7.2M views · Jan 26, 2015 · 15:11 · 2 HN recommenders · 4 mentions · discussed 2017–2022
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.
Why Hacker News points people here: 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”HN comment, 2020
“Here's a detailed examination of one mall that converted to apartments”
Detailed look at converting a mall into 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"
“this video shows an interesting repurposing of a mall to become residential space”
Interesting repurposing of a mall into residential space
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
“Two interesting projects: Mall to Micro-apartments”
Example of a mall turned into micro-apartments
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
“was converted to micro-apartments with some retail on the 1st floor”
Oldest US mall converted to micro-apartments
In Providence, RI, America’s oldest mall was converted to micro-apartments with some retail on the 1st floor this video
