While the Opportunity Zones initiative is bringing much-needed economic development to distressed neighborhoods throughout the country, concerns about whether these neighborhoods will succumb to gentrification and displacement have been raised by community leaders and residents. To help shed light on the matter, we asked Jonathan Tower, Managing Partner of Arctaris Impact Fund, to weigh in on gentrification in Opportunity Zones.
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