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Mamdani Plans to Convert Lower Manhattan Offices Into 4,000 Apartments

Original: Mamdani Wants To Turn Lower Manhattan Government Offices Into Nearly 4,000 Apartments

Zohran Mamdani has proposed converting government office space in Lower Manhattan into nearly 4,000 apartments. The plan targets unused public buildings as a way to expand housing supply in a city facing a severe affordability crisis. The proposal is drawing attention amid his broader push on housing policy and debates over how best to add residential units in Manhattan.

Why now: Housing affordability is a top political issue in New York, making a large office-to-housing conversion proposal newsworthy.

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• Mamdani Wants To Turn Lower Manhattan Government Offices Into Nearly 4,000 Apartments · realtor.com

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