August 2024
Condominium communities are more than places to live. Their amenities are designed to keep residents busy. Amenities help build a sense of community, provide places for people to congregate, and are an important part of why so many want to live in a high-rise condominium.
Social areas with cooking equipment. Fitness facilities that rival what can be found at a private club. Arts and crafts as daily activities. What was once considered luxury is now available as standard features.
Amenities evolve to meet changing resident preferences. Big common area rooms lacking in co-working space, large lobbies, and fitness rooms hidden in a basement are no longer popular.
A lounge for relaxation, exercise room, some outdoor space, and a pet-washing station is standard in many mid-level communities. All are enhanced for communities with a higher standard. An exercise room may have been replaced with a fitness studio including spin bikes and yoga space. That pet washing station may now be a salon where animals (and people) can socialize.
With people more frequently working from home, shared kitchens and TV rooms are growing in popularity. Outdoor barbecue and sitting/eating areas remain popular. Increasingly, those who work at home require shared work space so they can get out of their unit. There may be space for conducting virtual meetings known as “Zoom rooms”.
Increasingly underutilized tennis courts, volleyball courts and movie theater rooms are getting repurposed as pickleball courts, co-working spaces, dog parks and entertainment or socialization spaces.
