Architecture & Design
Cozy Up to the Newest Fireplace Trends
On a day like today, it would sure be nice to curl up next to a fireplace with a warm drink after work. The community fireplace, both indoors and out, is a tried and true crowd pleaser when it comes to amenities.
MHN Interview: Steven South, IIDA, LEED AP, Resident Futurist at Perkins+Will
Perkins+Will’s resident futurist keeps an eye on augmented reality and other emerging trends
Development & Design: Trends
MHN takes a look ahead at next-generation apartment features that renters will demand.
Public-Private Partnership Brings 878 Student Housing Beds and 110KSF Office Building to Columbia
Student housing continues to enjoy an upswing in South Carolina, with Columbia being at the foremost of student housing activity. And a new public-private partnership between the University of South Carolina (USC) and Atlanta-based Holder Properties will spice things further up.
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.