Urban micro apartments/senior living?

[Rontuner]

What to do with unused office buildings??

https://www.wbez.org/housing/2025/05/03/solutionchicago-empty-office-buildings-microapartments-gensler-pew-study

"Converting vacant office buildings into residential co-living units — akin to dorm-style housing — would help solve a trio of real estate problems bogging down Chicago, as the city tries to revitalize its downtown corridor.

That’s according to a study by architecture firm Gensler and the Pew Charitable Trusts. The report, released Monday, looks at the feasibility of flexible co-living spaces in Chicago’s Central Business District."

[Mik]

It could help with senior loneliness too, a real problem.

[Jodi]

@Mik said in Urban micro apartments/senior living?:

It could help with senior loneliness too, a real problem.

Yes it could. As long as I had enough private space to do my own thing if I wanted to (like make my own food) I could do this.

[RealPlayer]

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[Steve Miller]

Cleveland, of all places, is doing a lot of conversions like this. It’s expensive - 1880’s office buildings don’t lend themselves to residential conversion - but it can be done.

It seems to be working. The downtown is coming back. Nightlife is returning. The people living there now won’t tolerate police apathy and demand that the neighborhoods remain safe.

Could work.

[Daniel.]

Yet another housing problem that could be solved but won't be generally as the homeless problem extends to people into their 90's and has for many years.