The legal case hinges on the question of whether this area across Lady Bird Lake from downtown is “unproductive, underdeveloped, or blighted.” It’s home to sprawling surface parking lots and the vacant former home of the Austin American-Statesman newspaper, but all around it are swanky shops and multimillion-dollar homes. Click through to read more about the lawsuit, including a response from the land use attorney helping Endeavor Real Estate transform the old Statesman HQ.