Jessica Fiur is the editor-in-chief at Multi-Housing News and Commercial Property Executive and writes the award-winning blog What Renters Want.
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Top Predictions for 2018
Top multifamily professionals from around the country shared their predictions for 2018 as they gathered in Orlando for the annual NMHC Apartment Strategies Outlook conference.
The Apartment of Tomorrow
Delivery by drone, robotic car parking systems, high-rise living walls that grow sustainable produce using recycled gray water: Many options are here already and we’ll be seeing more. Walter Hughes of Humphreys & Partners Architects shares the trends shaping how apartments will be built and marketed soon.
Enterprise Community Investment Combines With CPDC
The deal represents an opportunity for the companies to improve access to affordable housing at a time when prices are rising and credits are limited.
Hubbard Street Group Develops Luxury Chicago Property
Fields Lofts, underway in the former Marshall Field’s warehouse in Logan Square, will include, will include a co-working space, a chef’s kitchen and 94 parking spaces.
Top CEOs Weigh In on 2018 Prospects
At NMHC’s annual outlook conference, three leading executives paint a complex picture highlighted by substantial runway, moderating growth and a red flag or two.
Sunrise Luxury Living Unveils AZ Community
The Core Scottsdale includes 282 units and poolside cabins, and a clubhouse with gym, yoga-spin room, theater room, game room and poker room.
Chicago Buyers Expand into Las Vegas Market
Oak Residential Partners and POB Capital have acquired 252-unit Avenue Apartments in Henderson, Nev. The deal marks both buyers’ entry into the market.
408 Units in CO Change Hands
Inland Real Estate Acquisitions has acquired Après Apartments in Aurora. At the time of the sale, the community was 95 percent occupied.
Woodmont Properties, Baker Residential Start Construction on NJ Assets
The joint venture is developing a 220-unit community in Bayonne, which is expected to be completed in the spring of 2019.
Eye Candy Meets Practicality
Since its earliest days, the Kitchen & Bath Show has been drawing multifamily specialists who know how to connect the dots between residential housing trends and the apartment market. Here are some of the highlights, including a mix of practical and sexy products in a range of applications.