Multifamily Developers Adjust to Work-from-Home Trend
With the introduction of COVID-19, many trends in amenity programming have become accelerated and are expected to continue to impact the multifamily going forward.
With the introduction of COVID-19, many trends in amenity programming have become accelerated and are expected to continue to impact the multifamily going forward.
As residential units get smaller, we need to rethink how we design amenity spaces to support and cultivate a community feel. Today’s residents expect to be able to manage their hectic lives through integration with their phones.
With more than 2,000 new luxury high-rise units scheduled for completion in downtown Boston by next spring, the stakes are high to deliver the latest eye-catching amenity packages to boost preleasing.
Industry observers have described an “amenities war” among multifamily properties in cities like Boston, New York City and San Francisco. Properties are adding everything from pools to pet spas to golf simulators, but how often are these amenities actually used?
McCall & Almy’s Julie Gray works with big institutional clients, such as Partners Healthcare, Northeastern University and Berklee College of Music, on real estate projects that are changing the physical environment of Greater Boston for decades. Gray has brokered transactions topping 800,000 square feet in the past year alone.