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AEC inspections are the key to financially viable office to residential adaptive reuse projects

About a year ago our industry was abuzz with an idea that seemed like a one-shot miracle cure for both the shockingly high rate of office vacancies and the worsening housing shortage. The seemingly simple idea of converting empty office buildings to multifamily residential seemed like an easy and elegant solution. However, in the intervening months we’ve seen only a handful of these conversions, despite near universal enthusiasm for the concept. 




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As cities grow ever more crowded, multifamily housing construction is more necessary than ever. Finding ways to compress housing into smaller spaces while still creating true homes calls for a complex blend of innovative design and engineering.

 

Multifamily Housing | Paladino | Apr 17, 2019

Multifamily real estate trends for 2019 and beyond

Boomers are on the move and Millennials are seeing upward mobility, but issues with affordability and housing product mix persist.

Multifamily Housing | Apr 16, 2019

Multifamily rentals are still alive and kickin’

Apartments are being built, and in goodly number. But not enough of it is affordable.

Multifamily Housing | Apr 12, 2019

NYC officials partner with nonprofit to build modular affordable housing

Thorobird and BACDYS partner with Brooklyn’s FullStack Modular on project.

Multifamily Housing | Apr 11, 2019

St. Augustine Terrace brings affordable housing to the Bronx

Magnusson Architecture + Planning designed the building.

Multifamily Housing | Apr 8, 2019

Priced to sell: DUMBO condo development offers starter units in luxury setting

Designed by ODA New York, 98 Front Street will be loaded with amenities like a salt water pool, co-working spaces, and indoor and outdoor fitness centers.

Reconstruction & Renovation | Apr 5, 2019

Historic Corrigan Tower in Dallas becomes 1900 Pacific Residences

The 18-story Corrigan Tower in the Dallas’s historic downtown district is now a thriving 150-unit apartment residence community.

Multifamily Housing | Apr 3, 2019

Multifamily rent growth hits two-year high in February, rising 3.6%

A survey of 127 major U.S. real estate markets by Yardi Matrix shows no signs of slowing for multifamily rental demand.

Multifamily Housing | Mar 24, 2019

New York’s largest office-to-condo conversion nearing completion

One Wall Street will feature 100,000 sf of amenities and a three-level Whole Foods.

Multifamily Housing | Mar 20, 2019

Multifamily Design+Construction issues

  Multifamily Design+Construction magazine is published three times yearly by SGC Horizon, LLC…
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