B Lickness wrote:
> I think the city supports affordable housing projects > just fine as long as they are clustered into the > "chosen" neighborhoods in the city where they have > been concentrated for 30 years. Neighborhoods like > Whittier, Phillips, Stevens Square, Elliot Park, > Central, Powderhorn Park and a handful of Northside > neighborhoods have plenty of affordable housing and > continue to be saturated with these projects all the > time. > (snip) Having lived in Stevens Square, I can tell you that affordable housing is on its way out. Building proprietorship has turned over and new landlords have upped the rents to cover their in-hock asses. Steve Frenz , who owns JAS Properties and has brought a number of properties in the Stevens Square area, saw fit to raise rents some thirty to forty percent in my old building (and of course, that was before bothering with upgrades on apartments). Others who live/lived in the neighborhood who I was acquainted with also reported significant increases in buildings owned by other proprietors. Properties, need I add, that weren't even in very good shape. Believe me, even in the so-called affordable neighborhoods, its getting alot less affordable. The fact is, price (or rental) gouging has gotten out of hand in the properties business. And yes, everybody knows it though nobody is saying anything. Sure, terrific, affordable housing is a goal for the city to work toward. In the meantime, if the city is truly concerned about its lower and even middle income people, high time we started talking seriously about rent control. _______________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A Civil City Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, Unsubscribe, Digest option, and more: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
