As Austin's population grows, the city continues to become more expensive, driving some poorer segments of the population out of town.
The demographics in East Austin have been changing for nearly two decades. One street in particular is being bought up by an out-of-town developer.
Over the past couple of years, Eureka MultiFamily Group, based in Grapevine, has purchased at least 38 properties on East 12th Street. KVUE reached out to the company for comment about plans for the spaces, but haven't heard back. Eureka, however, owns apartment complexes in Texas, three in Austin.
"It used to be an all black neighborhood," said long-time resident Ann Hancock. "They would pretend like they were scared to come in here."
Hancock told KVUE she's the only African-American left on her street.
"Most of them are dead," she said. "Just about everybody in here I watched the ambulance come and get them and take them out. I'm the only one left."
East Austin is an area in transition. It shows on E 12th Street where empty land and abandoned buildings are prominent. You can find commercial land across from homes and boarded up buildings across from brand new houses.
"Now they're trying to move in and want us to move out so they can get our houses," Hancock said. "I get letters just about every day, telephone calls wanting to know when I'm going to move out."
Austin's demography website reflects what Hancock has lived through. African-Americans leaving East Austin has been a trend since 2000.
Take a look at this side by side map of Austin from 2000 and 2010.
It shows the concentration of African American populations decreasing drastically in East Austin.
Properties changing hands on E. 12th St. by kvuenews on Scribd