Urban Renovation

            While researching the problem of urban blight, I have come across a few solutions that help the community rather than improve the economic conditions of the area. One example of urban renovation that stuck out was different developers entered a poor Los Angeles neighborhood and renovated a modernist apartment tower instead of demolishing and starting from scratch. They renovated the apartment floor by floor, thus improving upon the existing structure and keeping the affordability of the rooms low for the local citizens. This style of renovation instead of building completely new structures is constructive towards urban blight because it increases the appeal of a community while being able to keep the local culture intact. The appeal generated by these renovated apartment complexes might draw in more upper class citizens, increasing the diversity of areas. This systematic development of areas will enable developers to create expensive complexes over time, but a renovation system such as this needs to first be established to create the path for an improved neighborhood.