By Brad Pease

Developments in several downtown areas of Seattle have the opportunity to increase their Floor Area Ratio (FAR) and building height through the Green Building Standard (GBS). To achieve the Seattle Green Building Standard (aka Director’s Rule 20-2017) and be granted…

By Deborah Hanamura

The ways that architects, developers, and operators design projects, attract tenants, manage costs, and measure success are each flexing as cities change and generations make big shifts in living habits. We’ve observed several trends in the commercial real estate industry,…

By Amanda Cunningham

According to the Marcus and Millichap 2018 US Multifamily Investment Forecast, the strong employment market, rising wages, and elevated buyer confidence levels could unlock accelerated household formation, particularly by young adults. And as developers work to fill the rising demand…

By Renee Gastineau

Modular construction is a process in which a building is constructed off-site, under controlled conditions. Buildings are produced in “modules” that when put together on-site reflect the design intent and specifications of the architect and developer. We have seen advancements…

By Renee Gastineau

Are multifamily property owners perpetuating an amenities arms race? A panel discussion at the recent Bisnow Multifamily Annual Conference made it seem so. The discussion got intentionally silly when property managers rattled off the range of community amenities they have…

By Brian Walker

The Multifamily Residential Market Economy In a construction market that has been slowly recovering since the end of The Great Recession, multifamily housing has been the brightest star. The demand for rental housing has been on a steady climb since…

By Darren Bruce

There’s a debate within the multifamily building community as to the best way to ventilate residential buildings. There are three competing design options that can be implemented in residential design: natural ventilation, mechanical ventilation, and a hybrid approach. What’s the…

By Michele Williams

There has been a surge in multifamily developments across the country. In October, the U.S. Commerce Department reported that housing construction starts rose 25.5% as multifamily development came roaring back, the highest pace since August 2007. Along with that surge…

By Nash Emrich

San Francisco is a microcosm of issues faced by the rest of the world today. The city has earned a reputation for one issue in particular, and that’s its housing problem: it has the highest rents of the largest US…

By Paladino and Company

So much happened in 2015 in favor of a greener planet: during the COP21 climate talks in Paris, our world’s leaders came to an agreement to cap global temperatures to 1.5 degrees in an unprecedented global commitment to the environment;…