On the topic of the Willets Point case, inequitable precondemnation activities, and condemnation blight, thanks to Professor Gideon Kanner for reminding us of his seminal article on the subject, Condemnation Blight: Just How Just Is Just Compensation?, 48 Notre Dame Law Review 765 (1973) (the Notre Dame Law Review was then called the Notre Dame Lawyer).
I read it a while ago, but it’s worth revisiting. It received the Shattuck Prize from the American Institute of Real Estate Appraisers (now the Appraisal Institute) and it was the sole authority relied on by the Oregon Supreme Court in rejecting the New York Clement rule. More about the subject here (Professor Kanner’s Gideon Trumpet blog). Check it out.