May 29, 2012
Listen to our FREE On-Demand Digital Media Webcast interview with Award-winning Architect Manny Gonzalez, an expert in multifamily design and Principal of KTGY Group, in his exclusive interview with property management expert Ernest F. Oriente of PowerHour and multifamily technology innovator Kerry W. Kirby, CEO of 365 Connect. Manny's 60-minute interview, "Technology Driven Design For The Next Generation Renter - Gen-Y Mania, Must Haves, Game Changers, Fade Aways, Ultra Cool" focuses on what you need to know about what high tech features are a must in the next generation of rental communities. In this lively, fast-paced informative discussion, Manny shares his insight about some of the more simple technologies that are setting the top rental communities apart and what old technologies will fade away in tomorrow's apartments.
Discussion Highlights
1. What do you need to know about Generation Y market?
2. What high tech features are a must in the next generation of rental communities?
3. What are some of the more simple technologies that are setting the top rental communities apart?
4. What old technologies will fade away in tomorrow’s apartments?
5. What are some of the no tech features that are making their way into the “cool” apartment complex the Renter Nation wants to be in?
Special Guest
Manny Gonzalez, AIA, LEED AP is the Senior Partner in KTGY Group's Santa Monica office and is also President of KTGY Group, Colorado. He is responsible for the design, land planning and production of residential developments throughout California, Arizona, Nevada, and Colorado as well as active adult and affordable multi-family communities nationwide. In his more than 25 years of practice in residential development, Gonzalez has won numerous awards for his outstanding designs. He is currently on the Board of Directors for PCBC and is the Design Trends Forum Chair. He also sits on the Board of the National Multi Housing Council and the NAHB Multifamily Leadership Board. He has served as Chair of the AIA Housing Committee, and a member of the BIA Board of Directors and national committees for The 50+ Symposium and University of Housing. He has been featured in Builder & Developer’s list of "Who’s Who in Homebuilding" for many years and was honored with the SAGE "Person of the Year" by BIA Southern California 55+ Housing Council. Gonzalez has written and contributed to scores of articles on residential design and has presented his observations to audiences at numerous local, regional and national conferences.