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Brockton Takes Eight-Story Downtown Building By Eminent Domain – Because It Can

Brockton Takes Eight-Story Downtown Building By Eminent Domain – Because It Can

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The city of Brockton took by eminent domain the tallest building in its downtown and then turned it over to a developer who plans to turn it into housing. The recent owner of the 1905 Brockton Furniture Building, John Monem, operates a furniture business on the first floor, but city officials told him Thursday, December 6 he has four months to get out.

The city of Brockton took by eminent domain the tallest building in its downtown and then turned it over to a developer who plans to turn it into housing. The recent owner of the 1905 Brockton Furniture Building, John Monem, operates a furniture business on the first floor, but city officials told him Thursday, December 6 he has four months to get out.…