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Yeah , I know most CBD towers aren’t designed for livability and that families need schools, clinics, green space not just an open-plan office made into apartment shoeboxes without sunlight.

But I’m a big proponent of conversion. It would take incentives, planning, and a bit of political courage.

Yes, there are challenges: retrofits are expensive, zoning is outdated, and developers prefer to sit on empty towers rather than lower profits. Councils also rely on commercial rates.

But these are political financial choices, not physical impossibilities. The only obstacle is willpower.

With the current portal network that's a job for dozens of people over a long period of time. I don't think a new start-up like Niantic Spatial can even remotely afford this