Everything Under One Roof: The Growth of Live-Work-Play Developments in the U.S.

The concept of live-work-play (LWP) is not a new one, but the popularity of vertical villages that combine residential, office and retail spaces has been gaining ground throughout the U.S. with natural variations across locations. Especially when commuting to and from work takes roughly an hour per day, according to Census data (and even more in large cities, like Washington, D.C.; Boston; and New York), the prospect of having everything you need under one roof becomes all the more appealing.

With this in mind, we focused on identifying the top U.S. cities with the most live-work-play developments completed over the past 10 years and tracked their evolution during this timeframe. We also looked into the distribution of residential, office and retail spaces within these buildings; the building ratings; and the integration level of coworking spaces in the LWP developments. ..   ...more

RSK: Seems to be a trend in large major cities. I believe Erdman had a small version of this in Middleton.