Adaptive Reuse

The national housing shortage continues to challenge municipalities, developers, and community stakeholders. At the same time, many markets are experiencing elevated vacancies in office, retail, and industrial properties. This imbalance has renewed interest in adaptive reuse as a financially driven strategy to increase housing supply, reduce development costs, and unlock value in underperforming assets.

Data centers are in high demand by many industries, including agriculture, banking, e-commerce, logistics, defense, mining, and health care. As operations become more data-driven, these industries and others rely on secure and efficient infrastructure to store, process, and analyze large volumes of information. In this latest NAIOP Winter Magazine 2025, Leo Bertolino shares strategies to make Data Center Conversions more feasible and fundable.

With shifting consumer habits and an oversupply of traditional retail space in many markets, adaptive reuse has become a strategic solution for owners and operators in the retail and restaurant sectors. Repurposing an existing facility -- whether it's a former big box store, strip mall, or standalone restaurant -- can be faster, more cost-effective, and more sustainable than ground-up development. But not every building is ready for a second act.

ARE HISTORIC PROPERTIES THE CURE FOR WHAT’S AILING RETAIL? BY JOHN GAJEWSKI, MRICS |Published December 21, 2021 Faced with growing disruption from e-commerce and pandemic fallout, retailers are turning to […]