Adaptive Reuse: From Desks to Doorways
Can Office to Residential Conversions Help Revitalize Downtown? (Audio)
There hasn’t been much good news for the office sector for several years, but positive sentiment is picking up. While there are a few California markets with a negative outlook, there has been marked improvement in San...more
In the first episode of "Property Pointers: Real Estate Law Simplified," Real Estate attorney Jake Lebovic discusses opportunities for adaptive reuse projects in Los Angeles. He explains how converting underused office...more
Earlier this summer, bipartisan legislation was introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives aimed at spurring the redevelopment of existing underutilized or vacant commercial properties and converting them for residential...more
The pandemic-driven rise in remote work has created a big opportunity for real estate developers to turn empty offices into apartments, condos, and other types of housing....more
The commercial real estate market is in a fragile state. The remote working trend is not reversing anytime soon, if ever. Some analysts believed that once the pandemic ended, people would naturally revert to the “old way” of...more
Earlier this month, the District of Columbia’s Office of the Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic Development (DMPED) issued proposed rules that lay the groundwork for a competitive process to provide gap financing of...more
In downtown San Francisco, office vacancy has skyrocketed as hybrid work has transformed the way in which employers and employees use office space. This, in turn, has decreased activity downtown, negatively impacting the...more