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<br />June 25, 20091 Volume 3 I No. 12 <br /> <br />Zoning Bulletin <br /> <br />Condemnation-Property owners contest <br />condemnation of their properties for a private <br />redevelopment project <br /> <br />They maintain condemnation requires a "public purpose," <br />which is not met by the private project <br /> <br />Citation: Goldstein v. New York State Urban Development Corp., <br />2009 WL 1350606 (N. Y. App. Div. 2d Dep't 2009) <br /> <br />NEW YORK (05/12/09)-In December 2003, the Forest City <br />Ratner Companies ("Forest City';) publicly announced a plan to re- <br />develop a 22-acre area (the "Project Site") in the city. Forest City's <br />proposed redevelopment project was known as the Atlantic Yards <br />Land Use Improvement and Civic Project ("Atlantic Yards"). Among <br />other things, Atlantic Yards was to include: a publicly-owned arena <br />to serve as the home for a professional basketball team; 16 buildings <br />that would include residential units, office space, retail space, and <br />community facilities offering health care and child care services; and <br />eight acres of publicly-accessible open space. <br /> <br /> <br />,,-,,';::'-'-~'~'.:;.,: <br />':'{\r;iya"" <br />';:~fX~~ <br /> <br />,', 6t(jth~t;pr , <br />, If you r~quire I , , lor (liner expert advice; you should seek the se'rvices of a competent attorney <br />orotnerpHifessiOna!> ,,,. , . ' <br /> <br />,ioning~ull~ti;'is pUbliihedandcopyrighted by Thomson Reuters, 610 Opperman Drive, p,O. Box <br />"64526St. Paui, MN 55164-'0526. For subscription information: call (sbo)i29-ioS4,.or write West,' <br />Credit Order Processing, 620 Opperman Drive,PO Box 64S33, St. Paul, MN 55164-9753. -- - ' <br />POSTMASTER: Send address changes'to, Zoning Sulletin, 610 Opperman Drive, P.O. Box 64526 St. <br />Paul, MN 55164-0526. <br /> <br />WeST@ <br /> <br />610 Opperman Drive. P.O. Box 64526. 5t. Paul, MN 55164-0526 <br />1-S00-229-20S4. email: west.customerservice@thomsonreuters.com.west.thomson.com/quinlan <br />ISSN 0514-7905 . @ 2009 Thomson Reuters. All Rights Reserved. <br />Quinlan™ is a Thomson Reuters braCld. <br /> <br />2 <br /> <br />@ 2009 Thomson Reuters <br /> <br />,;. <br /> <br />152 <br />