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Multifamily EV charging projects, explained clearly

See how PlugOp handles the real work behind multifamily EV charging — from assigned resident charging and new-construction planning to rapid portfolio replacements.

Case study

The work, the transition, and the operating result

01

Assigned and shared apartment charging

The Galaxy at Polaris apartment community in Columbus illuminated at dusk
The Galaxy at Polaris · Columbus, Ohio

A 600-unit Columbus community built assigned and shared EV charging into new construction

See how an 18-port PlugOp deployment at a 600-unit Columbus apartment community combined assigned and shared charging, met local EV parking requirements, and created a scalable path for growth.

18 charging ports, including eight assigned spaces, on an electrical design that can support four chargers per circuit.

600-unit Class A apartment community in Columbus, OH18 charging ports across a six-floor, 737-space garageEight assigned ports and 10 shared ports
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18 Installed charging ports8 Assigned ports600 Residential units

02

Multi-state charger replacement

Aerial view of the UDR Vitruvian West apartment community at sunset
Vitruvian West · One of six UDR communities in the rollout

UDR replaced an underperforming six-property charging program in eight days

See how PlugOp replaced 84 chargers across six UDR properties in four states in eight days, then centralized commissioning, communications, onboarding, and support.

84 chargers replaced across six properties and four states in eight days.

84 chargers across six multifamily propertiesFour-state rollout completed in eight daysTransition completed before the incumbent software renewal date
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84 Chargers replaced6 Properties4 States

03

National portfolio charger replacement

A national owner-operator replaced 127 charging ports across 17 assets in about two months

See how PlugOp audited and replaced 127 charging ports across 17 assets in six major markets in about two months for a national multifamily owner-operator, then centralized pricing, support, reporting, and live charger visibility.

127 charging ports replaced across 17 assets and six major markets in about two months.

127 charging ports across 17 assetsSix major markets: CA, PA, TX, MD, DC, and MAPortfolio replacement completed in about two months
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127 Charging ports replaced17 Assets6 Major markets

04

Pre-construction EV value engineering

Architectural rendering of The Clayborn apartment development in Medford, Massachusetts
The Clayborn · Medford, Massachusetts

A 289-unit Medford development designed to meet the 20% EV code with one panel instead of three

See how PlugOp's load-management analysis supported a 66-port EV charging design for The Clayborn, a 289-unit Medford, MA development, meeting the city's 20% EV code with one 400A panel instead of three.

A 66-port design that meets Medford's 20% EV code using one 400A panel instead of three.

289-unit Medford, MA development66 planned charging ports across 318 spacesOne 400A panel in place of three
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66 Planned charging ports289 Residential units3 → 1 Service panels (design)

How to read these

What we report, and what we do not

Charging case studies are easy to inflate. These are written so an owner can tell whether the result would transfer to their own property.

Every figure on these pages is a measured project outcome, not a modeled projection or an industry average. Where a number is an aggregate across several properties, we say so on the page rather than presenting a portfolio average as a per-site result. Where a result depended on conditions specific to that site — existing conduit, an unusually short trench, a utility program that funded make-ready work — that context is in the narrative, because it is what determines whether the same outcome is reachable elsewhere.

We also report the constraint that drove each project. A software renewal deadline, a code compliance date, or a failing charger fleet changes what a good decision looks like, and a result achieved under deadline pressure should not be read as the pace of an unconstrained project.

What is deliberately absent is resident satisfaction scoring, projected revenue, and payback periods built on assumed utilization. Those numbers depend on rate structures, resident EV adoption, and pricing decisions that vary too much between properties to be meaningful as a case study claim.

If your situation resembles one of these projects, the useful comparison points are usually parking type, existing electrical capacity, whether hardware is already installed, and what is setting your timeline. Those four determine most of the scope. Bring them to a conversation and we can tell you which of these projects your site actually looks like.

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