Who Owns Harlem?

On May 1, 2008 by Justin

This is an article about changes in ‘South Central Harlem’ — from the City owning 60% of the real estate in the area to the shift toward local organizations and churches to developers and individual owners.

Harlem Tenants Face Changing Douglass Circle - Columbia Spectator

Here is the report referenced in the article: State of New York City’s Housing and Neighborhoods 2007 According to the report, homeownership in Central Harlem has nearly doubled since 2000.

With the 125th Street rezoning’s use of Inclusionary Zoning, it is interesting to see how it has been used and its effects elsewhere: Effects of Inclusionary Zoning

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