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With almost 30% of downtown LA office space available for lease or sublease, the value of the 62-story Aon Center plummeted.

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 10 months ago

This started happening in Canary Wharf a long time before covid. Businesses started consolidating offices by forcing hot desking and work from home days. The outer office buildings started converting to super expensive homes.

Its funny because as someone renting a tiny room in a shared flat with no space for a desk, and tbh just thinking its normal to be in the office 5 days, I was livid that I lost my desk, so hated it. Now, I live much further out and just took a job that is 2 days mandatory in the office which I had to really think if it was worth it compared to my 1 day optional!

I looked at the prices back then out of interest and they were insane, and rental prices were ridiculous too as a result. I have a feeling that they were all bought by “investors" (ie money laundering, especially by Russians) but no proof or anything to back it up, although seen lots of news article suggesting that is the case.