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Basics Move-Up Buyers & Renters Want Now

12.22.2020 \ Builder and Developer Magazine

Building and developing homes for move up residents takes savvy commercial interior design and a deep understanding of what move-up residents and renters want.

3 Ways COVID-19 Will Impact the Future of Residential Interior Design

10.14.2020 \ Builder and Developer Magazine

Thanks to the pandemic, homes have become far more than mere living spaces. It doesn’t matter whether those homes are multi-family apartments or single-families, small or expansive, humble or luxurious, urban or suburban. People have found new ways to work, study,...

Homework: The Rise of the Home Office

10.13.2020 \ Realtor Magazine

Even before the pandemic, the work-from-home trend was growing in popularity. Improved technology and connectivity are allowing people to be more productive at home as employers have offered greater flexibility. But now that COVID-19 has made working from home even...

It’s Time for A New Take on Commercial Interior Design Trends

03.20.2019 \ Mary Cook

Identifying business trends is important in every field; it allows companies to stay up-to-date, competitive and relevant. We’ve found it spurs innovation, too, as we consider how to offer products and services that are original, inventive and more effective...

Psychographics: The New Psychology of Commercial Real Estate

01.31.2019 \ Mary Cook

Rent competition, underused amenities, iffy conversion rates these are just a few of the issues builders and developers face in today’s high-stakes housing, hospitality and office markets. It’s tough to turn a profit in this era where every cent counts....

3 Reasons to Hire a Commercial Interior Designer

01.25.2018 \ Mary Cook

Have you ever walked into a restaurant or store and walked right out again? Nothing engaged you, or, as commercial interior designers say, converted you to a customer. The same holds true in multifamily buildings, where potential residents walk into lobbies or model...