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Building Housing for Families
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I'm looking to hire a full-time architect for a new company … building housing for young families in City DMs open. Any referrals welcome! Work on things like this with me/my team: •1440 square feet •4br+Office/2.5ba

submitted 3 hours ago • 2 comments

Reposting the coolest 2-story rowhouse floorplans, by Mies van der Rohe in Detroit These are attached interlocking units. Look at how the walls on the 2nd floor change to fit 2 adjacent bedrooms. And amazing windows. 1400sf, 3BR/1.5BA

submitted 2 days ago • 1 comment

Capital values aesthetics a LOT - but only if you can show how it's tied to higher returns The Value-Add Multifamily strategy is private equity investing billions to make apartments prettier bc it's been snown that renters pay more for quartz countertops & "stainless" appliances

submitted 2 days ago • 0 comments

Here's the distribution of new apartments, based on how many stories tall the building is. As you can see, 3, 4 & 5 story buildings make up >75% of total new units

submitted 2 days ago • 1 comment

As apartment buildings get taller, the floorplan types shift towards Studio, 1BR and 2BR 95% of new units are these types. This is, largely, a function of construction costs and rents. These types generate the highest $/SF.

submitted 2 days ago • 0 comments

Austin builds a LOT of 3, 4 & 5 story apartment buildings Here’s the relative unit count by number of stories for buildings 2020-2025

submitted 3 days ago • 0 comments

I'm interested in unit mix by building height ... so here's a breakdown of the unit/floorplan mix of new construction apartment buildings in Austin, Texas

submitted 3 days ago • 2 comments

The funniest version of “shared light” bedrooms … looks like a fishbowl

submitted 4 days ago • 2 comments

In 1960-1985, 50% of 2BR apartments had 2 bathrooms In 2000-2025, that had increased to 94%

submitted 5 days ago • 0 comments

A fascinating look at historical change in floorplan types and sizes in Austin, TX In two, 25-year periods (1960-1985 vs 2000-2025) the average size of new apartments built increased, a LOT Studio: +14% 1BR: +17% 2BR: +19% 3BR: +9% Let's look at 2BR in more detail ...

submitted 6 days ago • 1 comment

Reposting my current favorite 6-plex floorplan: 1230sf, 3BR+Office/2BA And at 54' wide ... means it can fit on a 6000sf single family lot or a mixed-use area with ground floor retail

submitted 9 days ago • 35 comments

One factor for the stabilization in rents in Seattle ... smaller units From 1990-2020, Seattle built apartments that were 5-10% smaller than units built after Covid.

submitted 9 days ago • 7 comments

Last DC apartment chart of the day Here's the trend of the average size and rent of 2BR apartments ... by decade they were built

submitted 9 days ago • 4 comments

This chart shows the change in # of Bathrooms in 2-Bedroom apartments, by the decade they were built In Washington DC.

submitted 9 days ago • 7 comments