NYT
New York Is Relying on Office Conversions to Address Its Housing Crisis
Sunday, August 30, 2026
New York is converting vacant office buildings to residential use as a strategy to increase housing supply. The New York Times reported that the pace of office-to-residential conversions has accelerated. In July, two steel columns buckled in the former Pfizer building, one such conversion project.
Original reporting: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/30/nyregion/nyc-conversions-analysis-pfizer.html
