Sun Co. v. City of Syracuse Industrial Development Agency
New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
625 N.Y.S.2d 371, 209 A.D.2d 34 (1995)
- Written by Tanya Munson, JD
Facts
In 1987, the City of Syracuse Industrial Development Agency (SIDA) (defendant) and the city of Syracuse (the city) announced a master plan for the redevelopment of approximately 800 acres of land near Onondaga Lake. SIDA sought to develop a retail center, known as the Carousel Landing Project (the project), to economically revitalize the area, reduce physical blight, create employment, improve aesthetics, and alleviate environmental problems. SIDA entered into a preferred development agreement with Pyramid Companies (Pyramid), designating Pyramid as a preferred developer for the project. Sun Company, Inc., and several other oil companies (collectively, the oil companies) (plaintiffs) owned property near the south shore of Onondaga Lake where SIDA wanted to develop the project. In the preferred development agreement, SIDA agreed to acquire the oil companies’ properties for the development of the project. Pyramid agreed to pay SIDA for the value of the properties, and SIDA agreed to use the funds to provide the owners of the condemned property compensation. SIDA condemned the oil companies’ properties. The oil companies met with city officials to propose an alternative to the project, but the city stated that it was bound by the preferred development agreement and could not adopt the oil companies’ proposal. The oil companies challenged the condemnation and, among other things, contended that the statutory condemnation scheme that granted an industrial development agency (IDA) the power to condemn property was facially unconstitutional and that SIDA improperly delegated and surrendered its authority to exercise eminent-domain power. The oil companies sought an annulment under Eminent Domain Procedure Law 207 (EDPL 207) of SIDA’s determination to condemn their properties.
Rule of Law
Issue
Holding and Reasoning (Boehm, J.)
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