The parcel on which Access Graphics was the most prominent tenant had been the subject of a long dispute with the City of Boulder. The Helgoth family had received very substantial offers for that parcel, far, far more than what they eventually received from the City. Such offers were conditoned upon Boulder granting certain development related rights. The City persistently refused to do so and eventually acquired the land for a very much lower sum than the family had been repeatedly offered by the major retailer.