"Displaced residents—some 100 low-income families once calling the place home—view that as just the latest, and one of the most extreme, examples of the gentrification wave that’s swept over Austin.
The world’s second-largest software firm with some $40 billion in revenue this weekdisclosed plans to build a 560,000-square-foot corporate campus on 27 acres of land fronting Lady Bird Lake east of the central business district—the place displaced residents called home before being evicted to make room for Oracle Corp.’s imminent expansion."
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"All told, she said, 225 children once living at Lakeview Apartments were affected by the stepped-up evictions, forcing parents to scramble in enrolling them elsewhere.
“I’m angry,” Teich said. “I’m angry because many students’ lives have been disrupted. It’s very disruptive to their learning.”
Affected students were enrolled at Metz Elementary, Martin Middle School, and Eastside Memorial High.
Having gotten nowhere with Cypress Real Estate Advisors—who residents say turned a deaf ear to their complaints—they now appeal to Oracle Corp. to help mitigate their inconvenience.
Having gotten nowhere with Cypress Real Estate Advisors—who residents say turned a deaf ear to their complaints—they now appeal to Oracle Corp. to help mitigate their inconvenience.
“Where’s the compassion? Wilkes asked. “They need to make it right.”
