llelujah!

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Affordable Housing Without Gentrification
VOCABULARY orhoods
people transform poor neighb
gentrification = when wealthier
ate” a building or property
LISTENING COMPREHENSION rehab = another word for “renov
perty from a landlord
Watch the video twice and answer the questions below. tenant = a person who rents pro
person or a single family
1. What problems are California and the West Coast unit = an apartment for a single degree
nge a situation to a noticeable
facing? “to move the needle” = to cha

SPEAKING ACTIVITY
What are your reactions to the phrases below? Discuss with a partner.
2. What does SoLa Impact do and where?
b. There are many gentrifying
a. There is a housing crisis where I live. neighborhoods where I live.

3. How many units are currently under construction?

c. People from low income neighborhoods have the same opportunities as
those in affluent neighborhoods.

4. How much does it cost SoLa to construct one unit? e. Rehabbing is better than
d. Business people can do more good for a
community than the state. construction.

5. How do they keep the prices so low? f. Housing is more than g. Landlords do not care about the well-being
just a place to sleep. of their tenants.

6. How many units do they plan to build?

h. Homelessness is a lifestyle problem that can’t be fixed.

i. New buildings ruin the charm and aesthetic of old neighborhoods.

7. What is the goal of the Beehive?

j. Traditional schooling is enough to prepare kids for the future.

k. Being a tenant is like being a slave. l. Gentrification is always good.

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 llelujah!”
“If somebody learns from our model… Ha - Bloomberg Source:
https://bit.ly/3PNvK96
Affordable Housing Without Gentrification

LISTENING COMPREHENSION
Watch the video twice and answer the questions below
1. What problems are California and the West Coast facing?
In general, the West Coast is facing a rising rate of homelessness and
a lack of affordable housing.
2. What does SoLa Impact do and where?
“SoLa Impact is a real estate fund that invests in building and
rehabbing apartment buildings in historically overlooked and under-
invested neighborhoods. We also focus on making investments that
benefit the tenant and the broader community.”
3. How many units are currently under construction?
“We are currently building over 1,500 units that are in various stages
of construction.”
4. How much does it cost SoLa to construct one unit?
“Today we can build at $250,000 a door.”
5. How do they keep the prices so low?
They build extremely efficiently. The apartments are pre-built in a
factory off site and assembled at the construction site. All of the
framing waste fits into one standard size trashcan.
6. How many units do they plan to build?
They plan to build 3,000 - 4,000 units.
7. What is the goal of the Beehive?
“The goal is to educate thousands of young people in the broad set
of skills needed to be successful in the technology world.”

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