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The top storylines in multifamily this week are DCFCs and solutions for EV charging, employing a data steward, brand style guides for multifamily, women in commercial real estate, rent control measures continue across the nation and using automation for prospect engagement.
Xeal today announced it was selected by UBS Asset Management’s Real Estate & Private Markets business to install EV charging stations in select investment trust properties across the United States. UBS Asset Management has also made a strategic selection of properties that are slated for future-proofing.
While public fast-charging networks have dominated much of the electric vehicle (EV) charging discussion and while public investment is important to the ultimate success of EVs, owners prefer to charge vehicles at their place of residence, necessitating the prioritization of at-home charging.
The top storylines in multifamily this week are technology-enhanced sustainability in multifamily, building community through hyperlocal amenities, crisis management, zoning reform, Adam Neumann's Flow and why smaller multifamily properties are appealing to renters.
Communities go through rigorous environmental testing to ensure they are following the appropriate sustainability efforts that enhance not only a specific property’s green initiatives, but the entire region’s ecosystem. Technology is leading the way in these efforts.
Xeal and Harrison Street today announced a partnership under which Xeal will install more than 300 EV charging stations at select Harrison Street senior housing, student housing, life science, and medical office properties located in California, Massachusetts, Texas and Virginia.
The top storylines in multifamily this week are EV charging station demand, modern value-add, uncooperative residents, smart home technology and optimization, entrepreneurial ventures vs. traditional jobs and how the housing shortage became a crisis.
A perfect storm of increasing availability, better affordability, intensifying environmentalism and record-high gas prices have placed EVs at the forefront for a larger number of car buyers. This culmination of market factors makes an EV charging plan absolutely necessary for today’s multifamily communities.