Court temporarily blocks NYCHA, Related’s West Chelsea redevelopment — again

A fresh round of legal issues has cropped up for NYCHA’s planned redevelopment of a West Chelsea public housing complex.  The New York State Supreme Court’s appellate division issued a restraining order to stop the demolition of the Fulton and Elliott-Chelsea Houses, Crain’s reported. The city’s public housing authority plans to appeal the temporary injunction. “The court recognized that not every housing plan actually serves the public interest,” an attorney for the plaintiffs said after the restraining order was issued. “We will await the court’s final decision after consideration of the full appeal,” a spokesperson for NYCHA said. It’s the […] This article originally appeared on The Real Deal. Click here to read the full story.