Boulder Junction symbolic of divide over building boom
“The hotel and apartment buildings, the new streets and bustling construction at 30th Street and Pearl Parkway are the result of a plan that has been on the books since 2007, and yet they seemed…
New development authority board drafts plan for downtown Golden
“The Golden Urban Renewal Authority will soon cede its involvement with the city’s downtown area to the Downtown Development Authority. City Council will review the development plan at an Oct. 23 public hearing. The plan…
Landlord suits could delay Harlem affordable housing project
“The city hopes affordable housing and large commercial structures will rise one day on a full block in Harlem now occupied by low buildings, a parking lot and a gas station. But landlords of five…
BRA owes us for Modern Theater eminent domain deal
“The former owners of the historic Modern Theatre are suing the Boston Redevelopment Authority for breach of contract, alleging the agency owes them nearly $1 million as part of a deal in 2002 when the…
McKeesport OKs taking vacant homes via eminent domain
“McKeesport is expanding its vacant property recovery program to include parcels with structures. Council on Wednesday unanimously approved the transfer of 10 properties to the Redevelopment Authority of the City of McKeesport through eminent domain….
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…
Pa. High Court Rejects Water Authority’s Eminent Domain Bid
“Law360, Philadelphia (September 25, 2014, 4:32 PM ET) — The Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that a municipal authority could not use eminent domain to condemn an easement on privately owned land in order to…
State Gives Occupants 90 Days to Leave Atlantic Yards Building, Tenant Says
“A Brooklyn Supreme Court judge approved an order Thursday to transfer ownership of seven properties in the footprint of the Atlantic Yards development site to the state — as one of the seized buildings warned…
RealClear Radio Hour – Eminent Domain: Despotic Power for the Public Good?
“Institute for Justice Senior Attorney Bob McNamara describes one of the most astonishing eminent domain abuses in recent years, his case in Atlantic City, Casino Reinvestment Development Authority vs. Charlie Birnbaum. Despite the multi-billion dollar…