Commercial & Adaptive Reuse
Acquire underused commercial, institutional, hospitality, office, retail, and mixed-use structures and, where feasible, reposition them into viable residential or productive mixed-use assets.
Conversion opportunities
- Downtown office or upper-floor space converted to housing
- Vacant schools, churches, institutions, or community buildings
- Hotels or motels repositioned for apartments, senior housing, or other lawful residential use
- Neighborhood commercial buildings with housing above
- Retail, warehouse, or mixed-use structures with obsolete layouts
- Historic properties where rehabilitation incentives may support feasibility
The pre-purchase test
Before HRED completes an acquisition, confirm the intended use, zoning or special-use path, building-code and occupancy changes, structural capacity, life-safety requirements, utilities, accessibility, parking, environmental conditions, and realistic financing.
A low purchase price does not cure a building that cannot legally or economically support the new use.
Core diligence
Physical
Structure, envelope, roof, foundations, hazardous materials, fire protection, elevators, mechanical, electrical, plumbing, utilities, and accessibility.
Legal
Title, zoning, density, use, parking, historic restrictions, permits, certificates, easements, environmental obligations, and public approvals.
Economic
Total development cost, contingency, construction duration, carrying costs, rents, occupancy, reserves, incentives, lender requirements, and permanent operating performance.