Originally Posted by
Waterways
. Imagine all 3 filled with high earning people. That would improve the area and the local restaurants/pubs/cafes/shops etc. .
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Those three block would have sold as they opposite a park. What makes me think why they were demolished was to get the high earning people into the centre.
I agree that desirable accommodation for middle-high income people has to be brought into the deprived areas to generate the demand for sustainable businesses such as cafes and shops, but should this be at the cost of driving out local residents. Those blocks were occupied and run by a local housing trust, who took the decision to demolish them and build houses in their place rather than refurbish them. Maybe a good middle ground would have been to leave one standing but whats done is done now.
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