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Auggie

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3. Neat. But not easy to do. And costly.

Reply to quaint (Original post)

Tue Feb 3, 2026, 12:59 PM

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I bet lower floor units will be designated "affordable" to satisfy local ordinances. The upper floors will be market price. And designed to attract those with deep pockets.

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24-story Long Beach office tower to become housing [View all] quaint Yesterday OP

Prime real estate BlueWaveNeverEnd Yesterday #1

Well Done! OC375 Yesterday #2

Neat. But not easy to do. And costly. Auggie Yesterday #3

I really, really, wanted you to be mistaken, however, the last paragraph... quaint Yesterday #4

What's the incentive if the ROI underperforms ... Auggie Yesterday #5

Vintage 1991 building should be quake tolerant. Frasier Balzov Yesterday #6

Kinda, maybe. The 1994 Northridge quake deaths spurred tougher regulations. quaint Yesterday #7