Strips Malls As Apartments?

A city in California hopes to create new housing from aging strip malls.

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December 2, 2003, 12:00 PM PST

By Abhijeet Chavan @http://twitter.com/legalaidtech

"Trying to increase housing supply and control sprawl at the same time, city officials here are hoping they can create new apartments from an unusual source: strip malls.Officials are considering a plan to rezone several aging strip malls in hopes that owners might convert them into a mix of apartments and retail storefronts."

Thanks to Christopher D. Brown AICP

FULL STORY: California city looks to strip malls for possible housing

Monday, December 1, 2003 in The Sacramento Bee

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