How effectively employees are able to work from home often comes down to how well their home offices work for them. The shift to fully remote and hybrid schedules – and the resulting need for dedicated at-home work space – is just one of the many pandemic-related lifestyle changes that have influenced the design of newly constructed and renovated multifamily communities. When a reporter with Construction Dive approached Taylor Johnson for sources to discuss how developers and architects are adjusting plans as a result of COVID-19, we connected him with experts from TJ clients BKV Group and Kinzie Builders. Read more here about how the sector is responding to shifting renter priorities, from carving out space for in-unit workstations to accommodating an influx of package deliveries. Read more in today’s TJ TALK.

TJ clients BKV Group and Kinzie Builders talked with Construction Dive about how apartment design is changing in response to the pandemic. One especially popular feature: space for in-unit workstations like the one pictured here at BKV-designed The Stella in New Carrollton, Md.