Trenton Revitalization, What Do You Think? (Camden, Lawrenceville: real estate, housing, income)

[MECCALOVE]

I've been hearing that parts of Trenton (especially North Broad St, and Pennington Ave)are going through a revitalization in recent times. With all of this supposedly going on, do you think you would actually consider moving there?

[apvbguy]

Originally Posted by MECCALOVE

I've been hearing that parts of Trenton (especially North Broad St, and Pennington Ave)are going through a revitalization in recent times. With all of this supposedly going on, do you think you would actually consider moving there?

no, the place is a rat hole

[MamaBee]

NO WAY! I live about 1 mile from the Trenton/Lawrenceville border...I won't cross that line unless I'm going to a baseball game or the arena. The crime and murder rate there just keeps going up...it will continue going up despite any revitalization efforts.

[njkate]

huh?? last weekend on our way back from south Carolina we hit stopped traffic at exit 7 on NJTP..we opted to get off and use 206..went through Trenton on South Broad and then Brunswick Ave.....it will be decades before that place is livable to any middle or upper middle class family....sheesh i'm glad it was still light out

[MECCALOVE]

So MAMA BEE, you think with all the new businesses and moderate income housing being built around the city, especially in that area, it won't draw in more middle class and professional people and help bring the crime rate down?

[MamaBee]

Originally Posted by MECCALOVE

So MAMA BEE, you think with all the new businesses and moderate income housing being built around the city, especially in that area, it won't draw in more middle class and professional people and help bring the crime rate down?

Definitely NOT. When you have gangs shooting each other all the time no one wants to live there. The only people I've heard of moving into Trenton that are middle class are not from this area and get duped. Middle class and professional people don't lower the crime rate simply by existing in an area...if anything they're targets for increasing the crime rate.

[enpan13]

MECCALOVE, have you ever been to Trenton????

[njkate]

Originally Posted by enpan13

MECCALOVE, have you ever been to Trenton????

I was just thinking that

[njkate]

Originally Posted by MECCALOVE

So MAMA BEE, you think with all the new businesses and moderate income housing being built around the city, especially in that area, it won't draw in more middle class and professional people and help bring the crime rate down?

What new businesses?
My sister lives in Mercerville and works in Trenton for Children's services..she's there every day and has nothing positive to say about it

[krusher]

After you make your purchase in Trenton, I've got some great real estate investment opportunities for you in Camden. It's going up, up, up!