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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.

 

Giants 400 | Sep 20, 2017

Bubble? What bubble?: Apartment and condo construction simply can't keep up with demand

Since the current multifamily boom took off in 2010, most activity has focused on large urban areas.

Multifamily Housing | Sep 20, 2017

New housing development rises from a historic textile mill’s ashes

Loft Five50 will add 137 housing units to Lawrence, Mass.

Multifamily Housing | Sep 19, 2017

Top 90 multifamily construction firms

Lendlease, Suffolk Construction, and Clark Group top BD+C’s ranking of the nation’s largest multifamily sector contractor and construction management firms, as reported in the 2017 Giants 300 Report.

Giants 400 | Sep 18, 2017

Top 40 multifamily engineering firms

WSP, AECOM, and Thronton Tomasetti top BD+C’s ranking of the nation’s largest multifamily sector engineering and EA firms, as reported in the 2017 Giants 300 Report.

Multifamily Housing | Sep 15, 2017

Hurricane Harvey damaged fewer apartments in greater Houston than estimated

As of Sept. 14, 166 properties reported damage to 8,956 units, about 1.4% of the total supply of apartments, according to ApartmentData.com.

Giants 400 | Sep 14, 2017

Top 95 multifamily architecture firms

Humphreys & Partners Architects, KTGY, and Perkins Eastman top BD+C’s ranking of the nation’s largest multifamily sector architecture and AE firms, as reported in the 2017 Giants 300 Report.

Multifamily Housing | Sep 5, 2017

Free WiFi, meeting rooms most popular business services amenities in multifamily developments

Complimentary, building-wide WiFi is more or less a given for marketing purposes in the multifamily arena.

University Buildings | Sep 1, 2017

The University of Texas receives boutique-style student housing complex

The Ruckus Lofts provide 46 furnished units and 165 beds for UT students.

Mixed-Use | Aug 30, 2017

Former industrial building becomes 'lifestyle community' in ever-evolving Baltimore

The new community offers 292 apartments with 20,000 sf of retail space.

University Buildings | Aug 25, 2017

‘Chapel of food’ becomes one of Clemson’s go-to spaces on campus

The new dining hall is part of the school’s ongoing efforts to maintain its standing among the country’s top 20 public universities.

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