Eminent domain plan offered for hospital site
“The long-dormant site formerly home to the Malden Hospital is becoming an eyesore to some Malden officials, who are willing to consider taking the land by eminent domain in order to redevelop the site. Malden…
City considers taking Malden Hospital site by eminent domain
“A resolve by Councillors John Matheson and Craig Spadafora called for the city council to consider taking the site of the former Malden Hospital by eminent domain. The old hospital site is located in Ward…
Developer Sues over Eminent Domain Taking: Superior Court Case Seeks Higher Price for Property on Brookline Street
“The former property owner and developer of the property at the corner of Brookline and Empire streets, where the city is planning to build the New Marshall Middle School, has filed suit in Superior Court…
City considers using eminent domain to seize Midtown Mall
“Some see the Midtown Mall as a funky downtown shopping experience, where small, mostly immigrant-owned businesses are born and sometimes thrive and customers can snag good deals on everything from African textiles to a haircut…
Eminent Domain in Martha’s Vineyard
“Determining what exactly is “just compensation,” however, isn’t always so easy. The Martha’s Vineyard Gazette has an account of the state of Massachusetts seizing a summer house that a family has owned since 1963. The…
Property owners put on notice about temporary takings
“Marblehead’s Board of Selectmen voted June 26 to send 12 property owners whose land abuts the town’s old landfill notices of intent that their property could or will be taken by eminent domain for up…
Keeping Public Use Relevant in Stadium Eminent Domain Takings: The Massachusetts Way
“As the sports industry has grown into a multi-billion dollar enterprise, cities have increasingly faced the decision of whether to fund expensive stadium projects to attract or keep franchises. These projects commonly include using public…
How Massachusetts gets sports stadiums right
“THE USE OF eminent domain powers to make way for sports stadiums is always controversial. An article in the latest edition of the Boston College Environmental Affairs Law Review heaps praise on the way Massachusetts…
Massachusetts: protecting the people from sports stadiums
“The use of eminent domain powers to make way for sports stadiums is always controversial. An article in the latest edition of the Boston College Environmental Affairs Law Review heaps praise on the way Massachusetts…
Authority Takes Union Square Parcels for Green Line Station
“Steven Azar, a senior planner with the city of Somerville, said the redevelopment authority recorded orders of taking with the registry of deeds during the first week of June, which he said means the city…