The rapid development of the construction industry and the acceleration of urban integration have resulted in the emergence of a large number of old buildings, and their remodeling to make them have the potential for sustainable development is an essential part of future urban development. In this study, we construct a finite element analysis model of urban old housing buildings, realize the simulation analysis of the overall structure arband performance of un old housing buildings before and after reinforcement and renovation through the model, and propose the bottom shear method to analyze the structural performance of urban old housing buildings. The retrofitting and strengthening of the case building object is carried out by means of seismic strengthening and damper installation, and the results show that under the action of seismic wave RSN6546, the Y-direction damping rate of the floor of the retrofitted and strengthened old urban housing building is -11.76%, and the structural seismic performance of the building has been improved. It was also found that the floor displacement of the residential building under the influence of wind load was significantly reduced and the wind resistance performance was also improved. This study can promote the increase of the life span of the old housing buildings and make them have sustainable development potential, which provides useful reference for the further research and application of the structural strengthening technology of the old residential buildings.
