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Really? They often convert into really nice loft style apartments.

• w0m 3y ago
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• bradleyjg 3y ago
  Depends on how big (long x wide) the floors are. Older, smaller buildings can be good conversion candidates, but true skyscrapers generally aren’t. For example, in the Woolworth building only the smaller tower section was converted. The full size floors wouldn’t have made for good residential space.
  • muttled 3y ago
    Could be neat to have communal space in the middle. Apartments around the windows, a small Amazon Go grocery in the middle. Maybe different things on different floors. Put hallways so that you're not just walking out of an apartment into a mall.
• w0m 3y ago
  a major issue is that commercial land owners don't want to be residential land owners. You're talking completely different requirements. Many owners would rather a property sit empty for 5 years before selling than convert and try and make a profit back over the next decade.
• wolverine876 3y ago
  You see the ones that convert well, and therefore that someone thought was a good investment. Many don't convert well. People with expertise point to a lack of window access because office floors can be too large.