Over the last decade, apartment owners have focused on providing impressive amenity packages to apartment residents. In what has been called the amenities race, new class-A developers have included everything from dog parks and bicycle garages to fitness centers and rooftop pools.
It appears, the race is far from over.
A new report from Apartment Guide has found that 36% of apartment residents are unhappy with the amenities in their current apartment building. The complaints, however, are not what you think. Rather than swimming pool and yoga studios, apartment residents noted a need for more storage space (31%); a dishwasher (16%); better Wifi (16%); parking (15%); central heating and air conditioning (11%); and in-unit laundry (11%).
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