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I’ve heard to do plumbing work to convert office to residential would be so ridiculously expensive it would be easier in some cases to tear the building down an
by jasonjei 3y ago
I’ve heard to do plumbing work to convert office to residential would be so ridiculously expensive it would be easier in some cases to tear the building down and start anew
- JumpCrisscross 3y ago> plumbing work to convert office to residential would be so ridiculously expensive If you require plumbing to every apartment. Dorm-style lay-out would sidestep this problem.
- Bellyache5 3y agoWho would want to live in a dorm?
- JumpCrisscross 3y ago> Who would want to live in a dorm? Younger me. Lots of people. If you don't work from home it's just a crash pad. Saving a few hundred bucks a month is a good bargain for having to walk a few feet to pee.
- nprateem 3y agoThe tories wouldn't mind asylum seekers living in them
- mperham 3y agoPeople who are on the street or living in their car today. We have a desperate need for affordable housing all over this country. SROs and hostel-style residences are perfectly reasonable as a step to keep people stable and off the streets.
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- CapstanRoller 3y agoWhat's old is new again https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Communal_apartment https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Communal_apartment
- un1xl0ser 3y agoI can see this in progress. Needs windows, but we also need more residential, so happy to see it. https://nypost.com/2023/04/24/longtime-nyc-home-of-the-daily-news-to-convert-to-residential/ https://nypost.com/2023/04/24/longtime-nyc-home-of-the-daily...