They brought data, graphs, charts and a petition signed by residents of the neighborhood protesting the development. The developer stood by, looking slightly blindsided, as did the city officials gathered behind him. Yes, Schloff admitted, the rents might seem expensive for this neighborhood.
Few people knew about these 50 homes before he said this. That admission would be seized on by the CVA. It would later come back to haunt him. A conversation among all the parties was encouraged. They host monthly community meetings at their neighborhood recreation center, and can agitate residents into showering city officials with letters, phone calls and petitions on various issues.
I like that part, that they know us. But are we getting anywhere? A few years ago, there was an influx of young activists, veterans of other protest movements, who transformed the relatively quiet CVA into a more militant, responsive organization. With that knowledge and which way to go, who to talk to, when we need to go talk with them, it made a difference. Watts sat in the dining room of the two-story house on Baldwin Street in which she grew up, where she returned 20 years ago to take care of her ailing mother.
The CVA has protested several developments in the neighborhood, from that relatively small row house to a unit apartment complex being built at Van Dyke and Kercheval. No matter the size of the planned project, the issue is always the same.
There is no serious plan on how to deal with poverty and preserve the Black community here. The long term residents have been neglected for years, and we are still being neglected, while wealthy investors and speculators get incentives. There must be space for Black people and other underserved communities in the New Detroit. At first glance, this area isn't an obvious candidate for gentrification.
Some streets are dense with old homes, others are essentially grassy fields interrupted here and there by a house. Some homes are well kept, others are occupied eyesores, and a good number are vacant and boarded-up. There are about 6, residents. Of the residents attending, two spoke in favor of the project, five spoke against. Nobody who lives here could possibly afford that rent, opponents said, and that would just draw well-to-do outsiders, and that could lead to displacement as it has all over town.
Just ask the former low-income residents of a gentrified area like Midtown, they say. Or those from Corktown. Or the low-income senior renters who used to live downtown in the renovated, high-rise apartments now marketed toward young professionals. What it does is it forces out the people that have been in the neighborhood that want to continue to live here, because the rent is too high.
But in the New Detroit, they say, the deck is already stacked in favor of developers. The only power a little group like CVA has is to disrupt the system enough to get their concerns heard. People in this area have been asking for development for decades.
We just want to make sure that the people who live here are the ones who actually get the benefit of that. By the next committee meeting on Feb.
Above all, they still wanted the tax incentive denied, even if that meant it might kill the row house project. Tate spoke to the developer, who was standing forlornly nearby. I recognize the Charlevoix Village Association as having an important voice in this conversation, the issues that they raise are valid — you know, illegal taxation, displacement, gentrification — these are all things that need to be dealt with. The differences in how gentrification can be viewed show just how diverse the problem is.
For some people, gentrification is displacing local residents to allow rich, white residents to take advantage of local economic opportunities unavailable to most locals. For others, it is an opportunity to make savvy business decisions and something that is destined to happen.
The truth is that times are changing, and every resident has a different outlook. Now, come a little further…. You are commenting using your WordPress. You are commenting using your Google account. You are commenting using your Twitter account. You are commenting using your Facebook account. Notify me of new comments via email.
Notify me of new posts via email. Skip to content By Brian Colding Gentrification and diversity have an interesting dynamic. Only time will tell if gentrification is good for the city of Detroit, or if it is bad. Another neighbor can no longer afford rent and moves. An upscale restaurant replaces the shabby but familiar diner. A boutique clothing store — which many of the older residents would never shop at — occupies a redeveloped storefront.
All of a sudden, dozens of daytime shoppers park on the block. One step at a time, the neighborhood became something completely different. Through an influx of unfamiliar neighbors and businesses, a cultural shift can take place that makes someone feel less welcome in their own neighborhood. New residents tip off the city to violations that used to be ignored. Immigrant communities fear leaving the house because of increased police presence. Criminals target neighborhoods with new developments for car and house break-ins.
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