While interior design is always a creative process, the approach of a multifamily developer undertaking a value-add renovation project is very different than that of an individual decorating their own home

Taylor Johnson recently pitched a byline to UNITS from client Draper and Kramer, Incorporated, in which Derrick Hawthorne, vice president of asset management and acquisitions, discusses the factors that go into interior selections when renovating apartment units — from analysis of comparable properties and the ultimate positioning of the community, to research into impactful design elements that can be implemented in an economical way. Read the full column here.

For its value-add renovation of The Clayson in Palatine, Ill., Draper and Kramer gave unit kitchens a clean, modern design aesthetic by refacing existing cabinets with new doors and hardware.