Articles tagged “gentrification”

Business Travel

Mexico City Faces U.S. Remote Worker Surge Amidst Large Wealth Gap

Unless Mexico City authorities take concrete steps to rein in the short-term rental market, stories about local residents being priced out of their neighborhoods will continue to be all too common.

Alberto Fajardo, Roberto Ramirez and Josue Gonzalez, Reuters | 3 months ago
Mexico City Faces U.S. Remote Worker Surge Amidst Large Wealth Gap

Hotels

Luxury Boutique Hotels Push Further Into Former Warehouse Districts

All over the world, once-derelict areas in cities are still drawing hotels because the price is right. How long will that last?

Laura Powell, Skift | 3 years ago
Luxury Boutique Hotels Push Further Into Former Warehouse Districts

Hotels

Tax Break Boosts Hotel Development in Low-Income Districts

The 2017 U.S. tax overhaul introduced favorable treatment for investments made in about 9,000 low-income areas. Some developers have reacted by constructing hotels rather than, say, hospitals or affordable housing. We like hotels but question using tax laws to max out their construction in places like Brooklyn's hip Williamsburg district.

Patrick Clark and Noah Buhayar, Bloomberg | 4 years ago
Tax Break Boosts Hotel Development in Low-Income Districts

Tourism

How Downtown L.A. Transformed Into a Cultural Destination

Like many other neighborhoods in cities around the world, Downtown L.A. no longer resembles its image from your parent's generation and has transformed itself for the better. But some developers are wary that it'll become over-commercialized and lose its character.

Mary Holland, Bloomberg | 5 years ago
How Downtown L.A. Transformed Into a Cultural Destination

Tourism

Harlem Learning What Happens When an Iconic Neighborhood Gets Rebranded

Real estate interests are trying to add SoHa to their previous Manhattan gentrification conquests, including SoHo, Nolita, Tribeca and Dumbo. Some are so time-worn that you forget they were ever called anything else. Residents of Harlem — yes, Harlem — are resisting the change as an attack on their identity.

Deepti Hajela and Michael Noble Jr., Associated Press | 5 years ago
Harlem Learning What Happens When an Iconic Neighborhood Gets Rebranded

Hotels

Hotels Look to Adaptive Reuse to Create Better Local Connections

Hotels are promoting and engaging their local communities and partnering with a growing array of local independent businesses in an effort to create more options for travelers seeking “authentic” experiences.

Greg Oates, Skift | 7 years ago
Hotels Look to Adaptive Reuse to Create Better Local Connections