gentrification

noun

gen·tri·fi·ca·tion ˌjen-trə-fə-ˈkā-shən

: a process in which a poor area (as of a city) experiences an influx of middle-class or wealthy people who renovate and rebuild homes and businesses and which often results in an increase in property values and the displacement of earlier, usually poorer residents

a neighborhood undergoing gentrification

"This week, we're talking about gentrification. Middle-class people move in. Property values and rents rise. Things change and improve but not for everyone. …"—

Lulu Garcia-Navarro

Opposition is also stoked by fear of gentrification—displacement of longtime residents through higher rents or property taxes.—

Steven Litt

The construction of luxury housing and gentrification of neighborhoods is pushing families out of communities they have called home for years.—

Heidi Romanish and David Snyder

In an effort to keep gentrification from creeping in the same way into the 30th Ward … Jessica Gutierrez wants to keep a lid on property taxes and inform residents about affordable housing.—

Alexandra Arriaga

Examples of gentrification in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Residents raised concerns about gentrification, and parks advocates filed a federal lawsuit arguing that the center was an improper use of public land. —

Mitch Smith, New York Times, 10 June 2024 Rent increases on already struggling tenants directly contribute to more evictions, homelessness, gentrification, food insecurity, and to the destabilizing and destruction of low-income households — primarily households of color. —

David R. Jones, New York Daily News, 28 May 2024 The shuttering of redevelopment agencies by Gov. Jerry Brown over a decade ago dried up revenue not only aimed at revitalizing — and the resulting gentrification — of downtown areas, but did away with a source of housing funds. —

Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 May 2024 When the headquarters were announced, some residents raised concerns about gentrification in the district. —

Nadia Scharf, The Indianapolis Star, 23 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for gentrification

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