The project is expected to generate 700 jobs, which helped the developers win supporters.

Even if a local community does not want a proposed development, the developer will always win.

By the time the dust cleared - the developer won - it was 1992.

The case went to court, but the developers won.

The developers won, but "unrelated factors led them to abandon the project."

But there is a clear sense that the battle is over: The developers have won.

But the developers, who liked the symmetry of 62 West 62d, held their ground and won in court.

The developers also won approvals for a 100,000-square-foot office building next to the hotel.

The developer sued and won an $8 million judgment, which the town is still paying.

In 2012 developers won the right to build on this area despite fierce opposition from resident groups.