Elegran Edge
The Real Estate Blog
What is Elegran Edge? It’s the blog where we bring together the biggest and best stories from our neighborhood blogs and agent blogs. If it’s happening in Manhattan real estate, you can find it here.
Articles about "Gentrification"
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Columbia University's Expansion has Major Effects on the Surrounding Area
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Kerby Marcelin
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November 02, 2016
Gentrification is a serious issue in New York City. How has Columbia University's Manhattanville expansion affected the area? Is the institution's presence negative or positive?
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Ain’t Nothing Going On But the Rent
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Zain Ul-Arifeen
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June 20, 2016
Everyone knows rents are rising, gentrification is happening, but what's the nitty-gritty of these complex phenomena?
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L-Train Shutdown: The Issue, the Consequences, and the Proposed Solutions
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Zain Ul-Arifeen
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June 01, 2016
What will life be like when the L-train shuts down? We delve into the immediate impacts and the potential mitigation strategies.
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Inwood Braces for the Starbucks' Effect
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Stephanie Fujihashi
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January 27, 2014
New Yorkers, like most other big city dwellers throughout the nation, are a highly caffeinated bunch, reliant on their coffee to get them through their demanding work day. This is evident from the astounding 212 Starbucks Coffee Shops found throughout the island of Manhattan.
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Rumors of a Starbucks are Brewing in Williamsburg
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Olivia Smedley
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December 27, 2013
In Manhattan, you can’t go two blocks without seeing one. Its coffee cups are a chic accessory for celebrities. It is a studying, reading, and socializing space of choice for many people, and it is coming to a neighborhood of endless development. Yes, Starbucks is making its way to Williamsburg.
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Everything is the New Something in Brooklyn
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Olivia Smedley
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November 20, 2013
Brooklyn is the new Manhattan. Weird is the new normal. Owling is the new planking. “Orange is the New Black”. These “blank is the new blank” phrases are thrown around a lot these days, and those in real estate love to claim that every area is the next big thing.
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Queen's Mega-Project Approved: Willet's Point
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Peter Black
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October 21, 2013
Yesterday, the City Council approved yet another mammoth mega-project in Queens: Willet’s Point. This desolate tract of concrete wasteland—which is bounded by the Flushing River and Citi Stadium—will be turned into $3 billion mixed-use urban conglomeration.
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Sale of Harlem Lot by Mormon Church Generates Controversy
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Daniel Muhlenberg
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January 12, 2012
Harlem has witnessed a wave of new construction of luxury condos and rentals over the past decade, one which has enhanced the neighborhood and threatened its identity at the same time. In this climate, every announcement of new development has taken on increased importance, as exemplified by the recent sale of an abandoned building and adjacent garden by the Mormon Church.
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