CEO @ The Procopio Companies | Real Estate Development & Private Equity | Running on EOS
What part of your building does every resident and visitor see, every day? Your hallways. Pro-tips for making your hallways unreasonably impressive 👇 👇 1) No stairwells or units on the endcaps. Bring the outdoors in. Windows. Always. 2) Remove 75% of the lights that are on the ID drawings. (Seriously!!) No one is doing dental surgeries in your hallways - dial down the lighting to make them intimate and luxurious feeling, and you'll get the added benefit of better-behaved and quieter people. 3) Spend $500-1000/unit on dressing the unit entries. The sizzle sells the steak. 4) Make your wayfinding signage ridiculous. Make it playful, fun, and functional. #realestate #multifamilyinvesting #multifamily #design #interiordesign The Procopio Companies DMS design, llc
Can’t take my eyes off this! 😍
Number 2 is something I’ve picked up on a lot lately. Hospitality does this really well, often, unlike multifamily traditionally.
Michael Procopio this makes a lot of sense. So many multifamily buildings I’ve been in have dinged up hallways (for a number of legit reasons). Always thought light touching up of paint occasionally would go a long way :)
Do you have an example of #4 that you can share?
Massively agree on all four of these. The journey from outside the building to inside your home needs to be a well-designed experience, especially for a prospect's first impression.
Thanks for sharing Mike, good tips
Love these tips and tricks!
I've been in this hallway! The window was such an amazing addition.
Design, Development, Construction Admin at VELAR DDC
11moIf you have to remove 75% of the lights from the ID drawings then you don’t have a good Interior Designer or Design Manager. Different tasks require different lighting levels for which are general recommendations widely known to them. For example, corridors and stairways are expected to have about 10 foot-candles or 108 lux. Compare these levels to a Demonstration Lab expected at 100 foot-candles or 1076 lux.