On January 26, 2023, D.C. Policy Center Executive Director Yesim Sayin spoke at an event and was quoted by Bisnow:
The examples of conversion projects planned or underway in D.C. may not be indicative of an oncoming wave, but they could help accelerate the phenomenon of downtown residential becoming more valuable than office.
“The more successful the conversions are, the less the conversation is about whether the floor plates are right or wrong, because if the value is in residential, then you may as well just tear down and rebuild,” DC Policy Center Executive Director Yesim Sayin said.
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