Of Interest

It’s one thing to be isolated at home during the pandemic. It’s a different thing if you live in a multi-family complex or own one. Yet, concerns about safety are exactly the same: keep people healthy and safe from potential coronavirus transmission. This week the American Institute of Architects issued guidance to manage risk.

Here’s the future for apartment amenities and condo living: More flexible spaces, stronger connection to the outdoors. There will be rethinking of shared amenities, too. Owners need to monitor the industry and listen to the residents.

Even before the pandemic, leasing offices were trending smaller and reducing paper in the process. COVID19 has accelerated the process. Globe St. claims that this trend could make leasing offices a thing of the past for multi-family properties. What happens when we take people out of the process and move further toward lease automation?

Whether a multi-family project caters to empty-nesters or Millennials, they are going to share some qualities. Work/play has been a demand for years now, but the coronavirus has put a whole new face on it. More time at home means spaces need to be flexible. And accessible. People need, well, they want to be able...