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What is Super-Gentrification in Brooklyn Heights about?
This paper examines the phenomenon of "super-gentrification" in the Brooklyn Heights neighborhood of New York City. The author uses the example of a brownstone house that was originally purchased and gentrified by a middle-class family in 1962, but was then sold in 1995 to a wealthy "financifier" from the global finance industry for 23 times the original price. This new owner spent over $750,000 renovating the home, substantially changing its layout and aesthetic. The author argues this intensified regentri
- Author
- Nejdet Özberk
- Language
- EN