Atlanta Project Thread IV - Page 77

smArTaLlone · #**1521** Posted **Jul 10, 2014, 4:35 PM**

http://atlanta.curbed.com/archives/2014/...er-for-edgewoodcandler-park-mixeduse.php

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MARTA is again pushing forward in its efforts to maximize the potential of its intown parking lots. Columbia Ventures, a developer with roots in the Edgewood neighborhood, will build a mixed-use node on a five-acre parcel surrounding the Edgewood-Candler Park MARTA Station, Invest Atlanta announced today.

Columbia Ventures plans to tackle the revitalization as part of two phases. The first phase — expected to break ground in 2015 — will include about 200 units of market-rate housing. Officials promise the project will be built "with minimal disruption to existing MARTA operations." The second phase is expected to bring an additional 235 units. One phase "will include neighborhood commercial opportunities" and the full project should wrap by 2019, officials said.

smArTaLlone · #**1522** Posted **Jul 10, 2014, 4:46 PM**

http://www.bizjournals.com/atlanta/real_...us-realty-to-build-domain-at-phipps.html

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Simon Property Group and Columbus Realty Partners Ltd. plan a 319 mid-rise, urban-style luxury residential development at the upscale Phipps Plaza in Buckhead.

Construction on Domain at Phipps Plaza is expected to begin in September 2014 with occupancy slated for fall 2015. Dallas-based JHP Architecture/Urban Design is the architect. Columbus and Simon have been planning the project for almost two years.

smArTaLlone · #**1523** Posted **Jul 19, 2014, 4:46 PM**

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St. Clair Holdings submitted a building permit application to City of Atlanta Thursday to develop land, at 19 Weatherby St., in preparation for 66 new homes.

The Weatherby Townhomes and Flats development will add 46 townhouses and 20 flats in Reynoldstown – one of Atlanta’s most rapidly gentrifying and densifying neighborhoods.

Alfred E Neuman · #**1524** Posted **Jul 25, 2014, 9:49 AM**

Alliance 3 to break ground August!

The 30 story 'tilted' window tower is the first spec office construction in more than seven years. Can't wait to see how the tilted window array plays with the sunlight. It will be like having an ever-changing building throughout the days. Expected to open September '16. Exciting! Who needs tilted windmills when you can have tilted skyscrapers?!

bryantm3 · #**1525** Posted **Jul 25, 2014, 11:44 AM**

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Alliance 3 to break ground August!

The 30 story 'tilted' window tower is the first spec office construction in more than seven years. Can't wait to see how the tilted window array plays with the sunlight. It will be like having an ever-changing building throughout the days. Expected to open September '16. Exciting! Who needs tilted windmills when you can have tilted skyscrapers?!

they changed the plans because someone had some (stupid) concerns about how light would affect southbound drivers on 400, despite there being a pretty large forested area that blocks any view of the building...

arjay57 · #**1526** Posted **Jul 25, 2014, 3:41 PM**

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Originally Posted by bryantm3

they changed the plans because someone had some (stupid) concerns about how light would affect southbound drivers on 400, despite there being a pretty large forested area that blocks any view of the building...

I can see how glare could arguably be an issue for folks on Lenox who are about to get on 400, but not on 400 itself. But people are crazy.

arjay57 · #**1527** Posted **Jul 25, 2014, 7:16 PM**

Can't say I'm crazy about this but I guess I've seen worse.

Isn't Brookhaven one of the stations MARTA earmarked for TOD?

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Walgreen's-Anchored Mixed-Use Approved After Seven Years

RocketSurgeon · #**1528** Posted **Jul 25, 2014, 7:58 PM**

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Originally Posted by bryantm3

they changed the plans because someone had some (stupid) concerns about how light would affect southbound drivers on 400, despite there being a pretty large forested area that blocks any view of the building...

All evergreens?

bryantm3 · #**1529** Posted **Jul 25, 2014, 8:35 PM**

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All evergreens?

pretty much. criticism is important, but an entire design shouldn't be dropped because some busybody makes some paltry excuse for why it won't work.

RocketSurgeon · #**1530** Posted **Jul 25, 2014, 9:54 PM**

I retract my question. I looked at Street View and had a clear line of sight to where the tower will be, so it doesn't actually matter what type of trees are there (although for the record, the images were taken in October, and many of the trees were starting to turn).

bryantm3 · #**1531** Posted **Jul 26, 2014, 6:11 AM**

well, first of all, this is the streetview car:

the only other thing that will get that view is an 18 wheeler.

second, the building is only 30 stories tall; i know that's office stories, but it appears like it's not going to be as tall as some of the nearby glass buildings. i really don't think it would have been an issue, especially at that distance. i believe someone had some other motive for canning that design.

RocketSurgeon · #**1532** Posted **Jul 26, 2014, 1:16 PM**

Yes... I'd prefer people in larger vehicles be able to see too

The new building will be a little closer to the road than the existing 22-story One Alliance Center and much closer than the 30-story Two Alliance Center, so it should appear quite a bit taller than both from that angle.

Site plan here:

http://livablebuckhead.com/three-alliance-center/

arjay57 · #**1533** Posted **Jul 26, 2014, 2:19 PM**

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Originally Posted by bryantm3

well, first of all, this is the streetview car:

the only other thing that will get that view is an 18 wheeler.

second, the building is only 30 stories tall; i know that's office stories, but it appears like it's not going to be as tall as some of the nearby glass buildings. i really don't think it would have been an issue, especially at that distance. i believe someone had some other motive for canning that design.

Where was this criticism coming from? Must have been somebody important if they had enough clout to force them to redesign the building.

Pemgin · #**1534** Posted **Jul 26, 2014, 7:40 PM**

It's 30 stories but under 377'. I wonder what the floor to ceiling heights are. That seems short for a 30 story office tower.

smArTaLlone · #**1535** Posted **Jul 29, 2014, 4:42 PM**

http://www.decaturish.com/2014/07/trinit...trinity-triangle-groundbreaking-imminent

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Delays in construction projects are commonplace, and it looks like some last-minute details are holding up the groundbreaking on the Trinity Triangle mixed-use apartment development in Decatur.

According to a city official and the developer, the financing Trinity Triangle hasn’t been finalized. Centro Development is behind the 210 unit apartment development, and Oakhurst Realty Partners will be in charge of the leasing.

Lyn Menne, Decatur’s Assistant City Manager for Community and Economic Development, said back in May that the anticipated groundbreaking would be late June or early July. July 31 is Thursday, and there’s been no movement on site. The city’s beloved Dairy Queen, which closed its doors in February to make way for the development, remains standing for now. It will be incorporated into the new development when it opens.

“I’ve heard that it’s imminent but I don’t know when,” said Fisher Paty, with Oakhurst Realty Partners. “I would think that they’re going to be breaking ground in August if everything goes according to plan.

arjay57 · #**1536** Posted **Jul 29, 2014, 8:20 PM**

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Originally Posted by smArTaLlone

http://www.decaturish.com/2014/07/trinit...trinity-triangle-groundbreaking-imminent

I hate to be critical and I do like the way this fills in an underutilized area of Decatur.

However, the architecture itself strikes me as a bit bland.

bryantm3 · #**1537** Posted **Jul 30, 2014, 3:57 AM**

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I hate to be critical and I do like the way this fills in an underutilized area of Decatur.

However, the architecture itself strikes me as a bit bland.

i was looking at the plans for that brick building just north of the midtown MARTA station and thought the same thing.

i don't have anything against bricks. some of the most impressive buildings in this city are made of brick. but the brick architecture that has been in style since the late 80s has been incredibly bland and tasteless.

they ruined the riverwalk in columbus by using this sort of brick architecture; it looks like every suburban bank built in 1995:

not surprisingly columbus' synovus bank had a lot to do with its construction, but i digress.

brick buildings for some reason just aren't built the same as they used to be. check out the historic apartments on peachtree place, the countless brick corner stores from the 1920s with terra cotta roofs, etc.

modern brick architecture is just boring.

smArTaLlone · #**1538** Posted **Jul 30, 2014, 11:47 AM**

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Originally Posted by bryantm3

i was looking at the plans for that brick building just north of the midtown MARTA station and thought the same thing.

i don't have anything against bricks. some of the most impressive buildings in this city are made of brick. but the brick architecture that has been in style since the late 80s has been incredibly bland and tasteless.

they ruined the riverwalk in columbus by using this sort of brick architecture; it looks like every suburban bank built in 1995:

not surprisingly columbus' synovus bank had a lot to do with its construction, but i digress.

brick buildings for some reason just aren't built the same as they used to be. check out the historic apartments on peachtree place, the countless brick corner stores from the 1920s with terra cotta roofs, etc.

modern brick architecture is just boring.

I think you touched on the problem. It's just bad architecture whether brick or not. 77 12th street is the perfect example. While I am a huge fan of the development overall, the street level of that building is VERY disappointing. Despite the use of brick which usually creates a warmer feel than glass and steel, it just feels bland and out of scale. The use of brick cannot overcome bad architecture.

Alfred E Neuman · #**1539** Posted **Jul 30, 2014, 12:27 PM**

Braves select Fuqua to develop restaurant, shopping, entertainment aspect of their development. Pope and Land will handle office segment. Construction will begin about one year after stadium start and open March '17.

smArTaLlone · #**1540** Posted **Jul 30, 2014, 3:04 PM**

608 Ralph McGill Boulevard

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Old Fourth Ward The subject property consists of approximately 2.44 acres on which Inland Atlantic Development, LLC, (IADC), may develop up to 217 upscale multifamily rental units. The site is located in a very desirable area known as “The Old Fourth Ward”.

http://www.inlandatlantic.com/currentprojects/property_detail-4W.htm