East Coast mayors call for more office-to-apartment conversions
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Mayors in cities across the U.S. want to loosen rules that can slow the pace of office-to-residential conversions. In some instances, cities have offered generous tax abatements to developers who build new housing. “We have a great opportunity to change the uses in the downtown,” said Washington, DC, Mayor Muriel Bowser at a December 2022 […]
Read MoreSalt Lake City mayor announces $100 million investment in Ballpark
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