1.0constructconnect.comDaily Commercial News/%site_branch%/author/edwardbayleyrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="GZKtUl4MfX"><a href="/dcn/news/usa/2023/05/franklin-tower-makeover-a-prime-example-of-office-to-residential-conversion">Franklin Tower makeover a prime example of office-to-residential conversion</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="/dcn/news/usa/2023/05/franklin-tower-makeover-a-prime-example-of-office-to-residential-conversion/embed#?secret=GZKtUl4MfX" width="600" height="338" title="“Franklin Tower makeover a prime example of office-to-residential conversion” — constructconnect.com" data-secret="GZKtUl4MfX" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(c,d){"use strict";var e=!1,o=!1;if(d.querySelector)if(c.addEventListener)e=!0;if(c.wp=c.wp||{},!c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage)if(c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if(t)if(t.secret||t.message||t.value)if(!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var r,a,i,s=d.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),n=d.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=0;o<n.length;o++)n[o].style.display="none";for(o=0;o<s.length;o++)if(r=s[o],e.source===r.contentWindow){if(r.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message){if(1e3<(i=parseInt(t.value,10)))i=1e3;else if(~~i<200)i=200;r.height=i}if("link"===t.message)if(a=d.createElement("a"),i=d.createElement("a"),a.href=r.getAttribute("src"),i.href=t.value,i.host===a.host)if(d.activeElement===r)c.top.location.href=t.value}}},e)c.addEventListener("message",c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),d.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",t,!1),c.addEventListener("load",t,!1);function t(){if(!o){o=!0;for(var e,t,r,a=-1!==navigator.appVersion.indexOf("MSIE 10"),i=!!navigator.userAgent.match(/Trident.*rv:11\./),s=d.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),n=0;n<s.length;n++){if(!(r=(t=s[n]).getAttribute("data-secret")))r=Math.random().toString(36).substr(2,10),t.src+="#?secret="+r,t.setAttribute("data-secret",r);if(a||i)(e=t.cloneNode(!0)).removeAttribute("security"),t.parentNode.replaceChild(e,t);t.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:r},"*")}}}}(window,document); </script> https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2023/05/Franklin-tower-facade-Before-Image-3_Courtesy-of-GenslerMainWEB-US.png1024576Climbing office vacancies combined with housing shortages in many U.S. cities is stirring development interest in wholescale office-to-residential building makeovers. But complex design and engineering challenges plus the economic unknowns of conversions can leave developers uncertain about proceeding.   “Sometimes they are challenging to make and pencil out,” especially on large buildings, says Robert Fuller, principal […]