7 CT office-to-apartment conversions that made a difference. A big challenge looms on the horizon.

7 CT office-to-apartment conversions that made a difference. A big challenge looms on the horizon.

The recent launch of the conversion of two historic — but difficult to redevelop — office buildings in downtown was hailed by city and state leaders as making way for apartments that are very much in demand in a city where there is a glut of office space. In marking the $52 million conversion of former state office buildings on Hartford’s Trinity Street into more than 100 residential rentals, Hartford Mayor Arunan Arulampalam struck an upbeat vi…