Loop building goes residential in latest wave of office conversions – Chicago Sun-Times

Views from the patio at 65 E. Wacker Place in the Loop, showing the Chicago River and Marina City Towers.As of June, 25 office-to-residential conversions are underway in Downtown — more than the last 20 years combined, according to the city’s Department of Planning and Development. And the conversions will create more than 3,900 units of housing and will replace 4 million square feet of vacant office space.
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Free at Last
23 hours ago

Forgive me if I am wrong but isn’t residential space taxed at a much lower rate than office space?

Admin
16 hours ago
Reply to  Free at Last

Look it up instead of asking.

Free at Last
3 hours ago
Reply to  Mark Glennon

It was a rhetorical question. Of course it is taxed at a lower rate. It was designed to get people to understand the loss of the tax base.

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