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guiltyofnothing t1_ir65z44 wrote

As someone who lived in one of these new buildings in Manchester up until very recently — I think the idea that they’re full of 30-something gentrifiers is wildly wrong. There were families in my building. People coming from public housing. One of our neighbors was a widow in her 60’s who had lived in Richmond all her life.

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Hiltson87 t1_ir6j9y1 wrote

It's not uncommon for them to include a percentage of subsidized housing in the new buildings because they get HUD grants for it.

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spillsomepaint t1_ir83jht wrote

AGI limits, sure, in the higher percentages, but none of these units are for folks who are on public assistance. And it's usually taxes incentives for a % affordable units.

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FromTheIsle t1_ir9rowc wrote

This is the case for most apartment communities. Theres usually a fairly diverse mix. Most people rent because they cannot own. Lots of people in this city want to paint renters as evil gentriers (read white middle class and single) but then turn around and complain about not enough places to rent.

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