Legal Opinion
Malba Cove Properties, Inc. v. Tax Appeals Tribunal
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided January 9, 2014Published
1Opinion of the CourtLahtinen, J.
The City of New York was required by a consent decree entered into with the Department of Environmental Conservation to create a park on a 22-acre vacant waterfront parcel in *892Queens County. The City asserted that it owned the property, but it also commenced a proceeding pursuant to the EDPL to condemn the property and named petitioner Malba Cove Properties, Inc.* as a party having a possible interest. The City filed the order and acquisition map on February 29, 1996. The condemnation proceeding, however, took years to resolve as the parties disputed ownership and value. Supreme Court…
2Cases cited5 opinions
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- Putney v. PeopleAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2012
- Forty Second Street Co. v. Tax Appeals TribunalAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1996
- Friedenburg v. StateAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2008
- Iser v. New York State Commissioner of Taxation & FinanceAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1998