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| Manny Gonzalez |
LOS ANGELES, CA -
International award-winning KTGY Architecture + Planning announced today that Manny Gonzalez, FAIA, LEED AP, managing
principal of the firm’s Los Angeles office, will serve as keynote speaker for a
live webcast scheduled to air on February 22, 2017, at 3:00 p.m. ET on
MultifamilyBiz.com, the largest media platform in the multifamily housing
industry.
Gonzalez is the managing principal for KTGY’s Los Angeles office
Registration for the
webcast is available at MultifamilyBiz.com.
2020 Vision: Housing
Trends of Today and Beyond will delve into an array of topics, such as home
automation, urban living, walkable communities, and how millennial’s are
driving technology into the housing mix.
This fast-paced 60-minute digital media
webcast will focus on what multifamily housing professionals need to know about
the next generation of design trends emerging in the market.
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| Ernest F. Oriente |
Joining Gonzalez, are
property management expert Ernest F.
Oriente of PowerHour, and multifamily technology innovator Kerry W. Kirby, CEO of 365 Connect, who
are the hosts of the MultifamilyBiz.com + PowerHour Digital Media Webcast
Conference Series.
With a combined experience of almost 50 years in the
multifamily housing industry, Oriente and Kirby deliver comprehensive,
educational, and leading-edge programming.
Kirby stated, “We are
excited to have Manny join us and present his insights on where housing is trending
to our global audience. As a leader in our industry, Manny always delivers
current, captivating, and relevant information that is affecting the way
multifamily communities are being developed in today’s ever-changing market.”
Gonzalez reports that the
KB Home ProjeKt at last year’s GreenBuild Conference demonstrated some of the
features of the future, including a green wall, drone landing pad, and
refrigerated package delivery storage. It also showcased a very simple “low
tech” feature of a wall that moved to allow a secondary bedroom to become an
office or disappear altogether and expand the great room into an even larger
entertainment space.
Remember the Betamax and
Window’s Vista? Not all technologies are improvements and developers need to avoid
building properties that are outdated before they stabilize, said Gonzalez. “I
can remember when builders thought they were on the cutting edge of technology
incorporating iPod docking stations into new construction.
"It wasn’t even a
year later that Apple introduced a newer version of the iPod and it didn’t fit
anymore. In fact, none of the following generation did either. Wi-Fi and
Bluetooth have allowed us more freedom with technology so we are less likely to
build something that is dated just after its completed,” Gonzalez stated.
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| Kerry w. kirby |
Uber and Lyft are now
mainstream travel options and the autonomous car is just around the corner,
Gonzalez reports.
What is the future of auto storage in housing? In 2015 the 16
to 34 age group only purchased 3.5 cars per 100 individuals compared to more
than 6.5 for each of the 35 to 49 and 50 to 54 groups.
“Parking requirements in
new urban developments have been dramatically reduced,” said Gonzalez. “It’s
not unrealistic to think that new homes in 10 years won’t have a garage.
Residents will use their app that delivers the driverless car service to their
front door.”
Millennials have been the
focus of apartment builders the last half dozen years, but are age-qualified
properties the next big thing? With 10,000 people a day turning 65 until 2030,
the boomers are a huge demographic. “Affordable senior apartments have always
leased well, but today more luxury versions are coming online and leasing very
well,” explained Gonzalez. “In some cases, it’s residents just wanting to
downsize and not carry another mortgage and, in others, it’s a second home near
the grandkids. As the millennials start buying homes and getting out of the
rental market, the 55+ population segment is just beginning to get into it.”
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