http://www.dubinresidential.com/site/epage/19973_482.htm
I lean toward urban pioneering, although I'm not clear on the difference between it and urban renewal.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Urban_renewal
the conversion of old factories for new uses retooling, urban renewal, or urban pioneering? urban renewal?
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The conversion may be the urban renewal while the people who live in these buildings may constitute urban pioneering.