Affordable housing survey response
County: District of Columbia
Area type: City
Age group: 18 to 29
Education: Some college or 2 year college
2024 presidential vote: Did not vote for President
Proposed building floors: 4
Position: Strongly oppose
Best aspects (respondent's words): I'd definitely say that $500/mo is too good a price to be hung up on the profitability of it all. Everyone needs a place to live and call their own, full stop. This should be the first of many apartments priced like this. Also, it being affordable doesn't mean the property owner can neglect the place. There has to be rent control and tenants in affordable must be treated with just as much respect and consideration as people who can pay the market rate.
Worst aspects (respondent's words): Please please please don't build this. This is textbook gentrification. Think about the type of person who can afford to pay $5,500 every single month on just rent. They tend to avoid being around people lower than their tax bracket, which is basically everyone in the neighborhood. Worse, they'll fear being around them and call police into the neighborhood more often, making it more dangerous for everyone.