Are they going to re-stain the shakes? I would tend to lean into the shake and brick colors.

i have a bunch of color combos for brick colors, but I need a close shot showing the brick.

look like it has some pink tones in it

does it have the warm tones like this one

or more red? Any of these will prob work for you.

some other charcoal, other wites and taupe/grays

here are some darker tones that work w/most brick. whites Above^

here are some cooler blues/blue-grays charcoal tones

this one is pretty modern.

See if they'll go for painting the brick. Romabio Masonry is the product. it's all natural mineral based lime product, no upkeep. naturally patinas over 10-20 years. if you want to modernize, this would be the stuff

check out these before and afters

it's done on commercial properties too. upgrades the look.

looks so fresh and clean. and the masonry paint can be tinted any color

I would not poke that bear. The 'modern' colors I see on apartment buildings are the most bizarre combos these days!!!

@decoenthusiaste- thanks, I think they plan to paint the shake. I actually can't tell if it's already painted, seems really thick for stain.

@freedomplace1 thank you for these visuals! I agree that taupe would work and that landscaping would go a long way, though I'm not sure how much flexibility there is in the landscaping committee. Can you tell me what app you used? I've been struggling with the SW ColorSnap Visualizer tool.

@arcy_gw I hear you-- whatever colors chosen will definitely lean conservative/classic!

@Beth H. : thanks for all these ideas! I would love to use the Romabio on the brick, especially because it's just a veneer with a dated pattern. I think we should not touch the landscaping brick along the bushes/walkway, which has more red/orange/pink. I added a close-up pic below that shows both bricks. I would welcome any of the color combos you posted but particularly like the 2 options in the blue/grey family. That said, I'm still confused about which colors would go where on the front of the building. If the HOA was willing to Romabio the brick, should it be the same color as the shake (which I think they're also planning to paint)? Ie, the trim is all dark/inkwell; the shake, brick, and wood-wrapped chimney are all blue/labradorite, and the "body" on the sides of the building are eider white?

yes,leave the planter brick as is.

romabio (themasonry one, not the limewash) the veneer

if you did the brick and the stucco the same white, seperated by one of the darker trim colors,

then what would you do for those vertical accent things? maybe do them all the same dark color?

or white w/the dark trim around it?

not sure. any way you could try out some samples first?

happened to drive by this apt bldg and noticed the same vertical things like yours! they did a dark trim but more of a beige base color. this gives you an idea of the contrast will look like

At this point, since youre paintin the brick, you can do any color combo you like

If you want a bit more black/white/silver look, look at some of these.

This first one I used on my own home. (and I have a brick planter)

what if you did the brick in black or charcoal?

stucco and the siding in the white, the vertical accents in a light blue or silver?

black brick, white or silver shake siding, and the white trim, or one of the darker blues? just depends on the combo you pick

Or, white brick, do the shingle/shake in the black, white trim.

on the front, do those vertical things in a silver gray or the light blue/gray color (like Silver Lake or Platinum) And those silver gray colors go perfectly w/the roof color.

upload a pic on one of the apps at ben moore or Sherwin williamn, and you can 'color' it to see how it looks

read this for the Romabio masonry painting on this red brick:

https://www.younghouselove.com/painting-our-brick-house-white/

they used these colors

@Beth H. : thank you so very much-- your words helped me visualize the front of the building and I greatly appreciate your time. I think dark shake would look really sharp but the unit with the 2nd floor shake is south-facing and the rooms get sooo hot already. I think going darker would make it worse. I'll give the Sherwin Williams visualizer tool another shot. Thanks again!