How US Dead Malls Are Being Transformed Into Apartments

Okay, wir sind dann wohl offiziell im „Post Dead Mall Stadium“ angekommen. Immer mehr leerstehende Shopping Malls in den USA, werden zu Wohneinheiten umfunktioniert.

10.12.24

Keine schlechte Idee, vor allem weil in den Malls teilw. noch Shops, Restaurants usw. in den unteren Etagen geöffnet bleiben. Die Flats werden z.B, in alte kleine Ladenlokale eingebaut, hat was.

While many U.S. malls face anchor store closures and empty parking lots, some are finding new life by becoming housing. Real estate developers are building housing inside of or next to shopping malls as department stores like Macy’s, JCPenney and Sears shrink or cease to exist. At least 192 U.S. malls planned to add housing to their footprint as of January 2022. Dozens of apartment projects at malls are underway in California, Colorado, Florida, Arizona and Texas. The trend not only helps to chip away the housing shortage in the U.S., but also brings people closer to the remaining retail and restaurant spaces in shopping centers. CNBC visited a Macerich housing project at Flatiron Crossing Mall in Broomfield, Colorado as well as the Arcade Mall in Providence, Rhode Island to find out what it is like to live inside a mall.

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