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The empty office towers are about to become homes

A $480 million plan would turn eleven half-empty buildings in the Loop into 1,200 apartments. Dana Whitfield spent three months inside the deal.

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Ep. 214 — Inside the downtown housing deal

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Dana Whitfield on the plan to turn empty offices into 1,200 apartments.

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