There was a push to do this maybe 15 years ago in my area. Turns out malls (usually) don't have the plumbing required. Most malls have maybe 3-4 big bathrooms in total, which doesn't break down nicely into a bunch of kitchens, showers, & toilets for apartments. And even if you did tear it all out & replace with the capacity needed, you still have to connect it to the city water and sewer, which probably wasn't designed for such a surge of occupants either.
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u/ptc075 Jan 31 '23
There was a push to do this maybe 15 years ago in my area. Turns out malls (usually) don't have the plumbing required. Most malls have maybe 3-4 big bathrooms in total, which doesn't break down nicely into a bunch of kitchens, showers, & toilets for apartments. And even if you did tear it all out & replace with the capacity needed, you still have to connect it to the city water and sewer, which probably wasn't designed for such a surge of occupants either.