Architecture & Design
Solar Lighting Communicates As It Illuminates
Technological advances has meant that solar-powered lights are now a viable, cost-efficient and attractive alternative for use in parking lots and other outdoor areas of multifamily properties.
Hydrotect by Crossville Improves the Health of the Built Environment
Imagine if your asset had an exterior façade or patio that cleaned naturally with water. What if that same surface purified the air by breaking down nitrogen oxides produced by exhaust fumes and smoke? While this may sound a bit futuristic, the future is now and it is called Hydrotect.
MHN TV: Jamie Gorski on Why Apartment Customers Expect Great Design
Jamie Gorski, senior vice president, corporate marketing, The Bozzuto Group, says that under Toby Bozzuto’s leadership, the company understands multi-housing design needs to be “authentic,” which means it has to be conducive to the flavor of the local neighborhood.
Othello Partners Awaits Design Review on New Rainier Valley Residential Project
Local developer Othello Partners is once again looking to develop a residential complex, in the vicinity of another high-profile project that the company debuted two years ago. Station at Othello Park was in itself an ambitious project, announced and developed in a time of uncertainty for the national residential market. Now the company will follow the Station with its new, Othello Station North.
Rohit Anand: Customizing Amenities for Apartments
Architect Rohit Anand, principal of KTGY Group, discusses the importance of customizing amenities for specific multi-housing audiences, next-generation trends in amenities and an apartment community KTGY is designing in California in conjuction with Facebook.
BLT and Metrovest Unveil Third Rental Building at The Beacon in Jersey City, NJ
Co-developers BLT and Metrovest have unveiled their latest building, The Paramount, within the companies’ Jersey City, N.J. development The Beacon, following on the heels of successful lease-ups of its two other buildings, Mercury and Orpheum, earlier this year.
Architect Forms New NY Firm, Works on Multifamily
Martin Kapell, until recently a partner at WASA/Studio A, has formed a new architecture firm in Hudson Square in Lower Manhattan: think! architecture and design.
Green Badger App Makes LEED Documentation a Breeze
Keeping track of LEED construction credits is no easy task. While LEED v4 aims to improve the process, there is still a host of associated complexities that remain. Green Badger is here to help.
Terra’s Miami Beach Glass Tower Nearly Sells-Out Prior to Ground Breaking
Miami-based Terra Group has announced that it has broken ground on its 18-story condominium tower, Glass, and has already sold seven of the 10 full-floor residences. The tower was designed by famed Miami architect Rene Gonzalez.
MHN Interview: William Brownback of Lord Aeck Sargent
Architecture firm Lord Aeck Sargent recently opened a Washington, D.C. office. MHN talks to William Brownback, director of the new Lord Aeck Sargent, about this new office and his plans to incorporate mixed-use architecture into Lord Aeck Sargent’s new designs.