La tendencia de conversión de oficinas a viviendas se extiende a los suburbios de Houston

Mientras concluye una conversión de 100 millones de dólares de oficina a residencial en la torre de 20 pisos 1801 Smith Street en el centro de Houston, DeBartolo Development, con sede en Tampa, Florida, está mirando más allá del centro de la ciudad para su último proyecto: convertir un historia edificio Energy Corridor en 20 apartamentos, Informe de noticias sobre bienes raíces informes. Descrito por the source as the first major suburban office to "jump on today's conversion movement," the Westlake 3 tower was developed by Hines in the early 1980s and was originally home to BP and ConocoPhillips. It is located just south of Interstate 10 and has been vacant since 2019. As cities nationwide continue to face a housing shortage and an oversupply of office space, office-to-residential conversions are gaining traction. In the past, the City of Houston implemented a US$15,000-per-unit tax break for developers of new apartments, and is considering a similar program for office-to-residential conversions.