Partial Office-to-Residential Conversions and Financing: The Case for a Floor-by-Floor Approach
Why this matters
Office continues to trade in two distinct markets: trophy assets in walkable submarkets that are leasing at or near record rents, and commodity Class B and C buildings where the basis is still resetting. Underwriting on the latter has moved toward replacement-cost-minus, with credit underwriting now leaning on tenant covenant and remaining lease term rather than mark-to-market expectations. For LP-positioned capital, the read-through is that the bifurcation is now a structural feature of the sector, not a cycle to wait out.
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Ran Eliasaf, Northwind Group Photo: 100 Wall Street, VTS Marketplace Office-to-residential conversions might bring to mind occupier relocations, gutted interiors and retrofitted systems. Then, there are the partial of…
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