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> Think of all the commercial real estate sitting empty Then turn all of it into housing! If you argue it won't be suitable because of a lack of sufficient win
by csdvrx 4y ago
> Think of all the commercial real estate sitting empty
Then turn all of it into housing! If you argue it won't be suitable because of a lack of sufficient windows per room etc, I guarantee you that at a low enough price, it will find a buyer or a renter.
I love working in an office, but having 2 physical spaces, each empty for about half of the time (office at night, home in the daytime) strikes me as stupid.
Let's be honest: there is no genuine physical limitation. We've just decided to be wasteful with our land use to milk more money out of it, and to force the hand of people who might object to that with laws like single family zoning.
- RichardCNormos 4y ago> We've just decided to be wasteful with our land use to milk more money out of it, and to force the hand of people who might object to that with laws like single family zoning. Some of us don't want to live in an urban filing cabinet.
- marcosdumay 4y agoWell, some do. Why would you forbid one of those groups to get what they want?
- jrnichols 4y agoDallas, TX is doing some of that. https://www.dallasnews.com/business/real-estate/2022/01/14/downtown-dallas-developments-will-convert-offices-to-apartments-and-add-new-towers/ https://www.dallasnews.com/business/real-estate/2022/01/14/d...