Topic
Redevelopment
150 published works
RedevelopNJ
NJ City Sues over Idle Mixed-Use Redevelopment
Law360 "The city of Newark, New Jersey, has accused a would-be redeveloper of running afoul of their contract by failing to move forward with a commercial and residential project that…
Real Estate & Construction
Two Wins for the Railyards Development in Third District Court of Appeal
This month, the Third District Court of Appeal issued two unpublished opinions on pending CEQA suits challenging the Railyards development in Sacramento. Both opinions affirm the decisions of the trial…
inversecondemnation.com
New Jersey: When Designating Blight, Baby Can Be Tossed Without First Showing The Bathwater’s Dirty
A few years ago, in Gallenthin Realty Development, Inc. v Borough of Paulsboro, 191 N.J. 344 (2007), the New Jersey Supreme Court held that in order to target property for redevelopment…
Eminent Domain and Real Estate Valuation
NYC Will Not Use Eminent Domain For Redevelopment Plans
By David Snyder
New York City Planning Director Carl Weisbrod recently stated that the City’s redevelopment plans won't involve the use of eminent domain to acquire property. The planning priorities include building more…
inversecondemnation.com
Cal App: “A Plethora of Statutory Citations And Footnotes” In The Latest Redevelopment Chapter
We can't hear or read the word "plethora" without thinking of the "¡Three Amigos!" scene with Jefe and El Guapo, so when the California Court of Appeal "apologize[d] for the…
Real Estate Legal Update
(US) Pennsylvania Rehabilitates the Abandoned & Blighted Property Conservatorship Act
Property owners, lien-holders and community development organizations in Pennsylvania, take note. Governor Corbett recently signed House Bill No. 1363 amending the act of November 26, 2008 (P.L.1672, No.135), also known…
Real Estate & Construction
Court Publishes General Plan Consistency Discussion in Case Upholding San Francisco Redevelopment Project
On September 4, 2014, the Court of Appeal for the Fifth District granted a request to publish an additional portion of the recent case San Francisco Tomorrow v. City &…
Real Estate & Construction
Appellate Court Rejects Challenges to Redevelopment Project in San Francisco Neighborhood
In a partially published opinion in San Francisco Tomorrow v. City and County of San Francisco, 2014 Cal. App. LEXIS 735, the Court of Appeal for the First Appellate District…
CEQA Developments
Whatever the EIR’s Name, CEQA’s Rules For Substantive Content and Subsequent Review Remain The Same: First District Upholds EIR for Treasure Island Redevelopment Project
On July 7, 2014, the First District Court of Appeal filed its published opinion affirming the trial court’s judgment upholding the EIR for the Treasure Island/Yerba Buena Island Project. Citizens…
Eminent Domain and Real Estate Valuation
NJ Eminent Domain Bill Becomes Law
By David Snyder
New Jersey Governor Chis Christie signed into law legislation somewhat restricting local governments’ use of eminent domain for private redevelopment. It also creates an alternative to condemnation for redevelopment projects.…