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The Mansion Concept: A Design That Withstands The Test of Time

The “Mansion Concept”, first designed by Chuck Harker and Ron Seiboth in the 1990s, has continued to be relevant to this day and will be into the future. So what is the mansion concept? It is a three or four-story wood-framed building of 18 to 30 units with individual garages

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Fishtown Lands A Big Catch At Northbank

Northbank, is a $300 million residential community under development in the Fishtown neighborhood of Philadelphia which will include a mix of apartments, condominiums, and townhouses. This development is positioned on thirty acres along the Delaware River.

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Residential

A Very Official Non-Scientific Martin Study

A couple of weeks back we launched a poll on our LinkedIn asking industry professionals what was the first thing that came to mind when they saw “The Martin Architectural Group.” The results are in! Here’s what we learned:

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Residential

Mansion Concept Architecture Spells Success

Gatherings of Lake Nona is the latest 55+ condo community developed and built by Beazer Homes. The large Planned Unit Development (PUD) is located in Orlando, due south of the international airport.

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Residential

Net Zero is a Net Positive

It has been 51 years since the first Earth Day on April 22, 1970. Since then, the percentage of Americans concerned about climate change has climbed to two-thirds, with sentiment especially strong among millennials and Gen Z.

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Residential

DISTILLED Housing Development Toolkit

Last month, the White House released a “Housing Development Toolkit” with specific steps that local governments can take to ease the burdens of housing development and increase supply.

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Residential

Design Insights for Today’s Renters

The largest cohort of renters today is, of course, the Millennial generation. I fall squarely in the middle of this age group and have lived in many different sizes and shapes of apartments and condos over the last eight years or so.

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