New construction on Manhattan’s Upper West Side.
Gentrification is a hot topic right now, and this is especially true if you live in any major U.S. city, where the population shift back to urban areas means that the process of gentrification is happening more rapidly than ever before. When more affluent people move into economically disadvantaged neighborhoods, usually the original residents end up being priced out — and unable to enjoy the sudden revitalization of neighborhoods that they spent many years of their lives investing in. But leaders in one Atlanta neighborhood have taken steps to change all that.
