Washington Heights Case Study

From the 37 survey responses we received from Washington Heights, 62.9% of the individuals were familiar with the area for more than 10 years. In that time, 51.4% noticed that more than 10 businesses came and left the area. When asked about shifts in prices, 61.8% said there was an increase in food prices and 83.3% said there was an increase in rent prices. On the other hand, 32.4% of the locals were not sure about shifts in food prices while 13.5% were not sure about shifts in rent prices. 78.4% of the participants noticed a change in race and social class in the neighborhood. Moreover, 64.9% of the respondents said they were able to afford the new businesses while 35.1% said they were not able to afford the new businesses. When asked if they …show more content…
37.2% of those surveyed noticed that more than 10 businesses came and left the area. 66.7% of the locals noticed an increase in food prices, while 30.8% were not sure if there was a shift in food prices. Similarly, 67.4% noticed an increase in rent prices, while 32.6% were not sure if there was a shift in rent prices. 67.4% also noticed a change in race and social class in the neighborhood while 11.6% said there was no change and 20.9% were not sure if there was a change in demographics. When asked if they were able to afford the new businesses, 52.4% said yes while 47.6% said no. 48.8% did not consider moving out because of those changes while 41.9% did consider it and 9.3% considered moving out for other reasons. Finally, 30.2% said gentrification did not affect their standard of living, while 27.9% said it affected them both positively and negatively, 25.6% were affected negatively, and 16.3% were affected positively.
Mapping results We mapped 55 new businesses in East Harlem whereas only 28 new businesses were mapped in Washington Heights. We were not given any other information about our mapping