Join the Building Design+Construction and MultifamilyPro+ editorial team for this live webinar on key trends and innovations in the $115 billion U.S. multifamily housing market. This 60-minute webinar, worth 1.0 AIA LU/HSW, will take place Thursday, December 10, at 1:00 pm ET.

A panel of multifamily housing experts will present their latest projects, trends, innovations, opportunities, and obstacles related to key multifamily subsectors, including affordable housing, market-rate housing, luxury rental developments, and office-to-residential conversions.

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MEET THE EXPERTS:

Topic: Compact and Affordable Housing

Aeron Hodges, AIA
Principal, Multifamily Housing Practice Leader
Stantec

Based in Stantec’s Boston office, Aeron strives to deliver high-quality, market-rate, affordable residential communities. She has led designs for developers in high-barriers-to-entry markets while balancing unique requirements of municipalities, residential trends, and multifamily economics. Aeron’s broad-ranging experience—including multifamily housing, workplace, commercial and mixed-use, and public projects—informs the innovative, yet practical solutions she develops for clients. Her recent projects in Boston include The Parker, Miscela, and the mixed-use, mixed-income, 55 Hudson and 773 Huntington Ave projects.

Topic: Office-to-Residential Conversion Developments

Charles Thomson, AIA, LEED AP
Principal
CetraRuddy 

Charles Thomson is a Principal at CetraRuddy, recognized as one of the country’s leading planners and designers of multifamily housing. Since joining the firm in 2013, Thomson has led a diverse range of multifamily, mixed-use, education, and workplace projects spanning new construction and adaptive reuse and conversions. Highlights of his portfolio include Rose Hill, a 45-story residential condominium on East 29th Street; 412 West 15th Street, an 18-story commercial building in the Meatpacking District; and Corporate Commons Three, a sustainable, mixed-use commercial building on Staten Island with a charter school, restaurant, and rooftop farm. Currently, Charles leads the design teams for several of CetraRuddy’s large-scale office-to-residential conversation initiatives.

Topic: Trends in Luxury Rental and Market-Rate Rental Housing

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MODERATOR

David Barista
Editorial Director
Building Design+Construction, Multifamily Pro+

David Barista is the Editorial Director of Building Design+Construction, MultifamilyPro+, and BDCnetwork.com. He has covered the U.S. construction industry for more than 25 years, including multiple editorial roles at Building Design+Construction (2000-2009; 2012-2026) and as Editor-in-Chief of Professional Builder and Custom Builder (2009-2012). Barista oversees editorial operations and strategy planning/execution for BD+C brands and products. Specific areas of management include BD+C’s Giants 400 rankings, Annual Report series, Top Building Products awards, Elev8 Design Awards, BD+C Daily 5 newsletter, Market Intelligence exclusive research, continuing education content, BDCnetwork.com daily operations, and social media. He is a seven-time Jesse H. Neal Award winner and an eight-time finalist, recognizing excellence in business journalism.

This free one-hour webinar is worth 1.0 AIA LU/HSW.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

• Discuss trending and emerging design features and property amenities in multifamily developments, including health and wellness spaces, indoor-outdoor connection, and biophilic design. 
• Review design and real estate development strategies for creating high-density, affordable, sustainable multifamily developments in urban and suburban environments. 
• Explore design approaches for integrating enhanced security and safety, resilience, smart home tech, sustainability, and wellness into new and renovated multifamily developments.
• Learn about the latest trends, opportunities, and obstacles related to converting office buildings to market-rate and luxury rental housing. 
• Study the 2027 market forecast for the $115 billion multifamily construction market, including construction spending projections by region and project type.

This webinar is made possible thanks to our seven supporting sponsors:

• Salto
• Tamlyn
• Unilock

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