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tldr; In a neighborhood with no open space for new housing, existing housing must be torn down in order to build new housing.
by djrogers 11y ago
tldr; In a neighborhood with no open space for new housing, existing housing must be torn down in order to build new housing.
- jhull 11y agomore like: dr; that is not at all what the article is about.
- calbear81 11y agoTLDR; H4H, in an effort to grow their public profile, took a federal grant to develop affordable housing in an ill-suited neighborhood with low vacancy rates which in turn forced them to acquire properties from a shady landlord who may have illegally pressured tenants to vacate. Pressure to meet the grant requirements led to disregard of objections raised by concerned parties within the group.
- chrome_x 11y agoLol...so true ;)
- TillE 11y agoThat is the fundamental problem with Brooklyn, though. The vast majority of housing is hugely inefficient. Ugly little two-story apartment buildings where you could have a really nice 5-6 story building instead.
- jessaustin 11y agoThe vacant lots on which new homes were built probably qualified as "open space". Even so, this is not a proud moment for Habitat.