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NOTICE OF CONDEMNATION OF 580 SQUARE FEET OF VACANT LAND,
MORE OR LESS, SITUATE IN THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA,
DESIGNATED AS LOT 0813 SQUARE 0268,
MAINE AVENUE S.W., WASHINGTON, DC. 20024
To: 580 SQUARE FEET OF VACANT LAND, MORE OR LESS, SITUATE IN THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, DESIGNATED AS LOT 0813 SQUARE 0268, MAINE AVENUE S.W., WASHINGTON, DC 20024
PARCEL 49B LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
GOLDMAN SACHS MORTGAGE COMPANY, L.P.
GOLDMAN SACHS COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE CAPITAL, L.P.
U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., as Successor by Merger to LaSalle Bank, National Association
LaSALLE BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
CONFEDERATION LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
TOWER ASSOCIATES II, INC.
THOMAS J. MANCUSO, as Substitute Trustee
KELLY M. WREN, as Substitute Trustee
UNKNOWN OWNERS AND OTHERS WHO MAY HAVE AN INTEREST
Pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 71.1(d), you are hereby notified that a condemnation action has been filed in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia (the “Court”) by National Railroad Passenger Corporation (“Amtrak”) to acquire in fee simple absolute by eminent domain all interests subject to certain existing rights in 580 square feet, more or less, of vacant, unoccupied land north of Main Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20024, designated on the Records of the Assessor for the District of Columbia as Lot 0813 Square 0268 (the “Subject Property Interests”).
Amtrak is taking the Subject Property Interests subject to certain existing rights, namely:
a. Terms, reservations, and restrictions as set forth in Deed from Potomac Freight Terminals Company to The Philadelphia, Baltimore and Washington Railroad Company dated November 21, 1925 and recorded on November 27, 1925, as Instrument No. 32, in Liber 5623, Folio 250;
b. Terms, reservations, and restrictions as set forth in that Instrument recorded on September 14, 1978, as Instrument No. 7800032024 noted as Deed by and between John C. Kohl, as Trustee of the Property of The Philadelphia, Baltimore and Washington Railroad Company, “Debtor”, and Consolidated Railroad Corporation, as modified by Release of Easements Indenture by and between The Penn Central Corporation and Consolidated Rail Corporation dated April 11, 1983 and recorded on April 25, 1983, as Instrument No.8300011490;
c. Terms, reservations, easements, and restrictions in that Deed from Consolidated Rail Corporation to Parcel C Limited Partnership dated June 30, 1989, and recorded on June 30, 1989, as Instrument No. 8900038921; and
d. Terms, provisions, conditions, covenants, reservations, and restrictions as set forth in that Supplemental Final Order and Judgment filed in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Indiana, Indianapolis Division, in Case No. 1:99-ML-9313-DFH-TAB MDL Docket No. 1313, In Re: AT&T Fiber Optic Cable Installation Litigation and subsequently recorded among the Land Records of the District of Columbia on October 9, 2009, as Instrument No. 2009111572. Said Settlement Agreement provides AT&T, among other things, an easement running along certain railroad corridors in the District of Columbia.
The action is captioned National Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak) v. 580 Square Feet of Vacant Land, More or Less, Situate in the District of Columbia, Designated as Lot 0813 Square 0268, Maine Avenue, SW, Washington, DC 20024, et al.. Case No.: 1:26-cv-02731-CRC.
Amtrak is authorized under 49 U.S.C. § 24311 to obtain interests in property necessary for intercity rail passenger transportation. By this action, Amtrak asserts and exercises its right under 49 U.S.C. § 24311(a)(1)(A) to acquire the Subject Property Interests by eminent domain.
Please be advised Amtrak will deposit with the Court the amount it estimates to be just compensation for the Subject Property Interests in accordance with statutory requirements and is seeking immediate possession.
All parties to whom this Notice is directed, and any other interested party, may serve upon Amtrak’s attorneys an Answer to the Complaint in the aforementioned action within twenty-one (21) days after publication of this Notice. Failure to serve an Answer constitutes consent to the taking and to the authority of the Court to proceed to hear the action and to affix the compensation. A defendant who does not serve an Answer may file a notice of appearance.
The attorneys representing Amtrak in this action are Patricia McHugh Lambert, Esq., Alejandro Camacho, Esq., and PESSIN KATZ LAW, P.A., 901 Dulaney Valley Road, Suite 500, Towson, MD 21204, Phone: 410-938-8800; Emails: plambert@pklaw.com; acamacho@pklaw.com; and Christopher S. Perry, Esq., National Railroad Passenger Corporation, 1 Massachusetts Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20001 Phone: 202-294-2434,
Email: christopher.perry@amtrak.com.
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