Preserving the Past
What could a Japanese pagoda, a Swiss chalet, a Dutch windmill and an Italian villa possibly have in common? They, along with eight other architecturally distinct homes share a 32-acre campus with 116 multifamily residences in Forest Glen, Md.
Preserving the Past
What could a Japanese pagoda, a Swiss chalet, a Dutch windmill and an Italian villa possibly have in common? They, along with eight other architecturally distinct homes share a 32-acre campus with 116 multifamily residences in Forest Glen, Md.
Increase Resident Retention
With more and more renters moving back home or doubling up, vacancy rates throughout the nation are on the rise. Industry experts agree that, while the emphasis is usually placed on leasing and marketing, there needs to be a shift toward focusing on the current paying customer. In other words, resident retention in today’s difficult economy is even more important than ever before.
Maintenance Costs
In today’s difficult economic times, it’s particularly important that both owners and operators watch their dollars closely. When it comes to maintenance issues, cutting corners can be risky, particularly since resident satisfaction and retention can oftentimes be tied to how renters feel about the upkeep of both their apartment and the building in which they live.
Community Preservation and Development Corp. Celebrates Opening of Affordable Inter-Generational Housing in D.C.
Washington, D.C.—Community Preservation and Development Corp. (CPDC) and Crawford Edgewood Managers Inc. (CEMI) recently celebrated the grand opening of The Overlook at Oxon Run, a seven-acre, 316-unit inter-generational housing development for low-income seniors and moderate-income workers.
MARKET SNAPSHOT: Charleston Has Bottomed Out and is On the Rebound
The apartment market in Charleston bottomed out at the beginning of 2009, asserts Jenny Shelden Pauswinski, multifamily market analyst at Charlotte, N.C.-based Real Data, which tracks apartment markets in the major metro markets of the Southeast, including statistics on over 900,000 units.
Humphreys & Partners Launches New Design for Seniors Housing that Can be Financed Now
Humphreys & Partners Architects recently launched a new senior housing community design, e-Senior(SM).
Editor’s Note: Can the World Learn a Lesson from Buildings?
New York City is flooded with some major events this week: the U.N. General Assembly, the annual meeting of the Clinton Global Initiative and Climate Week N.Y.C., which falls just a few months before the international climate meeting slated to take place in Copenhagen this winter.
EDITOR’S NOTE: 1,000 Green Supers in One Year
Does it matter how green your buildings are if the people responsible for their daily operations don’t know how to properly maintain their sustainable lifestyle?
Community Living
When one traditionally thinks of garden apartments, sprawling suburban communities with plenty of open green space often come to mind. But with suburban sprawl quickly becoming a thing of the past, and with an emerging demographic of Generation Y renters who tend to desire closer proximity to the city, the new garden apartment communities are more urban than ever before.