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Examples of Hospital to Housing Adaptive Reuse:

Bradley House, Bay City, MI: 180 residential units for seniors from a certified hospital

Capitol Hill, Washington, D.C.: 200 rentals and 75 condos in former hospital, “The look institutional, but a lot of elements in these buildings lend themselves to residential development. The nursing home has 11-foot ceilings. The spaces are good for loft-style apartments, and in some we have the ability to do two-story interiors.”

Chelsea Naval Hospital, Chelsea, MA: 750 upscale residential units including townhouses, condominiums and apartments from former Naval Hospital

Fairfield Hills Hospital, Newton, CT: in progress; the city passed an adaptive reuse ordinance

The Georgian, St. Louis, MO: 100 condos in former City Hospital, “One doctor bought the space that was his office, and was just delighted to do so. Some people are just buying for the sentimental value. Everybody is so happy to see somebody doing this instead of tearing it down,” Joan Opelander, Real Estate agent.

Holt Hall, Portland, ME: 36 luxury residential units from water-damaged Maine Eye and Ear Infirmary

Maplewood, Poughkeepsie, NY: 85 senior residential units from City Infirmary and Almshouse

Mercy Housing, Oxnard, CA: 41 units affordable housing for low income seniors at former Lying-In Hospital

Public Health Service Hospital, the Presidio, San Francisco: 350-unit apartment complex

Ravenswood Hospital, Chicago, IL: in progress

Scripps Hospital, La Jolla, CA; luxury condos constructed in historic landmark building

Sea View Hospital, Staten Island, NY: 100 units: 50 studio, 10 two bedroom, 40 one-bedroom apartments at below market rates from former Sea View Hospital

St. Anne’s Hospital, Chicago, IL: 125 units affordable housing; 45 units of assisted living for seniors at former St. Anne’s Hospital

St. Luke’s Place, Chicago, IL: 286 senior living units from abandoned high-rise hospital

St. John of God, Brighton, MA: 83 units market rate, 102-units assisted living facility in mixed residential community with multi-family condominiums, senior independent living from St. John of God hospital campus

The Village Project, Traverse City, MI: condos, apartments and luxury units at former State Hospital campus.

Note: A Google search of the phrase “hospital to housing adaptive re-use” gives 116,000 entries