Atlanta Project Thread IV - Page 315

bigstick · #**6281** Posted **Apr 13, 2022, 11:43 AM**

Geez,,I'm sorry, but I like it..

Street Advocate · #**6282** Posted **Apr 13, 2022, 11:52 AM**

The office component looks like a vertical data center. Residential section looks good.

shivtim · #**6283** Posted **Apr 13, 2022, 12:50 PM**

Towers - sure, I'm not picky. More density for Midtown, near a MARTA station.
Parking - WTF, 1608 spaces!??!

Student · #**6284** Posted **Apr 13, 2022, 1:58 PM**

I would need to see additional elevations of each building.

ThrashATL · #**6285** Posted **Apr 13, 2022, 3:39 PM**

Box on the right is atrocious.

Martinman · #**6286** Posted **Apr 13, 2022, 7:43 PM**

Here's the DRC recap.

Project includes 37-story residential tower with 465 units, street level retail and a 26-story office tower.

DRC recommendations:

Re-examine the location and configuration of the parking deck in relation to the adjacent residential building on the east to meet general code requirements.
Reduce the size of the parking deck by eliminating 24-hour designated spaces. This demand model is successful for mixed-use programs with office and residential components as proposed.
Provide updated parking deck elevations facing west (toward Crescent Avenue) and east (to the internal courtyard) and show architectural detailing facing north toward 13th St.
Reevaluate the internal focus of the courtyard and consider additional points of access from adjacent streets. This would invite pedestrians to move through the space from multiple directions, provide greater visibility for retail tenants and facilitate improved integration with the surrounding urban fabric.
Move the residential building footprint east to provide a minimum 40-foot setback from the curb on Peachtree Walk. The design of the public space between the Peachtree Walk curb and the building face should be coordinated between the property owner and Midtown Alliance to ensure consistency with the Art Walk.
Eliminate EIFS on the residential building due to pollution created during the installation process.
Move the office building footprint north so that the columns do not encroach into the sidewalk clear zone along 12th St.
Consolidate the width of the loading curbcuts along 13th St. by reducing the number of loading bays (from three to two each) while actively managing and scheduling the remaining spaces.

Next Steps: The committee offered to have a follow-up meeting with the development team as soon as feasible to address comments and work towards a revised set of plans that could be approved by the next DRC meeting in May.

ATLMidcity · #**6287** Posted **Apr 13, 2022, 8:12 PM**

37-story residential tower... Uh oh, size queens are salivating. That's a big reveal. Definitely looks like a grower rather than a shower.

bigstick · #**6288** Posted **Apr 13, 2022, 9:58 PM**

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Originally Posted by ATLMidcity

37-story residential tower... Uh oh, size queens are salivating. That's a big reveal. Definitely looks like a grower rather than a shower.

LOL, well I am definitely a size queen, and make no bones about it....

smArTaLlone · #**6289** Posted **Apr 14, 2022, 4:02 PM**

What Now Atlanta has some more renderings. https://whatnowatlanta.com/rendering...town-exchange/

700 · #**6290** Posted **Apr 14, 2022, 5:05 PM**

Something that I found interesting is that the office tower is 26 stories while the residential tower is 37 stories; this is the first time I've seen any of these multi-faceted projects where the office portion isn't the tallest part of the development.

Not a complaint mind you; this looks fantastic!

montydawg · #**6291** Posted **Apr 14, 2022, 5:07 PM**

Quote:

Originally Posted by smArTaLlone

What Now Atlanta has some more renderings.

Impressive project in my mind. I believe that corten steel planter right next to the curb is a mistake. Cars are going to hit that and it is going to be expensive to repair. Looks nice though.

RATBOYKEV · #**6292** Posted **Apr 14, 2022, 5:24 PM**

Pretty standard Midtown-looking buildings - Give us renderings of the possible Courtyard activations (the band shell idea from the brochure looked promising) as well as the Arts Walk pedestrian perspective.

DNR · #**6293** Posted **Apr 16, 2022, 1:29 AM**

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Originally Posted by Street Advocate

The office component looks like a vertical data center. Residential section looks good.

YES!...that's what the office portion reminds me of...a Data Center!

Hey, I'm thinking if they want the office portion (Data Center) to look more like an office building, they should punch random balconies into it's sides.

Libertarian · #**6294** Posted **Apr 16, 2022, 10:07 AM**

Maybe it's actually a datacenter or colocation center?

shivtim · #**6295** Posted **Apr 19, 2022, 2:52 PM**

Guess the year and location:

What a change these few blocks have seen recently...

tinyslam · #**6296** Posted **Apr 19, 2022, 4:15 PM**

Plaza Midtown (North Tower) 2014?

tdawg · #**6297** Posted **Apr 19, 2022, 6:10 PM**

How much do you all think the design will change based on the DRC suggestions?

montydawg · #**6298** Posted **Apr 19, 2022, 10:08 PM**

Quote:

Originally Posted by tinyslam

Plaza Midtown (North Tower) 2014?

Summer 2008

AtlantaMustang · #**6299** Posted **Apr 20, 2022, 6:04 AM**

Quote:

Originally Posted by shivtim

Guess the year and location:

What a change these few blocks have seen recently...

I remember them changing the RBC sign to PNC when I went to Georgia Tech, then they started on that student housing tower after I graduated... so 2012?

shivtim · #**6300** Posted **Apr 20, 2022, 12:05 PM**

^Bingo! A decade ago, April 2012. And Tinyslam got the exact location, Plaza Midtown North Tower looking south.