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Redevelopment
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Land Use Prof Blog
The “Build a Better Burbs Idea Competition”…
...has a winner:Architect and educator June Williamson, co-author ofRetrofitting Suburbia, assisted in creating the competition's design brief and selecting the jury.The resulting highly innovative, intriguing concepts offer residents and local governments…
National Eminent Domain Blog
Washington City Buys Land
Washignton, as with so many other states, has former viable commercial areas lying fallow. Federal Way city leaders chose to have a voluntary purchase pending an eminent domain proceeding in…
RedevelopNJ
Redevelopment Key for State Approaching Build-Out
By Ted Zangari
GlobeSt.com - This article discusses the third-annual Urban Developer’s Night hosted by the Industrial and Office Real Estate Brokers Association of the New York Metropolitan Area. Ted Zangari, the featured…
inversecondemnation.com
Materials And Links From The Webconference “Eminent Domain After Kelo”
Here are the slides that I used and links to the cases I discussed in "The Whacky and Wonderful World of Eminent Domain After Kelo."My presentation was entitled "Schlimmbesserung -…
Real Lawyers Have Blogs
Best in Law Blogs : LexBlog Network : October 1, 2010
We close out the week and start the month with 134 blog posts on the LexBlog Network. If you haven't heard the story behind the release and ensuing recall of…
Real Estate Advisor Law Blog
Some Good News About Empty Big Boxes
The current economic downturn and the corresponding contraction of the retail sector have resulted in a glut of vacant “big-box” retail stores in shopping centers across the country. Vacant big-box…
California Eminent Domain Report
Rancho Cordova Eminent Domain Case Involves Allegations of Contractual Interference
By Rick E. Rayl
On its face, the City of Rancho Cordova's eminent domain action to acquire a vacant parcel for redevelopment purposes is a familiar story. The government wants to seize private property…
inversecondemnation.com
Minn Supremes: Property Can Be Taken To “Reawaken The Spirit And Vitality” Of City Without Statutory Development Agreement In Place
This just in: the Minnesota Supreme Court has issued an opinion in a case we've been watching, Eagan Economic Development Authority v. U-Haul Co. of Minnesota, No. A08-767 (July 29,…
Federal Eminent Domain Blog
Skyland Gets Final Nod – Kelo – in DC
Only in D.C. does a developer have a choice of doing whatever it wants, whenever it wants. Washington City Paper Now, the developers have three years to file building permits…
Federal Eminent Domain Blog
Northside redevelopment
The St. Louis Globe Democrat noted that there was really no sense of urgency or certainty with the proposed McKee project. The comment of the city councilman of “let’s try…