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Oldest US mall blends old/modern with 225-sq-ft micro-lofts

Kirsten Dirksen2 HN recommenders · 2017–2022
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Kirsten Dirksen visits the Providence Arcade, the oldest US indoor mall, which was converted into 225-square-foot micro-lofts classified as a rooming house.

Pointed to as a detailed example of converting a dying mall into housing.

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@michaelbuckbee2017 · in “A Hedge Fund Manager Who’s Shorting America’s Malls”

I've been curious as to what will happen the structures themselves. Two interesting projects: Mall to Micro-apartments [VIDEO] Rackspace took over a dead mall for office space [LINK]

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@michaelbuckbee2020 · in “The dying mall’s new lease on life: apartments”

Here's a detailed examination of one mall that converted to apartments - [VIDEO] Interesting mostly for how they weighed the marketing and economic aspects of it: "commercial renters think in terms of $/sq foot and individuals think of monthly costs"

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@Shounak2021 · in “Mall department stores were struggling; the pandemic has pushed them to the edge”

In Providence, RI, America’s oldest mall was converted to micro-apartments with some retail on the 1st floor [VIDEO]

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@equalsione2022 · in “Malls adding apartments to offset dwindling numbers of shoppers”

While it wouldn't be what springs to mind when you think of a mall, this video shows an interesting repurposing of a mall to become residential space: [VIDEO]

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