Top 10 Best Apartment Community Amenities

When it comes to amenities, convenient access to goods and services is highly important. Places like grocery stores, post offices, pharmacies, and gas stations are all important in everyday life. If these businesses are located near your community, you are all set. If not, you’ll at least want to be certain that your prospective resident can get to them easily via car or public transportation.

• Fitness options.
• Outdoor recreation
• Movie theaters.
• Library.

 You’ll want to ensure that your apartment community is located near restaurants.   Look for the dining options in the local paper or on search sites such as the “Not For Tourists” Guide. You’ll find nearby hot spots and where they are located. And don’t forget to check out both fancier fine dining options and lower-cost casual dining ones, as well.

Decisions, decisions! An apartment hunter encounters too many options when it comes to finding the right building to call home. They may be overwhelmed by the sheer number of apartment communities in their city, as a leasing professional you should consider this countdown of the Top 10 Best Apartment Community Amenities* and what your community has to offer. The below prioritizes today’s most sought-after multifamily housing community amenities and may help steer your prospects’ apartment search in the right direction.

Amenity No. 10: Recreational and Social Facilities

Amenity No. 9: Outdoor Green Space

Amenity No. 8: Complimentary Internet and/or Television Connections

Amenity No. 7: On-Site Laundry Facilities

Amenity No. 6: Easy Access to Public Transportation

Amenity No. 5: Convenient Parking

Amenity No. 4: Pets Welcome

Amenity No. 3: On-Site Management

Amenity No. 2: 24-Hour Emergency Maintenance

Amenity No. 1: Safe, Secure Building Entry

Keep this list handy as you tour prospective residents. You may not offer all of these amenities, so we created a list of other amenities you can discuss that are important to most prospective residents:

Goods and services

Entertainment options

You might find that you can negotiate special discounts and perks offered by local entertainment venues or other businesses for your residents.

Dining

Finding the dining, recreation and goods and services conveniently located near your apartment community may help your prospective resident decide between otherwise equal apartment choices. Being close to the businesses and hangout spots will often can make your residents apartment life easier and more enjoyable.

What do you think is the most important Amenity in your market or at your property?

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*This information was compiled from Yahoo Voices.com - Associated Content and MultifamilyExecutive.com