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MHN TV: Donald Davidoff Talks Amenity Pricing
Donald Davidoff, senior vice president of strategic systems at Archstone, speaks with MHN on trends in amenity pricing. Price too high and potential residents could be discouraged from inking a lease. Price too low and you are shaving dollars off the bottom line.
Massive Trump Hotel Tower Opens in Panama
The 70-story Trump Ocean Club International Hotel & Tower Panama, occupying a total of 2.7 million square feet, is poised to become one of Latin America’s newest landmark properties.
WEB FEATURE: Biometrics: The Future of Multifamily Security Technology
Biometrics are already being implemented into multi-housing communities, replacing old security with technology that can identify residents by the way they look, talk and walk.
Silverman Joins Perkins Eastman as Principal
Washington, D.C.–Sandy Silverman, AIA, has joined design and architecture firm Perkins Eastman as a principal.
Protecting Assets amid Rising Insurance Costs
Lockton Companies’ Andrew Rasberry outlines five ways for property managers to protect assets by ensuring portfolio differentiation.
$250M Mixed-Use Development Breaks Ground in Atlanta
Emory Point, a partnership between Cousins Properties and Gables Residential, will be the largest private development start in the metro Atlanta Perimeter in more than three years.
CARES: Creating Community in an Apartment near You
Resident retention plays a large role in maintaining a healthy bottom line. But competitive rents and updated amenities can only go so far. Sometimes a sense of camaraderie is the best way to keep your residents around. Since 2000, non-profit CARES by Apartment Life has helped apartment owners create communities that attract and retain residents.
An Office Only When You Need It
The William Beaver House in Manhattan’s Financial District has solved the home office problem with the “Murphy Office.” The desk station hidden behind a sliding door borrows its name from the fold-away beds popularized as a source of comic relief in cinema.
E-Mon Debuts Remote Energy Monitoring for Multi-Building Facilities
E-Mon has unveiled a new web-based energy-monitoring platform that provides both real-time and historical data in any web browser, allowing property managers to view live energy use without having to install additional software.
Western National Promotes Two Property Management VPs
Orange County, Calif.–Western National Property Management, the multifamily property management division of Western National Group, has promoted Julie Manthey and Nick Alicastro to vice president roles.