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Multifamily Trends
May/June 2008
Features
Over the Top
By Mike Sheridan
Developers are raising the bar on the amenities they offer to
potential purchasers of luxury high-rise apartments.
What Women Want
By Tamara M. Roy
An insiders view of how the preferences of women affect planning,
landscape design, graphics, and architecture.
Creating Community in Downtown Los Angeles
By Lori Putnam
Two former industrial buildings located in a part of Los Angeles
that had seen little investment for decades are converted into live/work
loft condominiums.
The State of
Multifamily Development
By Brad Berton
A roundtable of advisers identifies bright spots despite the
economic challenges currently facing the industry and the nation.
Modular Comes Home
By Steve Bergsman
To some extent, modular housing is going back to its multifamily
rootsto a time before the single-family housing boom skewed the
business.
ProjectWatch
Construction
Begins on Block 21
Return to Fundamentals to Increase Property Values
FCC
Bans Telecom Exclusives in Apartments
Point of View
Mixed Income
John McIlwain and Rosanne Haggerty
With thoughtful design and attentive management, the same complex
can comfortably house people from across the economic spectrumfrom the
homeless, the disabled, and others who face high barriers to securing
affordable housing, to those who have plenty of disposable income.
Building Blocks
Designing
Against Natures Wrath
Mark Gallant
Impact-resistant windows help safeguard properties against
hurricanes while providing other benefits.
ProActive
Finance
Minimizing Risk
Dirk D. Wakeham
The highest level of protection for the multifamily owner/operator
is a combination of supplemental insurance products designed
specifically for the apartment industry.
Regulations
Old Law Creates New
Problems
Seth G. Weissman and Joanne Shelley
Two recent rulings by the U.S. District Court for the Southern
District of Florida leave multifamily developers in a quandary.
Departments
Publisher Note
Letter from the
Publisher
By Rachelle Levit
This Issue
Making the
Connections
By Nancy Solomon
Regional Spotlight
The
West
By Mike Sheridan
Multifamily
Trends: May/June 2008
2008 ULI–the Urban Land Institute, all rights reserved.
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