January 21, 2019 | Education Facility | David Malone, Associate Editor
Courtesy Urbahn Architects
The school is named in honor of Martin Luther King, Jr.’s vision of the “Beloved Community.”
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Multifamily Housing
As cities grow ever more crowded, multifamily housing construction is more necessary than ever. Finding ways to compress housing into smaller spaces while still creating true homes calls for a complex blend of innovative design and engineering.
Courtesy BGO Architects.
January 07, 2019 | David Malone, Associate Editor
BGO Architects is designing the project.
Sponsored | December 14, 2018 | UNILOCK
Courtesy CetraRuddy
December 11, 2018 | David Malone, Associate Editor
CetraRuddy designed the building.
Rendering courtesy JCJ Architecture
December 06, 2018 | David Malone, Associate Editor
The non-profit’s new facility will provide housing and support services for survivors of domestic...
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Sponsored | December 05, 2018 | Unilock
Hubbard Place is a 44-story, 450-unit apartment community in Chicago’s River North neighborhood,...
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The $24.2 million Yarn Works renovation provided 29 one-bedroom, 58 two-bedroom, and nine three-bedroom apartments. Photo: © Andy Ryan
November 26, 2018 | David Malone, Associate Editor
111-year-old mill becomes a mixed-income multifamily community.
The 41-story Ko'ula residential tower is part of a 60-acre waterfront redevelopment in downtown Honolulu. Image: The Howard Hughes Corporation
November 20, 2018 | John Caulfield, Senior Editor
Studio Gang pays homage to sugarcane plants that were once prevalent in this area.
Photo: Laurian Ghinitoiu
November 14, 2018 | David Malone, Associate Editor
The building spans 270,000 sf.
Ryan Companies, Cadence Living and an affiliate of Starwood Captual recently announced a new 135-unit senior living community, Accoya Scottsdale Troon in Arizona, whose construction should be completed by mid 2020. A new report by Harvard's Joint Center for Housing Studies finds that seniors will have a hard time affording housing in the future. Image: Ryan Companies.
November 14, 2018 | John Caulfield, Senior Editor
The study foresees a significant segment of seniors struggling to buy or rent on their own or wit...
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October 23, 2018 | Rob Cassidy, Executive Editor
Developers and their project teams are recognizing the value of walkability, convenient neighborh...
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A proposed 21-story residential tower in Milwaukee, Wis., would be the tallest in the country if approved by the city. Image: Korb + Associates Architects
October 19, 2018 | John Caulfield, Senior Editor
The developer is confident that the city will approve construction, which is scheduled to start n...
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Image courtesy of Shoreline Development Partners, LP
October 15, 2018 | David Malone, Associate Editor
Studio One Eleven designed the tower.
Photo: Nahid Laciura
October 10, 2018 | David Malone, Associate Editor
This year’s prestigious Gold Nugget Awards honor four projects that provide affordably priced hou...
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The New Home Company executives toast the topping-off of the Seacliff, Playa Vista, Calif. Left to right: Chris Christian, Construction Manager; Eric Ree, Seabluff Sales Manager; Melanie Andrews, VP of Purchasing; Robin Koenemann, SVP; Larry Webb, CEO; Tom Redwitz, CIO; Joan Webb, CMO; A.J. Jarvis, Southern California Division President; Leonard Miller, COO; and Rick Bianchi,VP/Regional Manager. Courtesy The New Home Company
October 09, 2018 | Mike Plotnick, Contributing Editor
The company, which is headquartered in Aliso Viejo, Calif. relies heavily on focus groups and mar...
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Photo: Rasmus Hjortshoj
October 09, 2018 | David Malone, Associate Editor
The building is approximately 73,000 sf.
Martin King Photography
October 04, 2018 | David Malone, Assoiate Editor
Axis/GFA Architecture and Design was the architect for the project.
The Peloton cycling studio at Spoke Apartments, Chicago, developed by Bond Companies with Morgan Holdings. A separate fitness space has strength-training gear, WELLBEATS fitness-on-demand, and a yoga studio. A one-acre outdoor amenity space has a pool, bocce court, and entertainment areas. Photo: Spoke Apartments.
September 25, 2018 | Peter Fabris, Contributing Editor
Equipment choice, room size, program offerings—a lot of thinking has to go into creating a fitnes...
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Photo: Miguel de Guzmán / Imagen Subliminal
September 24, 2018 | Adam Sullivan, Contributing Editor
Using bold cantilevering and imaginative structural design, ODA and its project team created a 12...
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The main entry to Mulligan School on Sheffield Avenue has a gray limestone surround with foliate ornament and a tall pediment set on pilasters. The iron fence was reclaimed from remnant pieces after the fire and remade from scratch to match the original.
September 21, 2018 | Robert Cassidy, Executive Editor
A project team soldiers on in the wake of a nightmarish turn of events.
“The supply of condos out there is high end and much larger in size,” said Tom Weeks, Executive General Manager for Development, Lendlease. Photo: Pixabay
September 19, 2018 | Robert Cassidy, Executive Editor
The growth of keyless entry solutions and demand for oversized units are among the trends and ide...
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August 29, 2018 | David Malone, Associate Editor
The Architectural Team designed the project.
August 27, 2018 | MFDC Editors
The 5 buildings highlight MFDC's summer issue noteworthy projects section.
August 20, 2018 | David Malone, Associate Editor
The project’s groundbreaking was held on July 19.
Photo: Pixabay
August 17, 2018 | Peter Fabris, Contributing Editor
Four leading experts tell how to ensure your next multifamily project achieves acoustic privacy....
The gargantuan Sears distribution center served the Mid-South from 1927 until 1993. A coalition of community groups devoted to the arts, education, health, and affordable housing rescued the 1.3 million-sf facility and turned it into what they call a “vertical urban village.”
August 15, 2018 | Robert Cassidy, Executive Editor
One local design firm is trying to make it happen.
Mark E. Humphreys with his Cirrus Vision SF50, one of several aircraft he owns. Humphreys & Partners Architects, which he co-founded in 1991 with Greg Faulkner, is the #1 designer of apartments in the U.S. Photo: Shane Kislack.
August 08, 2018 | Mike Plotnick, Contributing Editor
HPA, which reported $78.2 million in multifamily design fees in 2017, ranks as the nation’s large...
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August 07, 2018 | David Malone, Associate Editor
The newspaper and the building's new owners reached a settlement.
Using racks that stack bikes vertically saves space and enables more residents of Brooklyn’s Caesura mixed-use building, designed by Dattner Architects, to securely store their bicycles. Photo: Dattner Architects
August 02, 2018 | David Malone, Associate Editor
Bike storage and workshop spaces are rapidly turning into full-service social amenity spaces in m...
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A multifamily project designed by Denver architectural firm Kephart features a bicycle kitchen with an easily accessible wash station, work table, and workbench with tools for repairs and maintenance.
August 02, 2018 | David Malone, Associate Editor
Bike storage and workshop spaces are rapidly turning into full-service social amenity spaces in m...
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July 31, 2018 | Robert Cassidy, Executive Editor
If your school district is building a new school, build housing in the air space above it and put...
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