Gentrification 2.0

Improving neighborhoods without uprooting them

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It’s become quite trendy these days.

Buy up old homes, unused or underused warehouses, buildings with local small businesses and other lots. Then tear things down or refurbish them. Then put in high-tech companies, hip restaurants and coffee shops serving up single-origin coffee from the likes of Guatemala and Burundi.