Real Estate Market & Investment
The Conversion Reckoning: What Industrial Property Buyers Aren't Being Told Before They Sign
The appeal of converting a former factory or warehouse into a residence is well-documented—the soaring ceilings, the raw materiality, the sense of history embedded in every steel beam. What receives far less attention are the costly, time-consuming, and sometimes insurmountable obstacles that derail a significant number of these projects before the first family moves in. This is an honest accounting of what the glossy listings rarely mention.
