ATLANTA | Development Thread V

[thebigATL]

FOUND THIS ARTICLE THIS COULD REALLY BE A GO IF THIS PERSON REALLY GO TO THE COA, I WOULD LOVE TO SEE THIS HAPPEN WITH TOWERS, ATLEAST 3 BRIDGES LIKE A REPLICA OF NYC BROOKYLN BRIDGE

Ideally, Atlanta would be located on a large body of water. It gets really HOT here. Anyone who has lived here has said it. Well, flash forward to 2013. We are getting a new iconic Atlanta Falcons stadium and the neighborhood to the west has needed help for around a century. The Proctor Creek area is low, prone to flooding and is the headwater for a substantial amount of the pollution that goes into the Chattahoochee River.

The Proctor Creek would be an ideal place to create Lake Atlanta. It would provide a reservoir for water which is highly needed. It could provide a new happy outlook for the always downtrodden westside and a great place for swimming, boating, fishing, and sunbathing- that intown Atlanta has always needed. Who wants to drive to Lake Lanier or Allatoona? The west side has historic and beautiful Westview Cemetery, the historic West End neighborhood including the famous Wren House, and the Atlanta University district with Morehouse, Spelman, and Clark-Atlanta Universities.

My proposal would combine the newly planned Bellwood Quarry Park with Maddox Park (seriously, do we need a park named after one of the most racist mayors of Atlanta?), Mozely Park and Washington Park– building a megapark with a lake from I-20 West on the south to J.E.Boone/Simpson/Ivan Allen, Jr. Blvd on the north end and would run alongside the Atlanta BeltLine westside trail and lightrail line.

The soon-to-open Atlanta Streetcar would be extended up Marietta Street and from along North Avenue from the new park to the Eastside BeltLine. Northside Drive, J. Boone/Simpson/Ivan Allen Blvd., J. Lowery Blvd., and Martin Luther King, Jr. Drive would be redesigned for improved traffic and quality streetscaping.

One of the postcard perfect parts of the redevelopment would be an iconic King Memorial Bridge over Lake Atlanta. Also, a nice design element could be the MARTA trains emerging from the middle of the lake as this is where the subway becomes an above ground heavy rail train.

Some homes would be replaced with good affordable housing, and the benefits for the neighborhood would be enormous with excellent connectivity to the rest of Atlanta and community needs accounted for.

To see the plan, click the link below:

https://mapsengine.google.com/map/edit?mid=ze1vGMHRPMiY.kZEF-hEShkPw

English: Chattahoochee River in Norcross, Geor...
English: Chattahoochee River in Norcross, Georgia Français : La rivière Chattahoochee à Norcross, dans l’état de Georgie (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

WHAT DO YOU GUYS THINK ABOUT THIS PROJECT????

[Libertarian]

Happy new year guys, keep up the good work!

[bryantm3]

Originally Posted by thebigATL

FOUND THIS ARTICLE THIS COULD REALLY BE A GO IF THIS PERSON REALLY GO TO THE COA, I WOULD LOVE TO SEE THIS HAPPEN WITH TOWERS, ATLEAST 3 BRIDGES LIKE A REPLICA OF NYC BROOKYLN BRIDGE

i saw this before and i've thought about it for a while. looking at the area around proctor creek, it's not actually at a lower elevation like most areas selected for this type of project are.

with reservoirs they typically move everyone out and build a dam and just let it fill up. with the 'lake atlanta' plan, they'd actually have to dig out a lake. if it was abandoned lots, it would be a big enough task already, but that's an entire neighbourhood there you'd have to wipe out, and i can't imagine the residents would be too happy about that.

it's a neat idea and i applaud the guy's creativity, but i don't see it as being feasible since there's not really much point to it besides "wouldn't it be cool if we had a giant lake?". for that reason i don't know who would pay for it.

however, i do like his idea of connecting the beltline to the silver comet trail via proctor creek. that could be a transformative project that would be a lot easier to fund.

[SwimAtl]

Originally Posted by bryantm3

i saw this before and i've thought about it for a while. looking at the area around proctor creek, it's not actually at a lower elevation like most areas selected for this type of project are.

with reservoirs they typically move everyone out and build a dam and just let it fill up. with the 'lake atlanta' plan, they'd actually have to dig out a lake. if it was abandoned lots, it would be a big enough task already, but that's an entire neighbourhood there you'd have to wipe out, and i can't imagine the residents would be too happy about that.

it's a neat idea and i applaud the guy's creativity, but i don't see it as being feasible since there's not really much point to it besides "wouldn't it be cool if we had a giant lake?". for that reason i don't know who would pay for it.

however, i do like his idea of connecting the beltline to the silver comet trail via proctor creek. that could be a transformative project that would be a lot easier to fund.

I agree that it's an interesting idea. I think a coalition of environmental groups (EPA, others) is intensively studying the Proctor Creek basin with a goal of restoring it (the creek and its riparian zone) and creating a nice trail system, while also dealing with the flooding near that area. (I think there is a spring that fees that area really close to the Ga Dome). I think there's federal money available for it. Somehow it got someone important's attention & interest. I think it has a website.

[arjay57]

Originally Posted by bryantm3

however, i do like his idea of connecting the beltline to the silver comet trail via proctor creek. that could be a transformative project that would be a lot easier to fund.

GDOT has allocated $425,000 to the COA for a Silver Comet connector trail.

I haven't seen any of the plans or other details, however.

http://www.dot.ga.gov/localgovernment/Fu...ojectSelections/2011TESelections-CD5.pdf

[testarossa50]

Downtown Hyatt House apparently under construction:

http://www.bizjournals.com/atlanta/real_talk/2014/01/construction-starts-on-downtown-hyatt.html

The article mentions two other hotel proposals in downtown--nothing new, to my knowledge. There's also the conversion project of the old Days Inn, if I recall correctly. Shouldn't the proposed conversion of 85 Walton Street into a hotel be on the development map? It's a 9-floor historic building...pretty major conversion.

So I guess Downtown is beating Midtown in terms of real construction activity at the moment, surprising as it may seem. Skyhouse South is wrapping up, and the only real projects are the student complex on Spring, the apartments on North, and the Proton Therapy Center. Granted, Downtown's construction is almost entirely institutional/hospitality-driven, while Midtown's is more dollars-and-cents residential development. But it's still noteworthy.

I'd love for Downtown to get some residential development. Adding a few thousand full-time residents into the mix would really bring the area to life.

[Tuckerman]

Agreed that downtown could use more residential buildings beyond those of student housing. Whatever happened to Twelve Centennial Park 2? Is that plan dead, simmering, or cooking? That would be a great addition to downtown if it came to pass.

[micropundit]

Closed for half a decade, the former fleabag will be reborn as a 98-room boutique hotel. The restoration will hint at similar lodges like the Ellis downtown but the Clermont will have character like nowhere else in Atlanta.In a profile of G+G Architects principal Michael Gamble, Creative Loafing reports his latest restoration project — redesigning the venerable Clermont Hotel and helping to bring it back to life — should wrap in late 2014.

Gamble, a professor at Georgia Tech's College of Architecture, boasts a diverse design portfolio that includes the Tabernacle's ongoing renovations, an award-winning sustainable house built near Turner Field, and a three-year Buford Highway study that led to the sidewalk improvements along the dangerous strip. The firm is also currently converting Sweet Auburn's Atlanta Daily World building into a live-work facility and designing several other residential projects in Old Fourth Ward near the Beltline.

Four years after winning Kansas' competition, G+G Architects is partnering with hotel owners Ethan Orley and Philip Welker; builders Derucki Construction; and interior designers Hirsch, Bedner and Associates.While Gamble will incorporate much of the Clermont's original structure, the firm is working on some notable changes. The hotel's dingy, run-down front entrance will receive a face-lift; a new bar and restaurant will open on its main level; a two-story parking deck with retail space will be built; and a residential house on the property will be converted into additional guest rooms. The building's top, he says, could become a destination with an incredible view of the city's skyline and a roof bar.He points to the Standard and the Ace — two boutique hotel chains found in Los Angeles, New York, and other American cities — for comparison.

http://clatl.com/atlanta/michael-gamble-the-architect/Content?oid=10031333

[Alfred E Neuman]

Not sure if it's an indication of anything but, saw a survey team today working the parking lot where 1038 (51story) is being talked about for Fall start.

[pawelra]

Originally Posted by testarossa50

Downtown Hyatt House apparently under construction:

http://www.bizjournals.com/atlanta/real_talk/2014/01/construction-starts-on-downtown-hyatt.html

The article mentions two other hotel proposals in downtown--nothing new, to my knowledge. There's also the conversion project of the old Days Inn, if I recall correctly. Shouldn't the proposed conversion of 85 Walton Street into a hotel be on the development map? It's a 9-floor historic building...pretty major conversion.

So I guess Downtown is beating Midtown in terms of real construction activity at the moment, surprising as it may seem. Skyhouse South is wrapping up, and the only real projects are the student complex on Spring, the apartments on North, and the Proton Therapy Center. Granted, Downtown's construction is almost entirely institutional/hospitality-driven, while Midtown's is more dollars-and-cents residential development. But it's still noteworthy.

I'd love for Downtown to get some residential development. Adding a few thousand full-time residents into the mix would really bring the area to life.

Great news, I love to see old buildings alive again
Arsenal Capital Partners also is planning to transform downtown’s Walton building into a 110-room hotel. The circa-1910 structure is located at 85 Walton Street.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ExKRvUWQGmE

[Dettmann1]

Drove by Lindbergh to run some errands today and noticed that clearing has begun in a hurry where the Greystar apartments were planned. This is a portion of the lot where the Walmart was supposed to go and was shot down. They were working today to tear down some of the remaining trees, but it looked like they were into the grading on most of the site.

[arjay57]

Originally Posted by pawelra

Arsenal Capital Partners also is planning to transform downtown’s Walton building into a 110-room hotel. The circa-1910 structure is located at 85 Walton Street.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ExKRvUWQGmE

That should be a huge plus for Fairlie Poplar.

[briantech]

Originally Posted by pawelra

Great news, I love to see old buildings alive again
Arsenal Capital Partners also is planning to transform downtown’s Walton building into a 110-room hotel. The circa-1910 structure is located at 85 Walton Street.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ExKRvUWQGmE

Wow nice. Isn't it currently a half-way house?

[Terminus]

Originally Posted by briantech

Wow nice. Isn't it currently a half-way house?

I'm not sure what exactly that means, but it's church-run apartments. They do not, however, restrict the units to the congregation. I had a few friends just out of college who lived there for a while that weren't associated with the church. It has very small units that rent for a reasonable price.

[bryantm3]

Originally Posted by Terminus

I'm not sure what exactly that means, but it's church-run apartments. They do not, however, restrict the units to the congregation. I had a few friends just out of college who lived there for a while that weren't associated with the church. It has very small units that rent for a reasonable price.

a halfway house is essentially a place where people who were in rehab for drugs, victims of abuse, or mental patients go and live together. they have more freedom than in the institution, but they have each other for support and re-integration into society.

[thebigATL]

I HAVE A FEW QUESTIONS PLEASE ANSWER!!!!

Are their new renderings about 1138 peachtree, 98 14st, 777 spring st????

When does the GWCCA let us know about the hotel they might be building (they compared it to the western PLAZA/BUILDING????)

THANKS,

[joecool]

I cam across these two renderings today.
I know the 2nd is from 12th & Midtown but have not seen it before. What is the first one from? Looks interesting...

[TarHeelJ]

I might be wrong, but the 2nd one looks like an old Metropolitan Center rendering...maybe? Or is it a 12th and Midtown tower?

[atlantaguy]

Originally Posted by TarHeelJ

I might be wrong, but the 2nd one looks like an old Metropolitan Center rendering...maybe? Or is it a 12th and Midtown tower?

It's 12th & Midtown. This is what was proposed for the block between the new 1175 tower and the Campanile.

The rendering shown includes office, a boutique hotel and lots of retail.

[TarHeelJ]

Originally Posted by atlantaguy

It's 12th & Midtown. This is what was proposed for the block between the new 1175 tower and the Campanile.

The rendering shown includes office, a boutique hotel and lots of retail.

Gotcha. So is it happening? I think it is where that horrible car wash used to be, just south of the Campanile...would be great to fill that space.