tall office buildings looming over above, the negative space between them forming a down-trending arrow in a red-orange sky
  • The office building apocalypse is still taking shape, according to JLL senior managing director Bob Knakal.
  • The top NYC real estate exec thinks offices will be demolished or converted to residential properties.
  • That's due to poor lending conditions and waning office demand for older buildings, Knakal warned.

The office apocalypse is real and it's happening in small increments that will eventually lead to a wave of demolished or converted properties, according to JLL senior managing director Bob Knakal.