WHAT WE PROVIDE Office-to-Housing Conversion Expertise

25% percent of all professional jobs in North America will be remote by the end of 2023. That means a lot of empty office space and there are few things you should know before embarking on this type of conversion.

Inheritance

Pre-Development Services

Site Conditions

Historic Constraints

SHPO/National Park Service Requirements

Visioning & Discovery

Investigation

Building Forensics

Building Scanning and Documenting Code Assessment

Historic Research

Site and Building Evaluations

Items to consider: Every adaptive reuse project requires the ownership, design, and construction teams to make adjustments when conditions inside the building are different from what was assumed.

Items to Consider: Building, mechanical, and electrical systems are always a challenge in adaptive reuse projects. Other challenges include the exterior envelope, updating for energy efficiency, and there’s usually the need to remove asbestos and other environmentally hazardous materials.

Items to Consider: Existing building element fire ratings for re-use, deterioration caused by chemical or moisture intrusion, historic context of importance may not work with re-use program, engineering many times get heavily involved with mean and methods wrt demolition and reconstruction.

BKV Group is a leading authority in the design and planning of adaptive reuse, historical preservation, and repurposing. Our design infuses modern and relevant spaces that create meaningful connections between residents, guests, tenants and the community while honoring precious architectural details. Our staff understands the permanence of historic buildings and works closely with clients to translate technical issues into clear, understandable building options. Our philosophy is to design within the cultural fabric of the community, using materials and systems that provide optimum value, functionality, flexibility, durability and timeless quality.

Design

Documentation Details

Visioning Process

Community Goal-Building

Sustainability

Revitalization

Building Technology

Building Systems

Efficiency in Planning

Wayfinding

Creative Reuse

Branding

Lifestyle Living

Community Building

Site Design

Unit Design

Amenities

Client & User Testimonials

Items to consider: Finding the right mix of experts regarding masonry forensics, historic context professionals (research and process flow through Landmark process), specialty materials testing and forensics, hazards abatement resources, building envelope specialists, and more.

Items to consider: There are several federal programs that can be used to assist with financing. These include Low Income Housing Tax Credits , Historic Tax Credits (for buildings more than 50 years old), Rental Assistance Demonstration for improving public housing and the New Market Tax Credit Program. Many local jurisdictions have their own incentives to spur much needed housing stock. Note that these tax credit programs are often very specific to a particular geographic region or municipality.