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If NYC office space in a high rise, it cannot just be repurposed for something else.

• Taniwha 4y ago
  like WFH capable apartments ....
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• dylan604 4y ago
  Of course it can. What makes you think that it couldn't be remodeledd into living spaces? Buildings in a town flip all the time from residential=>commercial=>residential.
  • gms 4y ago
    New York’s zoning laws.
    • dylan604 4y ago
      Any developer worth their salt can have that corrected. Everyone in NY walks around with someone else's hand in their pockets.
      • gms 4y ago
        Haha, would that it were actually true.
• quickthrower2 4y ago
  It could be used for residential, childcare, go karts (electric … I have done this on the converted 4th floor of a car park), wework style thing, storage/warehousing, restaurant, ghost kitchens, lightweight manufacturing. Lots of potential uses. Shelter for homeless would be my favourite if it can be funded.
  • gms 4y ago
    Unfortunately New York’s zoning laws forbid what you’re suggesting. The new mayor is attempting to change them (though is facing resistance from the city council).
• swader999 4y ago
  Yeah imagine replumbing for residential. I guess you could gut it to the shell. Almost starting over at that point.
  • Gigachad 4y ago
    It would make more sense to just wait it out until the building is needed again. Refitting offices is nightmarishly difficult and the result is sub standard compared to a new build.
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• homoiconic 4y ago
  From 2009 to 2015 I lived in exactly that. It was a high-rise former bank headquarters converted to residential. The conversion was done in the wake of the collapsing commercial real estate market after 9/11. Repurposing buildings is quite common in New York, and I expect to see more conversions like this in the future.