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Gensler, Brookings Metro and HR & A advisors unveil findings on how cities can transform underused offices into housing.
New study offers data-driven approach for office-to-housing conversions
A s American cities grapple with persistently high office vacancies and an escalating housing crisis, a new report provides critical insights into the potential for converting office buildings into residential spaces. Understanding Office-to-Residential Conversion: Lessons from Six U. S. Case Studies, examines conversion activity in Houston, Los
Angeles, Pittsburgh, St Louis, Stamford and Winston-Salem, offering a roadmap for policymakers and developers navigating this complex process.
This research – produced by Brookings Metro, Gensler, HRA Advisors and Eckholm Studios, with support from the US Department of Housing and
Urban Development( HUD) – provides a data-driven framework to help cities optimise office-to-residential( O2R) policy and practice.
“ Office to residential conversions feel like a way to solve two problems with one solution – but what we learned from these case studies is that across cities there
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