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    Oldest US mall blends old/modern with 225-sq-ft micro-lofts

    Kirsten Dirksen

    2 HN recommenders · recommended in 4 months, 2017–2022

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    15:11 · 7.2M views · Jan 26, 2015

    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.

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    4 comments from Hacker News

    1. @michaelbuckbeeJul 2020· in “The dying mall’s new lease on life: apartments”

      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"

      RecommendsView on HN
    2. @equalsioneJan 2022· in “Malls adding apartments to offset dwindling numbers of shoppers”

      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

      RecommendsView on HN
    3. @michaelbuckbeeApr 2017· in “A Hedge Fund Manager Who’s Shorting America’s Malls”

      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]

      CitesView on HN
    4. @ShounakApr 2021· in “Mall department stores were struggling; the pandemic has pushed them to the edge”

      In Providence, RI, America’s oldest mall was converted to micro-apartments with some retail on the 1st floor this video

      CitesView on HN