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[-] CanadaPlus 16 points 11 months ago

Keep in mind that's not a bad thing. Owners of the properties lose, people who might use the properties for other things (a much larger group) win.

[-] CluckN@lemmy.world 2 points 11 months ago

A related note It’s extremely difficult to transform office spaces into apartments.

[-] CanadaPlus 1 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

Yeah, I mentioned the main problems in another comment. Plumbing has to be updated, and windows are often non-opening. The footprint itself might be so large the center doesn't have adequate access to windows anyway. Am I missing anything?

There's other possible commercial applications too, though, and then whatever spaces the restaurants or clothing stores have moved out of might be simpler to convert to housing.

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