If a local area is seeing blue collar industry as the future, it needs cheap labor, which needs cheap housing near its plants. Therefore housing near industrial sections of cities needs to get cheaper. Converting tall office builings to dense apartments could happen. Especially if blue collar industries simply buy the empty buildings, assuming they aren't converted to housing for GPUs first.
If a local area is seeing blue collar industry as the future, it needs cheap labor, which needs cheap housing near its plants. Therefore housing near industrial sections of cities needs to get cheaper. Converting tall office builings to dense apartments could happen. Especially if blue collar industries simply buy the empty buildings, assuming they aren't converted to housing for GPUs first.