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mooseLimbsCatLicks t1_j8kf8xe wrote

Reply to comment by bodhipooh in Remote Work Is Costing Manhattan More Than $12 Billion a Year by Jahooodie

And it’s not easy to turn offices into residential because there is much less plumbing usually. Hotels are easier to convert

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Jahooodie OP t1_j8lgbzo wrote

And yet that's Mayor Adams' latest in the quest for housing. But yeah it may sound good but the infastructure isn't as straightforward as it may seem. Also things converted into a house tend to stay that way, and I'm just curious because alot of NYC's history of rebirth is on industrial/office space becoming the birth of the new age.

https://gothamist.com/news/mayor-adams-unveils-plans-to-turn-nyc-offices-into-20000-new-apartments

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mooseLimbsCatLicks t1_j8m4vz9 wrote

According to the comments the plan is just tax breaks and incentives for developers to do this.. bleh guess that might be necessary since it seems more complicated infrastructure wise

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