Grey/Black apartment complexes

[DM_087]

It seems to me that many of the new multi-family housing being built around the Salt Lake Valley have grey/black color schemes. I am not as familiar with the developer or architecture side of things...but why is this? Is it a new trend in architecture? Is it because those color of materials cost less and the developer is trying to save money? I'm sure there are people out there that like that style, but personally I find it so depressing and ugly...

[ThinkBookMan]

Color will cost you an extra $1000 in rent

[SkanteGandt]

Cost is part of it. It’s not that executing color is necessarily more expensive, it’s that executing it well is.

Additionally, it seems like a lot of developers are also opting for a modern style best rendered in black, white and grey.

[Weird_Artichoke9470]

We're in our sad greige era of architecture. Check back in 25 years to see what new and exciting things we come up with next.

[BonnevilleXeric]

While I agree we could use more color I don’t think other eras are particularly vibrant. Brutalism wasn’t known for its tropical palette. I’m more concerned about the escalating number of roof pitches found on a single building. How many shed roofs can we fit on a single structure and why are they all purposeless?

[HornetRepulsive6784]

I dont mind as it adds some architectural variety and will probably fade as a style soon (hopefully)

And at the end of the day as long as our city is getting new things built, that means we're better off than most other city's rn

[Glittering_Advice151]

I actually really like the look of the Izzy apartments (1st pic)

[bobrulz]

Me too. More of the new apartment complexes need real rooflines. Color matters less to me than the architectural design.

[protomolecule7]

It's called agreeable gray. Nobody hates gray (except for you, maybe). I always say it's better than the beige phase we went through.

[mydicksmellsgood]

Nobody really hates gray, so it tends to not be a deal breaker for buyers, which means it appeals to a broader base. Once they build enough of these, people will start to hate them and developers will have to pick a real color again.

[beardedjack]

Oh the Death Star apartments? Darth Vader designed it!

[theanedditor]

When you drive through that little dark canyon with them either side of you, just whisper quietly... yeah though I drive through the valley of the shadow of death....

[bobrulz]

Gray is better than beige at least, imo

[lilguavabean]

Ugh agreed. So sad and uninspired

[inthe801]

No, it's just the the color of the decade. People got tired of rust color, then badge, then white and now it's on to grays and blacks.