Real estate investors love seeing what’s new at hotels in major cities and off the beaten track. The apartment and hospitality sectors have much in common, and there are many take-aways to be observed in the areas of customer service, technology, amenities and of course design. Some, like Gidi Cohen founder and CEO of Cohen...
Sustainability has many supporters and almost as many definitions. When it comes to the built environment, the Environmental Protection Agency describes sustainable construction as “the practice of creating structures and using processes that are environmentally responsible and resource-efficient throughout a building’s life-cycle from siting to design, construction, operation, maintenance, renovation and deconstruction.” It’s a tall...
You know what they say about first impressions. You only get one chance to make a good one. Hotel operators are very aware of this reality and apartment investors have been noticing what works in the hotel business may also perform well in multifamily properties. Flooring choices in the lobby are seen right away when...
Apartment developers have been offering co-working at their properties to stay competitive with residents who want the option to work at home but not alone in their apartments. Just like the on-site gym which is viewed as a tremendous convenience and saves the price of a gym membership, the new communal workspaces are an appealing...
Have you heard? Healthy spaces are the new luxury, and few materials convey the sense of health as much as natural moss. It smells great and encourages the wellbeing we feel when enjoying nature outdoors. Natural moss also has excellent sound absorption properties. The Design Collection by Alain Gilles for Greenmood, a Belgian company founded...
Duravit is celebrating its long-standing collaboration with Philippe Starck by re-issuing his first-ever bathroom design, the Starck 1 Barrel Vanity, in a range of new finishes and colors.
Recently I had the opportunity to interview the talented interior designer Melanie Roy, Principal of Melanie Roy Design in New York. A former television producer, she brings the same energy to her second career in design. Meeting interesting interior design colleagues and having the opportunity to share their stories is one of the benefits of...
Avalon Bay Communities, Greystar, Laramar Group, UDR and many more. The client list of Apres Creative Group, a Denver-based, boutique branding and design agency, reads like a Who’s Who in multifamily real estate.
Getting inside the Millennial mindset continues to be an important part of the business model for real estate developers and designers.
Several years ago I was riding through downtown Dallas and passed by a striking midcentury building that had seen better days. It didn’t take me long to figure out this was the landmark Statler Hotel—built in 1956—one of the properties that put the Hilton name on the map.