No More Kitchens:
How Student Housing Is Changing To Lower Costs And Support Students
As the cost of construction continues to go up, student housing developers are finding it makes more sense to forgo luxury amenities for more social spaces. One piece of advice? Skip the kitchen.
Similar to the focus on communal spaces driving the momentum behind co-living, shared kitchens can be more attractive to residents and can allow developers to dedicate more square footage in a building to beds, Studio KDA Managing Principal Charles Kahn…
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Oakland Project Secures $10M PACE Financing, Largest Yet For Multifamily New Construction
A multifamily project at 1919 Market St. in Oakland has received $10M in Commercial-Property Assessed Clean Energy financing, the largest such funding to date in the U.S. for a new construction multifamily project.
K2 Clean Energy Capital, an originator and…
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For JLL, Experiential Office Space Is The Next Big Thing
"Experiential" is usually associated with retail space these days, but property giant JLL believes it has applications in the office sector as well.
Toward that end, JLL has created a program it calls JLL Curae Approach. "Curae" roughly means “I care for” in Latin.
As the program rolls out, the company says, landlords will be able to use it to provide tenants a variety…
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Coming Soon: Biggest Multistory Warehouse In The U.S.
BROOKLYN, N.Y. — As retailers continue to seek ways to deliver their products to as many customers as possible as fast as possible, developers are building bigger and taller than ever to help them.
An 18-acre site in Brooklyn will be home to a four-story, 1.3M SF distribution center, the largest multistory warehouse in the United States.
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MLB All-Star-Turned-Developer Mark Teixeira Believes Developers Should Be Investing In Public Schools
Apartment developers diving into the city need to focus on quality schools along with all the retail, office and green spaces clustered in mixed-use projects. While it may not determine whether a resident keeps renting after starting a family, investing in the community's school system is “the right thing to do,” former Major League Baseball All-Star Mark Teixeira said.
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