How has Chinatown in SF avoided gentrification?

SF Chinatown has a long history as a true heart of the SF Chinese-American community, and maintains a cultural bond that is still renewed today with waves of first- and second-generation immigrants. read more

SF Chinatown has a long history as a true heart of the SF Chinese-American community, and maintains a cultural bond that is still renewed today with waves of first- and second-generation immigrants. The presence of this active, knitted community, combined with its strong identity, makes the neighbourhood authentic and resistant to gentrification. read more

Simply put, the area seems to still be not quite appealing enough to higher-income, higher-educated people for them to move in. This has kept gentrification away from the area so far. Similarly, in Chinatown, the constraints surrounding redevelopment have made the area somewhat less desirable to residential real estate speculators. read more