Developer won't give up Old Main Post Office without a fight

Chicago's Old Main Post Office is "one of the most important buildings in America" and British developer Bill Davies is not about to give it up without a fight, a top aide said Monday.

Three days after Mayor Rahm Emanuel moved to seize control over the building and solicit bids to redevelop it, Davies declared his intention to take on City Hall.

"I don't think this would happen anywhere else in the world. If they use eminent domain in that way, it would mean they could choose any building in the city and just say, 'We can take that property and pay what we want to pay,' " said Martin Mulryan, Davies' project manager.

"The building is so big. It's one of the most important buildings in America. Maybe somebody has realized that and thinks, 'We don't want an overseas developer owning it.' It's a valuable asset. The city wants control of it. I'm sure it will be a low offer. But, [Davies] is not going to say to the city, `Come along and take the building if you like.' "

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