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Today, more residents than ever are working from home and taking advantage of remote services like telehealth. As a result, your current residents spend more time at your property than any previous generation. It’s important now, more than ever, to design multifamily living spaces that support residents’ mental and physical well-being.
Read on to learn more about the importance of incorporating wellness into building multifamily properties and how you can do it.
What the third place is & why it matters in real estate
Working in real estate, you know that renters come and go for any number of reasons. But if a tenant cites the quality of the neighborhood for leaving, you may be surprised to learn that there’s something you can do about that.?
By learning about the third place and implementing its ideas on your property, you can change your surrounding built environment for the better — and retain more residents while you’re at it.
Health and wellness features to gain prominence in 2023
“Multifamily development is continuously evolving in response to new design ideas and ever-changing resident demands, as evidenced by the attention being garnered by properties’ emphasis on health and wellness…
One of the overarching trends guiding successful multifamily development is an understanding of authenticity of place and how to create a property that has depth… ‘People want an [apartment home] where they can feel connected, they can have shared economy and shared experiences—that’s very specific to a place. That’s not something you can generally cookie cutter around.’”
The real estate professionals’ guide to the built environment
If you’re a property developer, making sure the properties you develop satisfy tenants is only one part of the job. You also have to consider a property’s relationship to its neighborhood, and even its surrounding city or town.?
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So how can you start thinking of your property as one part of a massive, man-made ecosystem? That’s where the idea of the built environment comes in.
How most new projects weave in wellness
“From students to seniors and affordable to affluent, apartment communities offering wellness features have strong appeal. Features will vary by region and population, so determining which ones make sense for your property will be a customized experience…
‘At least 70 percent of the newer communities in a market will contain a fitness center’... Walkability and pedestrian friendly design, as well as ample, accessible green space and native landscaping are also popular.”
How to use active design principles in apartments to keep residents happy
As a property manager, the worlds of architecture and urban planning might seem far removed. But their actions, thoughts, and ideas affect the properties you manage. And, more importantly, they affect your residents’ living experience.?
The latest design trend sweeping the architecture industry is active design. But why are designers so fond of it, and how can active design help you?
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