Living at the mall - inside the rise of apartments in America's shopping centers

"The mall is becoming cool again," Jacob Knudsen, vice president of development for Macerich, told CNBC, which is adding housing to FlatIron Crossing Mall in Broomfield, Colorado.

The push to add apartments comes as malls fight for survival. Once anchored by department stores, and idolized in teen films of decades past as hangout spots, these spaces have seen a steady decline since the early 2000s.

With a nationwide shortage of 4.5 million homes, apartments are becoming the go-to solution. As of January 2022, nearly 200 US malls had plans to add housing.

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