Eminent Domain, Condemnation & Real Estate Valuation

Property Owner Results

$7,500,000 – Montgomery Township, PA Jury Verdict

Our team secured a $5.85 million verdict for a 50-acre tract of land in Montgomery Township, PA. It was an eminent domain dispute that spanned more than a decade, with the township initially offering the owners about $1 million in 2010. The jury’s $5.85 automatically swelled to approximately $7.5 million when statutory interest was added.

Defeated Taking of Erie County, PA Farm

Our team successfully defeated the partial taking of a farm in Erie County, PA.

$1,600,000 – Marlton, NJ Jury Verdict

Our team obtained a $1.6 million Jury Verdict for the closure of a shopping center driveway in Marlton New Jersey. The New Jersey Department of Transportation initially claimed the damages were less than $200,000.

$6,000,000 – Delaware County, PA Award

Our team obtained a $6 million Board of View award for the taking of a property in Delaware County. After a 4 day hearing, the Board awarded the full amount of our appraiser’s damages. The Township initially claimed the damages were $1.2 million.

$3,000,000 – Retail Building

Our team obtained a settlement of $3 million for the condemnation of a retail building. The property was taken for the Pennsylvania Convention Center Expansion Project and the property owner was initially offered $1 million.

$16,500,000 – Loft/Conversion Building

Our team obtained a settlement of $16.5 million for the condemnation of a loft/conversion building. The property was taken for the Pennsylvania Convention Center Expansion Project and the property owner was initially offered $10 million.

$17,000,000 – Subdivision Land

Our team obtained a jury award of $17 million for a home builder. The property was taken by York County, which initially offered $2 million.

$40,900,000 – Sanitary Landfill

Our team obtained a $40.9 million settlement for Keystone Sanitary Landfill in Dunmore, Lackawanna County, PA following a Board of View hearing and after a jury trial commenced. A portion of the property was taken by the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation, which initially offered less than $250,000.

$30,000,000 – Harrah's Atlantic City

Our team obtained a settlement worth over $30 million for Harrah's Atlantic City following a Commissioners hearing and just before trial. The settlement included $26 million in cash and the balance in billboard advertising space. A portion of the property was taken by the New Jersey Department of Transportation, which initially offered $13 million.

$5,200,000 – Subdivision Land

Our team obtained a settlement of $5.2 million for a home builder following a Board of View hearing and just before trial. The property was taken by Abington Township, which initially offered $2.6 million.

$1,900,000 – Anthracite Coal Reserves

Our team obtained a settlement of over $1.9 million for a coal mining company just before trial on appeal from a Board of View hearing. A portion of the property was taken by the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation, which initially offered approximately $40,000.

$1,700,000 – National Automotive Parts and Service Company

Our team obtained a settlement of $1.7 million for a national automotive parts and service company in a case in which the initial offer was zero. Our client was a tenant of a property located in Houston, Texas that was partially condemned by the Texas Department of Transportation.

$545,000 – Parking Lot

Our team obtained $545,000 for the owner of a property condemned by the City of Hazleton, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania. The City initially offered $200,000.

$161,000 – Undeveloped Land

Our team obtained $161,000 for the owner of a property located in Tunkhannock, Wyoming County, Pennsylvania. The initial offer by the condemnor was $12,550.