Poll question: Office-to-residential conversions
Is it possible that there’s a better use for that empty office tower?
The office is a nice place to visit. But are people going to want to live there?
In major cities across the country, many office workers who once trained and subwayed to their office or cubicles are working from home.
Also across major cities, there's an undeniable housing shortage.
Enterprising real estate agents and developers are putting two-and-two together and asking: why not convert office to residence.
Hurdles exist for sure. Chief among them: offices are made for very specific usage scenarios that could be exorbitantly expensive to adjust. (One bathroom for an entire floor is a typical arrangement.)
Still, the idea persists. Against this backdrop, here's this week' poll question:
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