Atlanta Project & Construction List - Page 101

Buck · #**2001** Posted **Jun 19, 2020, 2:47 PM**

Someone correct me if this is wrong, but someone told me once that parking lot owners don't pay property tax unless there is also a structure on their parking lot. If so, this would help make the parking lots downtown even bigger cash cows than they already are (thanks to attractions, games, etc.). Makes since why many of them won't sell until they can make a killing, since they rake in so much money anyway.

NYbyWAYofGA · #**2002** Posted **Jun 19, 2020, 6:46 PM**

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Originally Posted by shivtim

There's a whole lot of undeveloped and under-developed land in that picture. At least the parking lot has solar panels while we wait for development. I'm not sure why park-frontage land doesn't seem to be attracting development. At least not until Post Centennial and Margaritaville were developed. Huge built-in crowd of tourists and conventioneers here.
Development on the waffle house block (specifically at intersection of John Portman and Centennial) would be great. Directly adjacent to a cycle track, half block from the Streetcar, two blocks from MARTA rail.

Look at it this way, at least the little development that is going in is of high quality.

arctk2014 · #**2003** Posted **Jun 19, 2020, 7:24 PM**

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Originally Posted by shivtim

There's a whole lot of undeveloped and under-developed land in that picture. At least the parking lot has solar panels while we wait for development. I'm not sure why park-frontage land doesn't seem to be attracting development. At least not until Post Centennial and Margaritaville were developed. Huge built-in crowd of tourists and conventioneers here.
Development on the waffle house block (specifically at intersection of John Portman and Centennial) would be great. Directly adjacent to a cycle track, half block from the Streetcar, two blocks from MARTA rail.

I'm willing to bet a lot of the reason this area has faltered to sustain more high-quality development is because of the transient nature of downtown- which includes timeshares and student housing towers. Until there are actual year-round amenities to support more residential growth you're not going to see a lot of diversity of developments in this area that's really needed. I'm not sure if there's even a critical mass yet to sustain a business model for a substantial grocery store development.

Terminus · #**2004** Posted **Jun 19, 2020, 11:10 PM**

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Originally Posted by arctk2014

I'm willing to bet a lot of the reason this area has faltered to sustain more high-quality development is because of the transient nature of downtown- which includes timeshares and student housing towers. Until there are actual year-round amenities to support more residential growth you're not going to see a lot of diversity of developments in this area that's really needed. I'm not sure if there's even a critical mass yet to sustain a business model for a substantial grocery store development.

It takes housing first. Midtown didn't have squat in terms of neighborhood services until relatively recently. I've been part of the change there since the 90s.