When COVID shook up how we all live and work, Philly’s big office towers emptied out. Some workers have returned, but Center City is still hurting for people. Now, an office building at 17th and Market is slated to be turned into nearly 300 new apartments, the biggest office-to-housing conversion since the pandemic. Lead producer Laura Benshoff talks with Jake Blumgart, commercial real estate reporter for The Philadelphia Inquirer, about what these conversions look like, and whether they're the answer to Philly’s empty-office problem.

Read Jakes' reporting here and here.

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