Atlanta Project Thread IV

[bigstick]

Does anyone know what is happening with the crane at the 400N flyover at I-85 in Buckhead?

[alco89]

Originally Posted by bigstick

Does anyone know what is happening with the crane at the 400N flyover at I-85 in Buckhead?

Looked this up not too long ago after seeing the signage on the site:

https://www.facebook.com/rubycollinsinc/...k-peachtree-creek-stor/1186761092410234/

https://www.epa.gov/wifia/atlanta-north-fork-peachtree-creek-tank-and-pump-station

Boring, but very much needed.

[bigstick]

Originally Posted by alco89

Looked this up not too long ago after seeing the signage on the site:

https://www.facebook.com/rubycollinsinc/...k-peachtree-creek-stor/1186761092410234/

https://www.epa.gov/wifia/atlanta-north-fork-peachtree-creek-tank-and-pump-station

Boring, but very much needed.

Interesting,,,thanks.

[GeorgiaPeanuts]

What are the odds President Musk slashes that program for the sewer?

[smArTaLlone]

https://www.bizjournals.com/atlanta/news/2025/03/03/kolter-urban-midtown-condos-luxury.html

The real estate firm that has pioneered post-Great Recession condo development in Atlanta is plotting its next venture in the city.

And it's making plans to expand outside of Buckhead for the first time.

Ed Jahn, senior vice president of Florida-based luxury real estate firm Kolter Urban, told Atlanta Business Chronicle in an interview last week that for its next project the company is considering Midtown, a neighborhood teeming with rich culture, vibrant nightlife and economic vitality.

Midtown offers several amenities that appeal to Kolter Urban’s target clientele, which Jahn said largely consists of empty nesters looking to downsize and high-earning employees desiring walkability and proximity to the workplace.

Jahn said that just six units remain unoccupied in The Dillon, all of which he expects to be sold and occupied by the end of March.

Graydon Buckhead is already fully occupied, according to the property’s website. Kolter Urban established an average price of $2.7 million per unit, per previous Chronicle reporting.

[smArTaLlone]

https://roughdraftatlanta.com/2025/03/04...elopment-headed-to-atlanta-city-council/

Portman Holdings is nixing tall buildings in its proposed Amsterdam Walk redevelopment in hopes of gaining Atlanta City Council approval for the project.

The most notable changes are: commercial density is reduced from 490,000 square feet to 240,000 square feet; instead of 840 residential units, there could be up to 1,100; and maximum building height is capped at nine stories (or 180 feet).

The original site plan for the project included buildings standing 17 and 15 stories high before they were scaled down to 13 and eight stories, one of the hottest points of contention among area homeowners.

[megalopolis]

Construction Begins on GA Tech Curran Street Residence Hall

https://news.gatech.edu/news/2025/03/05/construction-begins-curran-street-residence-hall

https://housing.gatech.edu/curran-street-residence-hall-groundbreaking

[bigstick]

Originally Posted by smArTaLlone

https://roughdraftatlanta.com/2025/03/04...elopment-headed-to-atlanta-city-council/

Total 🞵🞵🞵🞵, so sick of the GD Nimbys. I live about 1.5 miles from this, we need more density. If Nimbys want less, live in the effing suburbs.

[testarossa50]

Originally Posted by bigstick

Total 🞵🞵🞵🞵, so sick of the GD Nimbys. I live about 1.5 miles from this, we need more density. If Nimbys want less, live in the effing suburbs.

I live super close and supported it the whole time. Didn't put in a yard sign because I don't want my neighbors to hate me, but I wrote to city council and voted in the NPU vote.

Ironically, I actually am kind of against it now. It looks horrible.

[RocketSurgeon]

I'm with the NIMBYs on that one. I don't think highrises belong among single family homes. Looking at Atlantic Station with townhomes in the shadows is so bizarre to me. I really like the way Midtown is zoned to taper off the height and commercial space toward the quieter historic district.

The new proposal is actually denser anyway, since it adds a few hundred more residential units. Looks good to me and fitting for the area

[testarossa50]

Originally Posted by RocketSurgeon

I'm with the NIMBYs on that one. I don't think highrises belong among single family homes. Looking at Atlantic Station with townhomes in the shadows is so bizarre to me. I really like the way Midtown is zoned to taper off the height and commercial space toward the quieter historic district.

The new proposal is actually denser anyway, since it adds a few hundred more residential units. Looks good to me and fitting for the area

The NIMBYs hate the new proposal just as much as the previous one.

The original project was basically the same outcome as Peachtree Circle in Ansley Park, if not less obtrusive since the high rises here were on the NW corner of the site a few hundred feet from houses, and with a ground elevation 50' lower than the houses. The land was entitled to build this amount of density and up to 225', just in an all-commercial rather than mixed-use development. Nearby homeowners (and I am one!) should have understood this land's existing entitlement when purchasing their house; it's no secret Amsterdam Walk was underutilized prime real estate.

[Julien]

New proposal: 2 apartments at 500 sq ft, limited to one occupant each.

NIMBY's: We are not anti development but this proposal is just too much density for small country town like ATL to handle. We propose 1 apartment at 10 sq ft and limited to 0 occupants. We feel this is more than adequate and is the maximum density Amsterdam Walk can hold along with the extra traffic it will create.

[cabasse]

Originally Posted by Julien

New proposal: 2 apartments at 500 sq ft, limited to one occupant each.

NIMBY's: We are not anti development but this proposal is just too much density for small country town like ATL to handle. We propose 1 apartment at 10 sq ft and limited to 0 occupants. We feel this is more than adequate and is the maximum density Amsterdam Walk can hold along with the extra traffic it will create.

now just go post this on nextdoor, hehe

[megalopolis]

Wow!

BREAKING NEWS: Midtown Improvement District announces major pending land acquisition for signature public space in Atlanta! Prime four-acre land site at 98 14th St = generational opportunity to preserve land forever + create a signature amenity for Midtown and our city.

[Labtec]

Originally Posted by megalopolis

Wow!

BREAKING NEWS: Midtown Improvement District announces major pending land acquisition for signature public space in Atlanta! Prime four-acre land site at 98 14th St = generational opportunity to preserve land forever + create a signature amenity for Midtown and our city.

Site of the former symphony hall and infamous OPUS https://www.ajc.com/news/business/midtow...o-tower-site/XM4OSB3O2ZDIRJTYYPXPHBNCCM/

[RocketSurgeon]

Oh wow, that's probably going to make some people mad, but I love it. That would literally be the first public park in Midtown. I'm sorry it happens to be so close to Piedmont Park instead of farther south, but it's about time! The total lack of public space here has always baffled me.

[testarossa50]

I wish there were a way to wave a magic wand and put the horrible parking garage immediately north of the parcel underground and make a park connection between Arts Center Station/High Museum and Crescent/4 Seasons. That would really set the whole area off.

Also, can it tie into the three parks for the adjacent office buildings? They all border the parcel, but none of them are accessible to it.

[Metrophile]

Originally Posted by Garynewman

Atlanta has plenty of greenspace...needs a highrise here

FULLY AGREE!

There is already a nice park literally next to the site and Piedmont is a stone's throw away. Colony Square in already a signature gathering place.

Let someone build something there.

[GeorgiaPeanuts]

How does something like Waldo’s mess happen in Edgewood. How were they able to start construction without fully securing the funds to build? Were they just hoping if they started that they’d find more money somewhere?

[Sojourner_Terminus]

Originally Posted by GeorgiaPeanuts

How does something like Waldo’s mess happen in Edgewood. How were they able to start construction without fully securing the funds to build? Were they just hoping if they started that they’d find more money somewhere?

Idk, but its a travesty. Such a promising concept that I was really looking forward to visiting. Edgewood just seems so primed and ready for a development explosion, but things seem to peter out instead.