The Story of a Commercial Street: Growth, Decline, and Gentrification on Gottingen Street, Halifax

Roth, Nathan; Grant, Jill

doi:10.7202/1031289ar

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“…Proximity to clothing stores Hu, He, Han, Xiao, Su, Weng and Cai (2019); Roth and Grant (2015). Proximity to supermarkets Wu, Ye, Du and Luo (2017); Jang and Kang (2015).…”

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The Profile of Portuguese People when Choosing an Apartment

Santos

Tavares

2021

Real Estate Management and Valuation

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It is important to study and to know the determining factors of the housing purchase business, as this is often the greatest business deal in a family’s life. The purpose of this study is to identify the profile of the Portuguese regarding the determining factors when searching for apartments to acquire. The methodology used is based on a questionnaire that analyzes the determining factors in the choice of apartments to acquire and the sociodemographic profile of Portuguese people looking for an apartment. The sample consisted of 646 individuals who were looking for an apartment in different regions of Continental Portugal. The determining factors in the choice of apartments have quite adequate levels of validity and reliability, and four dimensions are obtained: negative externalities, positive externalities, a business located on the ground floor and rational interest in proximity to public services. Cluster analysis results show the formation of five clusters, classifying individuals into a generic cluster, urban business cluster, urban services cluster, urban citizens cluster and elitist cluster. This study is expected to contribute to increasing scientific knowledge on the topic and to help real estate developers better match their clients’ preferences.

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“…Proximity to clothing stores Hu, He, Han, Xiao, Su, Weng and Cai (2019); Roth and Grant (2015). Proximity to supermarkets Wu, Ye, Du and Luo (2017); Jang and Kang (2015).…”

Section: Negative Externalitymentioning

confidence: 99%

The Profile of Portuguese People when Choosing an Apartment

Santos

Tavares

2021

Real Estate Management and Valuation

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“…Few studies have examined the social, cultural, demographic, and physical changes impacting the region's urban areas following the crisis of the 1990s. Although there has been some research on Halifax, a limited amount has been done on other cities in the region (Gosse et al 2016;Grant and Kronstal 2013;Grant et al 2008;Grant et al 2019;Prouse et al 2014;Roth and Grant 2015).…”

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Can Rust Belt or Three Cities Explain the Sociospatial Changes in Atlantic Canadian Cities?

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Research on American secondary cities has largely focused on so‐called “rust belt” cities and has found that they tend to have economic stagnation, racialization, and urban decay in their urban cores occurring after economic crises. Most urban research on Canadian cities has, by contrast, focused on the country's largest cities, Toronto, Montreal, and Vancouver, and has found that urban cores are getting richer, less diverse, and undergoing infrastructural improvements. We examine each model by looking at four secondary Atlantic Canadian cities (Halifax, Moncton, St. John's, and Charlottetown) that all faced major economic crisis in the 1990s to see whether these models can explain the sociospatial changes occurring in them. Analysis of 1996 and 2006 Canadian Census data finds unlike “rust belt” cities or changes seen in larger Canadian cities, there is no clear sociospatial concentration of change. Rather, change is seen through “hot spots” of economic and physical characteristics of neighborhoods.

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“…The neighbourhood experienced limited upgrading in the 1970s (Millward & Davis ). Despite concerns about crime and drugs in the 1980s and 1990s, the area attracted low‐income cultural workers and college students interested in being near the city centre (Roth & Grant ). By the 2000s, however, the area was showing signs of new investment.…”

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Neighbourhood Change and the Fate of Rooming Houses

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Lee²,

Derksen

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Tijd voor Econ & Soc Geog

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The paper examines changes in the number and geography of rooming houses in Halifax, Canada. Several factors contributed to the near extinction of private single-room accommodations for hard-to-house, low-income adults between 1995 and 2016, while student-oriented rooming properties increased. Economic and population growth created strong housing demand as low borrowing costs facilitated property investment in central neighbourhoods. Planning policies encouraged greater densities and heights in areas formerly accommodating low-rent rooming houses, while regulations held rooming houses to new standards. Cultural preferences for urban living accelerated demand for, and costs in central areas. Together these factors contributed to an apparent rent gap that made many rooming house properties ripe for transformation, contributing to diminished shelter opportunities for disadvantaged low-income residents. The case illustrates how gentrification extinguishes some market-provided low-income housing options.

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The Story of a Commercial Street: Growth, Decline, and Gentrification on Gottingen Street, Halifax

Cited by 8 publications

References 22 publications

The Profile of Portuguese People when Choosing an Apartment

The Profile of Portuguese People when Choosing an Apartment

Can Rust Belt or Three Cities Explain the Sociospatial Changes in Atlantic Canadian Cities?

Neighbourhood Change and the Fate of Rooming Houses

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