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Easterncedar

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4. Converting empty office space for housing

Reply to TeamProg (Reply #2)

Tue May 9, 2023, 01:02 PM

May 2023

Is unfortunately prohibitively expensive, but clearly the call for office space now so many work from home is gone.

Meanwhile, the debate in my little town is where we can let the homeless set up their tents.

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Downtown San Francisco office building sells for far below estimated value [View all] mahatmakanejeeves May 2023 OP

Probably should have taken that $180M bid exboyfil May 2023 #1

People in the know have been predicting a commercial real estate crash for a few years now. TeamProg May 2023 #2

Converting empty office space for housing Easterncedar May 2023 #4

Great point. There must be a way, though... nt TeamProg May 2023 #5

They successfully did it in SF's Civic center a couple of years back Brother Buzz May 2023 #9

Nice Easterncedar May 2023 #10

Unfortunately, they demolished CSAA's original building next door in the process Brother Buzz May 2023 #11

I should have gone into historic preservation Easterncedar May 2023 #12

Heard or read recently that there's awesomerwb1 May 2023 #3

Physically tough to convert IbogaProject May 2023 #6

Yes, the very high cost of converting was mentioned awesomerwb1 May 2023 #8

Turn it into an affordable rent apartment building. That's what San Francisco NEEDS. nt SunSeeker May 2023 #7