Vacant office buildings to housing feasability study

[ucbalumnus]

@old_music_prnt

One of the problems is it isn’t that easy, plumbing and electricity in office buildings are generally arranged to support business use, so for example water lines and plumbing is routed to centralized bathrooms and kitchenette areas. So you basically have to gut the building to allow re-routing the plumbing (electricity may be easier)

That is one of the reasons for looking into college dorm like housing in the former office buildings – the utilities intensive kitchen, bathroom, and laundry areas would be in a central area and shared among those living there.