Gentrification surrounds a North Nashville woman who’s committed to staying

Marcia Jordan has lived in the same two-block radius her whole life.

“It has changed tremendously,” said Marcia Jordan. “Thirty years ago it was a family community. I felt connected. I felt loved. I knew my community.”

Jordan reached out to NewsChannel 5 concerned that part of a new home next door to her on Ireland Street was indeed built on her property.

Her case turned out to truly be a case study of urban gentrification.

Jordan’s home sits in between eight new builds. There used to be just one home on either side of her home.

She said never has a developer offered her enough money to buy another house in the same community.

“They want to give you maybe $400,000, and they build four, and they sell them each for $850,000. So, you’re getting over $3 million, and [I] don’t get enough to even buy me a house in Davidson County?” Jordan said.

Unfortunately, during recent construction of a home, some damage was done to Jordan’s fence, her carport and possibly a window. Jordan also pointed out that a gutter on the new house next-door touches her fence.

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