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I wish they had landmarked mazza. I can't believe it was razed and none of that amazing marble surfacing was preserved. The carbon cost of all this development (razing and rebuilding massive new structures) is shocking. We are not as environmental as we'd like to think.

This. The developer of “Upton Place” at 4000 Wisconsin razed all the but the basement of this large structure instead of stripping it to its concrete and steel skeleton. Probably thousands of dump trucks of debris went to landfills, not to mention all of the carbon emissions. Awful for the environment.[/quote]

It is very difficult to repurpose 70s and 80s office buildings.  Many of those buildings were constructed of post-tension concrete slabs, which makes it expensive and difficult to create the piping penetrations needed to create kitchens and baths.    Those buildings often have 8' ceilings, which is also not currently marketable.  And the column spacing in those buildings results in unit layouts which are long and dark.  All of those issues were present at 4000 Wisconsin.  Developers do not go to the expense of massive demolition unless it is the only way to create a marketable project.   [/quote]

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