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Court Throws Out Condemnation for Columbia University Campus

By Steven Silverberg and Katherine Zalantis

In a case that appears to break new ground, the Appellate Division, First Department, found that the proposed condemnation of a number of parcels to make way for a new Columbia University Campus should be rejected. In Matter of Kaur v. New York State Urban Development Corporation the split court issued a strongly worded decision finding the "process employed by ESDC predetermined the unconstitutional outcome, was bereft of facts which established that the neighborhood in question was blighted, and ultimately precluded the petitioners from presenting a full record before either the ESDC or, ultimately, this Court. In short, it is a skein worth unraveling." By way of background, the Manhattanville area of West Harlem has been in the sights of Columbia University for a number of years as the location for a new campus...continue to full post

Full post as published by New York Zoning and Municipal Law Blog on December 04, 2009 (boomark / email).