Bradford B. Kuhn | Nossaman A recent article from Border Report, “Tijuana residents holding out for more money, slowing construction of border crossing,” caught my attention. Not only because we’re advising on the border crossing project on the U.S. side, but also because it raises an interesting valuation issue. According to the article, property owners in… Continue reading How To Account For Increases Or Decreases In Property Value Due To The Proposed Project
Category: Real Estate
Build It And They Will [Sue]
Victor Metsch | Smith Gambrell & Russell | August 30, 2019 Virginia F. Kleist and Daniel Stern owned own lakefront properties within the Chautauqua Shores subdivision. All property owners were subject to covenants and restrictions that were filed in 1962, when the subdivision was developed. The covenants and restrictions give “each and every owner of… Continue reading Build It And They Will [Sue]
Sweet News for Yum Yum Donuts: Lost Goodwill is Not an All or Nothing Proposition
Josh Cohen | California Construction Law Blog | August 12, 2019 Last month a California Court of Appeals clarified that a property owner facing eminent domain is only required to prove partial loss of goodwill, not total loss of goodwill, to be entitled to a trial on the amount of goodwill lost. Yum Yum Donuts operated a… Continue reading Sweet News for Yum Yum Donuts: Lost Goodwill is Not an All or Nothing Proposition
Risky Business: Thwarting Peril in Condominium Development
Joseph A. Cleves, Jr. | Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP | May 1, 2019 Introduction Many major metropolitan areas are seeing a rise in interest for luxury condominium developments because of booming demand. Historically, these ventures have been linked to elevated risk profiles. This is due, in part, to unreasonable expectations of end-users, coupled with… Continue reading Risky Business: Thwarting Peril in Condominium Development
Autonomous Vehicles and Ride Sharing Will Reshape Our Buildings, Our Cities, and Our Lives
Foley & Lardner | February 2018 When the first automobile hit roadways in the early 1900s, developers, planners, and city officials had to completely re-think the design and planning of cityscapes, both new and old. The era of narrow streets, communities defined by walking distance or streetcar line, and short-distance commuting gave way to massive… Continue reading Autonomous Vehicles and Ride Sharing Will Reshape Our Buildings, Our Cities, and Our Lives