Rent-stabilized tenants of 196 Huron Street held a protest in front of the building on Tuesday evening calling on their landlord to provide long-neglected repairs to their apartments.
The six-unit apartment building is listed for sale with a $3.5 million asking price and is advertised to be “delivered vacant,” NY1 reports (video via link):
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Assuming this is true, it is the type of thing that gives gentrification a bad name. Yes neighborhoods will change and the old timers must adapt to it but not get harassed out of their homes.