ATLANTA | Development Thread V - Page 360

bigstick · #**7181** Posted **May 29, 2013, 1:21 AM**

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Originally Posted by L.ARCH

"After simmering for months, a deal is finally done for a new high-rise apartment tower on the site of longtime Atlanta restaurant Dante’s Down the Hatch.

Developer Atlantic Realty Partners and suburban Dallas, Texas- real estate company Behringer Harvard have formed a joint venture to develop the new tower.

They acquired the nearly 2-acre Buckhead site for $8.8 million, according to Fulton County property records.

The transaction closed at the end of April.

Rafael Garcia Architect Inc., also based in Buckhead, will design the apartment tower."

http://www.bizjournals.com/atlanta/real_talk/2013/05/atlantic-realty-behringer-harvard.html

How tall or how many stories will this be???

Thanks

UVAsuperman · #**7182** Posted **May 29, 2013, 2:34 PM**

Anybody heard anything lately on the Lutheran Church site at Peachtree and 4th? Just curious what the status is with that after it got cleared a few years back...

micropundit · #**7183** Posted **May 29, 2013, 3:26 PM**

Georgia Tech is close to issuing a request for proposals to pick a development adviser for the school’s nearly 700,000-square-foot High Performance Computing Center proposed in Midtown’s Technology Square.

The RFP, which Georgia Tech was expected to release in the first quarter, is due any day, said commercial real estate executives familiar with the process. Some were surprised the RFP for the $150 million to $200 million project had not been issued. They attributed the delay, in part, to a battle over the fate of the historic Crum & Forster building.
http://www.bizjournals.com/atlanta/print...rfp-for-high-profile-tech-computing.html

Zanarkand A East · #**7184** Posted **May 29, 2013, 3:53 PM**

Oh sh!t.

Downtown transit hub suffers setback (AJC)

Does anyone have access to the full story?

Blueiguy84 · #**7185** Posted **May 29, 2013, 4:01 PM**

Here is a link about the Marta transit hub
http://www.masstransitmag.com/news/10950511/ga-downtown-transit-hub-suffers-setback

Zanarkand A East · #**7186** Posted **May 29, 2013, 4:45 PM**

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Originally Posted by Blueiguy84

Here is a link about the Marta transit hub
http://www.masstransitmag.com/news/10950511/ga-downtown-transit-hub-suffers-setback

Thanks for posting this! I hope NS, CSX, and DOT can come to an agreement. Putting Greyhound and Amtrak at 17th Street would be a waste when they could all be in South Downtown, along with MARTA, tax, bus, Megabus, and Atlanta Streetcar connections.

Zanarkand A East · #**7187** Posted **May 29, 2013, 5:48 PM**

Mass transit? Near Turner Field? Hopefully!

Would-be Developers Offer Ideas for Land Adjacent to Turner Field (WABE)

Immovable_Media · #**7188** Posted **May 29, 2013, 8:24 PM**

Cox Enterprises Tower: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=17F1bcc6cNw
The crane is up and foundations are being poured. Security is tight on the perimeter of this construction site. I had a stare-off with a construction worker on a golf-cart. He won

Hyatt Hotel at Villa Christina: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xXuuOhCT4VY
The crane is up and work continues on the 2nd floor.

Citizen Perimeter Apartments: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SByYKBkunJg
Crews are still working on site preparation: utilities, sewers, grading, etc...
Parking deck construction is imminent

Apartments at Perimeter Town Center: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DIR7QTpRp9Y
Work continues. The foundation wall of the parking deck has been built.

L.ARCH · #**7189** Posted **May 29, 2013, 10:59 PM**

Nothing official yet...

clexmond · #**7190** Posted **May 29, 2013, 11:35 PM**

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Originally Posted by L.ARCH

Nothing official yet but I just thought you guys would like to know that the proton therapy center development that is currently under construction is undergoing a redesign to include an office tower at the corner of peachtree and north ave. IMO - I always thought the lowrise building that has been presented was ill-suited to hold that corner...

Also of note, the mixed-use development across from the 4 Seasons Hotel on 14th street (old symphony center site) has gotten even taller and by the looks of it will be the tallest building in midtown!

Anyway... stay tuned for some really great announcements!!!

Wow, seems too good to be true, but if it is then great news!

joecool · #**7191** Posted **May 30, 2013, 1:18 AM**

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Originally Posted by L.ARCH

Nothing official yet but I just thought you guys would like to know that the proton therapy center development that is currently under construction is undergoing a redesign to include an office tower at the corner of peachtree and north ave. IMO - I always thought the lowrise building that has been presented was ill-suited to hold that corner...

Also of note, the mixed-use development across from the 4 Seasons Hotel on 14th street (old symphony center site) has gotten even taller and by the looks of it will be the tallest building in midtown!

Anyway... stay tuned for some really great announcements!!!

THANK GOD!!!!!!!!! Every time I pass the North Ave and P'tree site I get so pissed. I never understood why they demo'ed the other office tower in the first place not to mention that it was only going to be 2 floor with no retail. I hope they have some kinda retail but I'm not gonna push it. More details on this mixed-use development on 14th... This is new to me.

ATL_J · #**7192** Posted **May 30, 2013, 2:05 AM**

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Originally Posted by L.ARCH

Nothing official yet but I just thought you guys would like to know that the proton therapy center development that is currently under construction is undergoing a redesign to include an office tower at the corner of peachtree and north ave. IMO - I always thought the lowrise building that has been presented was ill-suited to hold that corner...

Also of note, the mixed-use development across from the 4 Seasons Hotel on 14th street (old symphony center site) has gotten even taller and by the looks of it will be the tallest building in midtown!

Anyway... stay tuned for some really great announcements!!!

I don't think this is true. I'm in the final stages of bidding this project and while there have been plenty (albeit minor alterations) there has not been any addition of an office tower. Considering contracts are being awarded for the current project, I highly, highly doubt it's going through a redesign. Not to say it couldn't happen, but considering the stages the project is in I don't think its likely at all. Perhaps you know something I don't?

To add, there is ground floor retail on this project on Peachtree Street.

bryantm3 · #**7193** Posted **May 30, 2013, 9:05 AM**

Quote:

Originally Posted by L.ARCH

Nothing official yet but I just thought you guys would like to know that the proton therapy center development that is currently under construction is undergoing a redesign to include an office tower at the corner of peachtree and north ave. IMO - I always thought the lowrise building that has been presented was ill-suited to hold that corner...

Also of note, the mixed-use development across from the 4 Seasons Hotel on 14th street (old symphony center site) has gotten even taller and by the looks of it will be the tallest building in midtown!

Anyway... stay tuned for some really great announcements!!!

wait— what? where'd you hear this?

Alfred E Neuman · #**7194** Posted **May 30, 2013, 10:04 AM**

'Curbed Atlanta' reports Buckhead Atlanta to shift into full gear with Parcel A (P'tee/Pharr Rd) going vertical in week or two and Parcel C ( fronting P'tree) this summer. First stores to open in Spring w/ full completion late '14. 300k sq/ft retail and 100k office (1.5m sq/ft overall.

UVAsuperman · #**7195** Posted **May 30, 2013, 1:09 PM**

It is a little hard to believe regarding a 14th street mixed use development that would be the tallest in midtown (assume this comment is excluding BofA Plaza since it is technically south of "Midtown"). Seems like a tower like that in this economy would need substantial tenants locked up going in. Speaking of BofA, rumor is that large Atlanta law firm Troutman Sanders is looking at moving... that would be a good large tenant for a new building sandwiched right between high profile competitors King & Spalding (1180 Peachtree) and Alston & Bird (One Atlantic Center)...

L.ARCH · #**7196** Posted **May 30, 2013, 2:23 PM**

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Originally Posted by ATL_J

I don't think this is true. I'm in the final stages of bidding this project and while there have been plenty (albeit minor alterations) there has not been any addition of an office tower. Considering contracts are being awarded for the current project, I highly, highly doubt it's going through a redesign. Not to say it couldn't happen, but considering the stages the project is in I don't think its likely at all. Perhaps you know something I don't?

To add, there is ground floor retail on this project on Peachtree Street.

However unlikely...

L.ARCH · #**7197** Posted **May 30, 2013, 2:32 PM**

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Originally Posted by bryantm3

wait— what? where'd you hear this?

I'm afraid I cant really say (it might be confidential)...

scania · #**7198** Posted **May 30, 2013, 2:53 PM**

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Originally Posted by L.ARCH

I'm afraid I cant really say (it might be confidential) but I will say it's a hotel, office, condos, and apartments in 2 towers, one of which is really tall. Still early in the design process. We will have to wait and see how all this unfolds but I will provide details if/when I can.

Hmmm. Intriguing...Almost too intriguing!!!

Zanarkand A East · #**7199** Posted **May 30, 2013, 3:02 PM**

Quote:

Originally Posted by L.ARCH

Nothing official yet but I just thought you guys would like to know that the proton therapy center development that is currently under construction is undergoing a redesign to include an office tower at the corner of peachtree and north ave. IMO - I always thought the lowrise building that has been presented was ill-suited to hold that corner...

Also of note, the mixed-use development across from the 4 Seasons Hotel on 14th street (old symphony center site) has gotten even taller and by the looks of it will be the tallest building in midtown!

Anyway... stay tuned for some really great announcements!!!

That's definitely exciting news, especially on 14th. I work in Symphony Tower, and I can't wait to see more skyscrapers nearby (and for that narrow sidewalk to finally expand!) Ironically, I used to work in BoA Plaza, and any development with street-level retail would be welcome (there's NOTHING to eat at lunchtime!)

Zanarkand A East · #**7200** Posted **May 30, 2013, 3:04 PM**

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Originally Posted by UVAsuperman

Speaking of BofA, rumor is that large Atlanta law firm Troutman Sanders is looking at moving... that would be a good large tenant for a new building sandwiched right between high profile competitors King & Spalding (1180 Peachtree) and Alston & Bird (One Atlantic Center)...

That's also interesting news. There would be a critical mass of law firms in Midtown, especially if you include Atlantic Station. I hope BoA Plaza lands a huge tenant to replace Troutman (I expected it to be Coke, since they'd be on the street as their headquarters, but SunTrust Plaza is a more beautiful building). I wonder who else would move downtown?