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More buildings being converted to apartments than ever before

by Meghan McCarty Carino

Oct 14, 2021

About 20,000 new apartment units were created this year in buildings that used to serve some other purpose.

The Tribune Tower sits along Michigan Avenue at the Chicago River in Chicago, Illinois. Much of the iconic building has been converted into apartments.

Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images

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