As Buildings' Life Spans Shrink, Developers Try to Adjust
As Buildingsâ Life Spans Shrink, Developers Try to Adjust Industry experts are starting to take heed as disruptions from the pandemic and changing technological needs are hastening the demise of commercial real estate developments. A century ago, buildings like the Coca-Cola Bottling Plant in Indianapolis could have many uses over their existence. Today, buildings have shorter lives.Credit...Stacy Able for The New York Times By Kevin Williams Feb. 23, 2021 In 1931, glass bottles of sparkling soda began rolling off the assembly line at the Coca-Cola bottling plant in downtown Indianapolis...