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Office Space

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The challenges of converting office buildings into apartments

Old office buildings that were built with constraints for light and ventilation make for great conversion prospects. However, post World War II, office buildings got bigger and had less access to natural light, making conversions complicated. Some developers put amenities in the empty middle space, but having multiple floors of game rooms is unnecessary in modern apartment buildings.

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