The Centre City Development Corp., the city's redevelopment arm, had originally offered each of the Horton heirs $100 for their ownership interests in the land. When they balked at the price, the city exercised its eminent domain powers and seized the property.
The Gaslamp District is the San Diego equivalent of New York's Times Square. It's loaded with always-busy restaurants and bars and is anchored by the wildly successful Horton Plaza shopping center.
The lawsuit brought by Alonzo Horton's heirs involves about three acres in the Gaslamp District's western fringe. Most of the parcels are on Market and Front streets, surrounding two high-rise condominium projects that are now under construction.
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