Multifamily Housing

Dealing With Aluminum Branch Wiring in Apartment Buildings

In the realm of electrical systems, the wiring that weaves through the walls of our homes plays a critical role in ensuring safety and functionality. However, there's a hidden danger that has lingered in older structures, potentially posing significant risks—aluminum branch wiring. In this post, we'll shed light on the dangers associated with aluminum branch [...]

Unmasking Danger: Federal Pacific Stab-Lok Electrical Panels

Electrical safety is paramount in any home or business, and the choice of electrical panels plays a critical role in maintaining a secure environment. One notorious name that often raises concerns is the Federal Pacific Stab-Lok electrical panels. In this post, we'll shed light on the potential dangers associated with these panels and why homeowners [...]

Navigating Real Estate: A Guide to Multifamily Risk Management

Real estate transactions, especially in the multifamily housing sector, come with inherent risks. Successful investors understand the importance of thorough due diligence, and at Natura Architectural Consulting, we specialize in guiding our clients through the complex landscape of construction risk management. In this post, we'll explore key strategies to identify and mitigate construction risks, ensuring [...]

A Simple Guide to Multifamily Property Condition Assessments

Our team here at Natura has performed thousands of Multifamily Property Condition Assessments. Lenders and real estate investors routinely reach out to us to execute PCAs to ensure there are no surprises in the commercial building or property that might affect equity, or performance over time. When it comes to Real Estate Due Diligence, you [...]

How The New Tax Bill is Expected to Effect Commercial Real Estate

At NAC, we’re architectural consultants, not tax experts, but much of what we do involves due diligence for commercial real estate investments. There’s been a lot of talk amongst our customers and colleagues about the new tax bill that took effect in 2018 and how that might affect their commercial real estate holdings. So we [...]

Women in Construction

Women in Construction We recently celebrated Women in Construction week. NAC is grateful for our Women in Construction. Katherine Murphy and Tammy Gillette are out in the field on a weekly basis inspecting buildings. We are so fortunate to have these extraordinary women working hard for us and contributing to the success of Natura Architectural [...]

What Does Sustainability Mean to You?

Sustainability has become a major buzzword. Industries across every sector of the market are bringing discussions of sustainability into their everyday conversations and strategies. One of the first industries to bring sustainability to the forefront of industry discussions was the building materials and construction industries. This makes sense because, in the United States alone, buildings [...]

Puerto Rico Recovery

Puerto Rico Recovery Puerto Rico was hit hard consecutively by Hurricanes Irma and Maria. A large portion of the homes and businesses on the island were destroyed. After visiting the island a month after the hurricane, we knew the Puerto Rico recovery efforts would take an extended period of time and a substantial amount of [...]

Uncertainty in the Low Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) Industry

Low Income Housing Tax Credit A couple of weeks ago, I attended Novogradac’s Low Income Housing Tax Credit Finance conference in Las Vegas.  There was an interesting tension in the air at the start of the conference.  Everyone was looking around the room wondering if others in attendance were as unnerved as they were about [...]

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