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Multifamily Housing

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 | Oct 29, 2017

Multifamily visionaries: The Beach Company’s family ties

Spanning four generations, The Beach Company continues to expand its development footprint across the Southeast.

Greenbuild Report | Oct 19, 2017

Can 'living well' sell?

As the competition for renters and buyers heats up, multifamily developers look to health and wellness for an edge.

Multifamily Housing | Oct 19, 2017

Enlightened conversion: A church becomes condos in D.C.

Once there were 857 churches in the District of Columbia. Now there are 856. One of them became an award-winning condominium complex.

University Buildings | Oct 13, 2017

The University of Oklahoma receives its first residential colleges

The residential communities were designed by KWK Architects and combine living and learning amenities.

Multifamily Housing | Oct 11, 2017

A 267-unit multifamily community is under construction in Summerville, S.C.

Summer Wind will be about half an hour outside of Charleston, S.C., in the rapidly expanding Summerville submarket.

Multifamily Housing | Oct 9, 2017

6 new products for the multifamily construction market

Bamboo wall panels, an adaptable prep sink, and a two-tiered bike parking system are among the product innovations geared for multifamily buildings.

Multifamily Housing | Sep 27, 2017

Pickleball, anyone?

Two-and-a-half million Americans are playing the game with the funny name.

Mixed-Use | Sep 25, 2017

One of L.A.’s most sought-after neighborhoods receives a new mixed-use development

The new development will feature 166 units and 9,000 sf of ground-floor retail.

Mixed-Use | Sep 21, 2017

Entire living rooms become balconies in a new Lower East Side mixed-used development

NanaWall panels add a unique dimension to condos at 60 Orchard Street in New York City.

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