ATLANTA | Development Thread VI

[MdtwnATL]

Originally Posted by arctk2014

Midtown's SPI districts don't allow billboards on buildings like that. The "arts and entertainment" district is only for a portion of downtown Atlanta.

Perhaps that can be revisited down the road since Midtown has better pedestrian appeal, and it's getting better with each development that goes up.

[jwbab]

Originally Posted by One ATLien

http://www.11alive.com/news/local/marta-to-take-over-operation-of-atlanta-streetcar/450744079

In this interview Mayor Reed talks about the streetcar, but at around 1:48 into the video he mentions a new 42 story building he announced for downtown.. does anyone know anything about that?

He says it will be within a five minute walk of a streetcar stop. I don't know of any 42 story buildings recently announced within about .25 miles from any streetcar stop.

[3yonce]

Originally Posted by jwbab

He says it will be within a five minute walk of a streetcar stop. I don't know of any 42 story buildings recently announced within about .25 miles from any streetcar stop.

That should make a big impact on the skyline. There isn't much height south of the Georgia Pacific building.

[Atlanta3000]

Originally Posted by One ATLien

http://www.11alive.com/news/local/marta-to-take-over-operation-of-atlanta-streetcar/450744079

In this interview Mayor Reed talks about the streetcar, but at around 1:48 into the video he mentions a new 42 story building he announced for downtown.. does anyone know anything about that?

It has to be the new Convention Center Hotel.

[bigstick]

THAT^^^^, definitely needs to happen...........

[midtownblue]

Per this morning's Atlanta Business Chronicle: "Settlement reached to close Peachtree-Pine homeless shelter – ending more than a decade of discord." Maria Saporta writes that details will become known shortly, but the shelter is due to be completely closed by the end of 2017.

[megalopolis]

Originally Posted by midtownblue

Per this morning's Atlanta Business Chronicle: "Settlement reached to close Peachtree-Pine homeless shelter – ending more than a decade of discord." Maria Saporta writes that details will become known shortly, but the shelter is due to be completely closed by the end of 2017.

Finally! Can anyone post the full article please?

[alco89]

Originally Posted by megalopolis

Finally! Can anyone post the full article please?

Are you not able to see it here?

http://www.bizjournals.com/atlanta/news/2017/06/22/settlement-reached-to-close-peachtree-pine.html

[megalopolis]

Originally Posted by alco89

Are you not able to see it here?

http://www.bizjournals.com/atlanta/news/2017/06/22/settlement-reached-to-close-peachtree-pine.html

No, I'm not; at least not the full article.

[alco89]

Originally Posted by megalopolis

No, I'm not; at least not the full article.

That's weird. I can see it and I'm not even signed in. Look here:

http://saportareport.com/settlement-reac...-homeless-shelter-ending-decade-discord/

[MidTenn1]

Originally Posted by Atlanta3000

It has to be the new Convention Center Hotel.

The building is beautiful....but the green parking lot is really intriguing. Is that actually a thing?

[alco89]

Originally Posted by MidTenn1

The building is beautiful....but the green parking lot is really intriguing. Is that actually a thing?

Yes, for tailgating/park use:

https://atlanta.curbed.com/2017/4/24/154...ercedes-benz-stadium-home-depot-backyard

[Hokiehaven]

Originally Posted by midtownblue

Per this morning's Atlanta Business Chronicle: "Settlement reached to close Peachtree-Pine homeless shelter – ending more than a decade of discord." Maria Saporta writes that details will become known shortly, but the shelter is due to be completely closed by the end of 2017.

Of all the development news we've gotten, this could be one of the biggest for the future. Hopefully it all goes through as agreed upon.

[jpk1292000]

Originally Posted by Hokiehaven

Of all the development news we've gotten, this could be one of the biggest for the future. Hopefully it all goes through as agreed upon.

Agreed...this is the most significant news in Downtown/Midtown development in a decade, in my opinion.

I just hope they're developing a better solution for helping the people who currently use the horribly mismanaged Peachtree-Pine shelter.

[megalopolis]

Originally Posted by alco89

That's weird. I can see it and I'm not even signed in. Look here:

http://saportareport.com/settlement-reac...-homeless-shelter-ending-decade-discord/

Thanks. I can see the full article with this link.

[(four 0 four)]

Originally Posted by MdtwnATL

Perhaps that can be revisited down the road since Midtown has better pedestrian appeal, and it's getting better with each development that goes up.

Really!? You would be in favor of large, bright, flashing billboards in Midtown? The neighborhood already is an arts district, I don't see where Vegasy/Times Squarey billboards would enhance that.

[tdawg]

That hotel rendering looks great. After recently visiting the beautiful Music City Center in Nashville and how well it fits into the urban fabric of downtown, I kind of feel like they should scrap the whole GWCC and build from scratch.

[jsvh]

Originally Posted by tdawg

That hotel rendering looks great. After recently visiting the beautiful Music City Center in Nashville and how well it fits into the urban fabric of downtown, I kind of feel like they should scrap the whole GWCC and build from scratch.

They certainly need to do a better job of reconnecting Vine City with downtown.

[DNR]

I know this is off-topic from recent posts, but just wondering...

http://www.seattletimes.com/business/rea...apital-of-america-but-lead-is-shrinking/

"Seattle is again crane capital of America...with 62"

Just when I think Atlanta is going "Gang-Busters" with construction cranes, I see that we are not even on the short list of major cities with the highest construction activity.
Even though this article is from late January, I do not understand where these other cities are getting their seemingly endless commercial and residential growth. Atlanta is a major Capitol City of an ever-growing Southeastern United States, shouldn't we be at least on the list? I am extremely happy about what seems like almost unprecedented growth, but why are we not seeing the same growth, especially in the office sector like other cities?

[Ant131531]

Originally Posted by DNR

I know this is off-topic from recent posts, but just wondering...

http://www.seattletimes.com/business/rea...apital-of-america-but-lead-is-shrinking/

"Seattle is again crane capital of America...with 62"

Just when I think Atlanta is going "Gang-Busters" with construction cranes, I see that we are not even on the short list of major cities with the highest construction activity.
Even though this article is from late January, I do not understand where these other cities are getting their seemingly endless commercial and residential growth. Atlanta is a major Capitol City of an ever-growing Southeastern United States, shouldn't we be at least on the list? I am extremely happy about what seems like almost unprecedented growth, but why are we not seeing the same growth, especially in the office sector like other cities?

I've all but wondered the same thing as well. We had the 2nd highest job growth in absolute terms between April 2016 and April 2017 wth only Dallas ahead, yet our office construction rates are mediocre at best. Rents continue to rise at historic levels, yet office construction remains at a low. it's odd and strange.

Source: https://www.bls.gov/news.release/metro.nr0.htm

In April, 297 metropolitan areas had over-the-year increases in nonfarm payroll employment,
81 had decreases, and 10 had no change. The largest over-the-year employment increases occurred
in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas (+104,600), Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, Ga. (+87,200),
and New York-Newark-Jersey City, N.Y.-N.J.-Pa. (+83,100). The largest over-the-year percentage
gain in employment occurred in Sebring, Fla. (+5.8 percent), followed by Lake Charles, La. (+5.4
percent), and St. George, Utah (+5.2 percent). (See table 3.)

EDIT: I'd take that article with a grain of salt though. Miami, Houston, or Dallas don't make the list either lol. Phoenix made the list with 5 cranes...Midtown Atlanta has about 20 cranes alone and we can see this with our own eyes.