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REALSTATERESIDENTIAL PROPERTY & DESIGN
REALSTATERESIDENTIAL PROPERTY & DESIGN
Drafting table with rolled plans and stone and wood samples
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What it takes to turn an office tower into apartments

Office-to-residential conversion hinges on floor depth, plumbing, and light — most 1970s-and-later office floors are simply too deep to make legal bedrooms.

David Jordan

Building Permit Trends

Explore the data · Source: U.S. Census Bureau