As Offices Empty Out, Landlords Look to Adapt Buildings for Hotels, Manufacturing, even Hollywood Film Sets
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As remote work leaves offices empty, landlords are considering new uses like hotels, manufacturing facilities, or film studios instead of just residential conversion.
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Hotels can be easier conversion projects than apartments with their uniform floor layouts, while suburban offices near cities are targets for advanced manufacturing.
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Old rural offices with large spaces, ample power, and parking work for manufacturing involving AI and robots.
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In places like LA, some landlords are reworking offices into TV/movie filming spaces to meet demand for video content.
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Any conversion faces obstacles like costs, building codes and infrastructure; warehouses may be the most feasible pivot from offices given their similar footprints.