?Everybody has a rooftop grilling area or a dog park,? but renters want app-centric convenience and a bond with their neighbors Along with dog parks and third-wave coffee shops, the high-end, over-amenitized apartment has become a contemporary urban cliche. Luxury apartments aren?t new. But today?s developers have elevated to an art form the practice of including amenities that pander to millennial lifestyle trends.
In Seattle, where the Amazon-fueled boom in luxury high-rises added so much inventory that rents at the top of the market have actually dropped, everything from a bowling alley and arcade to a communal treehouse have been built as bait to attract new tenants. Contemporary New York apartments offer dog yoga and guitar lessons. In Detroit, planned developments feature smart lockers, pre-installed smart home assistants, sky terraces with fire pits, and on-site vehicles for rent. In San Diego, the forthcoming development features an infinity hallway, a vaulted mailroom lined with gold, an outdoor chef?s pavilion, an open-air garden in the round, a maker?s space, and a design scheme that references technological progress, from the industrial revolution to 2001: A Space Odyssey.
The artist?s loft at Makers Quarter features a a loom, vintage drafting tables and Toledo chairs, and custom pivoting invisible white boards.

Adrian Tiemens Photography
Right off the main lobby, the Infinity Hallway was inspired by 2001: A S...