Multifamily Executive Magazine

Executive Level

If you are in the apartment industry, chances are that, whatever your job, you saw less of a merit raise this year, according to the National Multi Housing Council's seventh annual National Apartment Survey of Compensation and Benefits Practices released earlier this fall.

Letter From Las Vegas

It would be the win-oriented group that attended the Multifamily Executive Conference last month, foregoing the roulette wheel and the blackjack tables in favor of hearing the latest trends and strategies in the apartment industry. After all, gambling is fun, but when it comes to the apartment...

Lights Out

The momentum to ban smoking in both public and private locales is growing at lightning speed. Each year, more cities and counties across the country prohibit smoking at restaurants and bars. Just a few months ago, hotel giant Marriot International became 100 percent smoke-free. And now, an...

Duty Calls

For Dick Banks, accepting the position of president and COO of Mercy Housing in Denver was like a homecoming. His first-ever job in the multifamily industry was as an apartment salesman for CB Commercial in Denver's Capitol Hill neighborhood, and his new role with Mercy has brought him back to...

Star Struck

It's not in Hollywood, but Arc Development promises that Solaria, its new 65-condominium project, will have its residents seeing stars.

Florida Vacation

That screeching noise you're hearing is coming from Florida. It's the sound of a once white-hot apartment sales market grinding to a halt.

Design in a Box

Sam Switzenbaum has a pretty good idea about who makes the decisions when it comes to choosing an apartment or condo, so he keeps gender in mind when picking the style of cabinets that go into his buildings. "First of all, women make a significant percentage of the decisions when it comes to...

Los Altos Apartments

The Los Altos Apartments has had its fair share of Hollywood glitz and glamour. Built in Los Angeles in 1925 as a co-op–and later used as a luxury apartment and hotel–Los Altos boasted a star-studded residential roster with the likes of Clara Bow, Bette Davis, Mae West, Douglas Fairbanks, and...

Lofty Ambitions - Part 2

From the bright lights of Los Angeles to the bluegrass of Louisville, Ky., lofts have become the choice places to live. And many of the 2006 MFE award winners are at the center of this architectural action, capitalizing on renters' and buyers' desire for urban-style living even in the heartland...
Lofty Ambitions

From the bright lights of Los Angeles to the bluegrass of Louisville, Ky., lofts have become the choice places to live. And many of the 2006 MFE award winners are at the center of this architectural action, capitalizing on renters' and buyers' desire for urban-style living even in the heartland...

Table of Contents November 2006