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April 6, 2007
Yet Another Legal Hurdle for Atlantic Yards
CPN Online
“The ESDC predetermined to approve Ratner’s project, and because of that, they rushed the (environmental impact study) process, and they’ve violated procedures and were negligent in doing a proper review of the environmental impact,” Daniel Goldstein of Develop Don’t Destroy Brooklyn, the community group that announced today’s lawsuit, told CPN this morning. “If we win any part of the lawsuit, meaning any one of 11 causes of action, the project would be sent back for review.”
The 75-page lawsuit names the Empire State Development Corp., Public Authorities Control Board, Metropolitan Transit Authority and Forest City Ratner as defendants and seeks to annul determinations by the defendants approving the 22-acre, 16-building mixed-use development.
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Since its 1985 founding, Forest City Ratner Cos. has been an active developer in New York City, and is currently the most active retail developer in the city. The group has a portfolio of properties in over 20 states, with nearly 15 million square feet of retail space, 7.3 million square feet of office property, nearly 3,000 hotel rooms and almost 35,000 residential apartments.
Posted by lumi at April 6, 2007 9:31 AM