Operations & Technology
New Affordable Community Offers Environmental Benefits
KTGY Group Inc., Architecture + Planning, has announced the opening of a green affordable community called The Crossings on 29th Street in South Los Angeles.
Fat City Lofts Project in Danger as CCDC Votes in Favor of Solar Turbines
By Gabriel Circiog, Associate Editor The Center City Development Corp. board has cast its vote on the Fat City Lofts development. As previously reported, Solar Turbines has opposed the project arguing that coexistence with the planned 232-unit apartment development would be virtually impossible. The company stated that the development would attract an environmental review that […]
$3.4B in Multifamily Property Energy Savings for the Taking
According to a report released by CNT Energy and the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy, multifamily building owners could keep approximately $3.4 billion in their pockets annually through energy efficiency upgrades.
Buttoning Up: Products for an Energy-Efficient Building
No matter what eco-friendly products you offer in your building, it doesn’t truly matter if heat is escaping through improperly sealed windows and doors, or if the building is not insulated well.
Bathroom Wish List
MHN finds out what features apartment residents value most.
Multifamily Outlook for 2012: The Bar Has Been Raised
Among real estate property types, multifamily continues to be the belle of the ball. The outlook is bright, especially when weighed against the other major property types–office, industrial and retail.
Students Given Opportunity to Pay Rent Through Facebook
Campus Apartments now allows residents to pay rent on its online account portal SmartClick via Facebook Connect.
Hunt Companies Selects Grace Hill Inc. as Provider of Learning Management System
Grace Hill Inc., a provider of online education and learning management systems for the multifamily housing industry, announced that Hunt Companies Inc. has selected the company as its provider of online education courseware for their military housing property management associates.
Survey Points to Larger Numbers of Renters by Choice
Only 59.5 percent of renters said that they ‘definitely’ or ‘probably’ would renew their apartment leases, according to a new survey by Kingsley Associates. The figure represents a new three-year low.
Send in the Cloud: A Look at Cloud Computing and Multifamily
Multifamily adopts the mantra ‘services not servers.’