If landlords can’t pay back loans on office buildings, the lenders will suffer. Some banks are trying to avoid that fate.

Hard times are likely ahead for a lot of people. Mind your expenses and plan to save where possible just in case. Apologies for having a doomer outlook; I’m very cynical about capitalism, especially in the USA.

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      No one wants to take the upfront cost of renovation. Corporate buildings aren’t an easy conversion into normal apartments. Plumbing especially is very different.

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      It really just isn’t possible for most ooffice buildings. Think about how many bathrooms/kitchenettes are on a floor of any office building. You would have to likely double or triple that number to convert to housing, which is an absolutely insane and expensive prospect that would require gutting the entire building and resoing the entire plumbing and electric systems. It’s chraper to jist tear the fuckers down and build something made for condos/apartments.

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      Remodel as residential?

      That’s expensive and time consuming.

      I’ve seen it done a couple of times and it took way longer than just bulldozing and rebuilding. But that would have been even more expensive.

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      Remodel as residential?

      That’s expensive and time consuming.

      I’ve seen it done a couple of times and it took way longer than just bulldozing and rebuilding. But that would have been even more expensive.