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Converting 10% of strip mall properties into housing could create 700,000 new homes, says Enterprise Community Partners report.
Replacing moribund strip malls with multifamily housing could make a notable dent in the housing shortage and revitalize under-used properties across the country, according to a report from housing nonprofit Enterprise Community Partners.
Converting just 10% of strip malls into housing could create 700,000 new homes, the report says. That estimate assumes half of the housing projects would be lower-density multifamily housing and half would be medium-density multifamily buildings of up to six stories.
Converting malls into housing is often less complex than transforming urban office buildings into homes. Demolishing a single-story strip mall is easier than rebuilding a downtown high-rise.
Land-use policy updates, tax incentives, and other regulatory changes would be required in many cases to convert property from commercial use to residential, however.
ICAST (International Center for Appropriate and Sustainable Technology) has released a resource guide to help multifamily owners and managers, policymakers, utilities, energy efficiency program implementers, and others advance the deployment of VHE heat pump HVAC and water heaters in multifamily housing.
Clark Group, Suffolk Construction, Summit Contracting Group, and McShane Companies top BD+C’s ranking of the nation’s largest apartment building and condominium general contractors and construction management (CM) firms for 2023, as reported in Building Design+Construction’s 2023 Giants 400 Report.
Kimley-Horn, WSP, Tetra Tech, and Thornton Tomasetti head BD+C’s ranking of the nation’s largest apartment building and condominium engineering and engineering/architecture (EA) firms for 2023, as reported in Building Design+Construction’s 2023 Giants 400 Report.
Gensler, Humphreys and Partners, Solomon Cordwell Buenz, and AO top BD+C’s ranking of the nation’s largest apartment building and condominium architecture and architecture/engineering (AE) firms for 2023, as reported in Building Design+Construction’s 2023 Giants 400 Report.  
Findorff, Juneau Construction, JE Dunn Construction, and Weitz Company top BD+C’s ranking of the nation’s largest student housing facility general contractors and construction management (CM) firms for 2023, as reported in Building Design+Construction’s 2023 Giants 400 Report.
Kimley-Horn, Wiss, Janney, Elstner Associates, KPFF Consulting Engineers, and Olsson head BD+C’s ranking of the nation’s largest student housing facility engineering and engineering/architecture (EA) firms for 2023, as reported in Building Design+Construction’s 2023 Giants 400 Report.
Niles Bolton Associates, Solomon Cordwell Buenz, BKV Group, and Humphreys and Partners Architects top BD+C’s ranking of the nation’s largest student housing facility architecture and architecture/engineering (AE) firms for 2023, as reported in Building Design+Construction’s 2023 Giants 400 Report.
Facing a severe housing shortage, the City of Berkeley, Calif., increased the height limits on residential buildings to 12 stories in the area close to the University of California campus.
While the condo market faces challenges heading into 2024, it continues to adapt to changing buyer preferences and focus on offering luxury experiences.
After pausing a heat pump mandate earlier this year after a federal court overturned Berkeley, Calif.’s ban on gas appliances in new buildings, Washington state enacted a new code provision that seems poised to achieve the same goal.
ICAST (International Center for Appropriate and Sustainable Technology) has released a resource guide to help multifamily owners and managers, policymakers, utilities, energy efficiency program implementers, and others advance the deployment of VHE heat pump HVAC and water heaters in multifamily housing.
Clark Group, Suffolk Construction, Summit Contracting Group, and McShane Companies top BD+C’s ranking of the nation’s largest apartment building and condominium general contractors and construction management (CM) firms for 2023, as reported in Building Design+Construction’s 2023 Giants 400 Report.
Kimley-Horn, WSP, Tetra Tech, and Thornton Tomasetti head BD+C’s ranking of the nation’s largest apartment building and condominium engineering and engineering/architecture (EA) firms for 2023, as reported in Building Design+Construction’s 2023 Giants 400 Report.
Gensler, Humphreys and Partners, Solomon Cordwell Buenz, and AO top BD+C’s ranking of the nation’s largest apartment building and condominium architecture and architecture/engineering (AE) firms for 2023, as reported in Building Design+Construction’s 2023 Giants 400 Report.  
 
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