Turning a tiny fraction of America's dead strip malls into housing could create 700,000 new apartments

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

51% : Many are increasingly looking to repurpose offices as workers settle into hybrid or fully remote schedules in the wake of the pandemic.
49% : Cities across the country have transformed underused or vacant offices and manufacturing space into apartments and condos.
45% : And older strip malls are often costlier to maintain than to tear down and redevelop.Cities and suburbs across the country are already seeing success turning malls into housing.
41% : The White House also recently weighed in, announcing new funding and technical assistance for office-to-residential conversions, particularly near mass transit stations.

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