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A recently opened multifamily property in Lawrence, Mass., is an adaptive reuse of an 1840s-era mill building. Stone Mill Lofts is one of the first all-electric mixed-income multifamily properties in Massachusetts. The all-electric building meets ambitious modern energy codes and stringent National Park Service historic preservation guidelines.
The San Francisco Department of Building Inspection announced a series of new building code guidelines clarifying adaptive reuse code provisions and exceptions for converting office-to-residential buildings. Developed in response to the Commercial to Residential Adaptive Reuse program established in July 2023, the guidelines aim to increase the viability of converting underutilized office buildings into housing by reducing regulatory barriers in specific zoning districts downtown.
IAPMO has published a new white paper titled “Adaptive Reuse: Converting Offices to Multi-Residential Family,” a comprehensive analysis of addressing housing shortages through the conversion of office spaces into residential units.
More than 1.2 billion sf of U.S. office space—14.8% of the nation’s total—have strong potential for conversion to residential use, according to real estate software and services firm Yardi. Yardi’s new Conversion Feasibility Index scores office buildings on their suitability for multifamily conversion.
Retail conversions to fulfillment centers, apartments, schools, or medical offices could cut values 60% to 90%.
Omgivning conjures varieties of adaptive-reuse concepts.
Adaptive reuse preserved many of the building’s original features.
A Los Angeles-based startup sees the Midwest as most fertile for adaptive reuse.
The building was originally constructed in 1965.
OMA is designing the project.
The Architectural Team designed the project.
Building reuse generally offers greater environmental savings than demolition or new construction.
The Summit hotel and conference center is a converted parking garage that was once a factory.
The project team completed this full-floor renovation in four months.
