What is the importance of the Acevedo's family home in the novel, Olga Dies Dreaming?

The Acevedo family house symbolizes stability. When Olga and Prieto were young, their grandmother purchased the house, believing that she was achieving a facet of the American dream. Despite the many changes that have altered Olga and Prieto's childhood neighborhood, the house remains a fixture in Sunset Park and in their familial lives. The space grants them assuredness amidst their rapidly gentrifying city.