Re:Remote work is starting to hit office rents
by Kon-Peki on Thursday March 23, 2023 @09:42AM
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In addition to what everyone has already written, it might be worth pointing out that office buildings usually have a floor-to-ceiling distance far greater than residential buildings. So you can add in a bunch of piping directly underneath the floor, then create a new ceiling below the pipes, and the result is still very acceptable.
Second, the quirks are part of the charm [*]. Nobody is marketing these conversions as ultra-luxury units. The history of the building is celebrated, not hidden
[*]. For example, our building still has an operating mail chute system and I bet that it will be kept around after conversion.
The photo of the Roosevelt Hotel near the bottom shows what ours looks like on the office floors - floor to ceiling glass so you can see letters from above zip past on their way to the lobby.
Second, the quirks are part of the charm [*]. Nobody is marketing these conversions as ultra-luxury units. The history of the building is celebrated, not hidden
[*]. For example, our building still has an operating mail chute system and I bet that it will be kept around after conversion.
Take a look at this page: https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/new-york-citys-mail-ch...
The photo of the Roosevelt Hotel near the bottom shows what ours looks like on the office floors - floor to ceiling glass so you can see letters from above zip past on their way to the lobby.