Here lies the problem. These improvements—the parks, the markets, the community vibe—made the area so attractive that it triggered aggressive gentrification. Local organizations have had to fight tooth and nail to ensure that long-time residents weren't completely displaced by the rising costs of this newfound "desirability."
The lesson: In Saint-Henri,a neighborhood of Montreal, as in many other places, the challenge is how to improve a neighborhood for the people who already live there, without accidentally pricing them out of their own homes. The social success of an intervention often becomes its greatest real estate threat.
Patricia López Muñoz
Student of English Studies
High Technician in Sociocultural Animator
Specialist in Immigration
High Technician in Social Integration
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