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A new commercial center on Elk Grove Boulevard, just west of Highway 99 and the Walmart shopping center, is expected to be completed by the latter part of 2021.

The three-building project is located on the 3-acre southern portion of the property, which was occupied by Capital Nursery until 2012. This land is now owned by Pappas Investments.

The other part of the former nursery property is now the site of Woodside Homes Capital Reserve, a gated, 84-unit residential subdivision community.

Phase 1 of this two-phase project has been completed, with the construction of a 7,838-square-foot building and another structure totaling 5,475 square feet. Ground was broken for that phase early last year.

The largest of these two existing buildings will be entirely occupied by ClearChoice Dental Implant Center.

This business space has already been made available to Clear Choice, which will build the place to their specifications. It is projected that this business will open before this spring.

Kelly Rule, senior vice president of leasing for Pappas Investments, told the Citizen last week that the constructed buildings are almost 100% leased.

We have only 1,300 square feet available, she said. We have two signed leases and then two others that are pretty close to getting signed.

Although Pappas Investments has not announced the names of the potential tenants that are close to signing leases, Rule identified them as quick-service businesses.

She told the Citizen that Pappas prefers to fill the 1,300 square feet of available space with non-food related businesses.

Rule mentioned that Bad Bakers, a business offering specialty doughnuts, breads and other baked goods, last week signed a lease to operate in this center.

They (already) have two locations here in Sacramento (and Roseville), and they are super popular, she said. They typically have lines out the door for their seorita bread. So, were very excited to have them.

Rule mentioned that ground will be broken soon for a third building on the east side of this retail site.

That will be about a 10,000-square-foot building and we have a few (potential) tenants that are showing some interest, she said. I dont have anyone completely committed yet, but theres a lot of interest.

Rule noted that Pappas Investments is currently working with the city on entitlements for that portion of the project.

She also described the type of businesses that could operate in the future, third building.

Were kind of thinking it would be really cool to have a real estate office or even a preschool or some kind of maybe a mix between an office and a retail user, Rule said.

Also planned for the site is a monument sign advertising for the center.

Rule described the location of the center as being in an ideal spot along the boulevard.

Its in a great location, she said. You couldnt ask for a better location so near Highway 99.

She added that a large oak tree that was part of the Capital Nursery property was preserved within the centers parking lot.

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A new project that involves construction of a 22-story affordable housing building is set to become a cultural hub in the Bronx.

Construction on the 2.8 acres of open space is set to begin in the coming days.

Bronx Point is expected to be a large housing development with 542 units of affordable housing. The housing will be made available through a lottery system.

The city-owned land will also be transformed into its own community with 50,000 square feet of space set up for the first universal Hip Hop museum. There will be a community facility that will house an early childhood/pre-K space operated by Bronx Works. In addition, there will be 20,000 square feet of retail space.

Josue Sanchez, a Bronx native and developer on the project, says this development will bring a new look to affordable housing and a brand-new start for many.

Not only would we provide affordable housing thats permanent affordable housing, but also provide jobs for the community as well, says Sanchez. We are looking to have local hiring initiatives.

News 12 is told the construction on the project is slated to be completed in 2023.

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We are just days away from 2021 and with the New Year comes new projects, plans, and amendments to ourever-changing skyline. And, after the year we just had, its no surprise thatAshevilleis jonesin for something new to look forward to development-wise that is.So without further ado, here areeight upcoming developmentson the horizonthis coming year right here inthe 828.

After a generous donation fromSilver-Line Plastics, nearlyfive acres of multi-use recreational spacehas been made possible inWoodfin.Silver-Line Parkincludesaccess to the French Broad River+ has a potentialtie in to theCraggy Mountain Rail Line. Along with playgrounds, greenways, swings + more, the space will provide aboat rampfor local kayak aficionados. The final parkdesign is still being developed+ should be completed inearly 2021.

After three years of planning + gathering community feedback, theHaywood Page Projecthas been adopted by Asheville City Council + isheading into implementation considerationfor 2021. The concept plan byNelson Byrd Woltz Landscape Architectsfeatures acentral plaza, multi-story building, community garden space, seating area+ the potential forpublic art. Check out thefull narrated videofor the concept plan.

Ever wondered whats inside the big S&W Cafeteria building? Soon, you wont have to.Highland Brewing Company,Ellington Realty Group+ James Beard award-winningChef Meherwan Iranihave partnered to revive the Art Deco building with the creation of theS&W Market. The new concept will featurefour curated food stallsthat display creative cuisine on the main floor, abar on the main floor+full taproomon the mezzanine level. The nextdevelopment phase kicks off in January, so stay tuned to seewhats going on.

Planned by theFIRC Group,Main Street at Enka Villagefeatures a148-room hotel, 180 multifamily condominiums + a 10,300-square-foot retail spaceplanned by theFIRC Group, could be coming to Enka off ofSand Hill Rd.near Smokey Park Hwy. The retail space will also include a new restaurant,Caf Verona, and the hotel would be aSpringHill Suites by Marriot.If approved, the new development could be completed by 2022.

One of the biggest developments announced this year wasProject Ranger, a one million-square-footmanufacturing facilitythat includes a brand new bridge across the French Broad River near I-26. The brainchild of aerospace companyPratt & Whitney, a division ofRaytheon Technologies Corp., Project Ranger will offer jobs in areas like engineering, technology, production + management for Buncombe County + the Asheville Metro Region.Hiring will start in late 2021and is expected to create 800+ jobs through 2027.

Bar?Check.Hot yoga studio?Check.Off-leash dog park?Check. Could a place bemore AshevillethanDown Dog Yoga Studio & Dog Bar? Were itching to find out. A hybrid of the three aforementioned elements, its slated to open in2021and will feature10 local rotating taps, lots ofvino + seltzeroptions, andplenty of adorable pups.

In the coolest collaboration with theCity of Asheville Parks + Rec. Department+Pisgah Area Southern Offroad Biking Association, you can expect a new biking experience for 2021. The bike skills park is anatural surface trail approximately 2,500 feet long. Whether youre just starting out on your mountain biking journey or are a veteran rider, the park isdesigned to build specific mountain biking skills. Construction is set tobegin at the end of July+ should last for four weeks,weather permitting.

TheRoberson-Smoky Park Highway Retail + Residential Centerwill feature five new buildings + house two existing structures on Smokey Park Highway. The development includes20 residential units, 20,000 feet of retail space + 4,000 feetdesignated for amedical facility. The space islocated next to Pristine Car Wash in Candler+ is being developed in the space thatpreviously housed Roberson Motors.

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Whatever COVID-19 did to the economy of cities in Utah, it appears that Orem has weathered the storm and come out on top.

Kathi Lewis, Economic Development Division manager, said help from places like grocery stories and hardware stores help give even a slight increase in sales tax revenues in 2020.

Orem is known as the retail hub of the county, Lewis said. We are thrilled to see several new businesses that have opened.

Financial resources

The City of Orem understands this has been a trying year for businesses, Lewis said. To help businesses navigate the COVID storm, the Economic Development Division was able to rapidly provide vital information about federal, state, and county COVID-related financial assistance programs through emails, social media, and the creation of a business resources page on their website.

This information and these important programs have helped businesses stay the course, stabilize, and even flourish in 2020, according to Lewis.

In addition, the Orem Business Alliance was created during this year to support and strengthen the Orem small business community.

It aims to support and strengthen small businesses by providing business networking, advocating for small businesses, connecting businesses to resources, monthly webinars and more.

Lewis also notes the Utah Valley Business Resource Center is always available to help businesses, as well.

The BRC is a one stop shop for support and services at no cost for the Utah Valley business and entrepreneur community, Lewis said. Some of these services include incubator space for startup and small businesses, and a Smart City and Fabrication lab to new businesses access to equipment to test their ideas and process data.

Housed within the BRC is the Small Business Development Center that offers myriad of free classes, workshops and services to help businesses start, grow and succeed.

Lewis said the city has been able to help businesses connect to federal programs such as paycheck protection program loan forgiveness, rental assistance program, and the small business loan program.

Mountainland Association of Governments disbursed over $3 million dollars in Utah County Federal Cares Act grant funding to 271 Orem businesses, she said.

Lewis added restaurants in Orem have figured out how to reach and keep customers. The newly-approved stimulus will also help businesses, like movie theaters, that are having a hard time during COVID-19.

The MAG Restaurant Assistance Program helped 15 Orem businesses with $5,000 worth of products to help each restaurant to expand outdoor dining during COVID.

Lewis said the popular Tru Religion restaurant was one of those restaurants that received financial assistance to expand outside service.

We worked so hard to inform our businesses about funding, Lewis said. She also gave Nate Prescott, Orem Economic Development analyst a nod for his amazing job at sending out emails and running the communications efforts.

According to Jamie Anderson, senior client service specialist with Colliers International, a premier commercial real estate group, business couldnt be better.

Anderson takes particular note of the Orem Tech Center.

Orem Tech Center

The Tech Center at 1400 North just off Interstate 15 is a flex warehouse space.

The demand for industrial space in Utah County continues to grow, Anderson said. The Orem Tech Center has negotiated tenant leases before buildings are out of the ground and completed.

The state of the center in 2020 largely focused on the warehouses phases:

Canyon Tech Center

Justin Farnsworth, general manager of Canyon Park Tech Center, is optimistic about the increased activity and interest in Canyon Park from the regionally strong local tech sector.

Since the end of November, Farnsworth and his staff have given over 120,000 square feet of tours of the Park and generated 12 leads for The Nest, Canyon Parks premier shared mini work space.

The 85-acre low rise office campus is in a unique position to attract companies that dont want to be pushed into a highly dense environment, but are instead are looking for dramatic views of Mt. Timpanogos, ample parking, and state of the art amenities such as trails, walking paths, Provo Canyon and Sundance Ski Resort just minutes away.

Cascade Office Park

Lewis said the city is particularly excited to see what is happening at Orem Tech Center but also at The Cascade Office Park on 800 North, near the Harmons Grocery Store.

Cascade is also doing well, Lewis added. Building one has been completed and is occupied by; Rose Clinic Surgery Center, H2 Homes, Platinum Studio and Daview Allen Construction.

A second office building is currently under construction.

Wolverine Crossing

What was once considered student apartments with empty first floor retail space at Wolverine Crossing south of the Orem Intermodal Hub has come alive in 2020.

The following businesses occupy space in this mixed use development: Proof Pest Control, Brooks Pest Control, Boomerang Books, Set Fire Creative, Kraemer North America, Water Quest and Leavitt Medical.

Lewis said, while growth continues, the retail hub in the business district is University Place.

The Woodbury Corporation (owners of University Place) has set the example of creativity and innovation in bringing the mall forward, Lewis said.

University Place

Several new happenings are taking place at one of Utah Countys most popular retail hubs:

Additionally, University Place is expecting a few new tenants:

Lewis said she saved the best for last. Some businesses have expanded into or are new to Orem:

In all, 2020 ended positively for economic development in Orem. Lewis said she really cant predict the future but believes Orem is moving into 2021 with good prospects.

In 2021, our division will be spending our time helping to attract business to Orem, Lewis said. We will also be helping existing businesses to rebound, thrive, and grow through building and strengthening business relationships, networking, providing beneficial information, and growing the Orem Business Alliance.

Residents can visit the City of Orem Economic Development website at https://econ.orem.org/ for more information.

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THE Place Holdings has entered into a shareholders' agreement with MCC Land (Singapore) and Ekovest Development (S) to jointly develop a 99-year lease site in Tanah Merah into a mixed residential development.

The land parcel next to Tanah Merah MRT station was acquired by MCC Land for S$248.99 million in November 2020, and can yield 265 condominium units and 2,000 square metres of commercial space.

The joint venture company has an issued and paid-up share capital of S$4 million, with The Place Holdings having subscribed for a 20 per cent stake for S$800,000. MCC Land (Singapore) owns a 51 per cent stake; and Ekovest Development (S), 29 per cent.

Ji Zenghe, executive chairman of The Place Holdings, said: "Together with our synergistic strengths, The Place Holdings will bring our expertise and experience in property and retail management, which we aim to develop into new retail destinations, catering to the under-served retail needs for the local community."

Also, the mainboard-listed company said it is an opportunity for The Place Holdings to establish a long-term, strategic and mutually beneficial relationship with the MCC Group, one of the largest engineering and construction companies in China and globally.

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The investment will be funded by internal resources.

The Place Holdings engages in cultural tourism, property development and property management, and integrated media-related businesses.

Shares in the company closed flat at S$0.033 on Thursday.

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North Temple District welcoming art, at the I-15 overpass. Photo by Luke Garrott.

We just want to make sure people are prepared for whats coming to the North Temple corridor.

Along with several other accolades, 2020 may become known as the year that developers capitalized on the potential offered by public investments in transit, associated high-density zoning and Opportunity Zone designation near transit stations along North Temple in Salt Lake City.

It is the year in which Rocky Mountain Power announced its intentions to open up its sprawling footprint on the scale of a second Downtown to mixed use development.

But other, more tangible proposals were added to the hopper that residents should brace for as construction on thousands of units begins in coming months and years.

In all, developers added 2,280 new housing units to the queue for an area that has been on the cusp of a development explosion for years, according to a review of all TSA applications submitted this year.

While its difficult to say how many people will move into the new units (and how quickly), the new units could be reasonably expected to add about 3,000 residents once theyre built, Planning Division Director Nick Norris told us.

The trend of building more housing units than the number of new residents is increasing the vacancy rate, which is starting to balance out the demand as the supply increases, Norris said. However that rate is changing slowly so its not yet having a noticeable impact on housing costs.

That also means more options for people working the tens of thousands of jobs near the Salt Lake City International Airport to live closer to where they work, and for others to live with less vehicle-dependency.

113 units

OZ development has proposed two, four-story apartment buildings with commercial space at 837 W. North Temple.

The buildings would include 23 micro units, with 22 units per floor on the top three floors. The development would include less than 1 parking stall per housing unit, as allowed in TSA zoning.

Status: In for review.

111 units

Another 1970s-era restaurant building will bite the dust for JAR Real Estate Development and Design of Tomorrows six-story, 111-unit market-rate project on .57 acres at 1625 W. North Temple.

Do Eat Chinese restaurant and its parking lot will give way to the projects studios, 1- and 2-bedroom units, which will range from 450-950 square feet. The buildings ample horizontal balconies are prominent architectural features.

One level of podium parking will house 45 spaces, for a 04 stall per unit ratio. The project is within 750 feet of the Power Station TRAX stop.

Status: Approved for construction as of Dec. 15, 2020.

271 units

The southwest corner 1000 West and North Temple is set to become reframed by two structures included in the Lusso Apartments.

The project would bring 271 market-rate units on just under two acres in the Euclid/Poplar Grove neighborhood, replacing a Chinese food restaurant and parking lot plus seven single-family structures on Learned Avenue.

Divelept designs Jarod Hall is proposing a podium-plus-five project with bold box-like facade features that frame multiple balconies. The Lusso will offer studios, 1- and 2-bedroom units, with ground floor gym, leasing office and 1,500 square feet of retail.

Status: Awaiting planning review.

150 units

This project includes 150 new micro units at 940 W. North Temple, all around 300 square feet.

Status: Under construction.

285 units

The latest proposal for North Temple, the Power Station TOD development would bring 285 market rate rental housing units to two new buildings at 1528 W. North Temple (Cornell St.), site of the closed Diamond Lils restaurant.

The project would have a multi-story parking structure wrapped within one of the buildings and leasing space fronting North Temple.

This is another proposal in the area designed by Architecture Belgique. Its being developed by Henderson Development and Forum RE.

Status: In for review.

769 units

At 769 units on 14.5 acres near North Temples intersection with I-215, this proposed village would become the largest project to date since the creation of the TSA (Transit Station Area) zoning.

Local developers Gardner Batt and Architecture Belgique are proposing seven, four-story buildings at 1925 W. North Temple currently a 16-acre parking lot owned by Diamond Airport Parking. It is zoned TSA-MUEC Transit Station Area Mixed Use Employment Center.

The project would set the rents of all of 769 units at 60% AMI $52,740 for a family of four or about $40,000 for a single person. Gardner Batt received allocations for tax-exempt bonds and 4% tax credits to finance the project.

Status: In for planning review.

45 units

This five-story building, designed by Axis Architects, would include 45 studio apartments ranging from 400 to 500 square feet at 850 W. 100 S.

It anchors one of the citys next great eclectic precincts, the developers wrote in their application in October. The neighborhood is adding restaurants, housing and amenities. Additional, varied housing opportunities are in the offing.

TAG SLC, which is a sponsor of Building Salt Lake, said the building, if approved, would add affordable housing close to Downtown. Indeed, the corridor is among the closest neighborhoods to Downtown Salt Lake City, even if separated physically and psychologically by an outsized interstate and railroad tracks.

Status: In for Planning Division review as of Dec. 10, 2020.

170 units

CW Urban is planning another residential development among its rapid build-out of mid-density townhomes in Salt Lake City.

This one, called The Yard, would exist on the largest footprint and the farthest west of the Centerville-based developers projects in the city.

This time, the project would be a rental project, rather than the hundreds of for-sale units built and sold by CW Urban in the past three years. While The Yard would include 170 units, it would sit on about 12 acres of a currently industrial site at 1230 West 200 South along the Jordan River, representing just under 19 units per acre.

Status: Approved for construction.

35 units

Salt Lake Citys North Temple corridor remains a hot-spot among developers looking to bring transit-oriented developments to the west side.

The latest example is the Villa Nueva, which would bring a five-story, 35 micro-apartment development to 909 West 200 North in Fairpark, within a quarter-mile of the Jackson/Euclid TRAX station and half-mile of the North Temple FrontRunner station.

These 420-square-foot units are designed for maximum efficiency. The kitchens feature a 2-burner stove, full wall oven, European counter-depth refrigerator, full pantry and additional cabinet space, the developer, Micro Villas, wrote of the project. Views to the community skybridge can be open for interaction, or blocked by window shades.

Status: In for planning review.

319 units

This proposal to add density was significantly changed after commission members took issue with design aesthetics at an earlier meeting, but approved the project at their Dec. 2 meeting.

The Kozo House would add 319 units in a 67-foot tall building at 175 N. 600 W. in an area of the North Temple Bridge-Guadalupe neighborhood thats zoned TSA (transit-oriented).

The building marks a significant move toward adding very density housing with small, truly transit-oriented units and small ground-floor retail space.

While people who spoke out against the project accused the developer of greed, Dallin Jolley says hes aiming to keep the studio apartments at 68% AMI. That would mean someone making around $45,000 annually could afford housing within spending more than 30% of their earnings.

Status: Approved for development with a condition to conduct a traffic study.

12 units

This mid-density project would bring 12 townhome units to a 0.28-acre lot at 833 W. Emeril.

Status: Awaiting design review.

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Redbrook, an A.D. Makepeace community in Plymouth, is kind of like the real estate version of an everything bagel: It offers condos, town homes, apartments, twin homes (two attached single-family homes), and single-family houses across 11 neighborhoods.

The Winterberry neighborhood offers six housing styles, including ranches that are not the featureless rectangular boxes sometimes associated with the style. The properties in this neighborhood start in the mid-$400,000s.

The home photographed here is a model of a single-family with a gable roof to accommodate vaulted ceilings. The property, known as the Mayflower II floor plan, has a covered front porch thats just a few steps along a short walkway from the wide driveway. One can also access the home via the mudroom entrance in the two-car garage. Designed by builder The Stabile Cos., the home to be built at 29 Bearberry Path is slated for completion in June.

The front door of the model opens into a foyer with a closet and a direct line of sight to the rear of the home. Off the foyer is the first of the homes two bedrooms. Measuring roughly 130 square feet, the guest room has a walk-in closet and a pair of windows. Next down the hallway is a full bath that has a shower/tub combination with a fiberglass surround, a single vanity topped with granite, and a ceramic tile floor. Other counter and flooring options are available.

The next stop is the shared kitchen and dining area. In the 106-square-foot kitchen, the appliances and cabinetry form an L shape, with the gas stove at the center of one leg and the sink parked beneath a window on the other. The appliances are stainless steel. The backsplash is a 4-inch granite, but buyers can opt for white subway tile. The flooring throughout the common areas is hardwood. The kitchen comes with a pantry, but the built-in desk area is optional. An island with seating for two and shelving helps delineate the kitchen from the dining area.

The dining area, at roughly 194 square feet, is designed to host a six-person table and sits next to a pair of windows. From here there is a 204-square-foot living room with a vaulted ceiling, transom windows, built-ins, and a gas fireplace. The windows and fireplace are upgrades.

In 1930, A.D. Makepeace Co. helped found the Ocean Spray co-op, and the Makepeace property was once primarily cranberry bogs. A 140-square-foot four-season sunroom off the living room makes the most of that view and also has a vaulted ceiling. A door opens to the deck.

An entryway off the dining area offers access to the laundry and linen closets, a roughly 135-square-foot study with two windows overlooking the deck, and the owner suite. Both bedrooms and the study are carpeted; hardwood flooring is optional.

At 221 square feet, the owner suite is a true respite. The vaulted ceiling only adds to the feeling of spaciousness. The suite comes with a walk-in closet, a bedroom area with two windows, and a bath that has a double vanity topped with granite, a ceramic tile floor, and a shower with a fiberglass surround. A tiled shower is optional.

The basement is unfinished.

The home sits on a 0.18-acre lot.

When the community is complete, 1,000 acres will be preserved as conservation or farmland. These areas cannot be developed, save for farm-related activities, as they are under agricultural, forestry, or conservation restrictions.

Redbrook also offers 60,000 square feet of retail and commercial space situated among 10 existing and proposed miles of walking and nature trails, as well as cranberry bogs and woods. Tenants include Old Colony YMCA, Beth Israel Lahey Health Primary Care, Long Pond Physical Therapy, a Rockland Trust branch, a country store, and restaurants. Homes range from the upper $300,000s to mid-$600,000s and from 1,577 to 2,605 square feet, and the community also offers a Meeting House that can be booked for private events, a dog park, private access to two ponds, and various clubs.

The sales office for this neighborhood is at 2 Winterberry Way in Plymouth. For more information, call 508-224-2600.

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This year saw an incredible shift in the day-to-day operations of the world. Offices shuttered, daily commutes ended, and we tried to do it allfrom schooling to working out to therapy to vacationsin our homes. According to a study, 36.2 million Americans (22% of the workforce) will be working remotely by 2025, which is an 87% increase from the number of remote workers prior to the pandemic. Its no wonder that how were thinking about renovation projects has likely changed from previous years. So we reached out to those in the world of decorating, landscape design, and home improvement for the scoop on what they think the big trends will be for 2021 reno projects.

Giving rooms a new life

Entertainment and recreational room design help requests have, as of recently, begun to supersedefamily room makeovers, which were the leading trend for the past eight to nine months, says Devin Shaffer, lead interior designer at Decorilla Online Interior Design. The pandemic continues to teach us new ways to maximize the uses of the space that were spending time in. Because of this, many homeowners have maxed out the design opportunities for the most commonly used rooms in their homes and are now seeking expert advice on what rooms or areas in their home can take on a new life.Basement remodel projectsare a great way to create a recreational room, and theyhave been in high demand over the last quarter of the year. We expect this to trend more and more over the nextyear.

The most fun requests Devin is seeing: in-home theaters, indoor bowling lanes, full home bars, indoor golf simulators, and climbing walls. It's been really interesting to see designers and clients get creativewith out-of-the-box alternatives to basements with garage-tohome-gym conversions, guest bedroomstoat-home arcade rooms, and the latest is a home librarytoLego-collection showroom.

Focusing on work-from-home sanctuaries

With more and more workers taking up remote positions in a post-COVID world, I think we are going to see an even larger increase in demand for live/work-space renovation, whether thats the transformation of current bedrooms and bonus spaces into offices or the addition of purpose-built home-office structures to empty land, says Christian Adams, CEO and cofounder atRepair Pricer. The focus will be on creating functional spaces that can double for both [live/work] purposes, such as built-in furniture that can be hidden away or used for work and storage, or improving sound insulation in existing walls and areas to create a calm environment for work.

People will spend more time and effort in designing a unique working space to maximize their concentration, motivation, and productivity, says Jing Xue, COO and cofounder ofDecorMatters. Things like location, colors, decorations, and furniture have a big effect on your mental and physical state. In fact, bright lighting has been shown to make people happier, ambient sounds help people focus, and poor air quality can lead to a drop in productivity.

Making room for multigenerational households

One trend I have seen emerging in major markets that has even been picked up on by large tract builders such as Lennar, is the creation of purpose-built multigenerational homes with essentially two separate homes under one roof, says Christian. This is not just down to the shifting dynamic among families but also because of the ability for homeowners to monetize the extra space for long-term rentals or even Airbnb-style short-term leasing.

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With the holiday season going in full swing and many parts of the world still stuck in quarantine, its safe to say youll probably be spending most of your time indoors this time of year. Instead of spending your holidays scrolling through social media or bingewatching another new TV show, why not spice up your home with a little renovation instead?

As were spending more time than ever in the comfort of our own homes, its all the more reason to dive into some DIY home renovation projects to make it look & feel more like the home of your dreams. Weve got you covered with a list of some awesome DIY tips to spruce up your living space and make it more comfortable, practical, and beautiful.

While the mirror propped up in your room is always there to make sure you look good, why not also help make it look great as well? There are plenty of simple ways to beautify your mirror, either through lining up mosaic tiles on the sides for a glamorous look, doing wood paneling for a more earthy vibe, or simply painting the frames a different color. This project can easily be done within an hour.

This is a fairly simple DIY home renovation project for adding a little bit of life into your boring furniture. You can either paint your furniture a brand new color or add some creativity by using a stencil & some chalk paint to create cute designs onto anything needing a little extra beauty in the house such as drawers, cabinets, bedside tables, and more.

This is an option that is fairly simple, quick, and cheap to do. Simply add some floating shelves to any wall that looks a little too blank & bland and store anything from books & family pictures to small knick-knacks. Itll not only be convenient as a storage space for smaller items, but it will also bring some more life to your home by showcasing your interests, favorite memories, or hobbies.

Whats a more perfect DIY home renovation project for the cold winter weather other than building your own fire pit for the family in the backyard? Austin Alvarez of Building Our Rez explained Go to your local hardware store and grab 30 pewter concrete retaining wall blocks, a bag of pea pebbles, and a bag of paver base. Two hours later youll be roasting all the marshmallows with the closest of friends and family.

Lining your walls with crown molding is a subtle detail that makes all the difference in making your home look sophisticated. There are numerous materials to choose from depending on what look youre going for, such as wood or plaster. However, if youre looking for something cheaper & simpler, you can always try peel & stick crown molding.

Lets not forget about the outside of your house when it comes to home renovations. A few ways you can spruce up your houses exterior is through either painting your front door or switching it up altogether, installing shelves on the outside of your windows to place potted plants if youve got a green thumb, or build some fencing around the house if youre in the need of more privacy. The options are endless!

If your basement or attic acts only as storage space and has just been left unattended gathering dust for years, make your house feel bigger by turning it into an extra room. Find a weekend to clean it up, buy some furniture, and turn it into an extra guest room or something fun for parties such as an awesome game room.

Will you be trying out some of the DIY home renovation projects listed here? Do you have any other ideas? Let us know in the comments.

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HGTV's Home Town is our happy place: a show that combines incredible home renovations with emotional journeys that leave us grabbing for the tissue box. What more could you want? Hosts Ben and Erin Napier's southern charm runs through every aspect of the show, enveloping the viewer as we watch them work their magic on historic houses in their hometown of Laurel, Mississippi. Erin, with her amazing eye for all things decor and renovation strategy, plus Ben's craftsmanship and skill, make for stunning restorations that deserve their own Pinterest board. Before the popular show's season five premiere on Jan. 3, POPSUGAR spoke to Ben and Erin about their whirlwind journey to where they are now, their goals in highlighting small town living, and what fans can expect from the new season, plus the forthcoming releases of both Home Town Takeover and Home Town: Ben's Workshop.

Ben and Erin's path to becoming some of HGTV's most successful and recognizable showrunners and home renovators stems from their mutual love for rebuilding homes, helping others, and showcasing the beauty of small towns. "We really hope that no matter where people live and watch our show, that they see the value in the place they're from . . . that they see what's special about [that place] and why it's different from any place in the world," Erin told POPSUGAR. With that mission, the couple has captivated the hearts of a wide-spanning audience, keen on discovering what they'll do next with properties in need of some serious TLC. Ahead, find out more about Ben and Erin's journey, their favorite parts about renovating, and even a couple of decor tips too.

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