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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Out: storefronts and bricks and mortar stores

In: high density urban living and restaurants / eateries[/quote]

Yes! They need to turn this vacant office space into housing ASAP.  People would gladly live downtown and then some of the shops/restaurants/life will come back.  [/quote]

There is no "ASAP" with what you propose. Any meaningful residential conversions will take decades. In the case of most office buildings, it would be more cost-effective to tear them down and build residential in its place. You can't just snap your fingers and convert an office building into apartments.[/quote]

not only is there no ASAP, there is no "they". Just WHO is "they" and what are they to do? Tell us precisely and legally what "they" shoulf do. Ignorant PPs who make these naive, sweeping statements have no idea the complexity of such a situation. are the builfings privately owned? Then "they" can do nothing.What is the property zoned at? etc etc[/quote]

They = the city government and private companies can work together to figure out a solution.  So naive!  Gasp!

The DMV is leading the country in office to condo conversions.  https://www.fox5dc.com/news/dc-metro-area-leads-nation-in-converting-empty-offices-into-apartments

"They" must be doing something![/quote]

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