Residents in a Baldwin Hills neighborhood are pleading for the new owners of their apartment buildings to honor their affordable housing rates.
Jose Lopez has lived in his 2-bedroom with his 94-ear-old father for 20 years and their rent is $1,200 a month."I'm terrified that my rent would double which changes everything about my life," Roberson said.
These neighbors gathered Monday to urge the owner of their apartments not to sell to investors that would price them out of their units. The previous owner gifted their four buildings to Boston University, which residents say has already agreed to sell one building. They're pleading with the university to sell the remaining three buildings to Downtown Crenshaw Rising, a community group that previously tried to purchase the Baldwin Hills Crenshaw Mall. The group has pledged to keep the tenants in place.Like so much of LA residents say their neighborhood is rapidly gentrifying with new developments like one on Jefferson and La Cienega pushing out lower income and people of color.
NBC4 reached out to Boston University and the real estate broker working with it for comment on the situation with these apartments. Neither has yet to get back with a comment.
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