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[-] [email protected] 15 points 2 years ago

Cool. Then we can convert it to housing

[-] [email protected] 6 points 2 years 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.

[-] [email protected] 8 points 2 years ago

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

[-] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years 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.

[-] [email protected] 4 points 2 years ago

Whoa hold up partner we have zoning laws for that.

[-] [email protected] 3 points 2 years ago

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

[-] [email protected] 3 points 2 years ago

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

[-] [email protected] 3 points 2 years ago

That's true, but rezoning applications are a thing

[-] [email protected] 3 points 2 years 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

[-] [email protected] 3 points 2 years 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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