"As Workers Stay Remote, Can LA Turn Empty Offices Into Housing?" by David Wagner for the LAist.

Many Californians have been working from home throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, and some companies plan to let their workers stay fully remote.

So what happens to all those empty offices?

With Los Angeles in the midst of a severe housing crisis, some see promise in turning dormant office buildings into apartments through “adaptive reuse.”

“I definitely think that more and more office space will be turned into housing — and it should be,” said Karin Liljegren, founder and principal of L.A.-based architecture firm Omgivning, which specializes in adaptive reuse.

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