Hotel-like Amenities Translate to All High-Rises

McLarand: “In L.A., you might have a 20,000-square-foot site and need to put a large number of units on a small footprint—you don’t get that without going vertical.”

IRVINE, CA—People are used to having almost instant gratification, so providing a downstairs gym and a doorman goes far with tenants in both commercial and residential settings, MVE + Partners principal Matt McLarand tells GlobeSt.com. McLarand was recently promoted to principal, having taken a lead in the designs for several of MVE’s recent high-rise residential and commercial projects in the US and China. One of the projects he’s led was recently granted entitlements in Los Angeles and will be the second high-rise mixed-use tower he’s designed for Holland Partner Group in Downtown L.A. We spoke exclusively with McLarand on his new appointment and trends in designing today’s high-rise projects.