An Update on Renovictions at CBC & The Sweeps, One Year Later

On March 16th, 2023, hundreds of tenants at CBC & The Sweeps received notice that their four-building apartment complex needed “substantial remodelling." The notices said residents were required to leave, some within 60 days or at the end of their lease.

The notification came from the buildings' new owner: CoreSpaces, a real estate firm that buys up student housing near universities. In the weeks after, tenants and their supporters denounced the company, who insisted the renovations were needed for maintenance.

Nearly a year later, where do things stand now? To find out more, KCSB’s Joyce Chi spoke to Sam Szepesi, a tenant at CBC & The Sweeps and an organizer with the CoreSpaces Tenant Association.