![“Approximately 120 malls are already substantially building out in a more dense, more livable manner,” says Dunham-Jones. This photo shows the conversion of a dead shopping center in the North Loop neighborhood of Austin, Texas, into a campus for Austin Community College. Dunham-Jones points out “the former JCPenney [on the left] with a new front porch to welcome the ACC Highland students, and one of several apartment buildings being constructed on the former parking lots.” Photo 3 of 12 in Is a Sustainable Suburbia Still Possible Post-Pandemic?](https://images2.dwell.com/photos/6272473203005894656/6732800647807373312/original.jpg?auto=format&q=35&w=160)
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"Over 120 malls are in the process of, or have already been, substantially built out in a more dense, mixed-use, livable manner," says Dunham-Jones. This photo shows the conversion of a dead shopping center in the North Loop neighborhood of Austin, Texas, into a campus for Austin Community College. Dunham-Jones points out "the former JCPenney [on the left] with a new front porch to welcome the ACC Highland students, and one of several apartment buildings being constructed on the former parking lots."