Architecture & Design
The Truth about Accessibility Requirements
People still have misconceptions about accessibility required by the Fair Housing Act, but it’s worth getting up to speed on the subject.
Ground Breaks on Southern California Community Designed for 21st-Century Seniors
Long Beach, Calif.–Work has gotten underway on the Long Beach Senior Arts Colony, a 200-residence affordable housing community in Long Beach, Calif., designed by architectural firm Studio One Eleven to tailor to the demands of today’s seniors.
Marketer’s Partnership with Furniture Retailer Closes Condo Deals
Brooklyn, N.Y.–Many people have to “see it to believe it,” and for some prospective buyers at Oro in downtown Brooklyn, seeing the curved-wall condominium residences decked out by trendy upscale furniture retailer BoConcepts made them believe they could see themselves making a home in one of the architecturally unique units at the rounded glass and brick tower designed by Ismael Leyva Architects.
Designing for Dignity
The goal of every program that seeks to alleviate homelessness is to provide the individual with both stable housing and a support net of services, the convergence of which is best realized in permanent supportive housing.
Apartments to Rise on Site of Failed San Diego Condo Development
San Diego–Alliance Residential Co. has acquired a 1.3-acre development site in the Little Italy district of downtown San Diego and is planning 201 apartment units for it.
Suburban Boston Apartment Project to Take Its Cue from Rehabilitated 19th Century Building
Melrose, Mass.–In a $52.5 million endeavor, Wood Partners plans to mix some of the old with a bit of the new to create Alta Stone Place, a multi-structure apartment community in Melrose, Mass.
A More-Comprehensive Approach to New Energy Codes
The latest energy codes for multifamily and commercial construction will require builders to adapt to more cost-effective and energy-efficient design.
Work Begins on Affordable Property in Riverside County, Calif.
Lake Elsinore, Calif.–Ground has been broken on Pottery Court Apartment Homes, 113 dwellings for families earning between 30 and 50 percent of area median income.
A More-Comprehensive Approach to New Energy Codes
The latest energy codes for multifamily and commercial construction will require builders to adapt to more cost-effective and energy-efficient design.
Curley Joins Fletcher Thompson as Principal of College and University Architecture
New York–Fletcher Thompson, an architectural, engineering and interior design firm, has added W.J. Patrick Curley, AIA, as principal of the firm’s College and University Practice Group.