The company held 80% of the property that would become the urban garden. The City of Los Angeles acquired the land by eminent domain in 1986, for the purpose of building a waste-to-energy facility known as the Los Angeles City Energy Recovery Project (LANCER).
The company controlled 80% of the territory destined for the urban garden. In 1986, the City of Los Angeles took possession of this land via eminent domain with plans to establish a waste-to-energy plant named the Los Angeles City Energy Recovery Project (LANCER).