Oldest US mall blends old/modern with 225-sq-ft micro-lofts
Kirsten Dirksen2 HN recommenders · recommended in 2 months, 2017–2022
documentary · general · evergreen · 2017–2022 on HN
Kirsten Dirksen visits the Providence Arcade, the oldest US indoor mall, which was converted into 225-square-foot micro-lofts classified as a rooming house.
Pointed to as a detailed example of converting a dying mall into housing.
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4 comments from Hacker News
While it wouldn't be what springs to mind when you think of a mall, this video shows an interesting repurposing of a mall to become residential space: ▶ this video
Here's a detailed examination of one mall that converted to apartments - ▶ this video Interesting mostly for how they weighed the marketing and economic aspects of it: "commercial renters think in terms of $/sq foot and individuals think of monthly costs"
In Providence, RI, America’s oldest mall was converted to micro-apartments with some retail on the 1st floor ▶ this video
I've been curious as to what will happen the structures themselves. Two interesting projects: Mall to Micro-apartments ▶ this video Rackspace took over a dead mall for office space link