

 

 

(b)          If
to a Continuing Investor of one of the Companies, to the address on file with the relevant Company.

 

(c)          If
to a Protected Member who is a Protected Member by reason of clause (ii) of Section 1.9, to the address on file with the relevant
Company.

 

8.12         Protected
Members. The Protected Members that are not parties hereto are beneficiaries of this Agreement and shall be able to enforce
this Agreement as if they were parties to this Agreement.

 

[Signature Pages Follow]

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the REIT, the Partnership, the Companies
and the Continuing Investors, have respectively executed this Agreement as of the date first written above.

 

	 	CLIPPER REALTY INC.
	 	 	 	 
	 	By	/s/ David Bistricer
	 	 	Name:	David Bistricer
	 	 	Title:	Chief Executive Officer and President
	 	 	 	 
	 	CLIPPER REALTY L.P.
	 	By: Clipper Realty Inc., its General Partner
	 	By:	/s/ David Bistricer
	 	 	Name:	David Bistricer
	 	 	Title:	Chief Executive Officer and President

 

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	 	Renaissance Equity Holdings LLC, a Delaware limited liability company
	 	 
	 	By	/s/ David Bistricer
	 	 	Name:	David Bistricer
	 	 	Title:	Managing Member
	 	 	 	 
	 	Berkshire Equity LLC, a Delaware limited liability company
	 	 
	 	By	/s/ David Bistricer
	 	 	Name:	David Bistricer
	 	 	Title:	Managing Member
	 	 	 	 
	 	Gunki Holdings LLC, a Delaware limited liability company
	 	 
	 	By	/s/ David Bistricer
	 	 	Name:	David Bistricer
	 	 	Title:	Managing Member
	 	 	 	 
	 	50/53 JV LLC, a Delaware limited liability company
	 	 
	 	By	/s/ David Bistricer
	 	 	Name:	David Bistricer
	 	 	Title:	Manager

 

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	 	/s/ David Bistricer
	 	David Bistricer
	 	 
	 	/s/ Moric Bistricer
	 	Moric Bistricer
	 	 
	 	/s/ Eva Schwimmer
	 	Eva Schwimmer
	 	 	 	 
	 	SCHWIMMER FAMILY IRREVOCABLE GIFT TRUST 2
	 	 	 	 
	 	By	/s/ Jacob Schwimmer
	 	 	Name:	Jacob Schwimmer
	 	 	Title:	Trustee
	 	 	 	 
	 	/s/ Jacob Schwimmer
	 	Jacob Schwimmer
	 	 	 	 
	 	DAVID BISTRICER TRUST OF 2014, a New Jersey Trust
	 	 	 	 
	 	By 	/s/ Marc Bistricer
	 	 	Name: Marc Bistricer
	 	 	Title: Trustee
	 	 	 	 
	 	MORIC BISTRICER TRUST OF 2014, a New Jersey Trust
	 	 	 	 
	 	By 	/s/ Marc Bistricer
	 	 	Name: Marc Bistricer
	 	 	Title: Trustee

 

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	 	TRAPEZE INC.
	 	 	 	 
	 	By	/s/ Sam Levinson
	 	 	Name:	Sam Levinson
	 	 	Title:	Authorized Signatory
	 	 	 	 
	 	TRAPEZE D HOLDINGS LLC
	 	 	 	 
	 	By	/s/ Sam Levinson
	 	 	Name:	Sam Levinson
	 	 	Title:	Authorized Signatory
	 	 	 	 
	 	ECL Holdings LLC
	 	 	 	 
	 	By  	/s/ Sam Levinson
	 	 	Name:	Sam Levinson
	 	 	Title:	Authorized Signatory

 

[Signature page to Tax Protection Agreement]Exhibit 10.21

 

EXECUTION VERSION 

 

SERVICES AGREEMENT

 

This SERVICES AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”)
is made and entered into as of August 3, 2015, by and between Clipper Equity LLC,
a New York limited liability company (“Equity”) and CLIPPER REALTY L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (the
“Service Provider”).

 

WITNESSETH:

 

WHEREAS, Equity and/or Equity’s affiliates
own, and may in the future acquire, interests in certain commercial, retail and residential real estate properties; and

 

WHEREAS, Equity desires that the Service Provider
provide certain support services with respect to the business and operations of Equity on the terms set forth herein; and

 

WHEREAS, the Service Provider has the resources
and capacity to provide such support services to Equity and is willing to perform such services upon the terms and conditions set
forth herein.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises
and mutual covenants contained herein, it is agreed as follows:

 

1. Term; Termination.

 

(a)          The
term of this Agreement shall commence as of the date first set forth above, and shall remain in effect until the third anniversary
of the date hereof, unless earlier terminated pursuant to paragraph (b) of this Section 1 or in Section 9 below or renewed by mutual
consent of the parties.

 

(b)          Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary contained herein, either party shall have the right to terminate this Agreement without cause with at
any time prior to the expiration of the term of this Agreement upon at least 90 days prior written notice to the other party.

 

2. Services.

 

(a)          During
the term of this Agreement and upon the terms and conditions set forth herein, the Service Provider shall provide to Equity the
following support services (collectively, the “Support Services”): (i) financial controller services on the
terms available to Equity and its affiliates prior to the date of this Agreement, (ii) leasing services on the terms available
to Equity and its affiliates prior to the date of this Agreement, [and] (iii) [executive support services for executives who will
be providing services to Service Provider and its affiliates, on the one hand, and Equity and its affiliates, on the other hand
and (iv)] such other support services as the parties may mutually agree.

 

(b)          
The Service Provider shall use that degree of skill, care and diligence in the performance of services hereunder that (i) a reasonable
person would use acting in like circumstances in accordance with real estate industry standards and all applicable laws, regulations
and governmental requirements and (ii) is no less than that exercised by the Service Provider with respect to comparable services
that it performs on its own behalf.

 

    	 	 	 

     

    

 

(c)          
Equity shall cooperate with the Service
Provider in all reasonable respects in matters relating to the provision and receipt of the Support Services.

 

3. Intellectual Property.

 

Any intellectual property owned by the Service
Provider or third-party licensors or service providers that may be used by the Service Provider in connection with the provision
of the Support Services hereunder will remain the property of the Service Provider or third-party licensors or service providers,
and Equity shall have no rights or interests therein, except as may otherwise be expressly provided herein.

 

4. Authority.

 

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained
in Section 2 hereof, the parties acknowledge and agree that the Service Provider shall provide the services set forth in Section
2 hereof subject to the ultimate authority of Equity to control its own business and affairs. Each party acknowledges that the
services provided hereunder by the Service Provider are intended to be administrative, technical and ministerial and are not intended
to set policy for Equity.

 

5. Support Services Fee; Expenses

 

(a)          
Equity agrees to pay the Service Provider
a monthly fee in the amount set forth in Schedule A (the “Support Services Fee”) for performing the Support
Services during the term of this Agreement. Upon termination of this Agreement, the Support Services Fee shall be prorated on a
daily basis to the effective date of termination.

 

(b)          
The Support Services Fee shall be payable
monthly in arrears by no later than the 15th day of the month following the month for which such Support Services Fee is payable.

 

(c)          
The Service Provider shall be responsible
for its own overhead and other expenses incurred in connection with the performance of the Support Services, including wages, salaries
and benefits of its employees.

 

6. Exculpation and Indemnity; Other Interests.

 

(a)          
The Service Provider (including its partners,
officers, managers and employees) shall not be liable to Equity or its affiliates or their respective officers, directors, managers,
employees, agents or representatives for any acts or omissions taken, or not taken, in good faith on behalf of Equity and in a
manner reasonably believed by the Service Provider to be within the scope of the authority granted to it by this Agreement and
in the best interests of Equity, except for acts or omissions constituting gross negligence, fraud or willful misconduct in the
performance of the Service Provider’s duties under this Agreement. Equity shall indemnify, defend and hold harmless the Service
Provider and its affiliates and each of their respective partners, members, officers, directors, employees, agents and representatives
from and against any and all claims or liabilities of any nature whatsoever (including consequential damages and reasonable attorney’s
fees) arising out of or in connection with any claim against the Service Provider under or otherwise in respect of this Agreement,
except where attributable to the gross negligence, fraud or willful misconduct of the Service Provider or its partners, officers,
managers, employees, agents or representatives.

 

    	 	 	 

     

    

 

(b)          
The Service Provider shall indemnify,
defend and hold harmless Equity and its affiliates and each of their respective partners, officers, directors, managers, employees,
agents and representatives from and against any and all claims or liabilities of any nature whatsoever (including consequential
damages and reasonable attorney’s fees) arising out of or resulting from the gross negligence, fraud or willful misconduct
of the Service Provider or its affiliates or their respective partners, officers, directors, managers, employees, agents or representatives
in the performing of the Service Provider’s obligations under this Agreement or the breach by the Service Provider of this
Agreement.

 

(c)          
The provisions of this Section 6 shall
survive any termination or expiration of the Term of this Agreement for a period equal to the applicable statute of limitations
with respect to any indemnifiable claim.

 

7. Relationship of the Parties.

 

(a)          
The relationship of the parties shall
be that of contracting parties, and no partnership, joint venture or other arrangement shall be deemed to be created hereby.

 

(b)          
Except as expressly provided herein, neither
party shall have the power to bind or obligate the other party by virtue of this Agreement.

 

(c)          Except
as expressly provided herein, neither the Service Provider nor Equity shall have any claim against the other party or right of
contribution by virtue of this Agreement with respect to any uninsured loss incurred by any of them nor shall any of them have
a claim or right against the other by virtue of this Agreement with respect to any loss that is deemed to be included within the
deductible, retention or self-insured portion of any insured risk.

 

8. Services by Third Parties.

 

Equity, without cause, may itself perform or may
procure from a third party any of the services or benefits specified in Section 2 hereof. The Service Provider shall discontinue
providing such services or benefits upon written notice by Equity, delivered at least 90 days before the requested termination
date, and the Support Services Fee will be reduced accordingly.

 

9. Failure to Perform the Support Services.

 

In the event of any breach of this Agreement by
the Service Provider or any error or defect in providing any of the Support Services, the Service Provider shall, at Equity’s
written request which shall include a description of the breach, error or defect, and at the sole cost and expense of the Service
Provider, use its commercially reasonable best efforts to correct or cause to be corrected such breach, error or defect or perform
again or cause to be performed again such service, as promptly as practicable. In the event the breach, error or defect is not
cured to the reasonable satisfaction of Equity within 30 days after such written request, Equity shall have the right to terminate
this Agreement immediately without any further obligation other than payment for services rendered through the date of termination.

 

    	 	 	 

     

    

 

10. Excused Performance.

 

The Service Provider does not warrant that any
of the services or benefits herein agreed to be provided shall be free of interruption caused by strikes, lockouts, accidents,
inability to obtain third-party cooperation, acts of God or other causes beyond its control. No such interruption of services or
benefits shall be deemed to constitute a breach of any kind whatsoever.

 

11. Confidentiality.

 

Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement,
(a) the Service Provider shall, and shall cause its affiliates (and their respective accountants, counsel, consultants, employees
and agents to whom they disclose such information) to, keep confidential all information in the possession of the Service Provider
that in any way relates to Equity, and (b) Equity shall, and shall cause its affiliates (and their respective accountants, counsel,
consultants, employees and agents to whom they disclose such information), to keep confidential all information in possession of
Equity that relates to the Service Provider and is not information related to Equity or its affiliates’ assets. The provisions
of this Section 11 do not apply to the disclosure by either party or their respective affiliates of any information, documents
or materials (i) which are, or become, publicly available, other than by reason of a breach of this Section 11 by the disclosing
party or any affiliate of the disclosing party, (ii) received from a third party not bound by any confidentiality agreement with
the other party, (iii) required by applicable law to be disclosed by that party, or (iv) necessary to establish such party’s
rights under this Agreement, provided that in the case of clauses (iii) and (iv), the person intending to make disclosure of confidential
information will promptly notify the party to whom it is obligated to keep such information confidential and, to the extent practicable,
provide such party a reasonable opportunity to prevent public disclosure of such information.

 

Upon the request of Equity and upon termination
of this Agreement, the Service Provider shall provide Equity with any data or information generated with respect to the Support
Services in a format usable by Equity.

 

12. Additional Service Provider Activities.

 

Equity hereby acknowledges that the Service Provider
owns, manages and otherwise provides services to other properties, entities or persons, including, without limitation, properties
and entities owned by affiliates of the Service Provider and agrees that this Agreement relates solely to Equity’s business
and operations and that nothing contained herein shall be deemed to prohibit or otherwise affect the Service Provider’s rights
to provide such services to any other entity or person or with respect to any other property so long as the same does not prevent
the Service Provider from performing its functions hereunder.

 

    	 	 	 

     

    

 

13. Miscellaneous.

 

(a)          
This Agreement and all the covenants herein
contained shall be binding upon the parties, their respective heirs, successors, legal representatives and assigns. Neither party
shall have the right to assign all or any portion of its obligations or interests in this Agreement or any monies which may be
due pursuant hereto without the prior written consent of the other party.

 

(b)          
No waiver by either party of any of its
rights under this Agreement shall be effective unless in writing and signed by an officer of such party. No waiver of any breach
of this Agreement shall constitute a waiver of any subsequent breach, whether or not of the same nature. This Agreement (including,
for the avoidance of doubt, the schedules thereto) may not be modified or amended except by a writing signed by duly authorized
officers from each party.

 

(c)          
Without regard to affiliate status, references
in this Agreement to affiliates of Equity shall not include Service Provider and its controlled affiliates, and references in this
Agreement to affiliates of Service Provider shall not include Equity and its affiliates.

 

(d)          
This Agreement constitutes the entire
Agreement of the parties with respect to the services and benefits described herein, and cancels and supersedes any and all prior
written or oral contracts or negotiations between the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof.

 

(e)          
This Agreement shall be strictly construed
as independent from any other agreement or relationship between the parties.

 

(f)          
This Agreement shall be governed and construed
in accordance with the laws of the State of New York, without regard to the principles of conflict of laws thereof.

 

(g)          
The descriptive headings of the several
sections hereof are inserted for convenience only and shall not control or affect the meaning or construction of any of the provisions
hereof.

 

(h)          
Any notice, request or other communication
required or permitted in this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be conclusively deemed to have been duly given (i) when
hand delivered, (ii) five days after the same have been deposited in a United States post office via certified mail/return
receipt requested, or (iii) the next Business Day after same have been deposited with a national overnight delivery service
(e.g., Federal Express), in each case addressed to the applicable party as follows:

 

(1) If to Equity, to:

 

Clipper Equity LLC

4611 12th Avenue

Brooklyn, NY 11219

Attention: David Bistricer

Fax: 718-435-3848

 

    	 	 	 

     

    

 

(2) If to the Service Provider, to:

 

Clipper Realty L.P.

4611 12th Avenue

Brooklyn, NY 11219

Attention: David Bistricer

Fax No: 718-435-3848

 

The address of any party may be changed on notice
to the other party duly served in accordance with the foregoing provisions.

 

(i)          This
Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original (including copies sent to a party
by facsimile transmission) as against the party signing such counterpart, but which together shall constitute one and the same
instrument. Signatures transmitted via facsimile, or PDF format through electronic mail, shall be considered authentic and binding.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed
or caused this Services Agreement to be executed in their respective names by their respective officers thereunto duly authorized,
as of the date first written above.

 

	 	Clipper Equity LLC
	 	 	 
	 	By:	 
	 	 	Name: David Bistricer
	 	 	Title: Chief Executive Officer and President
	 	 
	 	Clipper Realty L.P.
	 	 	 
	 	By:	Clipper Realty, Inc., its general partner
	 	 	 
	 	 	By:	
        /s/ David Bistricer

	 	 	Name: David Bistricer
	 	 	Title: Chief Executive Officer and President

 

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