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Survey of Crown Heights Residents: Their Attitudes Toward Their Neighborhood and Housing Conditions
This report presents results of a survey of 800 Crown Heights, Brooklyn, N.Y., tenants living in 1,061 multiple - dwelling housing structures. The survey was conducted to determine tenants' perceptions of building conditions, areas of resident and landlord dissatisfaction that might lead to further housing deterioration, and the present and potential market for housing improvements and reinvestment. Responses were categorized according to the size of the interviewee's building and analyzed by tenant and building characteristics. Results indicate that Crown Heights is a nonwhite transitional neighborhood. Residents have negative perceptions of the neighborhood and complain of rising crime rates, dirty streets, deteriorating buildings due to lack of repairs and landlord nonconcern, overpriced merchandise in local shops, and inadequate police service. Most of the small buildings included in the survey were owned by individuals; the larger, and usually better kept buildings, were owned by private corporations. Tenants in 47 percent of the larger buildings (more than 50 dwelling units) had organized to get building improvements, and 37 percent of the larger buildings had tenant associations. Overall, respondents expressed little interest in joining a tenant cooperative but were willing to pay more rent for improvements. The majority, however, could not afford to pay more than the present rent -- an average of $124 a month. Most tenants plan to move out of Crown Heights in 1 to 2 years to a safer and cleaner neighborhood. Tabular data are provided.
Survey of Crown Heights Residents: Their Attitudes Toward Their Neighborhood and Housing Conditions
This report presents results of a survey of 800 Crown Heights, Brooklyn, N.Y., tenants living in 1,061 multiple - dwelling housing structures. The survey was conducted to determine tenants' perceptions of building conditions, areas of resident and landlord dissatisfaction that might lead to further housing deterioration, and the present and potential market for housing improvements and reinvestment. Responses were categorized according to the size of the interviewee's building and analyzed by tenant and building characteristics. Results indicate that Crown Heights is a nonwhite transitional neighborhood. Residents have negative perceptions of the neighborhood and complain of rising crime rates, dirty streets, deteriorating buildings due to lack of repairs and landlord nonconcern, overpriced merchandise in local shops, and inadequate police service. Most of the small buildings included in the survey were owned by individuals; the larger, and usually better kept buildings, were owned by private corporations. Tenants in 47 percent of the larger buildings (more than 50 dwelling units) had organized to get building improvements, and 37 percent of the larger buildings had tenant associations. Overall, respondents expressed little interest in joining a tenant cooperative but were willing to pay more rent for improvements. The majority, however, could not afford to pay more than the present rent -- an average of $124 a month. Most tenants plan to move out of Crown Heights in 1 to 2 years to a safer and cleaner neighborhood. Tabular data are provided.
Survey of Crown Heights Residents: Their Attitudes Toward Their Neighborhood and Housing Conditions
1972
154 pages
Report
No indication
English
Metcalfe Park Neighborhood Residents Association Housing GIS Project
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