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mahatmakanejeeves

(69,979 posts)
Tue Apr 7, 2026, 12:03 PM 20 hrs ago

A Fire Sale Has U.S. Office Buildings Going for 90% Off

Real Estate • Commercial
A Fire Sale Has U.S. Office Buildings Going for 90% Off

From Denver to Washington, D.C., developers are seizing on huge discounts when buying troubled office towers

By Peter Grant
April 7, 2026 5:30 am ET


Denver Energy Center. Hyoung Chang/The Denver Post/Getty Images

America’s battered office market is holding a fire sale, featuring some buildings marked down by more than 90%.

In Chicago, real-estate developer Marc Calabria bought a 485,000-square-foot office building for $4 million. The building sold for $68.1 million a decade ago.

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A Fire Sale Has U.S. Office Buildings Going for 90% Off (Original Post) mahatmakanejeeves 20 hrs ago OP
Imagine your family & friends living on their own office tower floor bucolic_frolic 20 hrs ago #1
Plumbing is a big issue. Showers, kitchens, washing machines. SharonAnn 19 hrs ago #2

bucolic_frolic

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1. Imagine your family & friends living on their own office tower floor
Tue Apr 7, 2026, 12:21 PM
20 hrs ago

It's all wired ... offices can be bedrooms, lounges kitchens. Just add 2 tubs and a shower .... doorman for class ... just need 2 lawyers for evictions and divorces ....

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