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SEPTEMBER 2017 \ BUILDING DIALOGUE \

Photo: Forrest Boutin

Be part of the new Downtown Colorado Springs

Introducing an online toolkit for developers: incentives, reports, resources,

community overview and more

apartment tenants who work from home, these attractive and

comfortable spaces provide study areas for students attending

nearby colleges and universities.

As always, multifamily developments must deliver a basic list

of amenities, and as competition heats up, the varieties market

demandwill only increase. At the same time that amenity spac-

es are getting larger, unit sizes are trending smaller: In many

cases, residents are spending an increased amount of time in

their building’s social spaces, rather than their residences.

Developers, architects and interior designers are always

searching for the next trend in amenity spaces, monitoring spe-

cific targets markets’ social and recreational activities to deter-

mine if they can provide related amenities on their properties.

Perhaps the next round of Denver developments will see the

first paddleboard pool, or shared workspaces with reserved of-

fices and conference rooms.

ELEMENTS

Apartment Amenities

Gilbertson Photography

Cuningham Group Architecture designed Radius at 15th,

off-campus housing at the University of Minnesota. It in-

cludes spacious lounge areas that provide a contemporary

interpretation of a northern Minnesota cabin, with lots of

glass and sophisticated approach to wood paneling.

Adrian Tiemens Photography

Stylish outdoor amenities at Sway apartments in Santa

Monica, California, designed by Cuningham Group Archi-

tecture, includes a community-oriented space with a fire

pit and open-air lounge. It is adjacent to a zero-edge salt-

water swimming pool with underwater speakers.