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    "deck": "The old Nordstrom building just landed in court, and the fight decides what happens to an entire block of downtown Anchorage.",
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    "published_at": "2026-08-18T20:00:00+00:00",
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    "body_md": "The Anchorage Community Development Authority (ACDA) has sued Hughes Family LLC and partner Anchorage Innovation District LLC over the former Nordstrom building at Sixth Avenue and D Street in downtown Anchorage. ACDA owns 80% of the property, four of the five lots under the building, while Hughes Family LLC holds the fifth lot. The lawsuit says redevelopment has hit an impasse because the building cannot be physically divided into separately owned pieces.\n\nThe suit asks a court to order all five lots sold together, with the proceeds split among the owners according to their ownership share. The outcome will determine what happens to one of downtown Anchorage's largest vacant storefronts and the surrounding block.\n\nMayor Suzanne LaFrance's administration wants the three-story building converted into housing and retail meant to anchor downtown and support nearby businesses. ACDA director Mike Robbins says even on the fastest timeline, the building will remain empty through another winter, with construction unlikely to start before fall 2027.",
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    "summary": "The Anchorage Community Development Authority, which owns 80% of the former Nordstrom building at Sixth and D, sued minority owners Hughes Family LLC and Anchorage Innovation District LLC, asking a court to force a full sale of all five lots after redevelopment talks stalled.",
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      "The lawsuit asks the court to order all five lots sold together with proceeds split by ownership share.",
      "Mayor Suzanne LaFrance's administration wants housing and retail on the site.",
      "ACDA director Mike Robbins says construction likely won't start before fall 2027."
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        "a": "The Anchorage Community Development Authority owns 80 percent of the property, four of five lots, while Hughes Family LLC and Anchorage Innovation District LLC own the fifth lot.",
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        "a": "ACDA says redevelopment talks stalled and the building can't be split into separately owned pieces, so it wants a court to order all five lots sold together.",
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