Commercial towers into Flats?

WatcherZero · April 9th, 2011, 05:36 AM

Pickles is set to relax planning laws to allow empty office towers to be converted into residential towers as a way of offsetting the slowdown in house building and looming property shortage as part of the governments growth strategy.

Question is though what would it cost to replumb, rewire and build sound proofed interior walls for flats in an existing open plan office block?

Its a bit different to converting an old five story mill.

***b4mmy*** · April 9th, 2011, 08:54 AM

Sounds like a dream come true for Tom Bloxham

Accura4Matalan · April 9th, 2011, 11:27 AM

Shouldn't be too difficult. There were quite a few office towers throughout the boom years that were converted to apartments.

Erebus555 · April 9th, 2011, 12:05 PM

And right now, loads are being converted into hotels. There's a fair few in Brum getting the treatment.

April 9th, 2011, 05:36 AM	#1
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April 9th, 2011, 08:54 AM	#2
*b4mmy* E4T M3 Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: M4CCLESFIELD Posts: 12,297 Likes (Received): 104	Sounds like a dream come true for Tom Bloxham