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Mayor Pushes Forward Despite Conversion Setback | Real Estate News
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Despite a major setback at the former Pfizer building, Mayor Mamdani is doubling down on office-to-residential conversions as a critical tool to tackle the housing crisis. He insists the structural issues were a failure of execution—not the conversion model itself—and vows a full investigation. The Department of Buildings will now rigorously audit all similar projects before permitting non-emergency work, following past violations at MetroLoft. Meanwhile, the SPEED task force is streamlining approvals to accelerate delivery, making conversions faster and cheaper than new construction. The mayor remains confident these projects, when properly executed, offer a safe, scalable solution to the city’s housing shortage.
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