Section 215. Methods of acquisition of real property

1. A redevelopment
  corporation may:
    (a) Whether before or  after  the  certificates  of  approval  of  its
  development  plan  required by section two hundred three of this article
  have been issued, acquire real property or secure  options  in  its  own
  name  or  in  the  name  of  nominees to acquire real property, by gift,
  grant, lease, purchase or otherwise, or awards in condemnation  made  or
  to be made therefor;
    (b)  After  a  certificate of approval of condemnation with respect to
  the real property in question has been issued pursuant  to  section  two
  hundred  sixteen of this article, acquire all or any portion of the real
  property included in such certificate of approval  of  condemnation  not
  already  under contracts of sale or option to it, by condemnation in the
  manner provided by the condemnation law, with such departures  therefrom
  as are provided in this article.
    2.  A city may, upon request by a redevelopment corporation, and after
  a certificate of approval of  condemnation  with  respect  to  the  real
  property  in  question  has  been issued pursuant to section two hundred
  sixteen of this article, acquire, or obligate  itself  to  acquire,  for
  such  redevelopment  corporation  any  real  property  included  in such
  certificate  of  approval  of  condemnation,  by  gift,  grant,   lease,
  purchase, condemnation, or otherwise, according to the provisions of any
  appropriate  general, special or local law applicable to the acquisition
  of real property by the city. Real property acquired by  a  city  for  a
  redevelopment  corporation  shall  be  conveyed  by  such  city  to  the
  redevelopment corporation upon payment to the city of all sums  expended
  or  required  to be expended by the city in the acquisition of such real
  property.
    3. The provisions of this article with respect to the condemnation  of
  real  property  by or for a redevelopment corporation or by a city for a
  redevelopment corporation shall prevail over the provisions of any other
  general, special or local law.