While the buzz around multifamily communities often focuses on interior features and amenities, developers like Taylor Johnson clients Draper and Kramer, Incorporated, and Fifield Cos. know exterior elements

including a building’s façade, landscaping and outdoor spaces play a key role in attracting and retaining residents. We recently connected both companies with Multi-Housing News for a series of case studies on curb appeal. View the digital feature here, or follow the links below to read more about Wheaton Center, Draper and Kramer’s recently renovated community in Wheaton, Ill., and NEXT on Sixth, a new development in Los Angeles’ Koreatown by Century West Partners, the LA-based arm of Fifield Cos.

Wheaton Center

NEXT on Sixth

Draper and Kramer’s $40 million renovation of Wheaton Center (top) in Wheaton, Ill., included facade repairs, landscaping upgrades and other site improvements.

At Century West Partners, NEXT on Sixth in LA, a new flexible-format Target store and colorful art transform a street corner.