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Can converting empty offices to apartments solve Denver’s housing shortfall?

City studying potential candidates for reuse, but the process is costly and difficult

The former Art Institute of Denver building on Wednesday, March 29, 2023. The building, 1200 Lincoln St. in Denver, is set to open in the spring as a repurposed apartment building. (Hyoung Chang, The Denver Post)
The former Art Institute of Denver building on Wednesday, March 29, 2023. The building, 1200 Lincoln St. in Denver, is set to open in the spring as a repurposed apartment building. (Hyoung Chang, The Denver Post)
DENVER, CO - NOVEMBER 8:  Aldo Svaldi - Staff portraits at the Denver Post studio.  (Photo by Eric Lutzens/The Denver Post)
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Denver's mayoral candidates, as well as the Hancock administration, have emphasized converting underused office buildings into apartments or condos as an important way to address the city's housing shortfall and revitalize the downtown area.
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