Operations & Technology
Green Apartment Building Springs to Life, Eradicating Crime Hot Spot in Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C.–Wheeler Terrace, a neglected 161-unit apartment building that had become a magnet for criminal activity in Washington, D.C., has undergone a renaissance.
Oi Cellular Furniture: A Unique Couch to Lounge On
Oi’s new cellular furniture system is a unique line of seating and surface components, which fit onto a 30-in. x 30-in. base to create a cell. The cells can be combined to create hundreds of configurations.
Video Interview with Jamie Gorski
MHN talks to Jamie Gorski, senior VP of corporate marketing for The Bozzuto Group, at the 2010 NAA Conference in New Orleans. Gorski comments on Lisa Trosien’s session “The Science and Psychology of Leasing” and shares take-aways from the social media marketing session where she was a panelist.
Solving Acoustical Problems in Multifamily Construction
As population growth, sustainable design, urban planning imperatives and work-at-home trends combine to produce higher residential densities and occupancy hours in cities, residents’ concern for privacy increases.
Marcus & Millichap Among Top 100 InformationWeek Companies
Encino, Calif. – Marcus & Millichap Real Estate Investment Services has ranked No. 62 in InformationWeek magazine’s annual survey of firms offering innovative technology programs. This is the fifth consecutive year that Marcus & Millichap has earned a spot in the InfoWeek 500 ranking, and the first time it has appeared in the top 100 for its technology programs. Marcus & Millichap also secured a spot as the highest-ranking real estate services firm in this year’s survey. InformationWeek recognized several new programs implemented by Marcus & Millichap, including a property search program that offers more than 3.3 million properties for…
Inovonics’ Mark Jarman Appointed to UMCA’s Board of Directors
Louisville, Colo. – Inovonics, a provider of high-performance wireless sensor networks for commercial and life safety applications, today announced that Mark Jarman, president, has been named to the Utility Management and Conservation Association’s (UMCA) board of directors. Jarman will leverage his industry experience to raise awareness for utility conservation and cost-management initiatives in the multifamily housing industry. The UMCA community serves the multifamily and commercial real estate industry specific to resource conservation, metering, and utility management. The UMCA community focuses specifically on submetering and allocation billing methods in an effort to promote conservation to help reduce costs through resident accountability.
NYC Doormen Receive Concierge Training at the Waldorf
New York–What does it take to be a better New York City doorman?
Web Feature: How to Stage a Model Apartment Unit?
New York–One of the first things prospective residents like to see in a property is the model units. They look at models to picture themselves living in the apartment or to figure out if their furniture will fit in a unit at the property.
Leading Chinese Multifamily Developer Reports Spike in Prices, Income
Beijing–Unlike much of the rest of the world, China still has a famously get-up-and-go residential property market.
More Bed Bugs Moving into Multifamily Properties
New Orleans–They are exactly the kind of tenant multifamily property owners and mangers do not want: bed bugs. The presence of these microscopic creepy, reddish-brown crawlers is on the rise, as representatives of pest control company Orkin the IPM Institute of North America noted in a presentation at this year’s National Apartment Association Education Institute (NAAEI) conference in New Orleans.