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The SoHo Effect

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The Renaming of Neighborhoods

This chapter explores the practice of real estate brokers renaming neighborhoods in NYC to increase property prices and discusses efforts to regulate this practice. It also highlights examples of renamed neighborhoods such as Soha, NoLita, and So Bro.

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