Why Converting NYC Offices to Apartments Is Difficult
Bloomberg Podcasts · Podcast · YouTube title: What It Really Takes to Convert an Office Building to Apartments | Odd Lots
Why it's here
HN links it whenever office-to-residential conversion comes up, as a good deep dive into why the idea is not simple.
What it covers
An Odd Lots podcast episode on why converting empty office buildings into apartments is hard. A managing director at Vanbarton Group walks through the zoning, financing and construction obstacles, mostly in New York.