By Michael Poris, McIntosh Poris Architects Long defined by its industrial legacy, Detroit development currently combines ground-up construction with intelligent, innovative adaptive reuse.

A n old hotel turned into trendy apartments; a restaurant built in a former bank; and a warehouse divided into cool office spaces are three prime examples of adaptive reuse. In today’s climate of ...

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OTRCH and Urban Sites turn an office building into affordable apartments in Cincinnati. In the heart of Cincinnati's Central Business District, Over-the-Rhine Community Housing and Urban Sites ...

One of the truisms of historic preservation is that the best use for a building is the one for which it was originally built. All too often, however, this just isn’t feasible. In order for a building ...

Nolan: Adaptive reuse is using an existing building for a different purpose. For example, COVID hit commercial real estate, especially office buildings, really hard, and some of those buildings needed ...

In a very short period of time, our economy has changed. Now more than ever, it’s important to consider new and viable approaches to how we all do business. One potential opportunity is adaptive reuse ...

Imagine a scenario in which a city had thousands of residents struggling to find and stay in affordable homes while large, obsolete facilities like hospitals and schools stood empty for years. This is ...

Could an adaptive-reuse ordinance be a solution in the city of San Diego’s complicated — and sometimes conflicting — plan to update its housing regulations and preservation strategies? One La Jolla ...

Following up on recent PSH Land Use Client Alerts on June 26, 2023 and August 22, 2023, an important collection of bills were passed through both houses of the Rhode Island state legislature in June ...

In a recent countywide survey, affordable housing was the top issue for Marin voters. State law requires Marin jurisdictions to meet the housing needs of our community. Every local government must ...

Green Building Alliance is offering a guided tour to showcase Masano Auto Park in Reading. Green Building Alliance, Pittsburgh, called Masano Auto Park “a standout example of adaptive reuse and ...