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Re:Mall department stores were struggling; the pandemic has ... by prpl on Friday April 23, 2021 @10:50PM (#26921831)
I think it’s fairly easy to rebuild an average 2-3 story department store into a large office building with many windows.
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Re:Mall department stores were struggling; the pandemic has ... by barry-cotter on Saturday April 24, 2021 @01:48AM (#26922569)
I’m not an architect but I doubt that. Refitting a building is expensive and buildings designed for one purpose are not going to be awesome for another unless your extremely lucky. Specialization is real. That said you could definitely retrofit the average department store building into reasonable offices.
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