Multifamily Housing

SPF:architects is designing the building.

The Orchards at ORENCO (Phase I), by REACH Community Development, Ankrom Moisan Architects, William Wilson, Stonewood Structural Engineers, Humber Design Group, RDH, Green Hammer, PAE Consulting Engineers, American Heating, Merit Electric, PMC, Walker Macy, and Walsh Construction. Photo: Casey Braunger / Ankrom Moisan Architects
If you haven’t looked seriously at “passive house” design and construction, you should.

New construction of single-family homes isn't keeping pace with demand around the country, and much of what's being build is too expensive for many potential buyers. Image: Joint Center for Housing Studies (JCHS) State of the Nation's Housing
The latest report from the Joint Center for Housing Studies laments the paucity of subsidies to r...
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The aptly named Vu at MacDonald Highlands, Henderson, Nev., provides a stunning view of the Las Vegas strip, 15 miles to the northwest. KTGY Architecture + Planning mounted 102 luxury townhomes on a hilly site in the exclusive MacDonald Highlands community for Christopher Homes. The Vu has already received two major honors this year, a BALA Award and a Nationals Award. Photo: © Studio J Inc.
KTGY Architecture + Planning keeps pushing the boundaries of multifamily housing design in the U....
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The aim is to offset the impact on housing costs and homelessness by tech companies.

The new San Bernardino County branch library on Valley Boulevard became the focal point for the multigenerational complex. Local residents helped choose the vernacular for the architectural exterior—California Mission style, with stucco walls, balconies, shutters, and classic red roofs. Photo: Cristian Costa, Costa Photography
An “intergenerational” mixed-use apartment complex may be a prototype for reenergizing neglected...
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The 28-unit Distillery North Apartments, South Boston, Mass. Project team: Fred Gordon/Second Street Associates, ICON Architects, Petersen Engineering, Mechanical Air of New England, Adam Cohen and Mark Anstey, and Commodore Builders. Photo: Camille Maren, Primary Design
17 tips from our experts on the best way to carry out passive house design and construction for y...
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The expansive common area at the Yarn Works provides TV and workspace areas and a warming kitchen. Additional amenities include a fitness center, yoga room, and bicycle storage. WinnDevelopment has carried out more than 20 such mill renovations across New England. Photo: © Andy Ryan
Having long outlived their original uses, two century-old New England mills have become valuable...
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The 240-sf dog spa at Seattle’s AMLI Arc apartment tower has two stainless-steel washbasins, a hydraulic grooming table, a pet dryer, and a hair vacuum system. “We chose a no-frills aesthetic to blend with the building’s deconstructed interior design concept,” says Interior Designer Camilla Watson, ZGF Architects. Photo: © Benjamin Benschneider
Self-serve dog-washing stations are reinforcing strong bonds between multifamily residents and th...
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Photo: Bruce Damonte.
SPF:architects designed the building.

Year-over-year rent growth leaders in April were Orlando, Fla., Sacramento, Calif., Las Vegas, Ta...
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These six recently completed projects represent some of the newest trends in multifamily housing....

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Revuelta Architecture International designed the building.

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The editors of Multifamily Design+Construction magazine seek experts for a "how-to" art...
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Annual mortgage payment plus property tax per average square foot of housing in US cities.
Source: World Business Chicago
It's inaccurate to focus on property taxes as a percentage of home value without acknowledging th...
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Gottesman Architecture and GSArch designed the renovated building.

Courtesy Minno & Wasko Architects & Planners
Minno & Wasko Architects & Planners designed the building.

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The tower will be located in Miami’s South Brickell neighborhood.

The adaptability of urban development could be revolutionized through the inherent strength of ma...
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With 5,651 apartment units started in 2017, Charleston, S.C.-based Greystar Real Estate Partners...
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Rendering courtesy Golub & Co. and CIM Group
The tower would be the second tallest in the city.

Each of the six buildings will offer 28 corner units.

Courtesy Tishman Speyer
The tower is Tishman Speyer’s first ground up condominium project in New York City.

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Download Multifamily Design+Construction’s free 16-page report on the amenities multifamily archi...
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According to the authors, part of the reason that apartment returns outperform other asset classes is because investors tend to underestimate capital expenditures for both office and industrial properties. Photo: Pixabay
Apartments offer strong returns and relatively low risk, according to new research from the Natio...
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Pictured: The efficiency unit design for the University of California, Hastings College of the Law (left); research prototype by Perkins+Will (right)
A growing number of public and private academic institutions are turning to designers and archite...
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The 96,000-sf Merrill Place, a residence hall on the 170-acre campus of Plymouth (N.H.) State University, will convert its student rooms to hotel rooms during the summer. Image: (c) Anton Grassl
The opening of a new residence hall could help with Plymouth State University’s hospitality marke...
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