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Oldest US mall blends old/modern with 225-sq-ft micro-lofts
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Kirsten Dirksen visits the Providence Arcade, the oldest US indoor mall, which was converted into 225-square-foot micro-lofts classified as a rooming house.
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Pointed to as a detailed example of converting a dying mall into housing.
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From the Hacker News discussion
Here's a detailed examination of one mall that converted to apartments - [VIDEO] Interesting mostly for how they weighed the marketing and economic aspects of it: "commercial renters think in terms of $/sq foot and individuals think of monthly costs"
Read original comment ↗While it wouldn't be what springs to mind when you think of a mall, this video shows an interesting repurposing of a mall to become residential space: [VIDEO]
Read original comment ↗I've been curious as to what will happen the structures themselves. Two interesting projects: Mall to Micro-apartments [VIDEO] Rackspace took over a dead mall for office space [LINK]
Read original comment ↗In Providence, RI, America’s oldest mall was converted to micro-apartments with some retail on the 1st floor [VIDEO]
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