Condensed? There's hardly anybody on my sim, but I appreciate the space.

They look awful by comparison now. Just close them or redesign them.

yes they need to go

I think it really depends how many people are still living there, and get those people involved in the discussion to see why they're still there (hate the new ones, don't know how to switch, forgot they even have an older home...) and see if the majority would be willing to switch over to the newer locations.