Observed arrival · 2026-09-14
RESIDE Act Explained: The Buildings That Might Become Homes
An independent policy project explains a federal office-to-housing grant program and tests which commercial buildings might become affordable housing.
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The project translates a federal grant statute into building-level feasibility screens using commercial-building footprints and default financial assumptions. Its San José page reports 99 buildings screened, including 18 that could support 2,452 homes only with a RESIDE Act grant; its Denver page screens 310 buildings and finds none that pencil with the grant. The site explicitly limits its conclusions: high scores indicate buildings worth professional feasibility study, not buildings proven convertible.
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