by Mary Salmonsen | Multifamily Dive
Orange, California-based architectural firm AO — formerly known as Architects Orange — has operated a dedicated modular studio since 2016. The firm works with two modular factories — Autovol in Nampa, Idaho, and Volumetric Building Cos. in Tracy, California — and currently has 11,000 modular units in its pipeline. More than 6,500 of these units are in California, and many of them are affordable housing.
by Rebusiness Online
Legacy Partners and DWS Group have started construction on Legacy Ontario, a 346-unit apartment property in Ontario. Located at 2510 S. Euclid Ave., the community will consist of eight three- and four-story buildings with tucked-under garage parking and covered carports. Additionally, the property will offer 6,000 square feet of ground-floor retail space facing Euclid Avenue.
by Robyn Friedman | Multi-Housing News
Modular building, in multifamily and elsewhere, continues to gain steam. The market share for permanent modular construction has more than tripled between 2015 and 2023. The figure shot up from 2.14 percent of starts in North America to 6.64 percent, according to the Modular Building Institute. And in 2023, multifamily took the largest share of the modular pie, at 20 percent, according to the MBI.
by Austin Turner | KTLA
Parkside Market at Downtown Disney District Parkside Market in the Downtown Disney District in Anaheim, is a new, two-story food hall bringing four distinctive locations under one roof: Seoul Sister is a fast-casual modern eatery serving Korean-style rice bowls; Sip & Sonder serves lattes, fresh treats, frozen drinks and small bites; GG’s Chicken Shop serves chicken sandwiches, salads and classic dinner table sides, and Vista Parkside Market offers great views of the district with signature cocktails and mocktails made with local ingredients and artful garnishes.
by Rebecca Picciotto | The Wall Street Journal
Thrive Living is planning to begin construction in early 2025 on an 800-unit affordable-housing complex with the megaretailer on the ground floor in the Baldwin Village neighborhood of South Los Angeles. The project, which includes a rooftop pool and fitness center, would have 184 apartments for low-income households.
by Elizabeth Himchak | The San Diego Union-Tribune
Redevelopment and construction, both underway and in the future, were the predominant topic in Rancho Bernardo and 4S Ranch during 2024. Throughout this year, the SkyLINE construction project — or at least its crane — at the Rancho Bernardo Transit Center has been visible for miles.
by Yield Pro
Sudberry Properties has completed construction of the 360-space, six-level parking structure at The Brynn, the firm’s fourth apartment community at Civita in Mission Valley. Sudberry is the master developer of the 230-acre Civita campus. Located at 2525 Via Alta, the project overlooks the award-winning 14.3-acre Civita Park, which features numerous gardens, sports fields, an amphitheater, playgrounds, hiking trails and a plaza with a popular interactive fountain.
by Orange County Business Journal
Rob Budetti leads project management at OC’s largest architecture firm with $77.1M in local billings. Designing $1.6B project dubbed Boardwalk at Bricktown in Oklahoma City. Project in June received approval from the city for the 1,907-foot, 134-story Legends Tower that, if built, would replace the One World trade Center as the tallest building in the U.S.
by Building Design+Construction
Gensler, Arcadis North America, Core States Group, MG2, WD Partners, and Nelson Worldwide top BD+C's ranking of the nation's largest retail sector architecture and architecture engineering (AE) firms for 2024, as reported in the 2024 Giants 400 Report. Note: This ranking factors revenue for all retail buildings work, including big box stores, cineplexes, entertainment centers, malls, restaurants, strip centers, and theme parks.
by Jay Calderon | Desert Sun
Dream Hotel and Residences developer Lauri Kibby is interviewed during a ceremonial groundbreaking event for the project which had been partially constructed before the pandemic in Palm Springs, California, Dec. 10, 2024.
by Mile High CRE
Prism Places, an innovative CRE management and investment firm with $2.5 billion AUM, has announced a partnership with award-winning developer McWhinney to realize two separate commercial districts in Northern Colorado. Both projects are located in the growing suburbs north of Denver and are within master-planned communities in development by McWhinney.
by Multi-Housing News
On December 5th, Multi-Housing News hosted its 18th annual Excellence Awards, which honored some of 2024’s most notable multifamily developments, business strategies and professionals. The event, hosted at Resource Furniture in New York City, endowed a total of 90 Bronze, Silver and Gold awards across 36 different categories.
by Building Design+Construction
Arcadis North America, Gensler, Humphreys & Partners Architects, KTGY, and SCB top the ranking of the nation's largest multifamily housing sector architecture and architecture/engineering (AE) firms for 2024, as reported in Building Design+Construction's 2024 Giants 400 Report.
by Steven Sharp | Urbanize LA
In Chinatown, modular units are now being stacked into place at the site of a new rebar mixed-use apartment complex from Thrive Living. The project, located just east of L.A. State Historic Park at 1457 N. Main Street, replaced a food processing facility with what will eventually be a six-story structure containing 376 studio and one-bedroom apartments atop 6,448 square feet of ground-floor commercial space and parking for 104 vehicles.
by Art Pedroza | New Santa Ana
Global real estate developer Greystar has announced the grand opening of its newest property, The Row at Red Hill, a New York City-inspired urban village in the heart of Orange County boasting an award-winning modern industrial tech aesthetic. Walkable and self-contained on more than 14.5 acres, the mixed-use project – Greystar’s largest and most ambitious to date – is now 28% leased.
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by Taylor Anderson | Building Salt Lake
The Boyer Company would replace an existing west side storage facility with 350 new apartments under a new proposal that would require approval from the city for additional height. The new housing, on 2.91 acres at 523 W. 200 N., would continue the buildout near North Temple station northwest of Downtown.
by Parimal Rohit | Orange County Business Journal
AO, Orange County’s largest architectural firm marked its fourth collaboration with Michelin-honored chef Gordon Ramsay as the two partnered on a new restaurant in Nevada. AO spearheaded the architectural and design elements of Ramsay’s Kitchen at the Silver Legacy Resort & Casino in Reno, Nevada. The firm had billings of $77.1 million in billings for the year ended June 30, 2024, making it the largest architectural firm in Orange County for the second consecutive year, according to Business Journal data.
by Steven Sharp | Urbanize LA
In Historic South-Central, prefabricated modular units are now in place for a mixed-use development from Markwood. An update on the project, provided via social media by architecture firm Aero Collective, shows the development at 400 E. Adams Boulevard now at its full four-story height. The project is slated to include 84 studio and one-bedroom apartments when it opens, as well as ground-floor parking for 42 vehicles.
by John Caulfield | Building Design+Construction
AEC Giants with multifamily practices report that the sector has been struggling over the past year, despite the high demand for housing, especially affordable products. “The lending and interest rate climate has essentially put the industry on hold,” says Walter Hughes, Chief Innovation Officer for Humphreys & Partners, who was interviewed in June. “It has made it increasingly difficult to pencil deals.”