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Many of them can't because they don't have sufficient plumbing everywhere (apartments would have far more bathrooms and kitchens) and most buildings can't be re
by diebeforei485 6y ago
Many of them can't because they don't have sufficient plumbing everywhere (apartments would have far more bathrooms and kitchens) and most buildings can't be retrofitted.
Plus, land-use laws would have to change, which is also extremely difficult.
- 908B64B197 6y agoI guess they could make bigger apartments if they are bottlenecked on plumbing. But I wonder what people could do with commercial office space so cheap? For startups that can't really go 100% remote (mostly hardware) that's a dream come true!
- VectorLock 6y agoI wonder what it would be like to live in a 10k SF open-plan office with a single bathroom.
- TeMPOraL 6y agoI wonder how it would be like to work there, because that already sounds like a sweatshop from my worst nightmares. (There are only 96 five-minutes bathroom breaks available during 8-hour work day, to share between all employees.)
- Aeolun 6y ago> extremely difficult Right up until 50% of the city center is empty. You’ll see those laws changing real soon.
- swiley 6y agoSF: shared bathrooms aren't ok, we'd rather have people use the sidewalk.
- sjg007 6y agoYou can reconfigure the more modern ones.
- diebeforei485 6y agoTrue, but the new buildings are also less likely to stay vacant because it's easier for them to attract tenants.