Most multifamily projects that go over budget or fall behind schedule do not fail during construction. They fail before a single shovel hits the ground. The multifamily preconstruction process is where project outcomes are actually set — and it is the phase most...
A wood-frame podium is the structural system that makes ground-up multifamily viable at mid-density on high-cost sites. Inabnet, a multifamily general contractor in San Diego, Tampa, and Austin, breaks down how the podium configuration works, what it costs versus alternatives, where it has real limitations, and what California developers need to understand before selecting a structural system.
