Once upon a time, down the street from where Junie Speakman (sponsor of the legislation) lives, there was an SRO hotel called the Harriet Bradford Inn. About 25 years ago, it got sold, and turned into ~12 condos w/ an average price of $1 million each.
Part and parcel of the gentrification happening in that neighborhood over my lifetime-but, even 1bdrms in Providence are > $900 a month, so I'm not sure how much effect adding more one-bedrooms can do for families.
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Once upon a time, down the street from where Junie Speakman (sponsor of the legislation) lives, there was an SRO hotel called the Harriet Bradford Inn. About 25 years ago, it got sold, and turned into ~12 condos w/ an average price of $1 million each.
Part and parcel of the gentrification happening in that neighborhood over my lifetime-but, even 1bdrms in Providence are > $900 a month, so I'm not sure how much effect adding more one-bedrooms can do for families.