Adaptive reuse surges to record 25K apartments, Chicago overtakes Manhattan as top city for conversions

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The wave of adaptive reuse projects is accelerating at a record pace. After moderate gains and even some decreases in the years following the pandemic, the number of apartments resulting from converted buildings was close to 25,000 in 2024. That’s a whopping 50% more than the units delivered the year before and double the figures…

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October 24, 2025 at 12:00PM

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