"With a population of 104,054 residents (2000 Census figure), Brooklyn Community Board 6 is comprised of the following neighborhoods: Carroll Gardens/South Brooklyn, Cobble Hill, Columbia Street District, Gowanus, Park Slope and Red Hook." - Community Board 6
What these neighborhood have in common is gentrification peeking over their shoulder, or do they?
Schools, apartments, and businesses are replaced with trendier modernist establishments that have a asking price on average according to the the community boards website of $800,000. After visiting several reality businesses like Brownstone Real Estate LLC. and Cobble Heights Reality Inc. it became clear that living within the upscale neighborhoods of the district was impossible unless you were willing to pay a down payment of least a quarter of the $1,000,000+ asking price of many of the lots.
The constant rise of real estate prices in the area has triggered the opening of at the very least 10 reality agencies in the Cobble Hill Neighborhood alone. This increase of course is not driven by traditional means such as the end of the recession or a rejuvenation of the nations banking and real estate industries. Rather its caused by an influx of young professionals who have moved into the neighborhood in droves attracting new businesses such as Starbucks and American Apparel. Besides chain stores a myriad of new cafes, food markets, pastry shops, and bars have moved into the blossoming residential area many barely celebrating five years of operation if even that.
This form of urban revitalization has gone in a completely opposite direction than the urban renewal efforts of the 20th century but at the cost of eliminating the few middle and low income bracket housing options their were. This has led to the neighborhood becoming less diverse over the last two decades unless you count, Mexican, Thai, Chinese, Indian, Greek, English, and German restaurants and bars that sell expensive import beer.
Figures showing this are provided by the community board for free.
Black and Hispanics have slowly moved out of the district but on the ground level several 10+ story tenements have delayed a complete expulsion. By retrospect the neighboring District community board 2 at the heart of downtown Brooklyn's commercial district is far more diverse. With streets writhing with inhabitants from all walks of life and ethnicity.
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ReplyDelete"With a population of 104,054 residents (2000 Census figure), Brooklyn Community Board 6 is comprised of the following neighborhoods: Carroll Gardens/South Brooklyn, Cobble Hill, Columbia Street District, Gowanus, Park Slope and Red Hook." - Community Board 6 WEBSITE?
What these neighborhood have in common is gentrification peeking over their shoulder, or do they? SUGGESTION HERE, FROM WAY LEDE IS PHRASED, IS THAT GENTRIFICATION MAY IN FACT *NOT* BE THE ISSUE. I'M NOT SURE THAT'S WHAT YOU WANT TO CONVEY, HOWEVER.
Schools, apartments, and businesses are replaced with trendier modernist establishments MEANING WHAT? APARTMENTS? that have a asking price OR PURCHASE PRICE? on average according to the the community boards website of $800,000. After visiting several reality REALTY businesses like Brownstone Real Estate LLC. and Cobble Heights Reality Inc. it became clear OR, 'I LEARNED' that living within the upscale neighborhoods of the district was impossible unless you were willing to pay a down payment of least a quarter of the $1,000,000+ asking price of many of the lots.NOT LOTS BUT HOUSES OR APARTMENTS.
The constant rise of real estate prices WHAT'S YOUR EVIDENCE FOR THIS? DO YOU HAVE FIGURES FROM PAST? IF SO, NEED TO CITE. in the area has triggered the opening of at the very least 10 reality REALTY agencies in the Cobble Hill Neighborhood alone. SINCE WHEN, AND WHAT'S YOUR SOURCE This increase of course is not driven by traditional means such as the end of the recession or a rejuvenation of the nations banking and real estate industries. Rather its IT'S caused by an influx of young professionals who have moved into the neighborhood in droves attracting new businesses such as Starbucks and American Apparel. PROBABLY RIGHT, BUT YOU NEED SOMEONE TO TELL YOU THIS, OR DEMOGRAPHIC EVIDENCE; OTHERWISE IT'S JUST YOUR OPINION. Besides chain stores a myriad of new cafes, food markets, pastry shops, and bars have moved into the blossoming residential area many barely celebrating five years of operation if even that. SENTENCE TOO WORDY
This form of urban revitalization has gone in a completely opposite direction than the urban renewal efforts of the 20th century but at the cost of eliminating the few middle and low income bracket housing options their THERE were. I LIKE THE THOUGHT BUT NOT THE WORDING; BE MUCH BETTER TO ATTRIBUTE IT TO SOMEONE ELSE. This has led to the neighborhood becoming less diverse over the last two decades unless you count, Mexican, Thai, Chinese, Indian, Greek, English, and German restaurants and bars that sell expensive import beer.
Figures showing this are provided by the community board for free. THAT'S TYPICAL, NO? WHY WOULD CB CHARGE FOR PUBLIC INFO?
Black and Hispanics have slowly moved out of the district but on the ground level MEANING WHAT? several 10+ story tenements have delayed a complete expulsion. THAT'S TOO STRONG A WORD; NOBODY IS FORCIBLY EXPELLED, EVEN IF RESULT IS SAME. By retrospect YOU MEAN 'IN CONTRAST' the neighboring District community board 2 at the heart of downtown Brooklyn's commercial district is far more diverse. With streets writhing STRANGE VERB with inhabitants from all walks of life and ethnicity. NOT A COMPLETE SENTENCE
ALRIGHT, I THINK YOUR WRITING NEEDS A LOT MORE WORK HERE. LOTS OF GRAMMATICAL AND SPELLING ISSUES, AND SOME INCOMPLETE SENTENCES. ARGUMENT COULD BE A LOT STRONGER, TOO. SO MY GRADE FOR THAT PART OF ASSIGNMENT IS A C.
VISUALLY, HOWEVER, THIS PIECE IS STRONG--GREAT MAP AND GRAPHIC, AND EXCELLENT SLIDE SHOW. SO THAT PART OF IT GETS AN A.
OVERALL GRADE: B.