LOS ANGELES—Multifamily design trends today are focused on bringing communities together, and for that reason, well-designed amenities are becoming more important than the design of the interior units, according to Darin Schoolmeester, a principal at MVE Partners. This is true for both Millennials, who are leading the trend, and the baby boomer demographic. Highly amenitized multifamily properties are the leading trend in multifamily design.

While this trend may not be new—we've seen amenities become important over the last few years—it does inform how architects and designers are planning new projects. We sat down with Schoolmeester to talk about how the trend toward amenities is informing their design aesthetic. We also talk to him about the new projects that he is working on, other shifts in ways that people want to live and how “placemaking” has become a new buzzword.

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LOS ANGELES—Multifamily design trends today are focused on bringing communities together, and for that reason, well-designed amenities are becoming more important than the design of the interior units, according to Darin Schoolmeester, a principal at MVE Partners. This is true for both Millennials, who are leading the trend, and the baby boomer demographic. Highly amenitized multifamily properties are the leading trend in multifamily design.

While this trend may not be new—we've seen amenities become important over the last few years—it does inform how architects and designers are planning new projects. We sat down with Schoolmeester to talk about how the trend toward amenities is informing their design aesthetic. We also talk to him about the new projects that he is working on, other shifts in ways that people want to live and how “placemaking” has become a new buzzword.

Press play to hear more about design trends in multifamily.