11.   Old warehouses are being converted to condominiums, and a host of new restaurants and taverns have opened in an area called Lower Downtown.

12.   On Wednesday, construction workers were laboring to convert the warehouse into living quarters.

13.   Some of the performers are famous, but most are more apt to be found in cramped nightclubs, sidestreet galleries, or converted warehouses.

14.   Tobacco warehouses have been converted into upscale condos, welfare offices, small-business incubators, even a mall.

15.   Dilapidated warehouses are being converted into pricey lofts.