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Union Wharf

popular hot spot for both visitors and locals, the multifamily apartment building located on the wa-
Wythe has a diverse range of amenities including a terfront in the historic Fells Point neighborhood of

60-seat restaurant, 3,000-sq.- . event space with Baltimore.
outdoor garden, a roo op bar and terrace, a 40- Union Wharf features open spaces functioning

seat screening room, and a brick-arched private as a hotel, along with amenities such as a resort-

banquet room.
style 12,000-sq.- . clubhouse that includes a
tness center, screening room, conference room,

MAking the Most of MultifAMily
bar area with a billiards room, and eLounge. Also in
“Hotels’ diversity since the hotel market crashed the works are beverage and food outlets that will

has had a huge impact on the multifamily space,” help activate the rst- oor lobby space.

revealed Rebecca Jones. Posing the question — “Stepping up the level of design to be highly
What is multifamily? — has led to design aspects detailed and e cient has proven to be a critical

that make those spaces look more like hotels.
piece of the puzzle,” Jones remarked, adding that
“There has been huge development across the the biggest trend is in the use of outdoor spaces.

U.S.,” she noted, “and the line between multifamily “A separate club space brings outside people in to

and hotel is blurring.” As a prime example, Jones see the property,” she explained, “which is good
cited one of her rm’s projects, Union Wharf, a for marketing and exposure to the outside world.”

collaboration with Toby Bozzuto and The Bozzuto When it comes to design “lighting has a huge im-
Group. This residential high-rise project is a luxury
pact on the overall space,” she concluded.
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