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It's going to be quite daunting with a lot of hurtles but I'm for this. You have to do something with all that vacant space. And it can't just be filled with homeless housing. Midtown will become Homeless Town otherwise.
Conversions of modern office buildings with large floors to residential is extremely difficult and not cost-effective. Unless the city legalizes interior apartments without windows, which it will never do, office to residential conversions won't happen. What about all the additional /electric/gas/water/sewer infrastructure needed for 24/7 residential buildings? Another bad idea from people who don't know what they are talking about.
Conversions of modern office buildings with large floors to residential is extremely difficult and not cost-effective. Unless the city legalizes interior apartments without windows, which it will never do, office to residential conversions won't happen. What about all the additional /electric/gas/water/sewer infrastructure needed for 24/7 residential buildings? Another bad idea from people who don't know what they are talking about.
Most of the buildings that will be converted are not modern office space (that space is in demand). It is mostly older Class C space and maybe some hotels as well. Big buildings do not use gas, and I'd imagine for the rest they already have a hook up, it would just be an issue of rewiring/putting in some water pipes and metering. Its not like these conversions were never done before in the past.
Most of the buildings that will be converted are not modern office space (that space is in demand). It is mostly older Class C space and maybe some hotels as well. Big buildings do not use gas, and I'd imagine for the rest they already have a hook up, it would just be an issue of rewiring/putting in some water pipes and metering. Its not like these conversions were never done before in the past.
Maybe doable in an older Class C space but I think those behind this are looking to convert some A and B buildings. Hotels are already residential spaces and would be the easiest to convert to rentals/condos.
Maybe doable in an older Class C space but I think those behind this are looking to convert some A and B buildings. Hotels are already residential spaces and would be the easiest to convert to rentals/condos.
I am sure the developers and owners of the buildings know which ones would be viable to convert under this program.
If less offices occupy Midtown, and less jobs are there, who the heck is going to want to live there?
The people who are always saying they live in Manhattan for the museums and Lincoln Center. If they are sincere.
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