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As retail centers adapt to post pandemic changes in consumer behavior, owners will look at what Westfield did at UTC as an example of successfully integrating housing. While the Palisade UTC is a high-priced condo project, traditional malls elsewhere can be excellent sites for integrating affordable housing. Whether market rate or affordable, we will see an increase in the integration of housing into retail more rapidly than what we were already seeing before the pandemic.