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Re:Big Tech Is Downsizing Workspace in Another Blow to Offic... by gmllama on Wednesday April 17, 2024 @03:10PM (#40068898)
What if we converted some of these office buildings into housing? (Along with dying ng/dead shopping malls?)
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Re:Big Tech Is Downsizing Workspace in Another Blow to Offic... by tibbydudeza on Wednesday April 17, 2024 @03:18PM (#40069003)
They did that to our former HQ and converted it to flats - took them longer and cost more than simply blowing it up and starting from scratch.

The entire building was gutted down to only it's outer frame, the support structure - the concrete slab floors and outer support pillars.

I guess getting planning permission for this was easier to obtain than demolition and building from scratch in that area.

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