After Record Online Shopping Spree, ‘All Heck Breaks Loose’ For Apartment Owners
December 2, 2020 | Andrew Martinez | Bisnow Boston
Shipmaggeddon has arrived, and apartment managers are scrambling to find an answer to the barrage of packages coming with it.
Bicycles, fresh meats and cheeses, kayaks, flowers and every odd-shaped box or perishable delivery in between have caused headaches for developers and property managers, who disagree on solutions but agree that there just isn’t enough space to accommodate the deluge of brown boxes and bags.
Property managers weigh difficult decisions as they tear up mailrooms, expand into amenity space, purchase high-tech storage lockers and send tenants to loading docks in efforts to keep up with the nation’s shopping volume after unprecedented levels of shipping throughout the year.
