BD+C

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

The benefits of strategic multifamily housing repositioning 0 dbarista Thu, 09/21/2023 - 13:12 MFPRO+ Blog With the rapid increase in new multifamily housing developments, owners of existing assets face increasing competition. The only way to solve the housing crisis is to add more housing.

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BD+C

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

3 affordable housing projects that serve as social catalysts 0 qpurcell Mon, 09/25/2023 - 12:49 Affordable Housing Trish Donnally, Associate Principal, Perkins Eastman, shares insights from three transformative affordable housing projects. And that’s just California. It gets worse.

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BD+C

DECEMBER 14, 2023

What's next for affordable housing in 2024? 0 qpurcell Thu, 12/14/2023 - 15:40 Affordable Housing As 2023 draws to a close, GBBN’s Mary Jo Minerich and Amanda Markovic, AIA sat down to talk about the future. What’s next in terms of trends, technology, and construction of affordable housing? Who’s doing it?”

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BD+C

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

8 strategies for multifamily passive house design projects 0 qpurcell Mon, 11/20/2023 - 12:22 Sustainability Stantec's Brett Lambert, Principal of Architecture and Passive House Certified Consultant, uses the Northland Newton Development project to guide designers with eight tips for designing multifamily passive house projects.

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Dwell

JULY 24, 2023

Increasingly cited as part of the way to solve the affordable housing crisis, an architect who specializes in office-to-residential conversions explains exactly what makes a good one. While multifamily housing construction has reached a 50-year high, the majority of units constructed remain unaffordable.

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BD+C

APRIL 27, 2023

Watch: Specifying materials in multifamily housing projects 0 dbarista Thu, 04/27/2023 - 11:52 A trio of multifamily housing experts discusses trends in materials in their latest developments. Multifamily Housing A trio of multifamily housing experts discusses trends in materials in their latest developments.

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BD+C

JUNE 19, 2023

rcassidy Mon, 06/19/2023 - 14:58 Richard Whitney, Vice President, FitzGerald More than 11,000 units of multifamily housing have been created in the last two years alone by converting outmoded office buildings into much-needed residences. OFFICE-TO-RESIDENTIAL – A NATIONAL TREND This trend goes far beyond Chicago.

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Dwell

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Last week’s report from Harvard’s Joint Center for Housing Studies showed that the market may be cooling, but more people may soon be left without homes. Related reading: Would Blocking Private Equity From Buying Homes Really Fix the Housing Shortage? Where Do Affordable Housing Experts Think the U.S. has lost nearly 2.1

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BD+C

JULY 27, 2021

MULTIFAMILY Design+Construction is looking for the best new "affordable housing" communities for the Fall Issue. We're looking for outstanding "affordable housing" communities for our Fall Issue (October/November). Your project could be on the COVER! Here’s what we need (by Tuesday, August 17):

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BD+C

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

A lasting housing impact: Gen-Z redefines multifamily living 0 qpurcell Thu, 11/30/2023 - 17:00 Multifamily Housing Nathan Casteel, Design Leader, DLR Group, details what sets an apartment community apart for younger generations. There’s a good chance you’ve lived in an apartment or student housing facility at some point.

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Dwell

OCTOBER 11, 2023

A new multifamily building in New Haven by students at Yale’s architecture school provides relief for an underpaid workforce—and their community. A housing experiment is unfolding in New Haven. The initiative’s success kicked off a masterplan to provide free housing to all its educators on a campus.

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BD+C

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Multifamily Housing Affordable Housing Office Buildings Retail Centers Shopping Centers Transit Facilities Despite the best efforts of city governments and their transportation departments, transit-oriented-development projects often unintentionally burden existing residents and small businesses in the area.

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aasarchitecture

APRIL 3, 2024

The Hope Center & Berkeley Way Apartments grew out of a local need for housing and supportive services in the transit-rich downtown Berkeley area. Photo © Bruce Damonte The building will have on site renewable energy and is Multifamily GreenPoint rated Platinum.

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BD+C

JUNE 29, 2023

5 ways to rethink the future of multifamily development and design 0 qpurcell Thu, 06/29/2023 - 08:40 Multifamily Housing The Gensler Research Institute’s investigation into the residential experience indicates a need for fresh perspectives on residential design and development, challenging norms, and raising the bar.

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BD+C

JULY 7, 2021

One of the hardest decisions multifamily developers and their design teams have to make is what mix of amenities they’re going to put into each project. A lot of squiggly factors go into that decision: the type of community (market-rate vs. affordable, for-sale, senior living, student housing, etc.),

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Next Portland

MARCH 10, 2022

Innovative Housing are converting the Mann House in Kerns into affordable housing, with 39 units created in the existing building, 50 units in a new addition to the building and 40 units in a new building to the south. The project design is by Emerick Architecture. Metro Reports have moved to Portland Maps Reports.

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BD+C

JULY 11, 2023

Converting downtown office into multifamily residential: Let’s stop and think about this 0 dbarista Tue, 07/11/2023 - 10:44 Multifamily Housing Is the office-to-residential conversion really what’s best for our downtowns from a cultural, urban, economic perspective? Is conversion from office to multifamily really a good idea?

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Brandon Donnelly

JULY 27, 2023

Last month we spoke about how our current economic environment is going to negatively impact housing supply in the short-term. The above article is specifically talking about a looming affordable housing shortage. But these exact same headwinds are also impacting new market-rate housing.

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Dwell

OCTOBER 2, 2023

For more than three decades, he’s been building a diverse portfolio of residential, commercial, and multifamily projects, including much-needed local affordable housing. Courtesy of Mikiten Architecture Architect Erick Mikiten created an expansion housing an elevator that provides access to the home’s four levels.

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BD+C

MARCH 31, 2020

Multifamily projects under construction or that have recently come online indicate a trend toward high-efficiency in this sector of the housing market. Some of these projects are targeted for the luxury market; others are aimed at the affordable end of the spectrum.

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Portland Architecture

JANUARY 5, 2022

It was community-focused; it was about how do you use architecture in a vision-driven way, whether that’s affordable housing or commercial or community engagement," firm principal Michelle Black told the Daily Journal of Commerce 's Josh Kulla in an interview last March. How do they make it happen?

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Next Portland

MARCH 16, 2022

A project at 4623 SE Division St has been submitted for a Pre-Permit Plan Check by All Hands Architecture: Two new construction buildings with ground floor retail, market-rate multifamily and affordable cohousing units. Stormwater via drywell on site. Four stories, 45′ height maximum, surface parking of 30 or more spaces.

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Next Portland

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

Originally designed as market-rate housing for developer Wood Partners, new project owner Guardian Real Estate Services has repositioned Tiller Terrace to be 100% affordable housing. The Goose Hollow building will now include 214 residential units affordable at 60% of Area Median Income.

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BD+C

OCTOBER 10, 2018

From among the 45 projects that were honored at the Pacific Coast Builders Conference in June, we picked four outstanding Grand Award winners in affordable multifamily housing. . and around the world.

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e-architect

MAY 13, 2023

Instead, we have independent houses on different levels. The houses have 82m² of usable area and three floors. The void between houses is essential to ensure cross-ventilation. The site has a slope and the presence of natural rocks that limit occupation. The first floor is the social area, toilet, kitchen, and service area.

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BD+C

JULY 17, 2019

Many young professionals, families, and retirees are turning to apartments for their convenience and affordability. According to analysis completed by the National Multifamily Housing Council, the National Apartment Association, and Hoyt Advisory Services, the U.S. Homeownership isn’t what it used to be.

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BD+C

JANUARY 6, 2020

Missouri approved efficiency programs that will help renters and owners of affordable multifamily housing cut costs and energy waste. Among these: · Washington, Colorado, and Hawaii adopted expanded energy and water efficiency standards, including for faucets, commercial kitchen equipment, and computers.

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BD+C

JUNE 5, 2023

For most, this is their first time living away from home, and student housing can be an important factor in their selection of which college they attend. Let’s take a look at some of the ways student housing on-campus can encourage students to choose their college or university and find their place to learn and grow: 1.

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BD+C

MARCH 16, 2023

Andy Cohen, FAIA, IIDA Multifamily Housing Office Buildings Transit Facilities Coronavirus Urban Planning Many believe that cities are in trouble. Signal House, Washington, D.C. They might be right. Top that off with global economic uncertainty, and these overlapping concerns can feel almost insurmountable.

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BD+C

MARCH 14, 2023

Colker speaks with BD+C's John Caulfield.

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BD+C

APRIL 19, 2019

Skender and Z Modular have signed an agreement to manufacture multifamily housing components in a factory on the southwest side of Chicago. The aim is to produce “high-quality, multi-story modular housing that addresses a critical affordable housing need in Chicago,” according to a Skender news release.

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ArchDaily

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Image via trekandshoot / Shutterstock Cities in the United States are short of millions of housing units. Compounded by other factors, this shortage is radically increasing the cost of both renting and buying houses. Complex multi-year permit approval processes often make these projects even less feasible. Read more »

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Architizer

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

A food hall accessible to the public, along with multifamily housing, will eventually bound the western and southern edges of the campus. This layout not only affords ample connectivity to the existing campus, but will provide Medpace with a central plaza that can be used for private as well as public events. © Gresham Smith.

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BD+C

DECEMBER 17, 2014

WHEN LESS IS MORE: NEW RESEARCH FROM THE URBAN LAND INSTITUTE LOOKS AT THE GROWING APPEAL OF MICRO UNITS AS A MORE AFFORDABLE OPTION IN SOUGHT-AFTER URBAN LOCATIONS. Architects Building Owner Contractors Designers Engineers Building Team Building Technology Multifamily Housing Construction' Blog Author: BD+C Staff.

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BD+C

MAY 16, 2014

Green Building Council (USGBC) and the Bank of America Charitable Foundation announced the opening of the application period for the expanded 2014 Affordable Green Neighborhoods Grant Program.

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SW Oregon Architect

MARCH 3, 2024

The goal of the project is to identify the essential tools, actions, policies, and land required over the next two decades to support housing and living wage jobs in our community. They saw fit to include me among those they invited to be a member of the project’s Housing and Development Working Group.

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BD+C

JANUARY 24, 2014

Solutions to increase the supply of affordable rental housing are explored in a new report from the Urban Land Institute’s (ULI) Terwilliger Center for Housing and read more. Architects Building Owner Contractors Designers Engineers Facility Managers Multifamily Housing Construction'

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