The real reason more empty offices aren't being turned into apartments

Remote Work Is Here to Stay, Cities Rush to Turn Offices Into ...

Your next apartment could be someone's old cubicle as developers rush to convert empty offices · Cities nationwide hope to address multiple ...

Why the Dream of Turning Empty Offices Into Housing Is a Bust

One problem is simply with the shape of office buildings: Their deep floor plates mean it's hard for natural light to reach most of the space ...

So Much Empty Office Space, So Few Easy Options - WSJ

The rise of hybrid work has left a lot of empty buildings. Some cities, however, are in better shape than others, writes this real-estate analyst.

Why Empty Offices Are Becoming Apartments in Texas's Big Cities

... more interest in office-to-apartment conversions recently. That's ... Woods Capital also is reportedly turning the top half of the 40-story ...

Why more Houston offices aren't being converted to housing

Despite the excess office space, many building owners cling to out-of-date property values that would make a conversion project economically ...

American Cities Have a Conversion Problem, and It's Not Just Offices

In a city with too little housing, it could hold 800 to 900 apartments. Right across the street, one office building not so different from this ...

Cities with empty commercial space and housing shortages are ...

Turning excess office space into apartments isn't a panacea for the housing shortage, but it's producing thousands of new units yearly and ...

Study examines viability of turning empty office blocks into homes

A new working paper out this month from the National Bureau of Economic Research found that between 10% and 15% of office buildings in the United States are ...

Will a wave of residential conversions turn offices into apartments?

This gap between flagging office demand and the out-of-control housing market suggests an obvious solution: turn offices into homes. We already ...

Developers are getting creative with empty office buildings ... - CET

It's expensive to convert office buildings to apartments and most developers can't make the numbers work for affordable housing. Additionally, ...

What Will Happen to All the Empty Office Buildings and Hotels?

Commercial real estate has been hit hard by the pandemic, but there are plans to convert some of the now-empty spaces into apartment ...

Many Portland Office Spaces Are Empty. Why Aren't They Being ...

Money, regulations, and seismic upgrades are sticking points when it comes to turning offices into apartments for much-needed affordable ...

Converting offices to apartments won't fix Houston office market

That's why Houston, like cities across the country, are contemplating providing incentives to developers to turn empty offices into housing. But ...

What It Really Takes to Convert an Office Building to Apartments

Big cities like New York have two real estate problems. Housing is scarce and office buildings are under-utilized. So there would seem to be ...

The Push to Convert Empty Offices Into Housing: Will it Work?

Then, converting offices to residential living always represents an additional loss because of the common area factor. Apartment tenants don't ...

Turning Empty Offices Into Apartments Is Getting Even Harder - WSJ

Cities hoping to convert emptying office buildings into apartments are running into financing issues, stagnating rental markets and other challenges.

Joe Biden Wants More People to Start Living in Empty Offices

The pandemic has left plenty of offices empty as people continue to work from home. Meanwhile, there aren't enough homes to meet demand in ...

Can empty office towers be converted into housing? | About That

Vacant downtown office buildings are being converted into living spaces to try to address Canada's lack of affordable housing.

Empty office buildings and the housing crisis: facts, myths and the ...

So while there is unused office space, converting it into housing involves lots of money and lots of red tape. And there may be fewer practical ...

So why aren't we turning Empty Office Buildings into Housing?

The first is lack of affordable housing. The second is that - especially since the pandemic when many professional people discovered the joys of ...