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Originally Posted by GenWhy?
Many are adapted as multi-family or commercial. The ones left in the West End or just leftovers of orphan lot assemblies / hold-outs. The Red Accordion is a great example. Cardaro Cafe. The homes / shops at 957 Nicola. The little yellow house at The Pacific building.
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I wasn't using adaptive reuse correctly, I really meant development while retaining the original structure, such as adding additional floors to the Army and Navy as previously mentioned. I just now realised that they are currently adaptively reused. That's not sufficient in my mind.
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Originally Posted by GenWhy?
The real kicker is the SF homes / mansions outside downtown cannot be adapted for alternative uses, which is very exclusive and preservationist.
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One might even say
conservative.
As it stands today, the SF homes / mansions outside downtown aren't nearly as much of an obstruction as the ones downtown since it's not as though anything else is allowed there anyway, but once the BC government legalises housing options on RS lots, they're definitely going to start getting in the way.