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For modern buildings, it's probably cheaper to tear it down and rebuild. For buildings built before WWII, it sometimes pencils out.
by brewdad 4y ago
For modern buildings, it's probably cheaper to tear it down and rebuild. For buildings built before WWII, it sometimes pencils out.
- ghaff 4y agoThere was a recent discussion on HN about this https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2023/03/11/upshot/office-conversions.html https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2023/03/11/upshot/office... , but yes. Basically older buildings can work (though the conversions are still expensive and tend to assume luxury apartments) but it's a lot harder with newer skyscrapers.