Morning Notes: Eminent Domain In Play For Apex Building
“Robert Kronenberg, acting chief of the Planning Department’s work in the Bethesda area, told The Gazette that eminent domain for the Apex Building was “very possible” if negotiations with the building’s owner don’t work out….
Santa Fe Depot Owners Drop Objections
“Owners of downtown’s Santa Fe Train Depot, Brewer Entertainment, are dropping objections to a city acquisition of the station through eminent domain, clearing the way for it to be converted into a transit hub. “…
Top California Business and Real Estate Law Firm Wins Substantial Eminent Domain Case Against Caltrans
“Newmeyer & Dillion attorneys Charles Krolikowski, Lily Toubi and Jack Rubin represented an operator of a Chevron station on Ortega Highway in San Juan Capistrano, Calif. The station was taken and demolished by Caltrans to…
Court OKs First Eminent Domain Seizure for High-Speed Rail Project
“It was not, perhaps, the sort of milestone the California High-Speed Rail Authority was looking for to mark its progress in construction of the first 29-mile stretch of track between Madera and Fresno. But on…
Land acquisition for high-speed rail moving slowly
“The body overseeing plans to build California’s bullet train has started the daunting and expensive process of acquiring thousands of acres in the Central Valley, where the rail line’s proposed path would slice through farms,…
Brown veto aids eminent-domain use
“One of the few bills that Gov. Jerry Brown has vetoed this session is AB 374, designed to help owners receive compensation for their business’s “goodwill” after the government uses the power of eminent domain….
Oklahoma City faces challenge on eminent domain purchase of train depot
“Oklahoma City may face more delays in acquiring the Santa Fe Depot as it seeks to establish a new downtown transit center. Failed negotiations between the city and the depot’s owner, Brewer Entertainment, ended with…
LIRR eyes eminent domain to renovate Flushing station
“The Long Island Rail Road is moving forward with improvements to its downtown Flushing station, which includes plans to quietly seize private property through eminent domain. The Metropolitan Transportation Authority announced in March 2012 it…
So What Happens Next at Santa Fe Depot?
“That’s the question being asked following my story today about the $13.6 million federal grant announced for conversion of the Santa Fe Depot into a transit hub. It’s huge news, and it coincided with the…
Editorial: Hard work, good result in eminent domain case
“Not a bad four days’ work. A jury has valued Jackie Pfendler’s property at the corner of Robeson and Franklin streets at $583,000. Fayetteville, which invoked eminent domain to take it, will pay only $78,000…