Holdouts who refuse to sell their "nail houses" to developers

Here’s an example from Washington, DC (go to slide picture 7). This property recently turned into a Le Pain Quotidien after being basically abandoned for years.
http://www.msn.com/en-us/money/realestate/hell-no-we-wont-go-homeowners-who-wouldnt-budge/ss-BBi9rtK#image=7

The owner was offered up to $3 million, but it wasn’t good enough, and eventually it foreclosed for $800,000.

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