New York’s MTA Swaps Land for Development
“New York’s Metropolitan Transportation Authority recently agreed to transfer 3.28 acres of land that holds two parking lots at a Westchester County train station to apartment developer AvalonBay Communities Inc. AVB +0.54% Under terms of…
City will not use eminent domain to redevelop property around light rail stations
“Over the past several weeks, there has been a lot of confusion about whether the City plans on using eminent domain to force the sale of private property around the light rail station areas for…
Plans for Westminster Mall add to growing list of development projects
“The site of this city’s one-time mall has languished for more than three years as a dead zone, and it was in steady decline for some time before that. Next month, Westminster’s elected leaders are…
Construction To Begin On Denver, Colorado, Tech Center’s 16-Story One Belleview Station
“Construction is about to begin on One Belleview Station, a 16-story, 340,000 square foot, Class A office building, located adjacent to the light rail station at the intersection of I-25 and Belleview Avenue in the…
HICKENLOOPER’S VETO MAY BENEFIT UNEXPECTED FUNDRAISERS
“Gov. John Hickenlooper has made much of his support from Republican businessmen, but did some of that support come at a price? The Governor issued only a handful of vetoes during this legislative session, but…
Sound Transit to use eminent domain to move Seattle stores
“Carson has been a salesman at Northgate’s SAS Shoes for about 15 years, he said. In the past couple, he’s seen construction crews digging holes and removing dirt near his office along 1st Ave NE,…
Benicia eminent domain dilemma nears vote
“The city’s eminent domain dilemma is headed to a vote tonight as the City Council decides whether to take private property to build a park-and-ride. The issue concerns a proposed park-and-ride and bus hub at…
Aurora Water offers limited incentive for mixed-use development
“The city of Aurora is aiming to win back the favor of developers interested in putting up storefronts and apartments near new light-rail stations after an increase in tap water connection fees upped those builders’…
Mayor On Union Square Redevelopment: ‘Eminent Domain Is a Last Resort’
“This is why the Somerville Redevelopment Authority will release a request for qualifications for a master development partner to work with the seven parcels identified for redevelopment in the Union Square Revitalization Plan. The developer…
“Transit-oriented development” – becoming loose talk?
“Some time back, I wrote an article on the subject, “Transit-oriented development requires more than transit and development.” The two must be coordinated, and that word “oriented” is in the phrase for a reason. As…