What if we converted all those vacant, decrepit strip malls around the country into new housing? 🏠 I wrote about the idea, which is not far-fetched at all vox.com/the-highlight/…
The biggest barrier in most places is local zoning laws — many cities bar homes and businesses from coexisting on the same parcel. But some places have relaxed their codes, and the resultant mixed-use housing + retail complexes have been a major success vox.com/the-highlight/…
@rmc031 Is the concept here actually converting existing structures, tearing them down and building new structures, or some mix of both?
@rmc031 Otoh strip malls in particular offer affordable commercial space which is needed just as much as affordable residential.
@rmc031 @cityofokc can we turn abandoned strip malls into housing?
@rmc031 Come on why would developers want 800 from someone when they can just keep the mall empty