City seizes Hotel Syracuse through eminent domain
“The City of Syracuse has used legal channels to take control of the Hotel Syracuse after several efforts to redevelop the historic downtown lodging site have failed. Syracuse and its economic development arm, the Syracuse…
Hotel Syracuse: 5 facts from eminent domain court paperwork (read petition)
“As expected, a Syracuse agency moved this month to take the shuttered Hotel Syracuse by eminent domain. It’s the next step in the latest proposed redevelopment of downtown’s once-grand hotel. A hotel developer wants to…
Odessa Looks to Grow Downtown
“As Odessa continues to grow, officials are looking to bring a convention center and hotel downtown. However the idea of expanding and bringing in new businesses is proving to be a problem because there’s not…
Eminent domain possible for convention center
“As officials with the City of Odessa look for land downtown to offer as an incentive for a possible hotel and convention center, the city manager said council members could use eminent domain to acquire…
Scottsbluff board OKs use of eminent domain
“The Western Nebraska Community College board has decided to let the college administration use eminent domain to acquire two acres of land adjacent to the Scottsbluff campus. Knapper says the college has been unsuccessful in…
Eminent domain decision on Lakeshore Drive land delayed
“A long-delayed decision on whether a former Lakeshore Drive property owner received just compensation following the city of Canandaigua’s 2009 decision to use eminent domain to acquire his land has once again been pushed back….
Nutter’s Plan To Give Tax Break To Hotel Developer Upsets Some
“Mayor Nutter’s plan to give a tax break to a developer who wants to build two new hotels in Center City has drawn protests from other hotels in town. The plan comes before City Council…
Canandaigua lakefront eminent domain decision expected in December
“A decision in a case to determine whether Dan Homik — a former Lakeshore Drive property owner — received just compensation following the city of Canandaigua’s 2009 decision to use eminent domain to acquire his…
More hotels join anti-Gaylord lawsuit; eco-devo panel backs funding
“Three more hotels joined the lawsuit to stop the Aurora Gaylord hotel project from receiving state tax-increment financing Thursday, even as the Colorado Economic Development Commission officially approved a resolution for developers of the hotel/conference…
McPier sues to acquire land needed for DePaul arena
“McCormick Place officials went to court Tuesday to pursue a key parcel of land needed to build a DePaul arena and adjacent 500-room hotel, its second legal move to assemble the necessary properties. The Metropolitan…