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by bombcar 1001 days ago
And I doubt Meta spent $181m to get out of a lease of a warehouse.

Skyscrapers are much more difficult to convert (there's an NYT article on it).

Midrise buildings might be the best bet, but even then unless you allow "basically slumlord" conversions, it's probably simpler to knock and rebuild, even if you disguise it by leaving the outer walls up or something.

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The “hang everything from the elevator shaft” design doesn’t allow that, does it? You might be able to take it to the joists if it’s not hurricane season but not more than that.