I wonder if co-living makes sense in them... Though most are likely just functionally obsolete and should be torn down.
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Replying to @mgirdley
The people who want to co-live want to in a vibrant walkable area. Malls are usually an island of windowless concrete in the middle of an ocean of asphalt. On the other hand, abandoned factories are often beautiful, have windows, and are in good locations, hence their conversion.
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Replying to @Molson_Hart
True. Sometimes the best “preservation” is just tearing it down and starting over, it seems.
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Replying to @mgirdley
Yeah, sadly. Maybe some can be saved by filling them with retail operations not being disrupted by e-commerce. Church, grocery, or gym anchor tenant with hair salons, insurance brokers, etc inside. It doesn’t feel right though. Malls are designed for hardwood shopping, not this.
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Replying to @Molson_Hart
70s/80s malls have no windows and big, cavernous hallways. Hard to envision uses that want that.
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Replying to @mgirdley
The funny thing is that not even what’s left of brick and mortar durable good retail wants that.
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Replying to @Molson_Hart @mgirdley
If I had to pick one reuss, id go with storage facilities.
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Replying to @Molson_Hart @mgirdley
Storage would be great for smaller malls. For medium+ size malls, what would pair well with the rest of the building?
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Services businesses like we saw in that video, but really...I think they'll mostly just get torn down. In a lot of cases, the underlying real estate is valuable and should be better utilized.
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Replying to @Molson_Hart @mgirdley
When manufacturing left the USA, do you know what replaced old factories? My friend lives in a renovated one. It has tons of character, unlike a mall.
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those old buildings are beautiful
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