NYC leads the nation in office-to-residential conversions

One major Manhattan neighborhood’s skyline is being reused — rather than reshaped — by an office-to-residential conversion boom.

Adaptive reuse is reaching record highs across the country, but nowhere is the trend more pronounced than in New York City. Midtown, in particular, is expecting a windfall from the trend.

Just as redevelopment gave the buttoned-up Financial District a more family-friendly feel , all eyes are on whether Midtown’s conversion trend will add new energy — and desirability — to the area’s 9-to-5 and touristy reputation.

A report by RentCafe singled out the Big Apple as the country’s No. 1 hotspot for upcoming office-to-residential conversions.

The pipeline of adaptive-reuse projects in the city includes nearly 11,000 apartments in various stages of development;