“Building Amenities that... Pay?”

“Building Amenities that... Pay?”

It’s a multifamily developer’s dream -- A retail operator that juices the bottom line and simultaneously offers a service that residents actually want (and might even pay for)...

Look around in most cities and you’ll see beautiful new apartment buildings standing on newly built -- yet vacant -- retail spaces. These spaces are typically raw shells with ugly signage, and occasionally alluring lifestyle imagery to show what could be… someday. Or maybe never.

With ghost kitchens and deliveries of damn near anything at the touch of a button, not to mention Amazon’s earthly takeover, ground floor retail has seen better days.

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"Studio Living Reimagined"

"Studio Living Reimagined"

This month we're excited to feature a product that we're incorporating into our own development project in Fort Worth! ORI Living is a provider of multi-functional, robotic powered living systems designed to maximize the potential of usable space and we're equipping the majority of our 54 units with their most popular device, 'Studio Suite'. The idea is that our tenants will be able to move in and move out with just a few suitcases and little to no furniture thanks to movable walls that unlock valuable square footage in (very) tight quarters.

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