Adelaide City Council plans to transform 50 vacant spaces above retail and commercial premises into residential properties annually through adaptive reuse incentive schemes.
The Adaptive Reuse City Housing Initiative (ARCHI) launched yesterday will spend $500,000 of State Government grant funding over two years to repurpose vacant CBD buildings.
Lord Mayor Jane Lomax-Smith said at the launch event that the program made the council an enabler rather than a roadblock when it came to activating property.