At the end of each year, Taylor Johnson compiles a series of press releases in which clients predict the trends that will impact the real estate industry in the year ahead. Trends from our multifamily release grabbed the attention of veteran real estate writer Lew Sichelman, who recently covered them for Multi-Housing News. In the article, TJ client Downtown Apartment Company discussed how the resiliency shown in 2020 will set the market up for success in 2021, while clients Fifield Cos., Moceri + Roszak, Morgante Wilson Architects and Optima, Inc. discussed the growing popularity of biophilic design as architects and developers look for ways to bring the outdoors in. Plus, Mary Cook Associates and James McHugh Construction Co. predicted we’ll see more flexible amenity spaces whose use may not be determined until closer to a building’s completion. To access the full multifamily trends release, click here.

TJ clients say biophilic design elements will be increasingly popular in 2021. At its recently announced apartment community in downtown Wilmette, Ill., design-build firm Optima, Inc. plans to feature its distinctive vertical landscaping system that it perfected in its Arizona properties.