These office-to-residential projects are breathing new life into old buildings. Read More
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Some have called it the office apocalypse. As of January 2025, nearly 24 percent of NoVA office space was sitting empty. Arlington County Board Chair Takis Karantonis says that at least some of those buildings should be converted to housing.
“We don’t have sufficient housing in the region,” and office-to-apartment conversions can help close the gap, Karantonis says. Building owners and investors benefit, too, when obsolete office towers can be repurposed.
