Within weeks of the Denis sale, the developers approached his neighbors.

For a number of years, developers had been approaching the church wanting to make use of the prime site.

But no private developer has approached the federal government with an offer to buy the property.

So when two developers approached him to create a condominium in New York City, he did not hesitate.

To achieve that victory, developers approached the problem from many different angles.

By the end of 2012, three developers had approached the government with proposals to develop a recreation area.

The developers approached the club about a possible entrance through its building, but no deal was consummated.

Over the years, developers have approached Barneys with proposals to open branch stores.

"It certainly wasn't how most developers approach us," Gisue Hariri said.

Perhaps the developers, with a better understanding of the most profitable improvement for the site, approached Grinnell and bought him out.