Greene v. District of Columbia

EASTERLY, Associate Judge:

With this case we return to the District of Columbia’s revitalization project for the Skyland Shopping Center area in Ward 7.1 Appellant, Mary Rose Greene, owned property near the shopping center. After a portion of her property was condemned, a jury trial was held to determine her compensation for the taking. The jury-awarded Ms. Greene almost two million dollars. Ms. Greene now appeals.

Setting aside her challenge to the trial court’s subject matter jurisdiction, which we reject,2 Ms. Greene’s central claim is that she was inadequately compensated for two reasons:…