Researchers from Pew Charitable Trusts say a floorplan like this could make a huge dent in Albuquerque’s housing shortage while also converting vacant downtown office space. This “dorm-style” living would mean rents of about $700, with shared restrooms and kitchens. (Photo courtesy Pew Charitable Trusts)
Researchers with a national think tank on Tuesday published a report that offers a unique solution to Albuquerque and Santa Fe’s housing shortages: affordable, “co-living” complexes with shared bathrooms and kitchens.
In Albuquerque, the Pew Charitable Trusts’ proposal represents a possible key to the puzzle of converting vacant office spaces into housing. By turning the centers of office complex floorplans into shared bathrooms or kitchen spaces, all renters will live in apartments with natural light, and developers can keep costs low by reducing the number of individual kitchens and plumbing features…