The expansion project, which is expected to add up to 6.8million sf of new facilities in up to 16 new buildings, hascontinued to gain some opposition from local Harlem residents, whoworry about displacement. Many of the speakers at the two-dayhearing opposed the plan. If eminent domain is used, all but twobuildings in the area between Broadway and 12th Avenue and 125thand 133rd streets, will reportedly be bulldozed.
[IMGCAP(2)]The two hearings Thursday at Aaron Davis Hall of CityCollege consisted of testimony by community activists, residents,and Columbia students. Some community activists spoke out againstthe possibility of eminent domain in the area. An anonymous localreal estate attorney, not involved in the proposed project,previously told GlobeSt.com that the ESDC will invoke its eminentdomain power to assist the University in acquiring the remainingproperties that it does not already own if need be. In that case,"those who are holding out for whatever reason," the source said,"will be forced to sell to the ESDC." The source noted thatobviously there will be an outcry as there has already been foryears.
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Natalie Dolce
Natalie Dolce, editor-in-chief of GlobeSt.com and GlobeSt. Real Estate Forum, is responsible for working with editorial staff, freelancers and senior management to help plan the overarching vision that encompasses GlobeSt.com, including short-term and long-term goals for the website, how content integrates through the company’s other product lines and the overall quality of content. Previously she served as national executive editor and editor of the West Coast region for GlobeSt.com and Real Estate Forum, and was responsible for coverage of news and information pertaining to that vital real estate region. Prior to moving out to the Southern California office, she was Northeast bureau chief, covering New York City for GlobeSt.com. Her background includes a stint at InStyle Magazine, and as managing editor with New York Press, an alternative weekly New York City paper. In her career, she has also covered a variety of beats for M magazine, Arthur Frommer's Budget Travel, FashionLedge.com, and Co-Ed magazine. Dolce has also freelanced for a number of publications, including MSNBC.com and Museums New York magazine.
