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is gentrifying

  • present progressive
    of gentrify (3rd person singular).
    gentrify
    verb (used with object)
    to alter (a deteriorated urban neighborhood) through the buying and renovation of houses and stores by upper- or middle-income families or individuals, raising property values but often displacing low-income families and small businesses.

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Leimert Park is gentrifying — and in a hurry.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 17, 2022

Now, the neighborhood just off New York Avenue near Ivy City and trendy Union Market, is gentrifying.

From Washington Post ● Dec. 8, 2021

"This is gentrifying the canal and destroying our community."

From BBC ● Aug. 31, 2019

Like, when I tell people I’m from the Bronx, they’ll say the Bronx is gentrifying.

From New York Times ● Mar. 12, 2019

The area is gentrifying and space is tight; Corbyn helped negotiate with a local landlord to make a room available for them.

From The Guardian ● Sep. 17, 2016