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GenThePerservering

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3. In Seattle it's tough because office space is overbuilt

Reply to Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin (Original post)

Sun May 24, 2026, 12:01 AM

15 hrs ago

but people desperately want affordable housing in town where the amenities are, whether they telecommute or work in-house - they don't want to live in some faceless suburban strip-mall development. But it's very difficult to convert office space into flats.

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West Coast Cities Turn to Vacancy Taxes to Grapple with Housing Crisis [View all] Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin 19 hrs ago OP

Do it for apartments, condos and houses. pfitz59 18 hrs ago #1

Except the pandemic fundamentally changed where people want to work LearnedHand 18 hrs ago #2

In Seattle it's tough because office space is overbuilt GenThePerservering 15 hrs ago #3