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[-] phx@lemmy.world 15 points 11 months ago

Cool. Then we can convert it to housing

[-] TallonMetroid@lemmy.world 6 points 11 months ago

I'm told that office buildings are actually terrible from a housing standpoint. Like, it's actually easier to just tear the whole thing down and build an entirely new complex than convert it into apartments.

[-] themurphy@lemmy.world 8 points 11 months ago

This is very true. So let's do it.

[-] unfreeradical@lemmy.world 2 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

Perhaps. There are other possible uses, though, such as commons spaces. Also, even housing that has a quirky design may carry value, within the context, in symbolizing transformation away from the old.

[-] GenesisJones@lemmy.world 4 points 11 months ago

Whoa hold up partner we have zoning laws for that.

[-] unfreeradical@lemmy.world 3 points 11 months ago

Death and zoning laws are the two inalienable features of the human condition.

[-] GenesisJones@lemmy.world 3 points 11 months ago

The meek may inherit the earth, but not it's mineral rights.

[-] phx@lemmy.world 3 points 11 months ago

That's true, but rezoning applications are a thing

[-] thisbenzingring@lemmy.sdf.org 3 points 11 months ago

My town has been stuck fighting over rezoning for decades. The urban sprawling is fucked. So many empty lots and buildings while the suburbs fight to keep half acre lots as single family zoning. Add in poor mass transit and it is an ugly mess

[-] unfreeradical@lemmy.world 3 points 11 months ago

Certainly, it is expected that politicians operate on the same side as developers and owners, and that all such parties insulate themselves from the population through NIMBY.

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