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Commercial to Residential Conversion

Commercial to Residential Conversion

by Jorge Fontan | Last updated Jun 28, 2023 | Property Development, Commercial, Multifamily Residential

Adaptive reuse is the practice of re purposing a building with one use and converting to another. Building conversions are a much more sustainable building practice then demolishing a building and building a new one. If the building is in good enough shape you will...
Converting To Multi Family NYC

Converting To Multi Family NYC

by Jorge Fontan | Last updated Jun 1, 2023 | Multifamily Residential, NYC DOB, Property Development

Many people who own single-family and two-family homes are interested in converting them to multifamily apartment buildings.   Can You Convert a Single-Family Home Into a Multifamily in NYC? You can convert a single-family home into multifamily in NYC if it complies...
SRO Conversions in NYC

SRO Conversions in NYC

by Jorge Fontan | Last updated Jun 29, 2023 | NYC DOB, Building Conversions, Multifamily Residential

New York City has many Single Room Occupancy Rooming Houses. Property owners constantly want to convert these SROs to standard multifamily residential apartments. To convert an SRO Rooming House into Class A Apartments, an architect will file with the NYC DOB to...
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