Dave Chappelle said he's 'not bluffing' as he threatens to pull investments from the city if a affordable housing development is built

[shaddyvillethug]

That shit crazy

 

[jimmiewine]

Like I said I am all for affordable housing, but I am going off of MY EXPERIENCE.

My neighborhood in DC (not fucking MD or VA) has townhouse that start at $700,000 and the city built an apartment complex where vouchers were suppose to be 10% of the residents, but they allowed it to go to 25% in this community. Prior to that shit, you never heard or seen the police. Now, I have heard gun shots, motherfuckers fighting, hell I had a dumb bitch set her baby father's car on fire in front of my crib last year....

Not blaming poor people and no shit like that but I am stating a FACT that I am living through....DC is an outlier because the value of your home will not be affected, but I can see where he is coming from....

Just like in Waldorf, MD where they pushed alot of the black residents in DC that were on home vouchers....Anybody that had a little bit of money and didn't mind being 45 minutes from the city moved there...Now I have co workers that complain about all the violence, gun shot, robberies that are occurring

I totally get Dave. I remember my ex wife and I moved into a very nice apartment home back in 2003. A few years later, they allowed Section 8 folks to move in and one night, the SWAT team was there because a lady got into it with her boyfriend and threatened to kill him. It was never the same and we bounced. I get it.

 

[jimmiewine]

Dr. Ben was right about poverty being a state of mind. Just look at the Jim Jones video.

Now do you want this type of mindset living next to you?

Niggas.

Ain’t he too old to be acting like that?

 

[yureeka9]

Yeah it is.

Dave never said he was against affordable housing.

He's against this particular plan.

This plan would purposefully dilute the profitability of his investments.

Theres a reason for that, and he aint goin for the okey doke.

I never said if he were right or wrong. The optics aren't good. He would have had to explain everything you did on the front end for people not to immediately assume he's against affordable housing.

 

[BigDaddyBuk]

I never said if he were right or wrong. The optics aren't good. He would have had to explain everything you did on the front end for people not to immediately assume he's against affordable housing.

At this point i think hes bullet proof.

 

[babygwirl18]

If you were a millionaire and they wanted to build cheap homes, probably for poor white trash near you, what would you do?

Dave is doing what anyone would, and they’re trying to shame him for it.

 

[Heavenlywings77]

Naw..it's simple economics..that's all.
Do you own a home?

I used to own two

 

[snark9]

Ol' "20 percent black, and 80 percent comedian," lookin ass.

 

[kidmegaii]

Real estate hustle dirty as fuck, listen to the #becausemiami on the Dan lebtard podcast they talk about miami approving housing and condos in places that are sinking were sewer system is overwhelmed.

 

[D'Evils]

Great read and Breakdown ....

Dave Chappelle opposed affordable housing that never existed

I’m sure you’ve read the reports about how comedian Dave Chappelle recently opposed his hometown’s plan to build affordable housing.

thegrio.com

 

[World B Free]

Toure breaks it down, read the whole thread.....

 

[Hey Julian!]

 

[God-Of-War-420]

Damn, did the rkelly defenders migrate over to Stan for Dave now? Tryna spin obvious millionaire bullshit to save the image of your hero. Lmao stop worshipping these celebrities and you won't feel hurt when they do what millionaires do.

 

[Dannyblueyes]

If you were a millionaire and they wanted to build cheap homes, probably for poor white trash near you, what would you do?

Dave is doing what anyone would, and they’re trying to shame him for it.

Invest in retail and office space. A whole pool of cheap labor just moved in next door

 

[xfactor]

Dave Chappelle said he wanted the people who visit his bars, clubs, and restaurants to be from outside of Yellow Springs. It seems like he is planning to turn Yellow Springs into an entertainment destination and he wants to cultivate a specific clientele. From what it says in the story, it looks like Yellow Springs has been on board with this the whole time, and that's why Dave is now mad, because if they bring in the affordable housing, then it will screw with the economic makeup of the town and basically ruin his plans of developing the upscale entertainment district that he has already put millions of dollars into.

So basically Dave's plan was (is) for Yellow Springs to make money off of tourism, and the developer's plan was (is) to make money off of real estate. If those two things than coexist, then fine, but in this situation it cannot not because the median income of a town has a direct effect on the number and type of people who are going to want to visit, so Dave is actually accurate when he says that his development plan will no longer "be applicable" if they go through with the affordable housing because the median income will drop too far and the town will no longer attract spenders.

The village council doesn't want to pick sides because both sides are offering up millions, but Dave is like "I got here first, and I am already millions of dollars in, so either I get my way or I am out".

This has nothing to do with race. This is purely about money.

When is it not about the money?

 

[daddyfatsacks9000]

This thread got awful quiet. Niggas read a headline and immediately start shitting on DC. Then when all the context/truth comes out, the thread falls off.

 

[trstar]

This thread got awful quiet. Niggas read a headline and immediately start shitting on DC. Then when all the context/truth comes out, the thread falls off.

The original article was clickbait. No research was done at all. Another example of understanding the facts/issues before responding

 

[Iron Man]

Subsidize housing means someone has to the foot the bill to cover the value of the property aka the tax payers who don't qualify because they're not lower income is going to have pay more in taxes and municipal services down the line. Interesting that when affordable housing is mentioned people assume the homes are for black people.

Yellow Springs, Ohio Population 2022
3,885

• White: 82.36%
• Black or African American: 11.73%
• Two or more races: 4.36%
• Asian: 1.55%
• Native American: 0.00%
• Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander: 0.00%
• Other race: 0.00%

 

[Pipe]

When is it not about the money?

That's a fair statement.

 

[Southpaw]

That’s not me, BTW

 

[YoungSinister]

Damn, did the rkelly defenders migrate over to Stan for Dave now? Tryna spin obvious millionaire bullshit to save the image of your hero. Lmao stop worshipping these celebrities and you won't feel hurt when they do what millionaires do.

You’re a nigga
....and I don’t mean that In a good way

 

[REDLINE]

 

[ansatsusha_gouki]

Alot of people are quiet now...

 

[Tito_Jackson]

Why do we pretend to not know the truth. There are thousands of prior precedence regarding affordable housing driving down home prices and eventually lowering the quality of particular neighborhoods.

Everyone on this board can think of a neighborhood or suburb in the town they grew up in that was considered nice that is now trash. If you investigate, you will find tgat in most instances its because of affordable housing.

Lastly, why is he being penalized for ot living near black folk. Dude is from DC. I can imagine anyone who grew up in the 80's and 90's in DC having love for DC, but needing a change for sanity sake.

 

[PIMPSTARInc]

I totally get Dave. I remember my ex wife and I moved into a very nice apartment home back in 2003. A few years later, they allowed Section 8 folks to move in and one night, the SWAT team was there because a lady got into it with her boyfriend and threatened to kill him. It was never the same and we bounced. I get it.

Title is low-key click bate but I agree. I went to law school in Michigan..my apartment complex was downtown. Decent area but it was probably 60 percent law students so it was quite. In 2012....After my first year they changed the requirements at my law school and the student population went way down....so who moved in???? Niggas....Lansing niggas lol. I didn't know our complex was section 8. After that the bottom floor always smelled like weed. There were fights all the time (one even made the old world star fight comps) and they would do shit like treat the front entrance to a building like a stoop! Even put lawn chairs out and left them overnight like they owned the place. I spent my last semester there in a basement of a home in a nice area cuz I could not deal with the ignorance anymore

 

[snark9]

Subsidize housing means someone has to the foot the bill to cover the value of the property aka the tax payers who don't qualify because they're not lower income is going to have pay more in taxes and municipal services down the line. Interesting that when affordable housing is mentioned people assume the homes are for black people.

Yellow Springs, Ohio Population 2022
3,885

• White: 82.36%
• Black or African American: 11.73%
• Two or more races: 4.36%
• Asian: 1.55%
• Native American: 0.00%
• Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander: 0.00%
• Other race: 0.00%

You should google redlining. Housing has always been a way to disenfranchise black people and preserve white wealth. Barring people from home ownership by rejecting such policy, so rich folks can eat better, isn't the side of this issue black people traditionally hold, b/c we know that the inequalities which exist are often designed that way. It doesn't necessarily matter who benefits, and it is not unusual for us to believe many black people will.

 

[playahaitian]

I do affordable housing development. All depends on the quality of your developer and the state and investor requirements. Plus, are you rebuilding public housing (all affordable) or are you doing mixed income housing (market rate and affordable).

Not trying to talk a lot of jargon. I deal with NIMBY-ism all the time. A lot of affordable housing, people still have to pay a fairly substantial amount of rent (teachers,government employees often qualify).

Comes down to a developer reputation. Some folks build shit. Some folks build quality so that it looks good and hopefully will have lower operational costs.

I’m not mad at him. I understand the sentiments.

Bro I got questions about delving into affordable housing, non profits purchasing property if you got time.

 

[jimmiewine]

Title is low-key click bate but I agree. I went to law school in Michigan..my apartment complex was downtown. Decent area but it was probably 60 percent law students so it was quite. In 2012....After my first year they changed the requirements at my law school and the student population went way down....so who moved in???? Niggas....Lansing niggas lol. I didn't know our complex was section 8. After that the bottom floor always smelled like weed. There were fights all the time (one even made the old world star fight comps) and they would do shit like treat the front entrance to a building like a stoop! Even put lawn chairs out and left them overnight like they owned the place. I spent my last semester there in a basement of a home in a nice area cuz I could not deal with the ignorance anymore

That’s a damn shame that niggas will fuck up shit.

 

[Ninja05]

Bro I got questions about delving into affordable housing, non profits purchasing property if you got time.

DM me this Friday afternoon. Just an FYI - I work for a major affordable housing developer but working to start my own ish in a few years. 90 percent of my work is in low income housing tax credits.

 

[christop]

I'm gonna have to read into this more I'm still not sure his exact angle. I will say some of the attitudes in this thread towards poor people are why the country is on the verge of collapse. I will be back once I'm more well versed on the issue.

 

[Iron Man]

You should google redlining. Housing has always been a way to disenfranchise black people and preserve white wealth. Barring people from home ownership by rejecting such policy, so rich folks can eat better, isn't the side of this issue black people traditionally hold, b/c we know that the inequalities which exist are often designed that way. It doesn't necessarily matter who benefits, and it is not unusual for us to believe many black people will.

I'm from Newark NJ, I don't need an education on Redlining.

 

[BKF]

Subsidize housing means someone has to the foot the bill to cover the value of the property aka the tax payers who don't qualify because they're not lower income is going to have pay more in taxes and municipal services down the line. Interesting that when affordable housing is mentioned people assume the homes are for black people.

Yellow Springs, Ohio Population 2022
3,885

• White: 82.36%
• Black or African American: 11.73%
• Two or more races: 4.36%
• Asian: 1.55%
• Native American: 0.00%
• Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander: 0.00%
• Other race: 0.00%

They not only assume it's for black people but also for poor people. Affordable housing is just less than market rate but less than market rate may still not be affordable for most people.
For example lets say you have a town with nothing but million dollar homes.
Well affordable housing may mean homes selling for 700 to 800k.

Now who is that affordable to? Certainly not someone making 30k and below.
Yet it may be affordable to the kids of the homeowners in the town and/or people making a decent income but can't afford a home in the million dollar range but want to live in that town.

 

[dbluesun]

this puts it into more context

 

[theoriginalgreatone]

I wish he would come to my town

 

[sumofyallniggasisbitches2]

I'm glad I waited to get more clarity and hear from Chapelle and his people in order to clear this up before i jumped on his head like so many people...