On Higher Ground, Miami’s Little Haiti Is the New Darling of Developers

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Rising sea levels are driving gentrification in Miami’s Little Haiti, causing longtime residents to worry about affordability and displacement

MIAMI—The Little Haiti neighborhood has never held much appeal to real-estate developers. Its inland location is flanked by railroad tracks and an interstate highway, and it has long been home to working-class Haitian and other immigrants and mom-and-pop shops that cater to them.

Now, due in part to the area’s higher elevation in a city vulnerable to rising sea-levels, more property firms are flocking to Little Haiti. Investors are scooping up homes and industrial lots. Others are building office towers, trendy restaurants...

 

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'What's mine is mine and what's yours is negotiable.'

If you want cheap coastal living, I'm sure it's cheaper back in Haiti. Otherwise, buck up!

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