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B0BsLawBlog t1_j6iydw4 wrote

Reply to comment by danielravennest in Google mobility data shows San Francisco metro area led the nation in avoiding the office in 2022 by marketrent

Yeah it rarely works.

You could convert a hotel or two, and change zoning to allow future builds near/in the area to get housing not office.

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danielravennest t1_j6j8x4i wrote

I haven't run the numbers on basic water, sewer, and electricity needs for residential vs office per square foot, but I would not be surprised if they were different.

In principle you can strip a building down to the bare walls and floors, and redo all the internal systems, but at some point it becomes cheaper to demolish and start over.

There are mixed-use towers in come cities. Trump Tower in Manhattan is an infamous example. Street level +/- 1 or 2 floors is retail, then office space above that, then apartments on top. But it was planned and built that way from the start.

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