Atlanta Project Thread IV - Page 264

bryantm3 · #**5261** Posted **Nov 12, 2020, 3:59 PM**

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Originally Posted by smArTaLlone

I love that this cool old house is getting an adaptive reuse rather than being mowed down.
I do wish they could save the tree in front, though. Old growth trees are rare in midtown these days...
It would make the deck they want to build really special.

via Curbed

Sura · #**5262** Posted **Nov 12, 2020, 4:07 PM**

If you walk by and look down the stump that tree was hollow as —. It's sad that it was cut down but definitely necessary.

DNR · #**5263** Posted **Nov 12, 2020, 4:28 PM**

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Originally Posted by joecool

Am I the only one who doesn't like the design? I don't understand the multi facade design. Will this trend ever die?! A solid more sleek design would be better. The one they have in another city looks great. This looks cheap.

I think the building’s changes in surface dimension and surface material help to make it much more interesting. The asymmetry is less predictable and challenges the norm. The design is visually interesting and the complimentary massing keeps you guessing. It’s definitely more visually engaging.

It looks to me as if there were more initial design hours and material considerations put into this design than some of the prevailing box designs. This type of building would typically cost more to construct with its variation in floor dimensions and changes in surface treatments. The changes in floor dimensions would require more time-consuming changes in concrete form-work and the building process becomes less efficient and requires more labor hours than a straight-forward build.

If you have one monotonous flat surface with no changes in surface texture or floor dimension variation, you end up with vast swaths of nothing but wall & windows. There is nothing fundamentally wrong with this simplistic design philosophy, but if you are going to pursue the philosophy of “Less is More” in Architecture, you would typically want to choose a highly refined surface material. The use of quality materials in simplistic design concepts also helps to insure that a building that is economical in design or shape does not necessarily come across as being cheap.

robertjhajek · #**5264** Posted **Nov 12, 2020, 6:08 PM**

As someone who owns a house with an over 100 year old tree right in front of their front door, I completely understand chopping it down. The growing roots are a nightmare for plumbing and foundation.

KevinFromTexas · #**5265** Posted **Nov 13, 2020, 2:22 AM**

https://www.bizjournals.com/austin/news/2020/11/12/31-story-student-housing-georgia-tech.html
Austin's Lincoln Ventures proposes 31-story tower for student housing near Georgia Tech
It is the firm's first project in the Peach State

By Dyana Bagby – Reporter, Atlanta Business Chronicle, Atlanta Business Chronicle
9 hours ago

Austin-based Lincoln Ventures is expanding its student housing footprint into Atlanta with a proposed 31-story project near Georgia Tech.

The new tower would be built on less than a half-acre at the corner of Spring Street and Abercrombie Place and include 195 furnished co-living units with 550 beds. Levels 30 and 31 would also include a couple of two-story townhomes. The project at 859 Spring St. would incorporate two ground levels and two amenity levels at the top of the building. Five levels of parking are planned for a total of 110 spaces. Total height is approximately 340 feet.

montydawg · #**5266** Posted **Nov 13, 2020, 3:13 PM**

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Originally Posted by KevinFromTexas

Austin-based Lincoln Ventures is expanding its student housing footprint into Atlanta with a proposed 31-story project near Georgia Tech.

These student buildings are gold mines for the developers, because they charge much higher rates than traditional apartments. I am working with a suburban Phoenix developer who has student townhomes with 4 bedrooms each, and each room is over $900/mo. That's over $3600/mo for a 4 bedroom townhome that is only 2 floors tall. I can't imagine what the rates are for these units that are in the city, and have actual amenities.

smArTaLlone · #**5267** Posted **Nov 18, 2020, 12:15 AM**

https://www.bizjournals.com/atlanta/news...ies-atlanta-beltline-southsidetrail.html

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A massive $132 million mixed-use project planned to be built near the Atlanta Beltline’s Southside Trail is now under review by state officials.

Empire Communities filed this week a Development of Regional Impact, or DRI, with the state Department of Community Affairs that outlines its plans to build a more than 900,000-square-foot development at 1335 Boulevard SE in Chosewood Park, less than a mile from the Southside Trail. The project would include 1,180 multifamily units and 20,000 square feet of retail on the 34-acre site, one of the largest pieces of property near the Southside Trail. The size of the project and its likely impact on area infrastructure requires state review.

GeorgiaPeanuts · #**5268** Posted **Nov 18, 2020, 5:34 PM**

ATT building refresh got a refresh:

Very Times Square

Ant131531 · #**5269** Posted **Nov 18, 2020, 6:22 PM**

Wow they do a great job on the parking deck...hope it happens.

atlHawks · #**5270** Posted **Nov 18, 2020, 6:23 PM**

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Originally Posted by GeorgiaPeanuts

ATT building refresh got a refresh:

Very Times Square

This is awesome. Love it. More parking garages need to be beautified.

Martinman · #**5271** Posted **Nov 18, 2020, 7:23 PM**

Nice! This could turn out to be a great asset for that part of Midtown.

NYbyWAYofGA · #**5272** Posted **Nov 19, 2020, 1:22 AM**

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Originally Posted by Ant131531

Wow they do a great job on the parking deck...hope it happens.

I'm surprised that you like this.

GeorgiaPeanuts · #**5273** Posted **Nov 19, 2020, 8:55 PM**

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Originally Posted by Ant131531

Wow they do a great job on the parking deck...hope it happens.

This is supposed to start this year according to the developers. Last time I was by the annex the upper deck was wrapped with construction fencing.

Martinman · #**5274** Posted **Nov 19, 2020, 9:22 PM**

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Originally Posted by NYbyWAYofGA

I'm surprised that you like this.

I mean if this were new construction, it would be horrendous. But compared to the current state of the parking deck, this is a huge improvement.

Street Advocate · #**5275** Posted **Nov 19, 2020, 10:34 PM**

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Originally Posted by Martinman

I mean if this were new construction, it would be horrendous. But compared to the current state of the parking deck, this is a huge improvement.

Making the retail outward facing is going to be a vast improvement for North Ave station and this part of town. As someone who frequents the station, I’m looking forward to it, too.

smArTaLlone · #**5276** Posted **Nov 20, 2020, 4:37 AM**

https://www.bizjournals.com/atlanta/news...cx_testVariant=cx_3&cx_artPos=3#cxrecs_s

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Georgia Tech’s years-long plans to build a $750 million biosciences and health innovation district on its campus has cleared a major hurdle with city officials, setting the stage for a potential groundbreaking early next year.

The city’s Zoning Review Board on Nov. 12 recommended approval to rezone nearly 20 acres of mostly undeveloped land surrounding Georgia Tech’s existing 11-acre Technology Enterprise Park. The 20-acre addition to the TEP would make way for a 2.2-million-square-foot expansion for new lab and research facilities, office space and apartments. The goal is to create a live-work-play innovation hub modeled after the university’s world-renowned Tech Square while adding 5,000 jobs to the rapidly expanding biosciences and life sciences fields. The City Council is scheduled to consider the project Dec. 7.

Should the City Council give the green light, initial development could start early next year, said Chris Burke, Georgia Tech's executive director of community relations. The entire project is to be phased out over several years with anticipated completion by 2029. Georgia Advanced Technology Ventures, a nonprofit that's focus includes buying and developing properties to meet Georgia Tech's planning, academic and technology goals, owns the property.

“We’re in this odd, unprecedented time,” he said. “You will definitely see activity next year, but I can’t say which quarter.”

Technology Enterprise Park currently has only one building for research and labs. Expansion plans have been in the works for close to a decade and would include 610,000 square feet of lab and research space; 1 million square feet of office space; 100,000 square feet of commercial space; and about 315,000 square feet of space for approximately 416 units of apartments.

The redevelopment is intended to create an innovation district for research and technology, with a focus on biomedical innovation, digital health, advanced manufacturing and medical devices, according to the university.

NYbyWAYofGA · #**5277** Posted **Nov 20, 2020, 1:21 PM**

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Originally Posted by GeorgiaPeanuts

This is supposed to start this year according to the developers. Last time I was by the annex the upper deck was wrapped with construction fencing.

Great point guys

NYbyWAYofGA · #**5278** Posted **Nov 20, 2020, 1:51 PM**

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Originally Posted by smArTaLlone

https://www.bizjournals.com/atlanta/news...cx_testVariant=cx_3&cx_artPos=3#cxrecs_s

This is fantastic! To piggyback off of my post about connectivity, I love the way this is broken down into blocks and how those blocks are connected. Win Win!

Street Advocate · #**5279** Posted **Nov 21, 2020, 12:42 AM**

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Originally Posted by NYbyWAYofGA

This is fantastic! To piggyback off of my post about connectivity, I love the way this is broken down into blocks and how those blocks are connected. Win Win!

100% agree with this. Makes a huge difference.

GlobalResNativAtlant · #**5280** Posted **Nov 21, 2020, 1:48 AM**

Even still, the project two of you went off about connectivity is a half block off North Ave transit corridor. Hopefully, when the rest of that neighborhood gets redeveloped, more roads and pathways can be built. The existing suburban apartments were built about 25 years ago.

(I am still wondering about why Libertarian is calling the student apartments to be "future slums".)