Cities such as San Francisco and Chicago are trying to save their downtown office districts from spiraling into a doom loop. St. Louis is already trapped in one, with abandoned buildings, vacant offices and shuttered shops and restaurants. WSJ’s <a href="https://www.wsj.com/news/author/konrad-putzier">Konrad Putzier</a> unpacks the lessons from downtown St. Louis’s doom loop.

Further Reading: 
-<a href="https://www.wsj.com/real-estate/commercial/doom-loop-st-louis-44505465">The Real Estate Nightmare Unfolding in Downtown St. Louis</a> 
-<a href="https://www.wsj.com/articles/commercial-real-estate-woes-run-deeper-than-in-past-downturns-e0c1f2b3">Commercial Real-Estate Woes Run Deeper Than in Past Downturns</a> 
-<a href="https://www.wsj.com/real-estate/commercial/san-francisco-crime-downtown-doom-loop-e5fcd7ba">Can San Francisco Save Itself From the Doom Loop?</a> 

Further Listening:
-<a href="https://open.spotify.com/episode/02IvGzdiD0XoQVWw97keek?si=aI61zFK2SZecFUdjHLOBvw">The Downfall of a Real Estate Empire</a> 
-<a href="https://open.spotify.com/episode/1WgatavWlarrMMr10c5yZO?si=Rddt3dsGQjuK2cZLvc9Swg">What’s Keeping Zombie Malls Alive?</a> 
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Many Cities Fear the ‘Doom Loop.’ St. Louis is in One.

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