In Streetwise: Race, Class, and Change in an Urban Community, Anderson studied gentrification in two Philadelphia communities.The housing renovations and increase in upscale neighborhood shopping increased real estate values.The downside of these developments was that…

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Anderson found that the improvements in the communities, such as housing renovations and upscale neighborhood shopping, led to an increase in real estate values. However, this also resulted in the displacement of the original low-income residents who could no longer afford to live there. This is a common negative consequence of gentrification. The other options of A and D are not supported by Anderson's findings, and option B is not a clear negative consequence of gentrification.