Charleston Urban Renewal Authority v. Courtland Co.

STARCHER, Justice:

In the instant case, the Courtland Company (“Courtland”) challenges the authority of the Charleston Urban Redevelopment Authority (“CURA”) to exercise the power of eminent domain to acquire land (“the Court-land Property”) that is owned by Courtland and is located in downtown Charleston.

CURA wants to acquire and develop the Courtland Property as part of a unified business district, pursuant to the provisions of CURA’s redevelopment plan for the downtown Charleston area. The Courtland Property is presently being used as a privately owned commercial parking lot and is wholly…