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FacebookTwitterEmail Mya and her brother Damian play on the courtyard at 2210 Barbee St. on Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2021, in Houston. Residents have been given a deadline to move out of their apartments after a new owner bought the complex.Godofredo A. Vásquez, Houston Chronicle / Staff photographer Houstons Third Ward is known as the center of the citys African American community, but for residents, its much more than that. Their neighborhood of culture, love and memories is now being overtaken by...

Third Ward residents upset after being given 15-day eviction notice Houston Third Ward residents upset after receiving eviction notices FOX 26s Tiffany Justice spoke with some Third Ward residents who are upset they received eviction notices and were told to leave in 15 days. HOUSTON - Long-time tenants of Barbee Street Apartments in the Third Ward are now being pushed out after originally only given a 15-day notice. "They gave us like 15 days to just pack up and move," said John McClenon, who�...

Third Ward residents say theyre being forced out as gentrification moves in Chron 2/5/2021 © Godofredo A. Vásquez, Houston Chronicle / Staff Photographer Houstons Third Ward is known as the center of the citys African American community, but for residents, its much more than that. Their neighborhood of culture, love and memories is now being overtaken by gentrification, residents say. Tenants of Barbee Street Apartments, a 16-unit apartment complex at 2210 and 2216 Barbee Street, received ...

Pushed out: Longtime Third Ward residents left scrambling to find homes by end of month FacebookTwitterEmail 1of12 Damian and his sister Mya, center, play on the front steps of the building their father lives in, at 2210 Barbee St. on Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2021, in Houston. Residents have been given a deadline to move out of their apartments, following a change in ownership for the complex.Godofredo A. Vásquez, Houston Chronicle / Staff photographerShow MoreShow Less 2of12 Residents at 2210 Barbe...

Third Ward residents told they need to vacate apartments that were sold KTRK Replay Video UP NEXT Long time residents of an apartment complex in Houstons historic Third Ward neighborhood are scrambling to find a place to live after they were handed notice to vacate letters. "Its really difficult to try to relocate right now, especially with the pandemic," said John McClenon, who has lived at the Barbee Street Apartments for more than 20 years. In the Jan. 20 notice to vacate pl...

Third Ward residents told they need to vacate apartments that were sold KTRK Replay Video UP NEXT Long time residents of an apartment complex in Houstons historic Third Ward neighborhood are scrambling to find a place to live after they were handed notice to vacate letters. "Its really difficult to try to relocate right now, especially with the pandemic," said John McClenon, who has lived at the Barbee Street Apartments for more than 20 years. In the Jan. 20 notice to vacate pl...

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- Long time residents of an apartment complex in Houstons historic Third Ward neighborhood are scrambling to find a place to live after they were handed notice to vacate letters. "Its really difficult to try to relocate right now, especially with the pandemic," said John McClenon, who has lived at the Barbee Street Apartments for more than 20 years. In the Jan. 20 notice to vacate placed on doors, tenants were told that the property has been sold, and new owners have plan...

Third Ward residents told they need to vacate apartments that were sold KTRK Replay Video UP NEXT Long time residents of an apartment complex in Houstons historic Third Ward neighborhood are scrambling to find a place to live after they were handed notice to vacate letters. "Its really difficult to try to relocate right now, especially with the pandemic," said John McClenon, who has lived at the Barbee Street Apartments for more than 20 years. In the Jan. 20 notice to vacate pl...