![]() This fall, Cheatham Street Flats in Austin will welcome its first tenants. He was so impressed by a rendering of a modular multistory student apartment building that he signed on as its developer. The inspection process slowed the project though it went well overall, he didn’t undertake another modular project for some time.įast forward to 2017, when Young walked into a friend’s office. Particularly frustrating was the requirement that the units be inspected by the municipality, despite previous factory inspections. “The industry was a lot younger, and many municipalities were not familiar with it.” “At the time, modular looked like large, unattractive boxes,” says Young, CCIM, owner of Sabot Development in Austin, Texas. With today’s new designs coupled with improved efficiency, environmental benefits, and cost savings, however, modular is once again drawing the attention of developers. Jim Young’s first experience with modular multifamily construction in 2001 was almost his last. Today’s modular multifamily construction aims for quick delivery and cost savings.īy Sarah Hoban | March.April.19.
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