In re the City of New York

William C. Hecht, Jr., J.

This is a proceeding in eminent domain to acquire title in fee simple absolute to certain real property required for the Lincoln Square Slum Clearance Project bounded generally by.West 60th Street, Amsterdam Avenue, West 66th Street, lands of the New York Central Railroad, West 70tli Street, Amsterdam Avenue, West 66th Street and Columbus Avenue, excluding all streets, in the Borough of Manhattan, City of New York.

The buildings involved in this proceeding consist of tenement houses, apartment houses, rooming houses, commercial buildings of various types and sizes,…