ATLANTA | Development Thread V

[orulz]

Originally Posted by echinatl

Walmart picks atlanta for eastern HQ
http://www.bizjournals.com/atlanta/news/2011/03/24/walmart-picks-atlanta-for-eastern-unit.html

I wonder if, by Atlanta, they actually mean Atlanta - or if they actually mean Alpharetta or something. Wal-Mart doesn't strike me as the type of company to seek out urban real estate for anything, even a headquarters operation.

[GTdan]

Originally Posted by orulz

I wonder if, by Atlanta, they actually mean Atlanta - or if they actually mean Alpharetta or something. Wal-Mart doesn't strike me as the type of company to seek out urban real estate for anything, even a headquarters operation.

You are right. They are going to have their office in the cobb galleria area.

http://www.ajc.com/business/atlanta-based-walmart-leader-883418.html

[micropundit]

The facility, which will be funded by GPTC, will be approximately 100,000 square feet and is expected to cost approximately $200 million. Site selection for the facility is underway.


http://www.bizjournals.com/atlanta/print-edition/2011/03/25/emory-to-get-200m-proton-center.html

[foxmccleod]

Originally Posted by micropundit

The facility, which will be funded by GPTC, will be approximately 100,000 square feet and is expected to cost approximately $200 million. Site selection for the facility is underway.


http://www.bizjournals.com/atlanta/print-edition/2011/03/25/emory-to-get-200m-proton-center.html

Similar article here for non-subscribers.
Emory Explores New Proton Therapy Facility to Offer Advanced Care to Cancer Patients

The proton therapy center will have five treatment rooms and dedicated research capabilities.

Once operational, the center will be staffed by approximately 110 proton therapy-trained professionals including radiation oncologists, medical physicists, radiation therapists, medical support and administrative staff. The center will treat approximately 1,900 patients annually.

http://shared.web.emory.edu/whsc/news/re...er-advanced-care-to-cancer-patients.html

[micropundit]

Microsoft has officially announced it is opening a new retail store at Lenox Square in Atlanta.It will be one of only nine in the world and is scheduled to open on the first floor of the Buckhead mall later this spring.
http://www.bizjournals.com/atlanta/blog/...rosoft-announces-lenox-square-store.html

[Pessimistic Observer]

Originally Posted by micropundit

Microsoft has officially announced it is opening a new retail store at Lenox Square in Atlanta.It will be one of only nine in the world and is scheduled to open on the first floor of the Buckhead mall later this spring.
http://www.bizjournals.com/atlanta/blog/...rosoft-announces-lenox-square-store.html

microsoft also recently added lenox square to its bing mall maps
to bad they dont have a major draw product like the ipad2

[GTdan]

http://www.ajc.com/news/new-rail-lines-among-889094.html

MARTA is planning to expand...hopefully pepole will support the 2012 transportation referendum. I think that some of the projects that will be on the list are long overdue.

[SfromVaHi]

Originally Posted by GTdan

http://www.ajc.com/news/new-rail-lines-among-889094.html

MARTA is planning to expand...hopefully pepole will support the 2012 transportation referendum. I think that some of the projects that will be on the list are long overdue.

Does anyone have a link to the maps of some of these proposals?

I'd like to check out the Lindbergh-Emory line proposal, and se what $650M buys these days.

Thanks!

[shivtim]

^Just google "clifton corridor." That area has been studied to death for transit. Most recently, some NIMBY's along Clairmont killed the possibility of sending light rail into Decatur from the Emory area, so if it gets built anytime soon it'll probably go from Lindbergh to Avondale.

The most expensive project, the line along I-20, is actually the most likely to be built. Studies show it would have by far the greatest ridership and serves a transit-dependent population.

[BlueSangha]

Originally Posted by micropundit

Microsoft has officially announced it is opening a new retail store at Lenox Square in Atlanta.It will be one of only nine in the world and is scheduled to open on the first floor of the Buckhead mall later this spring.
http://www.bizjournals.com/atlanta/blog/...rosoft-announces-lenox-square-store.html

I work at Lenox-The space to be opened was simply painted white with the words "Another first in the Atlanta market." It is now wrapped with wallpaper announcing it's arrival.

[jpk1292000]

http://whatnowatlanta.com/2011/03/28/ren...ject-near-emory-to-break-ground-in-june/

[NYbyWAYofGA]

Originally Posted by jpk1292000

http://whatnowatlanta.com/2011/03/28/ren...ject-near-emory-to-break-ground-in-june/

Like I said in a thread in another forum discussing Emory Point, though the renderings look pretty good, what's up with that "dead space" lawn on the edge of the first phase? I wished they would have incorporated that green space into the development in a better way than right there. It seems weird to me. Like a big front yard to a single family home, rather than public green space.

I just think it is a little misguided to plop down green space for the sake of having green space without much thought going into it. I see this a lot in the newer mixed use developments in the Atlanta area.

Upon actually studying the site plan, I can see better how the green space would fit into the finished development. I just think that the green space would have worked much better incorporated into that arcade-like pedestrian section right in the middle of the first phase. That way you get the green space without sacrificing or wasting space on the edge or side. Then phase one could have been built out right to the lot without "breaking" up the connectivity with the other phases.

[micropundit]

http://whatnowatlanta.com/2011/03/28/ren...ject-near-emory-to-break-ground-in-june/

[Chris Creech]

Originally Posted by NYbyWAYofGA

Like I said in a thread in another forum discussing Emory Point, though the renderings look pretty good, what's up with that "dead space" lawn on the edge of the first phase? I wished they would have incorporated that green space into the development in a better way than right there. It seems weird to me. Like a big front yard to a single family home, rather than public green space.

I just think it is a little misguided to plop down green space for the sake of having green space without much thought going into it. I see this a lot in the newer mixed use developments in the Atlanta area.

Upon actually studying the site plan, I can see better how the green space would fit into the finished development. I just think that the green space would have worked much better incorporated into that arcade-like pedestrian section right in the middle of the first phase. That way you get the green space without sacrificing or wasting space on the edge or side. Then phase one could have been built out right to the lot without "breaking" up the connectivity with the other phases.

A couple of things on that postage stamp park that I think isn't so bad. It's actually on what looks to be the main pedestrian route from the development to the CDC. I'm sure this is going to be heavily marketed as residents and shopping/restaurants for the CDC crowd. Also once Phase II is developed it's no longer so much on the edge of the devepment. Finally, when you look at the actual renders it seems to be not just a public park but a performance area with a stage and lawn seating.

[UVAsuperman]

AJC article on proposed sales tax for a number of significant transportation projects. Would be great for the area's transportation as well as the local construction industry.

[GTdan]

The Streets of Buckhead will still have two high-rise apartment buildings and 350k square feet of retail. Construction should begin by the end of this year. And instead of it being built in phases, it will all be built out at once.

http://www.bisnow.com/atlanta_news_story.php?p=13651

[NYbyWAYofGA]

Originally Posted by Chris Creech

A couple of things on that postage stamp park that I think isn't so bad. It's actually on what looks to be the main pedestrian route from the development to the CDC. I'm sure this is going to be heavily marketed as residents and shopping/restaurants for the CDC crowd. Also once Phase II is developed it's no longer so much on the edge of the devepment. Finally, when you look at the actual renders it seems to be not just a public park but a performance area with a stage and lawn seating.

I see what you're saying and it should be a really nice park, but it still seems awkwardly placed to me. I still think it would have been better placed in between that pedestrian arcade right in the middle of phase one. I was thinking something along the lines of Las Ramblas in Barcelona:

[Zanarkand A East]

Originally Posted by NYbyWAYofGA

That reminds me of Ueno Park in Tokyo, especially during hanami (cherry blossom watching ... long story). Wouldn't mind seeing something like this anywhere in Atlanta. Good call

[NYbyWAYofGA]

Originally Posted by Zanarkand A East

That reminds me of Ueno Park in Tokyo, especially during hanami (cherry blossom watching ... long story). Wouldn't mind seeing something like this anywhere in Atlanta. Good call

Thank you, Zanarkand! Atlanta should be teeming with public spaces like this, being that the area is gifted with such gorgeous flora and weather. I would love to see more truly urban green spaces like this incorporated into mixed use developments, as Atlanta continues to densify.

A great example that's already in the Atlanta area is Post Riverside. They did a fantastic job with how skillfully balanced the green-space is with the other components of the development. Actually, Post Riverside is one of my favorite developments in Atlanta (along with Glenwood Park). I find the scale extremely appealing and fine grained, with just the right amount of density and green space, without feeling too congested.

[plorenc]

New Highland Tower anchor’s include a five-diamond luxury hotel and Restaurant Nubo

After the whole Wayne Mason debacle, something tells me this will never be built. Ever. Even I have to admit, this is very, very out of place. If it were 3-6 stories instead of 26, I could envision it at that intersection.

Would it work in Midtown? Yes. In a neighborhood composed predominantly of single-family homes and one-storey retail? Heck no!


Edit: After looking at the comments, it appears that this is an April Fool's joke. Color me a fool.