As usual, a combination of Goobermint zoning laws and the desire of RE developers toprop up the cost of housing is the major stumbling block in converting unoccupied commercial buildings into affordable housing. Much more than office buildings which don't have plumbing to support separate bathrooms for all the office spaces converted to apartments, strip malls have plumbing that puts bathrooms in each storefront that could be adapted to make residential bathrooms and kitchens. There are 1000s of square feet of empty mall space in just about every city inn the FSoA with the transition to online shopping.
This would also put housing for workers in commercial districts, making fr shorter commutes and more "walkable neighborhoods. Will such conversions start to happen? Not if captalists and hedge funds with a large portfolio of residential housing have anything to say about it, and they do.
https://www.vox.com/the-highlight/24075581/housing-conversions-stripmalls-affordable-supply
America is full of abandoned malls. What if we turned them into housing?
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America is full of abandoned malls. What if we turned them into housing?
Started by RE Apr 10, 2024, 07:55 AM
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