Singh family

ESDC Prepares to Acquire CU Properties

In the midst of fierce debate over Columbia’s campus expansion, discussion of eminent domain has centered around the dwindling number of property holdouts in the area—now down to two. But other spots in the neighborhood have been largely left out of eminent domain conversations even though it affects many tenants of Columbia-owned buildings.

Singh Family Gas Station Continues Holdout

A nameless gas station at 619 125th St. and another on 12th Avenue across from the Cotton Club stand with peeling paint, in the project zone for Columbia’s Manhattanville expansion.