Oceanfront homeowners can't get paid for their lost view if a piece of their property is seized for a dune construction project, the state Supreme Court ruled today.

The ruling by the state's highest court is a win for communities worried they would have gone broke trying to pay their share of dune construction by having to compensate the homeowners sometimes hundreds of thousands of dollars for the strips of land needed for the projects.

Under current eminent domain laws, homeowners are allowed to recoup money for the negative effects a beach replenishment project may have on the value of their property.

The view of the Palisades, just north of the George Washington Bridge, is a breathtaking panorama, a visual respite from the over-development that has plagued both sides of the Hudson River.

That's why passions are running high about the new corporate headquarters of LG Electronics in Englewood Cliffs. The current plan for the $300 million building would see it rise to 143 feet, twice the height of the existing Palisades tree line, forever changing the landscape. Environmentalists and politicians on both sides of the Hudson have weighed in against the current design, including four New Jersey governors.