Oldest US mall blends old/modern with 225-sq-ft micro-lofts on HackerTube: recommended by 2 Hacker News commenters across 2 separate months, 2017–2022.
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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.
Pointed to as a detailed example of converting a dying mall into housing.
“Here's a detailed examination of one mall that converted to apartments”
4 Hacker News comments link this video. Each one links back to its thread.
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: ▶ this video
in “Malls adding apartments to offset dwindling numbers of shoppers” · View on HN
Here's a detailed examination of one mall that converted to apartments - ▶ this 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"
in “The dying mall’s new lease on life: apartments” · View on HN
In Providence, RI, America’s oldest mall was converted to micro-apartments with some retail on the 1st floor ▶ this video
in “Mall department stores were struggling; the pandemic has pushed them to the edge” · View on HN
I've been curious as to what will happen the structures themselves. Two interesting projects: Mall to Micro-apartments ▶ this video Rackspace took over a dead mall for office space [link]
in “A Hedge Fund Manager Who’s Shorting America’s Malls” · View on HN