Suburban Office Parks Increasingly Obsolete; Businesses Choose Walkable Areas

Re:Suburban Office Parks Increasingly Obsolete; Businesses C... by camikazeg on Monday December 21, 2015 @07:14PM (#10774629)

I can't help but think that there is opportunity here. It seems like most cities have gone through a cycle where industry moved out of cities, a lot of those parts of town got converted in to very affordable housing, industrial lofts, etc. Then because of the cheap rents, artists and young people flocked to these areas and they became the hip parts of town.

Shouldn't office parks be easier to convert than industrial buildings?

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Re:Suburban Office Parks Increasingly Obsolete; Businesses C... by andys627 on Monday December 21, 2015 @07:20PM (#10774656)

There's lot of regulation slowing this - floor area ratios, density caps, parking minimums, etc. Google "sprawl repair" for some interesting reads!

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Re:Suburban Office Parks Increasingly Obsolete; Businesses C... by ocschwar on Monday December 21, 2015 @08:58PM (#10775206)

In the Boston area, there is no more industrial space left for illegal lofts.

I fully expect bohemians to start illegal squats in unused office parks in the coming years.

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Re:Suburban Office Parks Increasingly Obsolete; Businesses C... by JabavuAdams on Tuesday December 22, 2015 @12:52AM (#10776093)

That would be amazing! I've always wanted an office building to myself.

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