Bird v. Boston Redevelopment Authority

By their action the plaintiffs sought an assessment of damages (G. L. c. 79, § 12) for the taking of their land on June 28,1974, by the defendant in connection with the redevelopment of the downtown waterfront district. The premises were situated in that district on Commercial Street at the intersection of Richmond Street and consisted of a level, blacktopped lot, substantially rectangular in shape, containing 21,397 square feet, with frontage on and access to both streets. At the time of the taking the location was licensed as an off-street parking facility for sixty-five cars and was zoned…