ATLANTA | Development Thread V - Page 255

Terminus · #**5081** Posted **Jul 22, 2012, 3:26 PM**

I just found out that permits have been filed for a GSU-affiliated rental housing project on the northwest corner of JW Dobbs and Courtland Street in Downtown. It includes renovation of the former hotel into housing, and an 18 story new residential building on the former site of the car rental place next door.

As for looks, the preliminary plans make the existing GSU dorms on Piedmont look like the Louvre. The facade is one of the worst I've ever seen. Hopefully they'll change it based on comments from the City and Downtown DRC.

cabasse · #**5082** Posted **Jul 22, 2012, 4:26 PM**

taken last night, from the invesco building

TarHeelJ · #**5083** Posted **Jul 22, 2012, 4:47 PM**

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Nice publicity for BB&T Atlanta Open and AS in New York Times. Really was a great move to bring this tennis tournament to the middle of the city. Both players and fans enjoyed the setting with skyscrapers in the background. I heard ticket sales were 150%+ compared to last year.

Tennis Gets an Uptown Updating in Atlanta

In its two previous years, the tournament was tucked away in separate country club environments on the northern arc, the core of Atlanta’s tennis community. The city fancies itself as the capital of grass-roots and adult-league tennis, but its legions of participants seemed disinclined to go watch the pros. The tournament’s nomadic ways did not help to advance awareness.

Bryant sensed that plunking the matches into this milieu would create a buzz, luring the curious along with the die-hards. Having honed his event-promoting chops with the Ringling Bros. circus, he had no trouble envisioning tennis with an unusual backdrop.

It's great to see Atlanta's skyline on ESPN during coverage of the tournament!

TarHeelJ · #**5084** Posted **Jul 22, 2012, 4:53 PM**

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Originally Posted by Terminus

I just found out that permits have been filed for a GSU-affiliated rental housing project on the northwest corner of JW Dobbs and Courtland Street in Downtown. It includes renovation of the former hotel into housing, and an 18 story new residential building on the former site of the car rental place next door.

As for looks, the preliminary plans make the existing GSU dorms on Piedmont look like the Louvre. The facade is one of the worst I've ever seen. Hopefully they'll change it based on comments from the City and Downtown DRC.

This is exciting news for that corner...hopefully GSU will step up on the design, but I wouldn't expect a lot from university housing. They can at least try to make it less offensive without incurring extra costs.

I'm looking forward to seeing the plans. Keep us updated?

Pessimistic Observer · #**5085** Posted **Jul 22, 2012, 6:58 PM**

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Originally Posted by TarHeelJ

It's great to see Atlanta's skyline on ESPN during coverage of the tournament!

got the opertunity to go two days and also saw some coverage on espn3
i liked being able to get to some shade quickly near court 3. Not as much shade on the main courts as i had hoped also they kind of screwed up how they do the ticketing they're only selling seats for the stadium court. Which means in the middle of the week when you have good matches going on at gradstand and stadium court at the same time stadium court doesnt fill up cause 1000+ people are off watching other courts. Also they had fewer sessions this year.
so i expect total ticket sales this year to be about 30k even with multiple sellouts

bigstick · #**5086** Posted **Jul 22, 2012, 8:52 PM**

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Originally Posted by cabasse

taken last night, from the invesco building

Amazing picture, thanks for sharing................

joecool · #**5087** Posted **Jul 22, 2012, 9:28 PM**

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Originally Posted by Terminus

I just found out that permits have been filed for a GSU-affiliated rental housing project on the northwest corner of JW Dobbs and Courtland Street in Downtown. It includes renovation of the former hotel into housing, and an 18 story new residential building on the former site of the car rental place next door.

As for looks, the preliminary plans make the existing GSU dorms on Piedmont look like the Louvre. The facade is one of the worst I've ever seen. Hopefully they'll change it based on comments from the City and Downtown DRC.

When will they break ground on the 18 story residental building? Will these be apartments or GSU housing?

ATLaffinity · #**5088** Posted **Jul 23, 2012, 3:49 AM**

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Originally Posted by Pessimistic Observer

got the opertunity to go two days and also saw some coverage on espn3
i liked being able to get to some shade quickly near court 3. Not as much shade on the main courts as i had hoped also they kind of screwed up how they do the ticketing they're only selling seats for the stadium court. Which means in the middle of the week when you have good matches going on at gradstand and stadium court at the same time stadium court doesnt fill up cause 1000+ people are off watching other courts. Also they had fewer sessions this year.
so i expect total ticket sales this year to be about 30k even with multiple sellouts

Ticket sales hit $1M. They said ticket revenues were 30% greater than last year. I'm not sure on attendance numbers.

I agree about the shade. Heat and humidity were brutal.

sevensixtwo · #**5089** Posted **Jul 23, 2012, 4:41 AM**

Great pic Cabasse. The trees look really cool. When Novare built 12AS was there so much resentment to the exterior as with Skyhouse? When the density gets here a "crown" on Skyhouse will look stupid and egotistical. I would like to see at least one star at night post-infill. The all glass exterior on crete is an engineering concept not just a style. It's efficient. I like it. They can fill the rest of the city with reflective glass and it will look like Coruscant which is why I support Kwabena Nkromo as the Georgia Green Party candidate for District 57.

Terminus · #**5090** Posted **Jul 23, 2012, 11:47 AM**

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Originally Posted by joecool

When will they break ground on the 18 story residental building? Will these be apartments or GSU housing?

Hopefully not for a while. They really need to redesign it.

It's privately built student housing.

bigstick · #**5091** Posted **Jul 23, 2012, 12:27 PM**

Based on that great pic, would you say that Atlantic Station has its own skyline identity, or still included in Midtown??

L.ARCH · #**5092** Posted **Jul 23, 2012, 4:38 PM**

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Originally Posted by bigstick

Based on that great pic, would you say that Atlantic Station has its own skyline identity, or still included in Midtown??

All depends on where you're standing...

sevensixtwo · #**5093** Posted **Jul 23, 2012, 8:51 PM**

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Originally Posted by bigstick

Based on that great pic, would you say that Atlantic Station has its own skyline identity, or still included in Midtown??

I think it has its own skyline. The 17th St bridge is pretty wide.

TarHeelJ · #**5094** Posted **Jul 23, 2012, 9:23 PM**

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Originally Posted by sevensixtwo

I think it has its own skyline. The 17th St bridge is pretty wide.

But from some angles it blends with the Midtown skyline...like from the west or northwest. So, it does depend on where you stand.

sevensixtwo · #**5095** Posted **Jul 23, 2012, 9:36 PM**

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So, it does depend on where you stand.

It's great near Northside and Bishop.

scania · #**5096** Posted **Jul 24, 2012, 7:09 AM**

Hahahahahaha. You guys can't be serious. One semi tall building and 3 extremely mediocre buildings is hardly a SKYLINE! Lol

TarHeelJ · #**5097** Posted **Jul 24, 2012, 2:44 PM**

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Hahahahahaha. You guys can't be serious. One semi tall building and 3 extremely mediocre buildings is hardly a SKYLINE! Lol

The question isn't whether AS is a skyline, but rather is it a part of Midtown's skyline or is it separate.

Whether some people think it's a skyline or not, it's as much as many smaller cities have...so, like the answer to the first question, it depends on your perspective.

echinatl · #**5098** Posted **Jul 24, 2012, 3:58 PM**

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Originally Posted by Terminus

Hopefully not for a while. They really need to redesign it.

It's privately built student housing.

The building looking nice is a bonus to me, sounds like this could house around 400 -500 students? Thats a big deal I think. Removing a hotel from the market, AND building a new 18 floor tower on an abandoned car rental building? THATS AWESOME! The more hotels GSU eats up for housing, the better chance of a new hotel going up downtown right?

TarHeelJ · #**5099** Posted **Jul 24, 2012, 4:58 PM**

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Originally Posted by echinatl

The building looking nice is a bonus to me, sounds like this could house around 400 -500 students? Thats a big deal I think. Removing a hotel from the market, AND building a new 18 floor tower on an abandoned car rental building? THATS AWESOME! The more hotels GSU eats up for housing, the better chance of a new hotel going up downtown right?

Glass half full.

Immovable_Media · #**5100** Posted **Jul 25, 2012, 5:14 AM**

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Originally Posted by Terminus

I just found out that permits have been filed for a GSU-affiliated rental housing project on the northwest corner of JW Dobbs and Courtland Street in Downtown. It includes renovation of the former hotel into housing, and an 18 story new residential building on the former site of the car rental place next door.

As for looks, the preliminary plans make the existing GSU dorms on Piedmont look like the Louvre. The facade is one of the worst I've ever seen. Hopefully they'll change it based on comments from the City and Downtown DRC.

Any chance you could post a link so the rest of us can see how "ugly" this building really is?