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Originally Posted by Keith P.
The problem of course is that many of those big Victorians were converted to rental apartments/rooms decades ago and are in very poor repair with most of their interior detail stripped out. There is very little left to save except the exterior shell.
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The public benefit mostly comes from the exterior though. The primary goal is to restore the integrity of some old streetscapes that are now "missing teeth".
Some people want modern interiors and are pretty happy with a shell. It's common around here for old houses to be rebuilt in that way. Lots of fully gutted Craftsman type homes around here.