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A state court dismissed a case brought against Columbia and the city Thursday, effectively validating the environmental review process for the University’s Manhattanville expansion.

After vocally opposing the continued construction of Columbus Village—a commercial and residential development being built amid the affordable housing complex, Park West Village—PWV resident Paul Bunten filed a lawsuit Friday that would force the developer to comply with land regulations. Columbus Village, which is currently being constructed along both sides of Columbus Avenue between 97th and 100th Streets, would include over 320,000 feet of retail space and five residential towers, some as tall as 29 stories. Many PWV residents and other community members feel the construction is both unattractive and detrimental to the neighborhood.