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How Shopping Malls Are Being Transformed Into Apartments In The U.S.
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this post was submitted on 07 Dec 2024
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Why can't they tear the malls down and replace it with affordable housing instead?
some mixed-use redevelopments do have some. if you want more, you need to convince your local governments zoning, permitting, and planning folks to demand more from these types of projects.
I do.
Why rebuild something when you can repurpose it ?
In many places around the world old structures like warehouses, train stations, churches, convents, fire houses and other things are seen as an architectural opportunity to repurpose as housing, usually due to cost, but that lead to very unique dwellings that end up influencing other houses that are built from the ground up. Architects pounce at opportunities like this. The results are often superior to what a standard house built from the ground up would be.
Cause rent-seeking