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 "id": "n-776afb682d",
 "slug": "penrith-vacant-office-building-in-penrith",
 "type": "office-park",
 "name": "Vacant office building in Penrith",
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 "city": "Penrith",
 "county": null,
 "state": null,
 "country": "Australia",
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 "lat": -33.7512,
 "lon": 150.69417,
 "geocode_method": "nominatim-city",
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 "original_use": "office",
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 "year_closed": null,
 "acres": null,
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 "levels": null,
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 "before_notes": "Draft from theguardian.com, model-extracted, unreviewed: a New South Wales government grant has turned a vacant office building in Penrith in western Sydney into temporary accommodation for young people at risk of homelessness.",
 "strategy": [
  "reinhabit"
 ],
 "new_use": [
  "housing"
 ],
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 "status": "built",
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 "developer": null,
 "architect": null,
 "after_notes": "temporary accommodation for young people at risk of homelessness",
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 "narrative_license": null,
 "narrative_source": null,
 "zoning_change": null,
 "public_subsidy": "New South Wales government grant",
 "entitlement_year": null,
 "planning_notes": "Approved by New South Wales government.",
 "wikidata_qid": null,
 "wikipedia": null,
 "osm_id": null,
 "verified": "draft",
 "verified_by": null,
 "last_verified": null,
 "last_updated": "2026-10-18",
 "created": "2026-10-18",
 "contributor_name": null,
 "contributor_org": null,
 "contributor_link": null,
 "international": 1,
 "county_fips": null,
 "opp_score": null,
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 "for_sale": 0,
 "distressed": 0,
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 "elements": [
  {
   "slug": "policy-grant",
   "name": "Public grant or loan",
   "grp": "policy",
   "evidence": "New South Wales government grant Approved by New South Wales government. temporary accommoda",
   "origin": "newtypes-extraction"
  },
  {
   "slug": "strategy-reinhabit",
   "name": "Reinhabited",
   "grp": "strategy",
   "evidence": "temporary accommodation for young people at risk of homelessness",
   "origin": "record"
  },
  {
   "slug": "use-civic",
   "name": "Civic and government",
   "grp": "use",
   "evidence": " people at risk of homelessness Approved by New South Wales government.",
   "origin": "newtypes-extraction"
  },
  {
   "slug": "use-housing",
   "name": "Housing",
   "grp": "use",
   "evidence": "new_use field",
   "origin": "newtypes-extraction"
  }
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 "sources": [
  {
   "id": 9225,
   "site_id": "n-776afb682d",
   "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/oct/12/converting-empty-office-blocks-apartments-appears-over",
   "title": "The dream of turning empty office blocks into apartments appears ...",
   "publisher": "theguardian.com",
   "date": null,
   "quote": "a vacant office building in Penrith",
   "kind": "news",
   "license": null,
   "retrieved": "2026-10-18"
  }
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  "assessment": {
   "what_happened": "Vacant office building in Penrith, Australia (formerly office-park use), approved for conversion to housing under 'reinhabit' strategy. Current status: built but vacant. After conversion, will provide temporary accommodation for at-risk youth, funded by NSW government grant. Planning approved by NSW government.",
   "why": "Strategy aligns with six peer projects (all US-based) using 'reinhabit' approach, though none are within 10km. No parcel size, deal terms, or specific planning approvals beyond NSW government approval are detailed.",
   "where_it_stands": "No further details on timeline, tenant mix, or physical transformation. Unknown if this is the first or only such project in Penrith. Contextual peers are all US malls, not office parks.",
   "for_a_planner": [
    "NSW government grant and planning approval confirm policy support for housing conversion."
   ],
   "for_a_developer": [
    "Temporary housing use suggests low-risk entry point; no market data or financial terms provided."
   ],
   "risks_and_unknowns": [
    "No details on parcel size, construction costs, or long-term housing viability. Peer projects are US-based; no local Australian examples provided."
   ],
   "data_quality": "partial",
   "one_line": "NSW-approved office-to-housing conversion for temporary youth housing, funded by state grant; no further operational or market details available.",
   "model": "qwen3-30b-a3b-64k:latest",
   "machine": "Dell 5820 RTX 3090 (Ollama, qwen3-30b-a3b)",
   "record_sha1": "fc6679b3df52"
  },
  "cluster": {
   "within_10km": [],
   "count_10km": 0,
   "count_25km": 1
  },
  "peers": {
   "peers": [
    {
     "id": "m-e594aa16bf",
     "name": "100 Oaks Mall",
     "city": "Nashville",
     "state": "TN",
     "score": 4.0,
     "why": [
      "same strategy: reinhabit"
     ]
    },
    {
     "id": "m-0828e55f1a",
     "name": "Buford Clairmont Mall",
     "city": "Chamblee",
     "state": "GA",
     "score": 4.0,
     "why": [
      "same strategy: reinhabit"
     ]
    },
    {
     "id": "m-e41df3b63e",
     "name": "Allegheny Center Mall",
     "city": "Pittsburgh",
     "state": "PA",
     "score": 4.0,
     "why": [
      "same strategy: reinhabit"
     ]
    },
    {
     "id": "m-fd0c314b04",
     "name": "Westgate Mall",
     "city": "Bangor",
     "state": "ME",
     "score": 4.0,
     "why": [
      "same strategy: reinhabit"
     ]
    },
    {
     "id": "m-d9b398f7d8",
     "name": "Lafayette Place Mall",
     "city": "Boston",
     "state": "MA",
     "score": 4.0,
     "why": [
      "same strategy: reinhabit"
     ]
    },
    {
     "id": "m-2afa0a0e0b",
     "name": "Arsenal Mall",
     "city": "Watertown",
     "state": "MA",
     "score": 4.0,
     "why": [
      "same strategy: reinhabit"
     ]
    }
   ],
   "method": "size, era, strategy, status, type, state, distance"
  }
 },
 "parcels": [],
 "url": "https://retrofitatlas.org/office-parks/australia/penrith-vacant-office-building-in-penrith/",
 "photo": null,
 "provenance": {
  "status": "newtypes-extraction",
  "after_notes": "newtypes-extraction",
  "public_subsidy": "newtypes-extraction"
 }
}