Poor & affluent in Uptown: City seeks balance
City Council rejects more ‘affordable’ apartments
Some Uptown residents are complaining that Elmington Capital Group's existing apartments in Uptown, Uptown Flats, have created litter and congested parking, prompting Memphis City Councilman Berlin Boyd to work against another affordable-housing apartment by the developer, saying that Uptown's aspirations for a mix of incomes has not yet been realized. (Jim Weber/Daily Memphian)
In rejecting "affordable" apartments for Uptown, the City Council seeks to balance Uptown's mix of low-income and more affluent residents.
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Apartments Commercial Real Estate gentrification UptownTom Bailey
Tom Bailey retired in January as a business reporter at The Daily Memphian, and after 40 years in journalism. A Tupelo, Mississippi, native, he graduated from Mississippi State University. He has lived in Midtown for 36 years.
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