With a housing shortage looming, architects and developers are turning outdated offices into stylish, sustainable residences.

Blue Star Properties is under contract to purchase the historic building at 2 N. Riverside Plaza with a plan to revamp it and fill it with tenants.

Neil Schneider and his co-workers at architectural firm HOK are already enjoying the 11th floor cafe and gathering spaces at One Prudential Plaza in the East Loop and look forward to using a revamped ...