Legal Opinion
Fred F. French Investing Co. v. City of New York
New York Court of Appeals
Decided May 4, 1976PublishedCited by 153 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Chief Judge Breitel.
Plaintiff Fred F. French Investing Co., purchase money mortgagee of Tudor City, a Manhattan residential complex, brought this action to declare unconstitutional a 1972 amendment to the New York City Zoning Resolution and seeks compensation as for "inverse” taking by eminent domain. The amendment purported to create a "Special Park District”, and rezoned two private parks in the Tudor City complex exclusively as parks open to the public. It further provided for the granting to the defendant property owners of transferable development (air) rights usable elsewhere. It…
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