It's not uncommon, actually, including in San Francisco, where there are many examples. As others elsethread have said, though, it's just not as easy or afforda

It's not uncommon, actually, including in San Francisco, where there are many examples. As others elsethread have said, though, it's just not as easy or affordable as you'd expect. Here's a recent SF Chronicle article discussing it: "S.F. has nearly 16 million square feet of vacant office space. Why can't it become housing?", https://www.sfchronicle.com/business/article/S-F-has-nearly-16-million-square-feet-of-vacant-16051240.php https://www.sfchronicle.com/business/article/S-F-has-nearly-...