Office Space Conversion

[CalgaryTiger]

I think we knew about this one because it was on the list, but a new article was posted this moring anyway:

City of Calgary Awards Bluevale Capital for Office-to-Residential Conversion Projects, Creating 128 New Homes in the Downtown Core

/CNW/ - Bluevale Capital has been awarded $8.3 million through the City of Calgary's Downtown Development Incentive Program to convert an underutilized office...

www.newswire.ca

Love that they're keeping the brick and simply replacing some windows.

 

[Red Star]

Love that they're keeping the brick and simply replacing some windows.

Developers and architects can't really improve the facade of these old office buildings without blowing the budget. Brick, stone and pre-cast concrete are timeless. Adding cladding or painting the exterior makes it look tacky. Leave the exterior materials alone.

 

[Surrealplaces]

Interesting how time flies. 9 years ago, when the site was publishing various articles, I wrote up a small piece regarding converting office to residential. I felt very strongly that this was something that could happen, but wasn't sure how it would play out. At the time I was interested in the idea of converting offices, into residential but more into loft style spaces.

Here's the article. Also of note, the building in the article's thumbnail is now one of the ones slated for conversion.

Will Calgary Begin Converting Office Space to Residential? | SkyriseCalgary

We take a look at a compelling question in Calgary right now: when might it make sense to convert vacant office spaces to residences?

calgary.skyrisecities.com