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Nancy Ruddy, founding principal of architecture and interior design firm CetraRuddy, gives her takeaways from the 2014 MHN Excellence Awards submissions. While Ruddy was happy to see the quality of architecture and design improve within the affordable sector, she questions the trend of highly amenitized student housing.

Boston’s multifamily housing market is booming. ADD, Inc. President Frederick A. Kramer, AIA shares insights into the factors defining opportunity for apartment developers in the Boston area.

Robert Landis, SVP & director of asset management, Raymond James Tax Credit Funds, gives a rundown on his takeaways from the 2014 MHN Excellence Awards submissions. The affordable sector has elevated its design to the point where it is hard to tell the different from market rate without looking at rental terms. Also, Landis speaks on the maturing multifamily market and a changing perception of what apartments mean for a neighborhood.

The Manhattan real estate market is on fire and apartment properties in Chelsea near the High Line boast some of the highest occupancies in the city. MHN tours Ten23 Apartments, a 12-story residential tower adjacent to the High Line, designed by GKV Architects for Equity Residential.

Jonathan W. Cardello, AIA, director of ADD Inc.’s Miami Office, provides MHN with a snapshot of the Miami apartment market and the reasons the industry can expect a healthy forecast.