{"id":25819,"date":"2019-07-12T10:22:02","date_gmt":"2019-07-12T10:22:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.parcelpending.com\/blog\/multifamily-apartment-package-delivery-is-increasing\/"},"modified":"2023-04-04T17:31:16","modified_gmt":"2023-04-04T17:31:16","slug":"multifamily-apartment-package-delivery-is-increasing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.parcelpending.com\/en-ca\/blog\/multifamily-apartment-package-delivery-is-increasing\/","title":{"rendered":"Multifamily Apartment Package Delivery is Increasing"},"content":{"rendered":"

The e-commerce revolution of the 21st century has ushered in an era of sweeping change. And, while these changes have solved many problems, they\u2019ve also resulted in a number of unintended consequences.<\/span><\/p>\n

If you\u2019re a property manager for even a few multifamily housing units, you may have experienced one such ripple effect: a significant uptick in the number of <\/span>incoming packages<\/span> at your property. While this may have felt like a minor issue at first, it has very likely become a logistical nightmare for both you and your residents. To make matters worse, multifamily apartment <\/span>package delivery<\/span> is expected to continue its exponential increase.<\/span><\/p>\n

How can property managers adapt to handle the complex <\/span>logistics<\/span> associated with this <\/span>parcel volume<\/span> increase? Read on to find out.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Multifamily Apartment <\/b>Package<\/b> Delivery<\/b> is Increasing<\/b><\/h2>\n

The number of package deliveries at multifamily buildings is growing year-over-year and projected to continue trending upward, especially in light of COVID-19. <\/span>Package delivery<\/span> statistics<\/span><\/a> indicate that many properties have been seeing <\/span>peak-like package volume since March<\/span><\/a>, with that number only expected to increase further as we approach the holidays<\/span>1,2<\/sup><\/span>. That means that multifamily properties could see as many as 486 <\/span>incoming packages<\/span> per week during the 2020 holiday season, nearly double \u201cnormal\u201d, pre-COVID package volume.<\/span><\/p>\n

Prior to COVID, Multi-Housing News had this to say about problems caused by rapidly increasing <\/span>package<\/span> volume<\/span>3<\/sup><\/span>:<\/span>
\n61 percent of community managers report that <\/span><\/i>package<\/span><\/i> deliveries have increased year over year. For the average apartment community, that\u2019s roughly 150 packages per week delivered to their door. However, that number jumps to an average of 270 packages per week during the holidays\u2014that\u2019s an 81 percent increase during peak <\/span><\/i>package<\/span><\/i> season.\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

While most apartment buildings (77 percent) now have a dedicated space for <\/span><\/i>package<\/span><\/i> storage, some property managers say their buildings\u2019 <\/span><\/i>package<\/span><\/i> storage solution is inadequate, especially during high volume periods. To further complicate the matter, packages are becoming more difficult to store with residents ordering heavy, oversized, and perishable items.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

The National Multifamily Housing Council echoed these sentiments in a 2018 survey about <\/span>package delivery<\/span>4<\/sup><\/span>. The report covered a variety of issues but the relevant figures include:<\/span><\/p>\n

How property <\/b>staff<\/b> notify residents about a <\/b>package delivery<\/b>:<\/b><\/p>\n