On: Remote work is gutting downtowns

[bryanlarsen]

It's easier to turn office buildings into luxury apartments than into affordable ones -- a single 3000 square foot apartment has more layout flexibility, fewer plumbing & parking requirements, fewer emergency exits than five 600 square foot ones, et cetera.

Advocates aren't going to be happy about 3000 square foot luxury apartments rather than affordable ones...

[Breza → bryanlarsen]

This is a good point. Downtowns might easily move from drab office parks to unaffordable places for rich people.