Perspective from the conversion frontier.
Market commentary, conversion methodology, and adaptive-reuse sector analysis from the Aukeo team — plus coverage of platform milestones, fund launches, and portfolio completions.
Frameworks that shape our underwriting.
Aukeo publishes commentary, methodology perspectives, and sector analysis — sharing conversion feasibility frameworks and Historic Tax Credit analysis with LP investors and industry participants.
Hotel to Residential Conversion: Structural Feasibility Criteria and Return Architecture
A deep dive into the criteria that distinguish convertible from non-convertible hotel-room configurations, the acquisition spread between lodging cap rate and residential per-square-foot values, and the return architecture of conversion fund vehicles.
The Office Conversion Opportunity: Which Buildings Pass the Conversion Test
A structural and financial framework for evaluating office-to-residential feasibility — floor-plate dimensions, facade operable-window potential, mechanical system condition, and total cost versus as-stabilized value.
Federal Historic Tax Credits: Structuring the Tax-Equity Partnership
A practitioner framework for deploying Federal HTCs in adaptive reuse — National Register eligibility, certified historic structure designation, and Rehabilitation Tax Credit monetization through tax-equity partnerships.
Dying Malls and the Mixed-Use Conversion Playbook
The anatomy of a successful retail-to-mixed-use repositioning — acquisition pricing discipline, demolition-versus-repurposing criteria, and stabilized income assumptions for repositioned mall assets.
Industrial Creative Workspace: Loft Conversion Economics in Gentrifying Districts
An investment analysis of loft and creative-office conversion — rental premium data, construction cost per square foot versus ground-up development, and neighborhood revitalization dynamics.
Civic Building Historic Preservation and Conversion
A case study of a National Register–eligible landmark conversion, covering Secretary of the Interior Standards compliance, SHPO coordination, and the capital-stack role of state and federal credits.