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IbogaProject

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6. Physically tough to convert

Reply to awesomerwb1 (Reply #3)

Tue May 9, 2023, 05:55 PM

May 2023

The plumbing alone is a huge task. In commercial spaces there are just a few restrooms, in residential every living unit gets a kitchen and one or more bathrooms.

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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