The agency's departure two years ago opened the way for the residential conversion.

While many residential conversions become apartment houses, some projects yield private homes.

Staten Island had only one residential conversion during 1989, whereas four went through the previous year.

He said the residential conversion is expected to begin in about six months.

But any changes will not allow more residential conversions than are currently permitted.

What isn't clear, however, is how many of these older buildings are right for residential conversion.

It was then one of the largest residential conversions.

After about 150 years of religious use, it was sold for residential conversion.

Despite residential conversions all around, the Corner is still strongly financial.

It closed in 2008, and underwent residential conversion that began prior to the hospital's closure.