More than one-quarter of downtown Calgary office buildings currently sit empty for a bunch of reasons — especially the price of oil. One of the ideas that's rolled around is the conversion of office space into condos or apartments. "So we were going to actually convert it to an office building," Ken Toews of Strategic Group told CBC News. But then, recognizing the office building market in Calgary was in serious trouble, the company changed plans. "I think if you're creative, you could maybe do up to 10 [more conversions in downtown Calgary].

Source: CBC News November 28, 2018 19:34 UTC