At first, I thought his was a pretty lame move.. telling a property owner they couldn’t build something taller than 86 feet high on their own land.  But, once I saw the [...]]]> Came across this story, where the city of Denver is passing legislation giving “air rights” to the surrounding neighborhood to the staium authority.

At first, I thought his was a pretty lame move.. telling a property owner they couldn’t build something taller than 86 feet high on their own land.  But, once I saw the comment from the property owner, I realized there’s no innocent victim in all of this.

Focus Property Group “planned” a 146ft high building on the land, and didn’t want the council to rule until after they’d had a chance to try and sell the land to the stadium authority.

This is a case where the legislation really makes sense.  If someone really wants to build on their land, I think they should be able to…  but if your real goal is to sell the land to the stadium authority, you’re really just trying to extort public money when you have the chance to.

This looks like the best possible resolution to me.

Denver acts to preserve Coors Field mountain view – USATODAY.com.