Boston Mayor Michelle Wu said the city is extending a program that aims to revitalize the downtown by converting vacant office buildings into housing projects for another 12 months.

The city’s office to residential conversion program, which has received 22 applications to build 1,517 new units of housing across 27 buildings since its launch in October 2023, was due to expire at the end of this month, but will instead continue for another year, the mayor announced on Friday.

“As Boston continues to take action to drive down housing costs, the office to residential conversion program is critical to building a more affordable Boston for all residents,” Wu said in a statement. “By expanding the program and building a pipeline of over 1,500 new units of housing, we are building the foundation

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